User`s manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 WELCOME .......................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................4
1.2 PRECAUTION..............................................................................................................................................5
1.3 FEATURES ....................................................................................................................................................5
1.3.1 OVERALL FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................5
1.3.2 SATA FEATURES ..........................................................................................................................................6
1.3.3 USB FEATURES.............................................................................................................................................6
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................6
1.5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................7
1.5.1 PC SYSTEMS..................................................................................................................................................7
1.5.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS ...............................................................................................................................7
1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS............................................................................................................................7
2 STORAGE POLICIES.....................................................................................................................................8
2.1 CLEAN MODE..............................................................................................................................................8
2.2 LARGE MODE ..............................................................................................................................................8
2.3 CLONE MODE .............................................................................................................................................9
2.4 R0 MODE .....................................................................................................................................................10
2.5 R1 MODE .....................................................................................................................................................10
2.6 R10 MODE ...................................................................................................................................................11
2.7 R3 MODE .....................................................................................................................................................12
2.8 R5 MODE .....................................................................................................................................................12
3 CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................................................14
3.1 CONFIGURATION PREREQUISITES .................................................................................................14
3.1.1 SATA HOST CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................................14
3.1.2 USB HOST CONNECTIONS.....................................................................................................................14
3.2 CHANGING HOST CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................14
3.3 DISCONNECTING A USB DEVICE......................................................................................................14
3.3.1 WINDOWS SYSTEMS................................................................................................................................14
3.3.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................................15
3.4 HARD DISK DRIVE HOT-PLUG & HOT-UNPLUG..........................................................................15
3.5 MODE SETTING........................................................................................................................................15
3.5.1 CLEAN MODE............................................................................................................................................15
3.5.2 LARGE MODE.............................................................................................................................................15
3.5.3 CLONE MODE ...........................................................................................................................................16
3.5.4 CLONE MODE WITH HOT SPARE...........................................................................................................16
3.5.5 R0 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................16
3.5.6 R1 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................17
3.5.7 R1 MODE WITH HOT SPARE ...................................................................................................................17
3.5.8 R10 MODE ..................................................................................................................................................17
3.5.9 R3 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................17
3.5.10 R3 MODE WITH HOT SPARE .................................................................................................................18
3.5.11 R5 MODE..................................................................................................................................................18
3.5.12 R5 MODE WITH HOT SPARE .................................................................................................................18