Download Lindy USB Quad Drive SATA Enclosure

External
3.5"4 X SATAHDDEnclosure
User'sguide
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lntroduction
to beableto useallthesedisksas
function.
lt is desirable
4 SATAHDDwhichis withCOMBINATION
maximum
Support
can
for max4 harddisks.Combination
it t|iy *.r. one singlevolume(cf. # P.16).Thereare 7 kindsof combination
combine4 drivesintoonelargerlogicalvolüme.Forexample,Combine4 STATHDDeachvolumehas500G8to a 2TB
professional
workingwith largeamountsof DV and DVDvideoor professional
volume,it is very idealfor aüdio/video
2Dl3Dimagefiles.
volumethan137GB'the
onevolumemorethan137GBbigdrivesor morethanthecombined
Notice# 1: Whenconnect
youcan not makeone
XP SP-l or later.In Windowsg8SE/ME,
versionof OS needsafterWindows2000SP-3Mindows
"a
mode"'
or morethan137G8at combine
morethan137GB
volume(a partition)
1.1 Precaution
on thisdevice.
to carryoutmaintenance
persons
qualified
areauthorized
only
-Read
whensettingupthedevice'
andfollowthecorrectprocedure
o
thisUser'sGuidecarefully,
objectintothe
or modifyit. Neverinsertanymetallic
r Donotopenyourdeviceor attemptto disassemble
emissions.
or dangerous
shock,fire,short-circuiting
driveto avoid'anyriskof electrical
Technical
bya qualified
haveit inspected
parts.lf it appearsto be malfunctioning,
o Nouser-serviceable
Supportrepresentative.
Neverplaceobjects
o Neverexposeyourdeviceto rain,or useit nearwater,or in dampor wetconditions.
theriskof electrical
so
increases
Doing
into
its
openings.
spill
may
as
they
device,
on
the
liquids
containing
injury.
fireor personal
shock,short-circuiting,
a
a
a
a
a
grounded.
thereis
andDeviceareelectrically
lf thedevices
arenotgrounded,
Makesurethatthecomputer
riskof electrical
shock.Powerrequirements'100-240
V-,4-2 A, 60-50Hz,(Supplyvoltage
an increased
to over-voltage
category
notexceeding
t 10o/o
ol the nominal,transient
over-voltages
according
fluctuations
il).
outsidethe rangeof 0' C to 35' C (32' F to 95' F); or to
Do not exposethe Deviceto temperatures
nonor non-operating
humiditybeyond10-907e,
op€rational
humiditybeyond5-80%,non-condensing,
its casing,AvoidplacingyourDeviceneara
condensing.
Doingso maydamagethe Deviceor disfigure
placingyourDevicein an
it to sunlight(eventhrougha window).Inversely,
sourceof heator exposing
theunit.
environment
thatistoocoldor humidmaydamage
outletif thereis a riskof lightningor if it willbe unusedfor an
Alwaysunplugthe Devicefromthe electrical
periodof time.Othenrise,
thereis an increased
riskof electrical
shock,short-circuiting
or fire.
extended
Useonlythepowersupplyshippedwiththedevice.
radiosor speakers.
Doingso may
nearotherelectrical
appliances
suchas televisions,
DonotusetheDevice
whichwilladversely
affecttheoperation
of theotherproducts.
causeinterference
suchas computerdisplays,
televisions
or
Do not placethe Devicenearsourcesof magneticinterference,
Magnetic
interference
canaffecttheoperation
andstabilityof yourDevice.
speakers.
Donotplaceheavyobjectson topof thedevice
of theuser,andunder
Anyloss,comrption
anddestruction
of datais thesoleresponsibility
of thisdata.Youarehighly
nocircumstances
will beheldliablefor therecovery
or restoration
recommended
to keepTWOcopiesof yourdata.
of tt,s device
1.2 TheCaPabilities
.
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RaidJBOD'BIG'
Supports
SATAHDDx 4
Supports
withUSB2.0datatransferrateupto 480Mbps
Gomplies
onYourPC
Easyinstallation
theUSBbuspower
modeaccording
on-off
AutoPow€r
2. YourSystem
2.1System
Requirements
Hardware
PC
o An IntelPlll500Mhz
equivalent
or fast
r 64MBRAMor more
o 250M8freespaceof harddiskspace
. SupperVGA(800-600)or
Higherwith
256colors
e CD-ROM
drive
MAC
o MacG4500mhzor faster
o 64MBRAMor more
o 250MB
freesoaceof Harddisk
. Supper
VGA(800-600)
or Higher
with
256colors
r CD-ROM
drive
Software
r
r
e
.
.
Windows
Vista
Windows
2000,
Windows
XP
Windows
ME
Wubdiws
98SEor laterversion
o MacOS'10.3.9
version
or newest
is
installed
of Content
2.2Package
Your deviceshouldcontainthe following:
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1. Onemalnbodyof thisProduct
2. OneUSBcable
cable
3. OnepowersuPPlY
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4, 4ocsof 3.5"harddiekholds
screwsfor 3.5"harddisks
5. 16piecesof installation
6. Useremanual
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USBCabler.
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2.3 Partsdescription
The FrontView
1 . SATAHDDStatus
LED
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
TheLEDusingto indicate
thestatusof SATAHDDs.
SATA3is toponeSATAHDD,theSATA0is thebutton
oneSATAHDD
LEDON:SATAHDDReady
LEDflash:SATAHDDis active
LEDoff:SATAHDDfailor NoSATAHDD
SystemReady:
On= Systemis ready
Off= Systemis notready
Off= Nosystemerror
FANLED:ONFANis turnON
FanSwitch:
Pushlockto turnONthesystem
fan.
Püshreleaseto turnOFFthesystemfan
PowerLED:ONPoweristurnON
PowerSwitch:
Pushlockto turnONtheSystempower.
Pushrelease
to turnOFFthesystempower
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2. DiPSwitch
USB2'0 Port
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Step2. SlidetheSATAHDDinto
thecas€.Makesuretheclickof
HDDholderis at rightPosition.
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Step3. Makesuretheclickof
HDDholderis at rightPosition.
Step4. Closethefrontcover.
to YourPC's
Step5 Connect
eSATAPortwhichsuPPort
Port
multiolier.
4. UsingwithyourPC
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1. Combine4X SATA:
FromPC's"oiskManagor',
th€SATAI-SATA4to onevirtualvolume.
to combine
DlPl-DlP4sotto the"ON"position
is
of
SATAI,
SATA2,
SATA3
and
SATA4.
with
the
capaclty
sum
it is recognized
as oneharddisk
2. Combine3X SATA:
l) DIPrwltch:DIPl-3 O1{,DIP'l OFF
to onevirtualvolume,
Harddisksof SATAI- SATA3arecombined
harddisk.
SATA4worksas an indepondent
"Disk
as twoharddisks.
FromPC's
Manage/,it 18recognized
2) DIPawltch:DIPI OFF'DIP2-4 ON
to on€virtualvolume.
Harddisksof SATA2- SATA4erecombined
harddisk.
SATA1worksas an ind€pendent
as two harddisks.
FromPC's'DiBkManagef,it i3 recognized
3. Combine2X SATA:
l) A DIPrwltch:DIPl-2 Ot{,DIP3-1 OFF
to onevirtualsinglevolum€.
SATA1andSATA2erecomblned
harddisks,
SATA3andSATM workas independent
as threeharddisks.
FromPC's'DiskManag€/,it is rocognized
2) A DIPrwltch:DIP1-2OFF,DIP3-4 ON
to onevirtualslnglevolume.
SATA3andSATM arecomblned
harddisks.
SATA'1
andSATM workas independent
-Disk
as threeharddiske.
FromPC's
Managef,it is recognized
4 . DoublecombineMode:
to onevirtualsingl€volumeand
SATAIandSATA2erecombined
to onevirtualsinglevolume,too.
SATA3andSATA4ar6combined
as two harddisks.
FromPC's"DiskManage/,it is recognized
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5. NormalMode:
Set DIP 1-4 to OFFpositionto disablethe COMBINATION
function.SATA1,SATA2,SATA3and SATA4are actinoas
independent
drivevolumes.
"Disk
FromPC's
Managef,it is recognized
asfourharddisks.
. Thedefinition
of DIPswitchfor theCOMBINATION
modeis listingas follows.
Please!Followupthesettingto choosethecombination
thatyouneed.
DIPSW
4X HDO
comDrne
mooe
3X HOO
combine
mooe
A mov€ment
stateof
HDO
the numb€rof HDD
DiskVolumeat PC
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DtPt-3 0N
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HDD4 combined
HDD4 normal
HD01-3
combinod
lt
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a
1/2/3lighting
HDD2-4 comblned
HDDl
o
o
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2,3,4llghtlng
I
HDD3,4
normel
HDD'l-2 combined
a
o
o
HDD3-4 combtned
HDD1,2normal
Doubls2(
HDDcombine
mooa
HDD 3-4 comblncd
HDD 1.2 combin€d
1,2llghtlng
3,4 llghtlng
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all lightlng
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Dlst
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mod€
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the
number
of HDD
HDD1-4combined
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DIP1-4OFF
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HD01-4normal
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all lightingoff
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Notel??Windws
2000/ windowsXP & MacoS cannotsupporttheharddiskcapacityover2TB.lf yourareusingthesgOSs,
pl€asesettho"DlP4'at'ON"position!
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Note2??Only
cansettheDIPSw4 to on positionwhonyouareusingWindows2Oo3serverSp-lor Windows
Vistaor ttanrumbassdwindoucxP
compubr.
The GUlDpatition
table"GPT"is supported
by Windows2003ServerSp-1orWindowsVlstaor
,lB
Itanium-basod
WindomxP
computowhich
canBupport
voluma
sizaupto exabytoB.
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6.Automatic
HDDpowerOn-Offcontrolsetting
set DIPswitch5 "oN"'thanthis.dovic€
willturnon/offthepowerof HD-D
andfanaccordlng
withpc poweron/off.Forthismode
th€powelswitchmustbeturnedon,Alsothepowerot ibliäno
än iirr üä'irli.äi?ä!lüJ
rnp,rgth6usB cabre,if youreprus
theUSBcabtethepowerof HDDandfanwiilbetum;d o;;;;maucaily
DlpJOFF
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dhmoüic
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resardless
ofanusBcabl6
andthePC,thepower
ofHDDandfanwiilbeturned
oNafrerthe
Thestatusof powerLEDwiilbeturnedon/offaccording
thepowerof HDDandfanon/off.
#1:Automatic
pow€ron/offin somesituation..nnoiuä ür"i.
tvo, cannnJmoä o-eiaä
at cnaptere rroubteshooting.)
#2: Pleasedlsconn€ct
thepowercorefromortläi oi trrn Jtr powerswitchwhenyou
changedDlp switchsetting.
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4.1 TheTroubleShooing
I lt ls not recognlzedeven lf I connect thls product. Or do not work lusily.
o Please!Checkthestateof pow€rswitchandthestateof a powersupplyouflet.
o PleaselCheckwhetherconnection
of theUSBcablehavebeencontactwell.
o PleaselCheckthesettingof Jumper
of eachharddiskwhichls setcorrectly.
o PleaselCheckdevicedriveris Installed
for yourOS.
o lf youconnectthisproductvia USBHUB,plees€connectit in an USBportof PCdirectly,andtestit again.
o Pleasechockthelimilation
of filingsystemandpartitioncapacityaccording
th€OSwhlchyouusing.
I "A dlsk management"screen cannot start in Wlndows 2000/XP.
o Youmustbe loggedon as an administrator
groupin orderto initializ€harddiskat the
or a momberof th€Administrators
systemof WINDOWS
2000/XP.
I Transfer speed ls slow even lf I have access to USB.
o Please!
Checkwheth€r
theUSBportis working
at USB2.0
mode.
o Pleas€!
Checkwhether
it is connected
to a portof USB1.1.
o lf youareusinga USBHUBto PC,pleaseconfirm
thatHUBis an USB2.0
HUB.
o WhenotherUSBdeviceis connected
to the PC at sam€time,thereis the situationof hansferspeedbecomesslow.
Pleasetakooffoth6rUSBdevice.
o PleaEel
Checkwhetheryouusean USBcablewhichis camewlththisproduct.
r Cannot uge thls product by speclflc eoftware (a dlsk tool and backup software).
o On specificsoftware(Note1),cannotueethisproduct.
l5
Pleaseuseothersoftware
whetherthatcaseusesa harddiskof thenormaldeployment
for a pC.
Notel:Aboutspecifications
pleasecheckwithsoftware
of software,
venderfor detail.
r Windows does not start when start a PC with this product was connected.Or it is hang up at pC starting
process,
r Power can not turn on at auto power on-off mode.
o PleaselCheckthe settingof .BIOSsetupof the PC? lf thereis a settingitem suchas "USBLegacy
Device'or ,USB
LegacySupport'?Setthisin 'Disable'mode(invalidity),
andpteasetestit ägain.
lf the USB4X HDDstillcannotturnon the powerafterchangethesettingof BloS. Pleasedisconnect
the USBcablefrom
PCandrestartyourPc. AftertheWindowswasfull loadedthenconnectiheUSB4X HDDto thepC.
In addition,
aboutuser'sguideof BloSsetupmenu,pleaserefertheinstruction
manual
of pC or themanual
of themorher
board.
I In Windows 98 SE environment, I installed HDD more than 64G8, but do not exacily recognize
that
capacity.
o U-sing-Fdisk'exe
to partitiona harddiskthat is largerthan64 GB (64 gigabytes,
or 68,1i9,476,736
bytes)in size,
'Fdisk'
doesnot reportthe correctsizeof the harddisk.To resolvätnis-pro'orem
immediately,
download
the fix oy
clickingthedownload
linklaterin thisarticleor contactMicrosoft
ProductdupportServices
to obtainthefix.
http://support.microsoft
.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
ja; 263044
I In Wlndows 98 SE and Mac OS cannot recognize HDD which already formafted in Windows
2OO0/ xp
/vtsTA
o Thereis a limitation
to thefilingsystemandpartitioncapacityof theoS. pleaseconfirmwhichoS is installedin the pC.
Thefollowinglistsshowyoufilingsystemof Operating
System.
l6
os
Wlndowr98 8E
WlndowtXIE
Wlndowr2000Pro
FILLING
SYSTEM
NTFS
FAT32
HFS
X
ö
X
X
.)
X
^
O#1
X
Wlndow!XP
r)
X
WlndowrVlrta
o
x
MacOS
x
o#2
a)
WlndowswithFAT32format,it is limltthe capacityup to 32GB'lf you needuse
#,t.WhenformatUSB4X HDDin Microsoft
onevolumeat FAT32formatover32GBthenyoune6dthirdpart'sutllityto initiallzeandformatit.
to formalthe USB 4X HDDwithinFA32formatin
#2.WhenshareUSB4X HDDwith Wlndow!OS, it is neöessary
Windowsside
I The volume space lr lers then hard dlak speclflcatlon,the hard dlsk space that lt ls recognlzed'and ls
dlrplayed less than capacltyof the hard dlsk.
on the OS after a formatis
o Becausecalculatlon
methodsare different,there is a llttle it, and capacltyrecognized
on the
of a harddiskat 1GB=1000M8,buta calculation
capacityindication
Thiscalculetes
thanr6alcapacity.
clisplayed
at 1GB=1024M8'
OSis calculated