Aluratek ACDUES350F2TB Manuel

Cyclone 3.5” USB 2.0 / eSATA Dual Bay RAIDExternal Hard DriveInstructional Manual ACDUES350Fqsg Q10087 Copyright © 2008 Aluratek, Inc. All Ri

11Step 4: Slide back the enclosure frame and screw in the (4) screws included.44

121. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and connect the power cable to the drive2. Decide which interface cable you will use:A. eSATA Connection:

13After resetting the jumper or installing the HDDs, please press this button to activate the new settingRAID Setting & Changing the RAID ModeNOTE

14The ACDUES350F storage processor has two hard disk LEDs (SATA Port to hard disk). The table shows hard disk LEDs functions and operation in Normal m

15The ACDUES350F storage processor has two hard disk LEDs (SATA Port to device). The table shows hard disk LED function and operation in SPAN(BIG), RA

16The BIG storage policy concatenates a series of physical hard drives as a single large volume;resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes b

17It is also possible to create a BIG volume using only a single hard disk drive con-nected to Port 0, and then increase the storage capacity of the v

18The Normal storage policy enables each hard drive to be seen separately as one drive. When using a SATA host controller, Normal should only be used

19The FAST storage policy distributes access across all hard disks, also called striping (equivalent to RAID 0). FAST presents the best data speed but

20The SAFE storage policy stores all data in duplicate on separate drives to pro-tect against data loss due to drive failure. One drive mirrors the ot

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21It is also possible to create a SAFE volume using one hard disk drive connected to Port 0 of the ACDUES350F Storage, although no mirroring will occu

22The SAFE33 storage policy creates two virtual volumes; one SAFE volume and one BIG volume, and should be used when you need the high reliability for

23The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE33 policy will be one-third of the size of one hard drive (if they are equal) or one-third of the size of the s

24When using a SATA host connection, you must have a PM (Port Multiplier) aware host adapter when using SAFE33. If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aw

25The SAFE50 storage policy creates two virtual volumes; one SAFE volume and one BIG volume, and should be used when you need the high reliability for

26The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE50 policy will be one-half of the size of one hard drive (if they are equal) or one-half of the size of the sma

27When using a SATA host connection, you must have a PM (Port Multiplier) aware host adapter when using SAFE50. If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aw

28Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive, so make sure you have a backup! This step is usually only required the rst tim

29Mac OS• Select “Disk Utility” in the utilities folder• Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement.For Mac OS X, we recom

30Technical SupportIf you need further assistance, please contact Aluratek support department prior to returning this device.E-mail: support@aluratek.

4IntroductionThank you for choosing Aluratek’s® CyClone Drive to serve your external hard drive needs. In no time, you will able to backup your data a

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32WarrantyAluratek warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship for 1 Year from the date of purchase.This warranty becomes invalid

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5Features and RequirementsFeatures:• Supports up to two SATA Hard Drives• Supports RAID Levels 0, 1, SAFE33, SAFE50 & JBOD (eSATA)• USB 2.0 (USB 1

6Your order has been carefully packaged and inspected. The following should be included in your package. Please inspect the contents of the package t

7Product HighlightsPower switchFanPower input portUSB 2.0 porteSATA portFRONTBACKPower LED & Alarm LED :When blue lights on, it means the enclosur

8Step 1: Remove the (4) screws from the back panel and open the enclosure by sliding out the metal panel. (phillips head screwdriver needed).Hard Driv

9Step 2: Align the rst HDD to the SATA connector and push forward to connect.Lock the HDD into place by screwing in (4) screws

10Step 3: Connect the second hard drive to the SATA cable and power cable and place on top of the rst hard drive. Lock the HDD