Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagic MultiDock August 2019 English, 日本語, Français, Deutsch, Español, 中文, 한국어, Русский, Italiano, Português and Türkçe.
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English Welcome Blackmagic MultiDock is an extremely fast SSD and HDD docking solution that lets you mount up to 4 x 2.5” drives on your Mac or Windows PC. Using USB-C and Thunderbolt technology, Blackmagic MultiDock is capable of handling multiple simultaneous commands between drives, and gives you reliable video editing, color grading and transfer of your media. SSDs have no moving parts, so they are very fast and unbelievably robust.
Contents Blackmagic MultiDock Getting Started 5 Introducing MultiDock 5 Connecting to your Computer 6 Plugging in your Drives 6 Using Blackmagic MultiDock 7 Identifying Drives 7 Formatting Drives 8 Formatting your Drives on Mac OS 8 Formatting your Drives on Windows 9 Configuring Blackmagic MultiDock 10G 10 Fast SSDs for Video 10 Setting up a RAID for High Speed Performance and Data Security 11 RAID Level 0 for High Speed Performance 11 RAID Level 1 for Data Security 11 Configuri
Getting Started Introducing MultiDock Blackmagic MultiDock is an attractive rack mountable docking station that lets you simultaneously mount up to 4 x 2.5” Solid State Drives or Hard Disk Drives to your computer. Blackmagic MultiDock and Blackmagic MultiDock 10G are perfect for video post production tasks such as editing, color grading, or any task that requires large video files to be stored on multiple drives.
Connecting to your Computer The first thing you’ll want to do is power your Blackmagic MultiDock and connect to your computer! Plug your power source into Blackmagic MultiDock’s mains power input using a standard IEC cable and connector. The power indicator on the front panel will illuminate when power is supplied. On Blackmagic MultiDock 10G, connect the USB-C A port to your computer via a USB-C cable.
The drive bay’s red LED will briefly illuminate when a drive is detected. When a solid state drive or hard disk drive is being read or written to, the drive bay’s LED will flash according to the level of disk activity. When plugging in formatted SSDs or HDDs, they will be recognized by your computer and mounted. On Mac OS, your drives will appear on your desktop. To find your drive on a Windows PC, click the File Explorer icon in the task bar and navigate to ‘this PC’ in the left hand column.
Formatting Drives You can use any 2.5” SSD or HDD with Blackmagic MultiDock. New drives need to be formatted so your computer can read and write to the them. Your Blackmagic MultiDock formats drives using the HFS+ and exFAT formats. These disk formats allow large file sizes and long video clips captured as single files. HFS+ This format is also known as Mac OS Extended and is natively supported by Mac OS.
Formatting your Drives on Windows Windows uses the Disk Management application to format a new drive in the exFAT format. 1 Plug your new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock. 2 Go to Control Panel/System and Security/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/ Disk Management. 3 Right click on your new drive from the list of connected drives and select New Simple Volume. New unformatted drives will be described as Unallocated. 4 A window will open asking for the volume size.
B-C A Configuring Blackmagic MultiDock 10G Blackmagic MultiDock 10G can be configured as a single unit with 4 drives, or as two independent dual-drive docks. This means you can have two separate devices connected to your MultiDock with each USB-C ports controlling two drive bays.
Setting up a RAID for High Speed Performance and Data Security Blackmagic MultiDock supports two of the most common RAID configurations, RAID 0 and RAID 1. A RAID, or Redundant Array of Independent Disks, can provide increased speeds or stronger data security. For example, RAID level 0 stripes your drives together so they are recognized by your computer as one single drive to increase performance. RAID level 1 configures two drives so one is always mirrored by the other, which increases data security.
For detailed information on how to configure a RAID, refer to your operating system’s online support. Select ‘mirrored’ using RAID assistant on Mac OS to configure your drives as RAID 1. Unplugging your Drives Make sure your drives have been properly ejected before removing them from their drive bays. HDDs have longer initialize and shut down times compared to SSDs. This is because HDDs use spinning discs to store data which take time to reach speed.
Help Getting Help The fastest way to obtain help is to go to the Blackmagic Design online support pages and check the latest support material available for your video assist. Blackmagic Design Online Support Pages The latest manual and support notes can be found at the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support. Blackmagic Design Forum The Blackmagic Design forum on our website is a helpful resource you can visit for more information and creative ideas.
Regulatory Notices Disposal of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Within the European Union. The symbol on the product indicates that this equipment must not be disposed of with other waste materials. In order to dispose of your waste equipment, it must be handed over to a designated collection point for recycling.
Safety Information For protection against electric shock, the equipment must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earth connection. In case of doubt contact a qualified electrician. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing. Product is suitable for use in tropical locations with an ambient temperature of up to 40oC. Ensure that adequate ventilation is provided around the product and that it is not restricted.
Warranty 12 Month Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
