User guide

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0
storage device from your host computer system. Once the physical USB device is
disconnected, any volumes that are associated with that device will become unavailable. On
Windows systems, the SteelVine Manager GUI and daemon software must be stopped before
any devices can be disconnected.
Windows Systems
1) Close the SteelVine Manager GUI and exit the icon in the Notification Tray.
2) Stop the SteelVine daemon by selecting
Start Æ Program Files Æ Silicon Image Æ
57XX SteelVine Æ Control Æ Stop SteelVineService.
3) Click on the
Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image) in the System Tray
located in the lower right-hand side of your screen
4) A message will appear listing all of the devices that the Eject icon controls. Click on the
“
Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device” item.
5) The following message then appears: “
Safe to Remove Hardware”. You can now safely
disconnect the device from your computer.
Note: If your host USB adapter does not support this feature, the device should be
disabled using the Device Manager or your system should be shut down cleanly and
powered off before disconnecting the USB device.
Macintosh Systems
You must un-mount the hard drive system by dragging the hard drive icon to the trash before
disconnecting it or powering it down.
Linux Systems
You must manually un-mount the volume using the appropriate Linux command for your
specific system type before disconnecting it.
Hard Disk Drive Hot-Plug and Unplug
When using a SATA host connection, the hard disk drives can be hot-plugged or
hot-unplugged while the system is running. However, to avoid data corruption or loss, care
should be taken to ensure that the host system is not currently using any drive that is about to
be hot-unplugged.
When using a USB host connection, the hard disk drives should not be hot-plugged or
hot-unplugged while the system is running. Instead, you should eject the drives or shut down
your host system before connecting or disconnecting any hard disk drives.
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