ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES
Model: RT5835HMEU
I.Installing drive into the RAID Tower V
Step 1
Use a Philips screwdriver to secure the 3.5”
SATA hard drive to the drive tray
Step 2
Slide the tray into the Disk Array drive bay.
Note: It is recommended to fill up the RAID Tower V with SATA drives from right to left and top to bottom. This is to help in identifying which drives connect to which ports for easier
troubleshooting.
II.Connecting the power cable and RAID Tower V to the computer
a.Connect the power cord provided from the wall outlet to the back of the RAID Tower.
b.Make sure the power is off (power LED light should be off).
c.Connect either the provided USB or eSATA cable from the back of the RAID Tower to the computer. We recommend connecting the eSATA port for best performance if this port is available on your computer.
Photo identifying SATA port s on HPM
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III.Power on/off control
Turn on the power to the RAID Tower Mini by pressing the power button on the front. The power LED light should lit indicating the power is on.
Power LED
Power Switch
HPM 1 (Top disk array)
(LED 1) HPM Health
(LED 2) eSATA Status
(LED 3) USB Status
HPM 2 (Bottom disk array) (LED 1) HPM Health
(LED 2) eSATA Status (LED 3) USB Status
Set A
Set B
Set A
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IV. Setting RAID on the HPM
1.Attach the SATA hard drives (up to 4) to the SATA ports on the Hardware Port Multiplier (HPM) using SATA cables. It is recommended to connect drives to the SATA ports 1 to 4 successively.
2.Set the Rotary switch to the RAID mode required.
3.Push the RAID setting button with a ballpoint pen tip while the HPM is turned off.
Use a ballpoint pen tip to press the RAID Setting Button
4.While holding the RAID setting button, turn on the HPM and SATA hard drives and continue to hold button for at least 5 seconds.
Note: | The onboard LED's for the eSATA and USB will start blinking |
| while holding down the raid setting button. Once the raid |
| setting button is released, the PM Health LED will blink |
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| If the PM Health LED stops blinking, the raid set is set |
| correctly. If the PM Health LED lights up as solid green, it is a |
| bad setup. You need to repeat setting up the raid again. |