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Page 2 - CONTENTS; Hard Drives Installation Guide............................................3

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 1 l CONTENTS Hardware Operation Guide…………..............……………………3 Hard Drives Installation Guide……………………………..………3 Mode Selection & Operation Guide…………………….…..……..6 Raid Mode Selection….............…………………………….……...7 Gui Steelvine Manager Operation………….......

Page 3 - Front View Rear View

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 2 l About the 3.5” Dual SATA Disk Enclosure E F G C D A B Front View Rear View A Fan B eSATA Connector C Power Switch D USB Connector E Fan Switch F Power Adapter Socket G LED Indicator

Page 4 - Hardware Operation Guide; Hard Drives Installation Guide; Release the 4 screws then pull out the rear panel and tray.

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 3 l Hardware Operation Guide Hard Drives Installation Guide STEP1: Release the 4 screws then pull out the rear panel and tray.

Page 5 - Place the two HDD into the tray. Push the HDD to the end

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 4 l STEP2: Place the two HDD into the tray. Push the HDD to the end ntil the HDD is connected with SATA connector. u STEP3: Screw the HDD on the tray both sides.

Page 6 - Push tray into Aluminum housing and secure them; Note

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 5 l STEP4: Push tray into Aluminum housing and secure them together . Note ： Select operation mode first

Page 7 - Switch the power button to power on.

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 6 l Hard Drives Installation Guide You may select function by switching jumper on PCB or use software to operate (GUI mode only). Always press reset button after changing the setting of switching jumpers. Backup your data before formatting hard drives. The d...

Page 8 - RAID Mode Selection; GUI SteelVine Manager Operation; GUI SteelVine Manager is available only under GUI Mode.

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 7 l RAID Mode Selection GUI SteelVine Manager Operation GUI SteelVine Manager is available only under GUI Mode. STEP1: Install SteelVine Manager (Please refer to page 23). STEP2: Start the SteelVine Manager (Please refer to page 25). STEP3: Click on “Configu...

Page 9 - Select “Storage Policy” then click “Apply”.

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 8 l STEP4: Select “Storage Policy” then click “Apply”. STEP5: Click “Yes” to continue.

Page 10 - Jumper Selection & Storage Policy Definitions; GUI MODE; This mode allows you to use the

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 9 l Jumper Selection & Storage Policy Definitions GUI MODE (factory default) ： This mode allows you to use the SteelVine Manager GUI to configure the storage policy and other settings as well as monitor the status of the appliance (i.e., storage capacity...

Page 11 - JBOD MODE; It enables each hard drive to be seen separately as a single

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 10 l JBOD MODE ： It enables each hard drive to be seen separately as a single drive. When using a SATA host controller, JBOD should only be used if the SATA host controller provides Port Multiplier (PM) support. If a host is not PM-aware, only a single drive...

Page 12 - BIG MODE

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 11 l BIG MODE ： It concatenates a series of physical hard drives as a single large volume; resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of singularly connected hard drives. Hard drive A and B are concatenated into a si...

Page 17 - Hard Drive Formatting Guide; Right-click on “My Computer” icon and select

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 16 l Hard Drive Formatting Guide STEP1: Right-click on “My Computer” icon and select the“Manage” column. STEP2: Select “Disk Management” and you will see your hard drives show “Unallocated”. Sample ： 750GB & 250GB hard drives. JBOD MODE

Page 20 - Right-click the red-squared block and selects “Initialize Disk”.

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 19 l RAID/SAFE 50 MODE STEP3: Right-click the red-squared block and selects “Initialize Disk”. Take JBOD MODE for example. (one 750GB HDD & one 250GB hard drives )

Page 21 - Press “OK” button to initialize hard drive.

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 20 l STEP4: Press “OK” button to initialize hard drive. STEP5: The hard drive will show “Online”. Right-click the “Unallocated” block and selects “New Partition”.

Page 22 - The “New Partition Wizard” will appear. Please follow the

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 21 l STEP6: The “New Partition Wizard” will appear. Please follow the instruction of the wizard to complete the partition.

Page 23 - When new partition is completed, the hard drive will be

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 22 l STEP7: When new partition is completed, the hard drive will be recognized as a “New Volume”. STEP8: Format the other hard drive in the same way.

Page 24 - Software Operation Guide; Select “Install GUI” icon to install the driver.

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 23 l Software Operation Guide Software Installation Guide STEP1: Insert driver CD to the CD-ROM drive. STEP2: Select “Install GUI” icon to install the driver. STEP3: Please follow the wizard to complete.

Page 26 - Starting the SteelVine Manager; Software Installation Guide; MS Windows; admin

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 25 l Starting the SteelVine Manager Before you begin, be sure that the SteelVine Manager software has been installed according to the instructions in the Software Installation Guide for your host computer type. MS Windows Click S t a rt P ro g ra m F iles S ...

Page 28 - Item

Server RAID System [ R2-RAID ] User Manua 27 l Item Description System Status Section Temperature The field displays “N/A” because there’s no temperature sensor installed in this device. Fan Speed The field displays “N/A” because there’s no fan speed sensor installed in this device. Drive Status Sec...