Cavalry Storage CADA-U3E4 instruction manual Instruction Manual, Bay USB 3.0 RAID EXTERNAL

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Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual

CADA-U3E4

4-Bay USB 3.0 RAID EXTERNAL

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Contents CADA-U3E4 Instruction Manual4-Bay USB 3.0 RAID EXTERNAL Chapter 2. MODE SETUP AND ARRAY MANAGEMENT Table of ContentsCHAPTER 4. Initializing and Formatting Your New Array SPECIFICATIONS FEATURESPACKAGE CONTENTS GETTING STARTEDPRODUCT PART IDENTIFICATION TOOL-LESS DRIVE-BAY INSTALLATIONThe image to the left shows you the potential drive placement RAID 3 Mode DESCRIPTION OF RAID-MODESRAID 5 Mode RAID 10 ModeSOFTWARE MODE-SETUP METHOD PC Users MODE SETUP AND ARRAY MANAGEMENT1. INSTALL THE SOFTWARE Once you have installed the application and reviewed the basic functions of BackupQ, you are half-way to mastering your RAID-array! Open BackupQ and click the ‘Basic Mode’ and ‘RAID and Disk Information’ tabs. This will show you the model number of every drive you SOFTWARE MODE-SETUP METHOD BASICInitializing Your New Array SOFTWARE MODE-SETUP METHOD ADVANCEDJBOD SWITCH MODE-SETUP METHOD MAC Users or PC UsersClone RAIDHow to Find Your Disk Management Utility YOUR DISK MANAGEMENT UTILITY“Seeing” Your New Disk in the Disk Management Utility Initializing and Formatting Your New Array CHAPTERWindows Mac OS X 10.4.0+ADDITIONAL FEATURES PRECAUTIONARY MEASURESSUPPORT AFTER THE STORM REBUILDING A DAMAGED ARRAYHDD LED STATUS CODES TROUBLE SHOOTINGSolid Green A healthy, functioning HDD CONTACT INFORMATION WARRANTY INFORMATIONCavalry Storage Inc. “Cavalry Storage” warrants all new equipment manufactured by Cavalry Storage including any accessories in- cluded with its products and sold by an authorized distributor or authorized reseller against defects in material or workmanship for one 1 year from the product’s original date of purchase as follows