Soho SOHO RAID SR2000, User Manual

Page 1: ...SOHO RAID SR2000 User s Manual P N P99649 Version 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...rt the Removable Carrier 10 2 5 Installing HDD in the Removable Carrier 12 2 6 Installing the SR2000 in your Computer 13 Chapter 3 RAID Use 14 3 1 Factory Default 14 3 2 Installation 14 Chapter 4 Automatic Rebuild Function A R F 17 4 1 Installing an extra HDD for rebuilding 18 4 2 LCD display showing HDD status 20 Chapter 5 Manual Back Up 21 5 1 File Copy 23 5 2 Sector Copy 24 5 3 Auto Copy 25 5 4...

Page 3: ...of the two hard disks can function as source and the other as target for back up purpose Providing on line rebuild function Hot plug to replace damaged HDD without interrupting system Support for IDE interface Alarm for HDD failure System maintains normal performance when any HDD is damaged Supports most PC Operating Systems OS no drivers required Hot plug to EIDE connector without interface card ...

Page 4: ...ng Temperature 20 70 Power Input Voltage DC 5V 12V Reliability MTBF 250 000 Hours Dimensions Measures mm 146 W X238 D X85 H Weight 1 5 Kg HDD excluded Safety CE Certificate 1 3 System Requirements and support Hardware Requirements 1 Intel based IBM compatible PC Pentium III Pentium II Pentium MMX Pentium or 100 compatible 2 HDD with standard EIDE IDE Interface 3 2 x 5 1 4 Expansion Bay 4 One 4 pin...

Page 5: ...any damaged sectors 3 Use hard disks with a minimum capacity of 3 2GB Ultra DMA 33 66 4 Easy to use with hard disks manufactured by QUANTUM IBM MAXTOR or Western Digital see Chapter 6 Certified HDD for SR2000 5 Whether it is the upper or lower deck please set up both Hard Disks in SR2000 to MASTER mode Drive Mode HDD Factory Default or else HDD won t be detected 6 If replacing an old HDD with a ne...

Page 6: ...er we suggest adopting a PC case with optimal design for overheating prevention in order to avoid PC or RAID crashes 10 In case of power failure during the Auto Rebuild Function controller will remember the rebuilding progress percentage and carry on the operations when the power is restored 11 In case of power failure during Back up restart Back up when power is restored 12 Under normal condition...

Page 7: ... following please contact our distributors in case of any missing or damaged items Item Quantity SR 2000 1 Removable Carrier 2 User s Guide 1 Accessories bag 1 including 8 x 6 32 screw and 8 x M3 6 screw SR2000 User s Guide Accessories bag Removable Carrier Removable Carrier SOHO RAID 6 ...

Page 8: ... LED System Access LED Buzzer On Off Access LED DC 12V Fan SUS 302 Handle Lock Unlock Switch Buzzer On Off switch Alarm functions when buzzer switch is on To release the function please push the button Push the button again to recover the function LED displays Red when buzzer switch is Off SOHO RAID 7 ...

Page 9: ...AID 8 LCD Panel Controller Operation mode switch Select button Upper Deck Removable Carrier Lower Deck Removable Carrier EIDE Controller DC Power Socket Outlet Master Slave Jumper Inside the SR2000 Back Panel ...

Page 10: ...of the front panel with your finger as indicated by the arrow There is a trigger to open the panel Press Closing the front panel 1 Turn the panel in the direction indicated by the arrow to connect it with the trigger until it clicks inside which means the front panel is closed Turn SOHO RAID 9 ...

Page 11: ... press down and hold the Removable Carrier Handle to unlock the spring from its button 2 Turn the Removable Carrier Handle in the direction indicated by the arrow to remove the Removable Carrier 3 Pull out the Removable Carrier along the direction shown in the figure 1 1 Push in 2 Turn 3 Pull out 2 3 SOHO RAID 10 ...

Page 12: ... the arrow slide the Removable Carrier along the rail into the slot end of the upper or lower deck 2 Following the direction indicated by the arrow turn the Removable Carrier Handle to the end in order to fix it with the spring 2 1 1 Push in 2 Turn to the end SOHO RAID 11 ...

Page 13: ...DE interface cable to the HDD Inset the HDD into the Removable Carrier Fasten the HDD with the attached 6 32 screws in their four locations Place the power cord and the EIDE IDE interface cable lower than the surface of the HDD in order to avoid any hindrance when taking out the HDD Please refer to the following illustration 6 32 4 screws SOHO RAID 12 ...

Page 14: ...ctory default Master If you need to set it to SLAVE please modify the jumpers on the back panel of the SR2000 Remove computer case and insert the SR2000 into the Expansion bay Connect power cord and EIDE IDE interface cable to the right connector Fasten SR2000 at four places with attached M3 6mm screws according to the following illustration Replace and fasten computer case M3x6 mm 8 pcs SOHO RAID...

Page 15: ...3 2 Installation Installing two new Hard Disks in Auto Rebuild mode 1 Push the switch on the right side center of the SR2000 to open its front panel Refer to Section 2 3 How to open close the front panel 2 Insert two Removable Carriers into the SR2000 HDD assembled Refer to Section 2 4 How to remove insert the Removable Carrier 3 For handling convenience open the panel as wide as possible Set Oper...

Page 16: ...LED on the lower part of the panel will be on Note 1 3 After loading the OS insert the Removable Carrier with the new HDD into the upper or lower deck of the SR2000 The capacity of the new HDD should be equal to or greater than the original one 4 Wait a few minutes after which the SR2000 will automatically perform the Auto Rebuild function Refer to Chapter 4 Automatic Rebuild Function 5 After the ...

Page 17: ...ill automatically perform rebuild function on the new HDD Refer to Chapter 4 Automatic Rebuild Function 6 Use a sharp pointed object to turn on the buzzer on the front panel The Access LED on the lower part of the panel will be off Refer to Note 2 7 After the rebuild process is over any data on the newly installed HDD will be overwritten Note1 Alarm functions when buzzer switch is On Note2 Buzzer ...

Page 18: ...HDD to its normal read write operation When the A R F runs under Windows 95 98 during active DMA if mouse operation or foreground response should slow down please close the DMA and start the A R F once again Please choose optimal hardware and SR2000 compatible OS Refer to Chapter 6 Certified HDD for SR2000 Please set Operation Mode Switch to NORMAL position on the control panel before use The HDD ...

Page 19: ...rt a new HDD correctly on the lower deck of the SR2000 Screen will display and buzzer will sound in case of abnormal operation If the HDD is properly set up the LCD will show the following Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK 2 A few seconds later the LCD will show The data in the upper deck s HDD will be rebuilt in the lower deck s HDD Rebuilding Pri Sec XXX XXX Percentage completed rang...

Page 20: ...e following Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD OK 1 Set up a new HDD on the lower deck of the SR2000 If the HDD is properly set up the LCD will show the following Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK 2 A few seconds later the LCD will show The data in the lower deck s HDD will be rebuilt in the upper deck s HDD Rebuilding Sec Pri XXX XXX Percentage completed ranging from 0 100 3 When the rebuild function is completed the LCD ...

Page 21: ...econdary Disk Fail Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk Fail Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk Fail Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD Fail Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk OK Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk OK Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK Primary Disk capacity Secondary Disk capacity Wrong Capacity PRI SEC Secondary Disk capacity Primary Disk capacity Wrong Capacity SEC PRI SOHO RA...

Page 22: ... connection When the yellow HDD Access LED on the front panel is on system enters BACK UP mode Follow the instructions displayed on the LCD for options and operations BACK UP mode won t be completed unless you turn the power off Shortcut keys will be ineffective during the BACK UP process BACK UP Procedure 1 When the SR2000 is turned on the LCD will show its model name and version number as follow...

Page 23: ...nter the selected mode Copy Mode File Sector Auto 5 SR2000 will confirm the selected mode Cursor blinks and displays Y Select YES or NO with Key selector Every time the SELECT key is pressed cursor moves to the next option in the sequence Y N Y When the selected mode is confirmed press down SELECT key for 5 seconds to enter the selected option Ready to start Yes No 6 If No is selected the LCD will...

Page 24: ... COPY mode it will copy all files from the Source Disk and system to the Target Disk included every partition boot sector MBR and FAT File Copy ignores blank sectors and only copies data sectors In this mode a smaller capacity disk s content can be copied to another larger one If Target Disk is larger than Source Disk Should there be a difference in brand name capacity RPM Transmission rate UDMA 3...

Page 25: ...ll show the following after completing File Copy The LCD will blink and the HDD Access LED on the front panel will turn green Copy is done 4 To continue operations please turn off the power and start PC again 5 2 Sector Copy Supports UNIX LINUX Free BSD NetWare and Mixed For Sector Copy use source disk and target disk of the same brand name and model Shouldn t you have two identical disks please u...

Page 26: ...tor mode and starting operation the LCD will show the following Copy is being processed 2 A few seconds later the LCD will show the following I 1 is completed XXX percentage completed ranging from 0 100 IIIII Wait XXX 3 The LCD will show the following after Sector Copy is completed The LCD will blink and the indicator on the front panel will turn green Copy is done 4 To continue operations please ...

Page 27: ... power off and set Operation Mode Switch to NORMAL position on the control panel in order to restart your PC and restore RAID In case of damage or improper insertion the LCD will display related error messages Refer to Section 4 2 LCD Display showing HDD Status SOHO RAID 26 ...

Page 28: ...3000A 13 0 ATA66 DHEA 34330 4 3 350640 6 4 351010 10 1 DTTA 371010 10 1 7200rpm 370910 9 1 DJNA 371350 13 5 371800 18 0 IBM DTNA 372200 22 0 7200rpm ATA66 90432D2 4 3 Maxtor 90648D3 6 4 26400 6 4 Western Digital AC 28400 8 4 ATA66 313620A 13 6 36421A 6 4 Seagate ST 34321A 4 3 3091AH 9 1 3064A 6 4 Fujitsu MPD 3043A 4 3 Remark all of the above listed hard disks run in Ultra DMA mode 2 33MB sec or mo...

Page 29: ...er will remember the rebuilding progress percentage and carry on the operations when the power is restored 2 In case of power failure during BACK UP copied data will be incomplete and you will have to restart BACK UP when power is restored Q3 What is the configuration for SR2000 with 1 or 2 hard disks when one HDD is already installed A 1 On the same IDE buses set the jumper for SR2000 to MASTER a...

Page 30: ...he front panel Q7 Why do the responses of the computer system slow down when SR2000 is under rebuilding A 1 The performance of computer system is related to CPU motherboard design and peripherals SR2000 can slow down PC performance 2 To save time from new HDD installation Manual Back Up is suggested to rebuild data This process is not controlled by your PC system Q8 Is it possible to lose data or ...

Page 31: ...ed when replacing with a new disk A 1 SR2000 is configured to the least capacity detected when SR2000 is installed for the first time 2 When larger capacity is replaced in SR2000 the HDD capacity of SR2000 remains unchanged SOHO RAID 30 ...

Page 32: ...ata loss resulting in any damages or defects 2 The brand names and products used in this manual are trademarks registered trademarks trade names of their respective holders Cremax is not associated with any vendor or product mentioned in this manual 3 Specification and feature is subject to change without notice SOHO RAID 31 ...