User manual

ARCTICROC 2T – 2Bay RAID System - User Manual Page | 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT NOTICES ............................................................................................................ 4
SAFETY NOTICES .............................................................................................................................. 4
GENERAL NOTICES ............................................................................................................................ 4
CAPACITY DISCLAIMER ...................................................................................................................... 4
CARE AND HANDLING ........................................................................................................................ 4
FCC-B RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ........................................................... 5
PRECAUTIONS FOR THE RAID SYSTEM …………………………………………………………………………..5
GENERAL ............................................................................................................................... 6
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 6
BOX CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... 6
SPECIAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 7
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................... 8
CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................................ 8
SYSTEM VIEWS ...................................................................................................................... 9
INSERTING/REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM .......................................... 10
CONNECTING THE RAID SYSTEM TO A COMPUTER ............................................................... 17
CONNECTING MULTIPLE DEVICES ...................................................................................................... 19
RAID MODES ....................................................................................................................... 20
RAID MODE COMPARISON LIST ................................................................................................. 20
RAID 0 (STRIPING) ........................................................................................................................ 21
RAID 1 (MIRRORING) .................................................................................................................... 22
JBOD .......................................................................................................................................... 23
SETTING/CHANGING THE RAID MODE (MANUALLY) ............................................................. 24
LED INDICATORS .................................................................................................................. 26
SAFE REMOVAL OF THE RAID SYSTEM .................................................................................. 27
EXTERNAL BOOTUP ............................................................................................................. 27
eSATA PCI EXPRESS CARD INSTALLATION ............................................................................. 29
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................. 29
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................... 29
DRIVER INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 30
VERIFY DRIVER INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................... 30
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS CONCERNING RAID SYSTEMS ........................................................ 32