2 Bay SATA II to USB & eSATA Combo Storage Appliance DAS200 User’s Manual
Table of Contents 1 WELCOME ........................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.4 1.5 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.6 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.7 2 INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................11 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 3 INTRODUCTION .......................
.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 3.6.4 4 STANDARD (INDIVIDUAL) MODE ........................................................................................................29 COMBINE (BIG) MODE ............................................................................................................................30 STRIPING (FAST) MODE ..........................................................................................................................31 MIRRORING (SAFE) MODE .....................................
1 WELCOME 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing DAS200 storage appliance. It is a low-cost, single-chip solution for digital home and small office storage appliances. Features of the DAS200 include advanced RAID modes. It’s available from leading storage partners in pre-configured set-ups with eSATA host connections; also include USB host connections.
a Please be noted the following product may run irregularly which are not under warranty. Toshiba DynaBook, Satellite series (All K6 CPU models). IBM Aptiva E series (All K6 CPU models). Sotec E-note M260 series. All AMD K6 system. PC with sis7000/ 7001/ 7002 PCI to USB host controller. 1.3 FEATURES 1.3.1 OVERALL FEATURES a 1 host port (eSATA or USB) to 2 Serial ATA hard disk drives. a Compatible with SATA Gen1 and Gen2 host controllers. a Embedded fast Storage Processor.
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS a Two 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives to a standard B type USB or eSATA interface with door cover. a Power, Host, Alerm and two HDD LEDs. a Design based on the Silicon Image Sii5744 controller. a Support Mirroring (SAFE), Striping (FAST), Combine (BIG Drive), and Standard (Individual Drive) modes. a Metal chassis (SECC) and plastic panel frame (ABS) design. a 135 (W) x 120 (H) x 255 (D) mm, NW: 1.2 Kgs, GW: 1.5Kgs..
node is detected by your host. Therefore, selecting STANDARD mode for any subordinate node is not recommended. In a STANDARD configuration, the DAS200 Storage directly exposes each physical drive. 1.5.2 COMBINE (BIG) The COMBINE (BIG) storage policy concatenates a series of physical hard drives as a single large volume; resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of singularly connected hard drives.
1.5.3 STRIPING (FAST) The STRIPING storage policy distributes access across all hard disks, also called FAST (equivalent to RAID 0). STRIPING presents the best data speed but no data redundancy. STRIPING storage policy accelerates hard disk operating speed by using many disks in parallel. Hard drive data segments are written to different disks simultaneously which increases performance while sacrificing data redundancy.
BANC, although no mirroring will occur until a second hard disk drive is connected to Port 1. With only one hard disk drive connected, the MIRRORING volume will be available, although no data protection will be provided until a second hard disk drive is connected. 1.6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1.6.
1.7 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are content. a DAS200 x 1. a Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD x 1. a Power Adapter x 1. a USB 2.0 Cable x 1. a Power Cable x 1. a eSATA Cable x 1 (CFI-B4023CR Only). a Tool-less Screw x 4. a Sii3132 PCI-Express 1X HBA x 1 (CFI-B4023CR Only). Ver.
2 INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE Please refer below procedure to complete the HDD installation. • Unfasten the Tool-less screws on the back panel. • Remove the upper chassis cover backwards and lifts it up. • Open the front door and install the HDDs in order from the bottom to the top. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
• Twist the Tool-less screws shut to seat the drive securely. • Close the front door and the upper chassis cover, than fasten the Tool-less screws on the back panel. 2.2 UNSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE • Please unfasten the Tool-less screw. • Release the HDD from the 22-pin SATA connector by using the Tool-less screw, than remove the HDD one by one securely. Ver.
2.3 POWER ON / OFF • Push the power switch to position “ I ” to power on. • Push the power switch to position “ O ” to power off. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
3 CONFIGURATION 3.1 CONFIGURATION PREREQUISITES 3.1.1 SATA HOST CONNECTIONS This guide assumes that you have already attached the DAS200 to a host computer that has been installed with the Sii3124 or Sii3132 HBA (Host Bridge Adapter) or another third party SATA HBA with Port Multiplier (PM) support. If you use a host controller that does not provide Port Multiplier support: • The JBOD storage policy is unavailable when configuring the DAS200. Only one disk is available on the host computer.
3. The following message then appears: “Safe to Remove Hardware”. You can now safely disconnect the device from your computer. Note: If your host USB adapter does not support this feature, the device should be disabled using the Device Manager or your system should be shut down cleanly and powered off before disconnecting the USB device. 3.3.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS You must un-mount the hard drive system by dragging the hard drive icon to the trash before disconnecting it or powering it down. 3.
3.5.2 eSATA HOST LED The DAS200 has one Green color eSATA Host LED. The table shows eSATA Host LED function and operation. DESCRIPTION eSATA Host Unplugged / No Power GREEN LED Off eSATA Host Unplugged (Idle) On eSATA Host Unplugged (Active) On 3.5.3 USB HOST LED The DAS200 has one Green color USB Host LED. These LEDs behave as follows: DESCRIPTION USB Host Unplugged / No Power GREEN LED Off USB Host Unplugged (Idle) On USB Host Unplugged (Active) On 3.5.
3.6.1 STANDARD (INDIVIDUAL) MODE IMPORTANT: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined partitions. 1. Turn on the power. 2. Set the DIP switch position to STANDARD. 3. Press the recessed Mode Change push-button. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
3.6.2 COMBINE (BIG) MODE IMPORTANT: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined partitions. 1. Turn on the power. 2. Set the DIP switch position to COMBINE. 3. Press the recessed Mode Change push-button. Ver.
3.6.3 STRIPING (FAST) MODE IMPORTANT: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined partitions. 1. Turn on the power. 2. Set the DIP switch position to STRIPING. 3. Press the recessed Mode Change push-button. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
3.6.4 MIRRORING (SAFE) MODE IMPORTANT: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined partitions. 1. Turn on the power. 2. Set the DIP switch position to MIRRORING. 3. Press the recessed Mode Change push-button. Ver.
Note: After you have pressed the Mode Change push-button, and than wait a while, the MIRRORING mode will start to rebuilding (depand on the capacity of HDD, i.e. 35mins for two 80GB HDDs, or 250mis for two 750GB HDDs); Once the rebuilding has completed, the HDD indicative LEDs will turn RED then to GREEN color. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
4 PARTITIONING VOLUMES 4.1 PARTITION A VOLUME 4.1.1 WINDOWS SYSTEMS IMPORTANT: Before repartition a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined partitions. 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage from the pop-up window. 2. Select Disk Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager. This example illustrates the COMBINE storage policy, which concatenates the capacity of all hard drives connected to the DAS200. Ver.
Every disk should appear with the word “Basic”, a size value that shows the available storage capacity, and a status of “Online”. Instead of Basic, a disk could appear Unknown, Dynamic, or Not Initialized. If the disk appears as “Unknown”, right-click the disk icon and select Write Signature. A window opens with the selected disk (all Unknown disks may appear in this window). Make sure the box next to each disk is checked and click OK. The disk should now be marked as a Basic disk.
4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard. 5. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next. Ver.
6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next. 7. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
8. Name and format the partition and click Next. 9. Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition. Ver.
10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 to partition any remaining disks. 4.1.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS IMPORTANT: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and drag the old drive to the trash to un-mount previously partition. After you configure and partition the new volumes, restore the backed-up data to the new configuration. 1. Launch Disk Utility from the Application > Utilities folder. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
2. Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab. This procedure illustrates the COMBINE Storage Policy configuration, which concatenates the capacity of all hard drives connected to the DAS200. 3. Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme drop-down list. 4. Enter a name for the volume in the Name field (such as “My BIG disk”.) 5. Select Mac OS Extended (journaled) from the Format drop-down list. 6. Specify the size of the partition in the Size field. 7. Click the Partition button. Ver.
8. Click Partition to acknowledge the warning. Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop. The icon is labeled with the partition name. 9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 to partition any remaining disks you configured. DAS200 User’s Manual Ver.
5 FAQ If you need some help for troubleshooting, please check the frequently asked question below, it may help you problem solved quickly a Can not recognize ．Make sure all cables have been connected properly. a Can not operate in O/S ．Make sure the O/S is support for the product. a Transmission speed is slow ．If connect USB1.1 interface, the speed will be around 1MB/sec only.
