S352U2RER S352U2RERC Instruction Manual Dual SATA External Hard Drive Enclosure 3.
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Table of Contents Introduction...................................................................... 1 Packaging Contents.....................................................................1 System Requirements..................................................................1 Installation........................................................................ 2 Hardware Installation....................................................................3 eSATA Controller Card Installation (S352U2RERC only)..
Introduction Packaging Contents • 1 x S352U2RER enclosure • 1 x eSATA cable • 1 x USB A to B cable • 1 x Screw Kit • 1 x Power Adapter with power cord • 1 x Instruction Manual • 1 x PCI Express eSATA controller card (S352U2RERC only) System Requirements • An available USB 2.0 or eSATA port • 1 or 2 SATA Hard Drives • PCI Express enabled computer system (S352U2RERC only) • Microsoft Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista, Mac OS® X, Linux® kernel 2.4.1.
Installation Front View Power Button Power LED USB Link LED USB Activity LED eSATA Link LED eSATA Activity LED Rear View DC Power In (12V) SYS Reset USB Connector eSATA Connector RAID Switch Fan Switch 2
Hardware Installation 1. Remove the drive trays from the enclosure, by pressing the release button, then pushing down on the arms to eject them and slide the trays out. 2. Remove the brace from the trays, then secure the hard drive into the trays with the supplied screws. 3. Slide the trays back into the enclosure until they are fully seated, then close the arms. 4. Set the dip switches on the rear of the enclosure, for the proper mode you want to use. 5.
eSATA Controller Card Installation (S352U2RERC only) - PEXESATA1 SATA eSATA JP J1-J4 Action Setting Enable external eSATA port Set J1-J4 jumpers to pins 1 and 2 Enable internal SATA port Set J1-J4 jumpers to pins 2 and 3 There are two SATA ports available on the PEXESATA1 card - one internal (SATA) and one external (eSATA). Please note that only one of them will work at a time. Using the jumper settings provided above, please designate which port is to be used.
5. Place the cover back onto the computer. 6. Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply. Driver Installation Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 1. When the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the screen, insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you are prompted to connect to Windows Update, please select the “No, not this time” option and click Next. 2. Select the option “Install Drivers Automatically (Recommended)” and then click the Next button. 3.
SteelVine Manager Installation 1. Insert the included CD, and AutoPlay will start. 2. Select the Install option and proceed through the installation process. 3. Once complete, you should have the tray icon present, from which you can launch the SteelVine Manager utility.
Configuration Mode Selection 1. Make sure the enclosure is powered on and not connected to a computer system. 2. Set the DIP switches to the appropriate mode: SYS Reset DIP Switch 3. Press the SYS Reset button.
SteelVine Manager Operation To use the SteelVine Manager to configure the enclosure, the DIP switches on the enclosure must be configured for GUI mode. 1. Install the SteelVine Manager from the included CD, or download the latest version from the StarTech.com website (www.startech.com). 2. Launch the SteelVine Manager utility or click on the icon in the system tray (Windows only). 3. The main window will show you current status of the disks in the enclosure.
RAID Storage Policies NOTE: The maximum supported partition size for 32-bit Windows systems is 2 TB. Windows cannot detect multiple drives in any RAID mode if the total size exceeds 2TB. Hard drives in non-RAID mode (JBOD) are supported up to 2TB. GUI MODE (factory default) GUI mode allows you to use the SteelVine Manager GUI to set the storage policy and other settings as well as monitor the status of the enclosure (i.e., storage capacity, and RAID mode of the desired hard drive).
BIG MODE BIG concatenates a series of physical hard drives into a single large volume; Hard drives A and B are combined with a storage capacity that is equal to the sum of the two drives. There is no data redundancy, so if one of the disks fail, the data on that disk will be lost. Once the hard drives A and B are installed in the enclosure, set the DIP switch to BIG mode and press the SYS reset button. A single disk drive will now appear, with the total capacity of the two separate hard drives.
RAID 0 (Fast) RAID0 is a combination of two physical hard drives, where the data is striped (split) between them. It presents the best data speed, as the data is split and written to both disks at the same time, but there is no data redundancy. If either of the disks fail, then all of the data will be lost. If two equal capacity hard drives are used, the capacity of the hard drives are combined. If two unequal capacity hard drives are used, the capacity is double that of the smaller hard drive.
RAID 1 (Safe) RAID1 allows the enclosure to automatically copy data to both hard drives. It stores all data in duplicate on separate drives to protect against data loss due to drive failure. It provides the highest level of data protection for critical data that you cannot afford to lose if a hard drive fails. The capacity is equal to the smaller of the two hard drives.
RAID / SAFE33 SAFE33 creates two virtual volumes; one SAFE volume and one BIG volume. This should be used when you need one volume for critical data and another for non-critical. It reduces the cost of additional hard drives in operations where non-critical data could be lost without severe consequences. If one drive fails the SAFE volume is retrievable, but the BIG volume is not. When you replace the failed drive, the SAFE volume is automatically rebuilt to the replacement drive.
RAID / SAFE50 SAFE50 creates two virtual volumes; one SAFE volume and one BIG volume. This should be used when you need one volume for critical data and another for non-critical. It reduces the cost of additional hard drives in operations where non-critical data could be lost without severe consequences. If one drive fails the SAFE volume is retrievable, but the BIG volume is not. When you replace the failed drive, the SAFE volume is automatically rebuilt to the replacement drive.
Specifications SATA revision 2.0 Bus Interface USB 2.0 Chipset Silicon Image SiI5744 1 x eSATA 7-pin External Connectors 1 x USB type B Power, USB Link, USB Act., eSATA Link, eSATA Act. LEDs HDD A Act., HDD A Link HDD B Act., HDD B Link Cooling Fan 1 x 50mm Ball Bearing eSATA: 3 Gbps Maximum Data Transfer Rate USB: 480 Mbps Supported RAID Modes JBOD, BIG, RAID0, RAID1, SAFE33, SAFE50 Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/ Vista, Mac OS X, Linux kernel 2.4.1.
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