EliteRAID ER104CT User Guide
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3 Appendix
3.1 FAQ
Q: What file system should I choose to format my drive?
A:
This will depend on how you want to use the drive but in general, we recommend:
x
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Æ
NTFS
x
Mac OS X
Æ
HFS+ (Mac OS Extended)
x
To use it on both PC and Mac
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FAT32 (single files size is limited to 4GB)
Q: How many drives can fail before I loose my data?
A:
This depends on the RAID mode. For RAID 0 and Spanning, any drive failure will result
in the data being lost. For RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10, more than one drive failure at the
same time will mean the data can not be recovered anymore.
Q: Will the hard drives spin down when my computer goes into stand-by mode?
A:
No, to provide immediate access to your data, the drives will always keep spinning as
long as the power is turned on.
Q: Why does the LED indication for some of the drives light up red?
A:
If one of the HDD LEDs lights up red and at the same time the Rebuild LED lights up
orange, the drive is defective. If less than 4 drives are installed and the Rebuild LED does
not light up at the same time, it simply indicates that there is no drive in that bay.
3.2 About Data Backup
To protect your files and help prevent the loss of your data, we strongly recommend that
you keep two copies of your data, one copy on your MD4 and a second copy either on
your internal drive or another storage media such as CD, DVD, Tape or an additional
external drive. Any loss or corruption of data while using the MD4 is the sole responsibility
of the user, and under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for
compensation or the recovery of this data.
