XtendLan XL-RAID-SATA2-USB, User Manual

Page 1: ...XL RAID SATA2 USB User Manual v 1 2 January 2010 ...

Page 2: ...notification Should you have any doubts regarding Xtendlan Technology s product or should you need to know the latest product information application manual or firmware please contact us at sales Xtendlan com we would reply you as soon as possible Note Xtendlan Technology would only provide technical support and service to agents and dealers that purchased the product directly from us For general ...

Page 3: ...autions before application 9 Chapter 3 Installation of XL RAID SATA2 USB 9 3 1 Installation of hard disk 9 3 2 Product connection and booting 10 3 3 Hard disk formatting and disk drive establishing 10 3 3 1 Windows operating system 11 3 3 2 MAC operating system 14 3 4 An introduction to other functions 17 3 4 1 LCD monitor operation guide 17 3 4 2 LCD monitor message guide 18 3 4 3 GUI software 19...

Page 4: ...hile all the hard disks are reading or writing under Stripe mode they will be started up simultaneously Assuming that you are writing a 10MB file and you have two hard disks to work under Strip At this instant every disk will start up simultaneously to write this file and sub divide it into two equal parts and simultaneously write it in two hard disks each in writing 5MB Therefore the writing time...

Page 5: ...specifications 2 1 Product appearance and accessories guide Front view 3 ESC PWR 5 1 2 6 ENTER ALARM 4 7 8 9 1 LCD panel Display different product messages including RAID mode fan speed product interior temperature and hard disk status 2 UP DOWN selection key The operation key for function setting options cycle function 3 Cancel key ESC The operation key for function setting options abandon functi...

Page 6: ...tus Rear view XL RAID SATA2 USB 1 2 Mute ON OFF 3 5 USB e SATA 6 4 7 Please ensure each plug is properly connected before turing on power 1 AC power socket 2 Power switch 3 Warning sound effect switch Mute The product is built in with a buzzer Whenever there is an error during the application process apart from lighting up the warning light at the front the product will also emit a warning sound I...

Page 7: ...The product is built in with a buzzer Whenever there is an error during the application process apart from lighting up the warning light at the front the product will also emit a warning sound If users do not want the warning sound they can switch this off 4 6cm fan 5 USB port 6 eSATA port 7 1394b port 8 Security lock hole If users want to secure the product in a specific place permanently they ca...

Page 8: ...u bought the product as soon as possible 2 2 Product detailed specifications Model XL RAID SATA2 USB ASIC SR2045 Host Chip SR2045 Host Interface eSATA USB 2 0 Supporting Hard Disk SATA 3 0 Gb s Hard Disk Supporting Number 2 pieces Hard Disk Size 3 5 inches Hard Disk Maximum Supporting Capacity 2TB Product Maximum Storage Capacity Under 4TB RAID 0 status RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 Hot Swap Hard Disk ...

Page 9: ... value of this product is RAID 1 we suggest users to first consider the application before using it If your requirement is data security please set it as RAID 1 mode and if your consideration is to expand storage capacity please set it as RAID 0 mode Should you need resetting later on it would destroy the data in the disks 5 RAID 0 has no data backup function but it is capable of combining all the...

Page 10: ... that you want and hook up your computer with the connecting cable Choose only one type of interface to hook up with your computer 3 Switch on the power of XL RAID SATA2 USB when the LCD displays Pri HDD OK and Sec HDD OK after about 20 30 seconds it indicates that XL RAID SATA2 USB has been booted The factory default value of XL RAID SATA2 USB is RAID 1 mode XL RAID SATA2 USB RAID 1 V100 0812 Pri...

Page 11: ...AID SATA2 USB 11 3 3 1 Windows operating system 1 Enter into device manager of your computer Use the mouse to click on My Computer and then click the right mouse button to select Management option Click on Disk Management ...

Page 12: ...uring the setting process we suggest you to choose NTFS format Move the mouse to the upper region of Non configured area and click the right button it will display the list of New Disk Partition According to Disk Management Wizard instructions click Next to proceed the process until finish ...

Page 13: ...you can start using this product After finish setting and formatting the hard disk it will display a disk drive code I as shown in the diagram After finish setting your computer will display a disk code I to note that you can now use XL RAID SATA2 USB normally ...

Page 14: ...14 Installation of XL RAID SATA2 USB 3 3 2 MAC operating system 1 Enter into Disk Utility of your computer Click on this hard disk device ...

Page 15: ...sk name and do formatting operation Choose hard disk formatting and disk drive name setting can be set as XL RAID SATA2 USB Click on Erase key 1 and start formatting the hard disk After finish setting the disk drive click Erase key 2 and start formatting the hard disk 1 2 ...

Page 16: ...ng is finished you can start using this product After finish formatting the hard disk it will display the disk drive name XL RAID SATA2 USB The desktop will automatically create a disk drive name XL RAID SATA2 USB you can start using this product ...

Page 17: ...creen will display the hard disk operation status 3 It will display product model RAID level firmware edition 4 It will display system temperature 5 It will display fan rotation CHANGE RAID MODE YES NO Enter 7 RAID 0 MODE YES NO DATA WILL LOSE YES NO Enter Enter Raid Mode Changed Pls Reboot Sys Down 6 Up SETUP PASSWORD PASSWORD PASSWORD 0000 SETUP PASSWORD YES NO 0000 Enter Enter 8 YES NO OK Enter...

Page 18: ... OK Sec HDD OK Down XL RAID SATA2 USB 2S WBS2 2 RAID 1 V100 0812 Down SYSTEM TEMP 3 35 C Down SYSTEM FAN 4600 RPM 4 Down 1 Upon booting the standard standby screen will display the hard disk operation status 2 It will display product model RAID level firmware edition 3 It will display system temperature 4 It will display fan rotation 3 4 2 LCD monitor message guide Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK Pri HDD OK...

Page 19: ...sed for a long period of time under an overheated condition it would damage the hard disks We suggest you to switch off the power to allow the temperature to drop before rebooting 3 4 3 GUI software Should you discover any problem while using the product you may seek solutions to the problem through the customer service staff sales XtendLan com The customer service staff will provide you with a ne...

Page 20: ...ne hard disk is damaged we suggest you to replace it with a new one as soon as possible Q If XL RAID SATA2 USB LCD monitor displays an error in hard disk what should I do A If you are using RAID 0 mode please ensure which hard disk has caused the error and switch off the power of XL RAID SATA2 USB remove the damaged hard disk and replace it with a new one After rebooting the system will rebuild RA...

Page 21: ...a it will return to standby screen 7 If you choose to abandon data rebuilding the screen will return to a screen that reminds user that Sec HDD has been destroyed same as screen 1 Under the circumstance that Pri HDD is damaged Pri HDD FAILED Sec HDD OK Pri HDD MISSING Sec HDD OK Pri HDD INSERT Sec HDD OK Rebuild Sec Pri ENT Y ESC N 10s Rebuilding Sec Pri 00 Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK Pri HDD FAILED Sec...

Page 22: ...he screen will return to a screen that reminds user that Pri HDD has been destroyed same as screen 1 Q Do XL RAID SATA2 USB Series have volume limitation A If you want to use XL RAID SATA2 USB with the volume over 2200GB RAID 0 mode please make sure that your computer and the operating system are both 64 bit or above Or the computer may not work well with XL RAID SATA2 USB Due to the hardware limi...