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Chapter 4 Auto-Rebuild
You may install software into one hard disk drive first, and then use “Auto-Rebuild Function” described in this chapter, to copy the content of the first hard
disk drive into another one.
Reference Section 3.1 “Jumper Setting” to select “Mirror” mode. You may check system status by 1st and 2nd LED indicators and Buzzer (Please
reference Figure2.1 to check 1st and 2nd LED indicators). The meaning of LED indicators and Buzzer are as follows.
4.1 LED Indicator & Buzzer
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When Booting , 1
st and 2nd LEDs will blink once and Buzzer will alert once, and RAID Level 1 data mirror function already operates. This will
synchronize the two hard disk drives, and protect your operating system and important data on time.
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When one hard disk drive is broken-down The Buzzer will alert, you may know which hard disk drive is broken down by 1st and 2nd LED indicators.
If 1st LED indicator is red, it implies that HDD1 is broken down. If 2nd LED indicator is red, it implies that HDD2 is broken down. We suggest to
change the broken one to a normal one, to make sure your operating system and data to be safe.
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Auto-Rebuild When one hard disk drive is broken-down, user may replace it with a new one, our system will go into “Auto-Rebuild” mode. At this time,
the LED indicator of the hard disk drive that you just changed will blink. When “Auto-Rebuild” function is completed, the LED indicator will return to
the normal status.
4.2 Notes
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If one hard disk LED indicator doesn’t work, please check your LED firstly, you may reboot the system to check if it’s broken
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Make sure your HDD1 and HDD2 are set at Master mode。
Chapter 5 Firmware Upgrade
PC/104 IDE RAID Module provides easy firmware upgrade function, user can easily download new version firmware and upgrade utility from internet.
5.1 Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Note 1. Please make a DOS or Windows’ “Bootable Floppy Diskette” (The “Firmware Upgrade Disk”), and then copy the downloaded Firmware
Upgrade Utility (such as FLASH03.EXE) and NEW Firmware Code (such as FIRMWARE.BIN) to Firmware Upgrade Disk.
Note 2. Please set your F/W Upgrade Jumper or Switch => ON as following,
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