Hardware RAID-1 (Mirror) Performance Storage Solution Users Guide & Owners Manual
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1.1.1 Mac Requirements 1.1.2 PC Requirements 1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives 1.2 CONTENTS 1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1.4 PORT VIEW & INTERFACE CONNECTIONS 1.5 CABLE CONNECTIONS & QUICK START GUIDE 2 LCD DISPLAY 2.1 LCD INTERFACE & MAP 2.2 MAXPROTECT RAID 1 USAGE 2.3 MAXPERFORM RAID 0 USAGE 3 ASSEMBLY 3.1 REPLACING HARD DRIVES 4 FORMATTING 4.1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BOOTING ON AN OLDER MACINTOSH 4.
Chapter 1 - Introduction Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 System Requirements 1.1.1 Mac Requirements •Minimum PowerPC G4 Processor, 128MB RAM •eSATA interface, Mac OS X 10.3 or later (OR) •FireWire interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later (OR) •USB 2.0 interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later 1.1.2 PC Requirements •Minimum 500MHz Intel Pentium 3 Processor, 128MB RAM •eSATA interface, Windows XP / Vista (OR) •FireWire interface, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (OR) •USB 2.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.4 Port View & Interface Connections ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ The Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini has multiple interfaces to work with any computer system. ➀ DC IN port - The Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini requires power to operate.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 2 - LCD Display 2 LCD DISPLAY 2.1 LCD Interface & Map The Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini has an LCD display at the front of the hard drive enclosure. It will illuminate blue when powered on, and the activity lights below the LCD display will also illuminate. The LCD display is covered in more detail in the next pages. The lights numbered 1 and 2 denote the 2 internal hard drives.
Chapter 2 - LCD Display Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini The Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini utilizes an LCD display to configure many of it’s functions. use the following diagram to navigate the menu system. GMAXmini GMAXmini MAXProtect RAID1 MAXPerform RAID0 GMAXmini Starting... LEFT button cycles through menus and options. RIGHT button enters menus and selects options.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 2 - LCD Display 2.2 MAXProtect RAID 1 Usage MAXProtect RAID 1 mode provides redundant data protection using the live activity backup/data protection that mirrors your data on two drives. What does it mean when the orange LED is lit on my Newer Technology GMAX mini in MAXProtect mode? If there are no red lights indicating a bad drive, the GMAX mini is in rebuild mode, synchronizing the drives due to a recoverable error.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini 2.3 MAXPerform RAID 0 Usage Chapter 2 - LCD Display MAXPerform RAID 0 mode provides the fastest possible speed to your storage array. The trade off of this speed is that there is no data redundancy / protection. What happens if a drive fails in my Newer Technology GMAX mini in MAXPerform mode? If a drive fails in your GMAX mini when it is set to MAXPerform mode, you will need to replace the defective drive to continue using your GMAX mini.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 3 - Assembly 3 ASSEMBLY 3.1 Replacing Hard Drives To set up a new RAID, install new hard drives, or if you have had a failure of a hard drive, you will need to either install new or replace existing hard drives. If you have an existing RAID and need to remove a hard drive: Should one of the hard drives fail, the corresponding HDD # LED will light up red and an alarm will sound.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 3 - Assembly To remove the drives, turn the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini around to the rear and remove the hard drive cover plate by unscrewing the 2 Phillips screws from the top corners. Once you have removed the back of the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini, the two 2.5” hard drives are held into the chassis using friction fit trays.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 4 - Formatting 4 FORMATTING 4.1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE TO BOOT ON A G3, G4, OR G5 SYSTEM If you purchased a preconfigured Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini, your new external hard drive has been formatted for the Macintosh as a Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) volume, using the GUID* Partition Table scheme. This means that your new drive is ready to use immediately out of the box if you have an Intel based Macintosh computer.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 4 - Formatting 4.3 Formatting your Guardian MAXimus mini on a Macintosh with Mac OS X IMPORTANT NOTE: This procedure will erase all data on your hard disk drives in the Guardian MAXimus mini. Back up any important data before proceeding! ➀ Click on the “Initialize” button. ➁ Select the device with no volumes attached to it; in this picture, that would be the 640 GB Newer Technology device. Click on the picture of the drive icon next to the text.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 4 - Formatting ➂ Once you’ve selected the Newer Technology device, you will notice the above change in the Disk Utility application. Click on the “Partition” tab in this picture. ➃ You then need to choose how many partitions you wish your Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini to have. For ease of use we’re selecting one partition here but of course you could select more if you wish to have multiple volumes created.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 4 - Formatting ➄ Choose a name for the volume. You will need to repeat this step for each volume if you selected multiple partitions. Click Apply to finish. ➅ You will be asked to confirm that you wish to format the drive - agree, and then after a few moments, partitioning will complete and the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini volume will mount on your desktop.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 4 - Formatting 4.4 Removing the GUID Partition Scheme Only for XP, 2000, ME and earlier. (XP 64-BIT, Vista & Windows 7 can continue to the next section) Your new OWC Mercury Elite-AL mini is preformatted for use with a Macintosh. Unfortunately, this is not readable by Windows without special software. If you wish to use your storage solution on a computer running Windows, you will need to repartition and reformat using the following instructions.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 4 - Formatting 4.5 Formatting your Guardian MAXimus mini on Windows 2000 and later Instructions for other operating systems can be found at http://www.newertech.com/format. ➀ With the drive connected to the computer and pow- ered on, right click on the “My Computer” icon and select “Manage” from the menu. The “Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard” window should appear. If the Wizard does not appear, expand the Storage menu by clicking on the plus (+) sign.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini ➃ Your drive will ap- pear similar to how Disk 1 does below. Notice that the space on the lower right reads as “Unallocated.” Right click in this space and choose “New Partition.” ➄ The “New Partition Wiz- ard” will launch. Click “Next” to continue. ➅ Specify your partition type as “Primary,” and click “Next.” ➆ The wizard will display the maxi- mum partition size for your drive. It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default value.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini ➇ If you like, you can specify the drive letter designation for your new drive. Otherwise, one will automatically be assigned. Click “Next.” ➈ Before you can use the drive, it must be formatted. On most systems running Windows 2000 or later, it is advisable to specify the file system as NTFS. Leave the Allocation unit size as “Default,” and feel free to give the drive whatever name you prefer. Be sure to check the box “Perform a quick format”.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini ➀➀ Once you have finished with the formatting wizard, you will see that your new drive (represented as “Disk E” in this case) will display a message of “Formatting.” This should only take a couple of minutes if you chose the quick format option. ➀➁ After a moment or two, the drive’s status will change from “Formatting” to “Healthy.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 4 - Formatting ➀➂ At this point, you may close the Computer Management window. Your drive is ready to use and can be found in “My Computer.” 4.6 MacDrive 8 Using your new Storage Solution on both Macs and PCs? MacDrive takes the guesswork out of sharing files. Whether you are transferring files between home and the office, a class room lab and your dorm room or even on the same computer, MacDrive makes it painless.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 5 -Troubleshooting & Tips 5 TROUBLESHOOTING & TIPS 5.1 Troubleshooting Some of the most simple problems can be traced to power, or connectivity issues. Begin your troubleshooting by verifying that power is plugged into the external storage solution, and if connected to a power strip. Make sure that the power is turned on at the switch on the strip. Then, simply verify that your cables (both ends!) are properly plugged into the computer and storage solution.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 6 - Appendix 6 APPENDIX 6.1 FAQ Q: How do I format my storage solution? A: OWC has detailed instructions online for most popular operating systems, located at: http://www.newertech.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini Chapter 7 - Customer Service 7 CUSTOMER SERVICE 7.1 Before Contacting Customer Service •Read this manual and review Chapter 5: Troubleshooting & Tips. •Try to confirm the problem is with the hard drive. If you have a second computer, move the enclosure to that system and verify that the solution does not function with that machine. •Visit our tech center for more support suggestions, including FAQs. http://www.newertech.
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