Cavalry CADT-SA2 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual CADT SA2 Series ...

Page 2: ...r opening this product will void your warranty Disclaimer Cavalry is not liable for compensation for data loss which may result from a malfunction of the product or from changes due to improper use repairs defects or battery change Please back up your data to avoid unexpected losses Cavalry reserves the right to make changes to the content of this manual without notice The most current manuals and...

Page 3: ...ation to delivering high quality products with excellent customer service will ensure your continued interest in our products This manual will assist in the operation of the product To optimize your experience with this product we recommend reading this entire manual before usage Please keep this manual for future reference 3 ...

Page 4: ...ntents Preface 2 List of Accessories 5 Product Illustrations 6 Features 8 Setup Instructions 9 RAID 13 Change Product Settings 14 Partitioning and formatting your drive 20 Troubleshooting 22 Warranty and Contact 25 ...

Page 5: ...List of Accessories 1 External power adapter power cord may vary with product 2 SATA to eSATA adapter cable with bracket 3 eSATA cable 4 USB 2 0 cable 5 Resources CD 5 3 1 2 4 5 ...

Page 6: ...Front 1 1 LED status indicators 6 ...

Page 7: ...Back 4 7 5 6 2 Ventilation fan 3 0 7 Settings Dial 4 Power switch 5 Power jack 6 eSATA port 7 USB 2 0 port 7 2 3 ...

Page 8: ...Mac OS v9 x and newer USB 2 0 and eSATA interface Pre formatted in Mac OS X Extended Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 0 1 Exceptional heat dissipating ability LED light indicators Nearly silent operation Designed for use with a Mac 8 ...

Page 9: ...art your computer and wait for the Mac OS to load completely Step 2 Connect the power adapter to the drive Then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet Fig 1 Step 3 Connect the square end of the USB cable to the hard drive Fig 2 Then connect the flat end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer Fig 3 9 Fig 1 ...

Page 10: ...le to connect the drive to the bracket Turn on the unit then turn on the computer Please note that SATA is not required to use your product Step 4 Turn the power switch on NOTE Connect the USB cable to the drive before connecting the cable to the computer To disconnect remove the cable from the computer first 10 USB Cable Plug USB Port Fig 2 Fig 3 ...

Page 11: ...s reformatting to NTFS go to the Contents folder of the Resources CD and follow the Formatting Instructions Guide After that your drive is plug and play no device drivers or configuration required The computer will detect the USB External Hard Drive as a new USB device and display messages on the bottom right corner reading USB Mass Storage Device Detected and Your new hardware is installed and re...

Page 12: ...ck on Windows 98 Driver to download file Extract the file 3 Navigate the device manager 4 Right click on the yellow question mark unknown storage device 5 When the device driver wizard starts click on the Browse button to select the search directory to find drivers 6 Find the USB 2 0 98 driver in the extracted file 7 Click Next to continue Step 6 Your external hard drive is now ready to use 12 ...

Page 13: ...ive NOTE Although the box indicates two hard drives are included the total capacity in RAID 1 mode will not equal the sum of the two because the second drive is used as a backup of the first drive e g two 250GB drives do not have a 500GB capacity Instead only 250GB is available for storage while the other 250GB is a backup of that data The drive is not preset in RAID mode it is preconfigured in SP...

Page 14: ...7 for manual configuration of your RAID settings For questions please contact customer support by emailing customersupport cavalrystorage com I Using the SteelVine GUI software In order to use GUI your unit s 0 7 Settings Dial must be set to 7 which is the factory default Step 1 Turn the product on Step 2 Open the Resources CD in My Computer open the folder Contents STEELVINE and open the folder c...

Page 15: ...creen instructions to install the software Step 4 After installation is completed open the 57xx SteelVine Manager Step 5 Once the program has loaded go to Edit Configure Box When prompted enter the default password admin 15 ...

Page 16: ...le it rebuilds The HDD1 and HDD2 lights will be lit during the rebuilding process When completed your SteelVine Manager should indicate so Step 9 Proceed to part III where you partition and format your RAID system NOTE If you encounter problems trying to install use the Steelvine software you may need a different version of the software There are older versions of the software in the Contents STEE...

Page 17: ...nds RAID 1 for data protection 0 SPANNING drives are concatenated into one large volume 1 JBOD drives show up individually 2 RAID 0 Striped single big volume parallel access fastest no data redundancy 3 RAID 1 Mirrored 100 data redundancy data retained as long as one drive is functioning 4 RAID 0 1 33 mirrored remaining space is concatenated 5 RAID 0 1 66 mirrored remaining space is concatenated 6...

Page 18: ...18 Step 3 Turn the unit on its side and look into the hole with the numbers 0 to 7 printed around it Figure 1 Inside the hole you should see a dial Figure 2 Figure 1 ...

Page 19: ...t or Update button located on the back of the product Figure 1 This will cause the unit to automatically rebuild into the new setting The HDD1 and HDD2 indicator lights will flash while the unit is rebuilding This process could take up to 12 hours Do not move or turn off the unit while this process takes place Your unit will be ready to use once the indicator lights stop flashing Step 7 Proceed to...

Page 20: ...t www cavalrystorage com su_download htm Step 1 Go to the top menu and select Go Applications Utilities and then click on the Disk Utility program Step 2 The external drive will be listed on the left pane window Click on the Drive header which lists the drive capacity Step 3 Click on Partition at the top of the window Under the Volume Scheme header choose on the scroll down menu 1 partition The pr...

Page 21: ... type Select MAC OS Extended journaled Step 6 Now click on the partition button on the lower right Step 7 Allow several minutes for the utility to finish formatting the drive The new Volume will now appear on the desktop Step 8 If it fails to format repeat this process again but choose MAC OS Extended format type instead of MAC OS Extended journaled Step 9 Your hard drive is ready to use ...

Page 22: ... computer Turn on the power switch Page 7 Computer does not detect hard drive Make sure the USB eSATA cables are securely connected If this does not work attach another known working device and working cable into the USB eSATA port on the computer If the computer does not detect your known working device the problem could be your computer s USB eSATA port If the the port and cable both work and th...

Page 23: ...replacing If the drive is set up with RAID1 the hard drive must be replaced by another hard drive of the same capacity brand and model number Open the enclosure remove the failed hard drive and replace with the new drive After inserting the new drive and closing the unit turn it on and the new hard drive will automatically be rebuilt using a copy of the data from the good hard drive The unit does ...

Page 24: ...Resources CD or at www cavalrystorage com su_download htm I reformatted with Mac OS 10 5 and the drive does not work Mac OS 10 5 formatting does not work with the RAID hardware If you have Mac OS 10 5 and reformatted you need to contact Cavalry customer support If you have more questions please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions section online at www cavalrystorage com su_faq htm You may also...

Page 25: ...valrystorage com prodreg htm to activate the warranty Please have your Serial Number and Model Number ready We are not responsible for any loss of data Please back up your data often to avoid unexpected losses Contact Cavalry Storage Inc 555 E Easy St Simi Valley CA 93065 customersupport cavalrystorage com www cavalrystorage com 25 ...