User manual

Hydra S2 User Guide
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1
ICON KEY 1
THE HYDRA S2 1
OTHER AVAILABLE INTERFACES 1
DETAILED VIEW 2
FRONT VIEW 2
REAR VIEW 3
2TB VOLUME SWITCH 3
SMART FAN 3
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4
PC REQUIREMENTS 4
MAC REQUIREMENTS 4
SUPPORTED HARD DRIVES 4
PACKAGE CONTENTS 4
ABOUT DATA BACKUP 4
CHAPTER 2 - HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY 5
ADDING MORE HARD DRIVES 8
REPLACING A FAULTY HARD DRIVE 8
CHAPTER 3 - SYSTEM SET UP 9
CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 9
CHAPTER 4 - APPENDIX 16
H
ARD DISK MODE 9
RAID SETUP 9
BIG (JBOD SPANNING) 10
FAST (RAID 0 STRIPING+STRIPING) 10
SAFE (RAID 1 MIRRORING) 11
SAFE II (RAID 10 MIRRORING+STRIPING) 11
INSTALLATION ON A PC 12
REMOVE PROCEDURE 12
INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH 13
REMOVE PROCEDURE 13
PARTITIONING & FORMATTING 14
PC RUNNING WINDOWS 14
MAC OS 15
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS 16
FAQ 16
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 16