Instruction manual

Using Blackmagic MultiDock

RAID Level 1 for Data Security

Blackmagic MultiDock has 4 drive bays which let you conﬁgure 2 pairs of mirrored SSDs or HDDs. A mirrored

pair of drives are recognized as one single drive. Using RAID level 1 gives you an immediate back up as you

write data to the drive. If one drive fails, the other is instantly available.

Conﬁguring a RAID using Mac OS X and Windows

To conﬁgure a RAID use the Disk Utility application on MAC OS X, or Windows Disk Management to

conﬁgure a RAID using Windows.

You’ll ﬁnd the Mac OS X Disk Utility application by clicking Go on the desktop menu bar, then selecting

Utilities/Disk Utility.

Windows Disk Management can be opened by clicking Control panel, then selecting

Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Storage/Disk Management.

For detailed information on how to conﬁgure a RAID, refer to your operating system’s online support.

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.

Ejecting a drive on Mac OS X

Right click on the drive icon on your desktop and select Eject. Blackmagic MultiDock's drive bay LED will

ﬂash brieﬂy and your drive will disappear from the desktop. Your drive is now ready to be unplugged from

Blackmagic MultiDock.

Ejecting a drive on a Windows PC

Click on the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon at the bottom right of your desktop. A list of

drives and devices will appear above the icon. Click on the drive you wish to eject. Blackmagic MultiDock's

drive bay LED will ﬂash brieﬂy, and your drive will disappear from the device list on the desktop. Your drive

is now ready to be unplugged from Blackmagic MultiDock.

NOTE: When using a RAID it’s important you shut down your computer before unplugging the RAID set.

Never unplug a drive from a RAID set while the computer is operating or you’ll risk data loss.

2 SSDs being mirrored as a RAID level 1 using Disk Utility on Mac

OS X.