User manual

Taurus Super-S3 LCM Introduction
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1 Introduction
1.1 Technical Specifications
1.1.1 Supported Hard Drives
• Two 3.5" SATA-I, SATA-II or SATA-III hard drives
• 80GB - 4TB per HDD
• Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended
• Supports large volumes in excess of 2TB
Note
Two hard drives are required. This device is not designed for one drive alone.
1.1.2 Power Supply
• External power supply (UL, cUL, CE, TUV approved)
• Input: AC 100-240V
• Output: DC +12V/4A
1.1.3 PC Requirements
• USB: Windows XP or above
• FireWire: Windows XP or above
• eSATA: Windows XP or above
• Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 3.0 host controller)
• Plug & Play support for eSATA host controller
1.1.4 Mac Requirements
• USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or above
• USB 3.0: Mac OS 10.7 or above
• FireWire: Mac OS 10.2 or above
• eSATA: Mac OS 10.4 or above
• Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 3.0 host controller)
• Plug & Play support for eSATA host controller
Note
In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, both the hardware and OS need
to have the capacity to support large volumes (e.g. Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.4 and above).
1.2 About this Manual
Firmware, images and descriptions can slightly vary between this manual and the actual product
you have. Functions and features may change depending on the firmware version. To download
the latest manual, go to
http://www.akitio.com/support/user-manuals.
1.3 Trademarks
• Microsoft, Windows XP and Windows 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
• Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer.
• All other third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.