Installing the Included host bus adapter

Note:

At the time of publication no Mac OS X drivers are available for USB 3.0

1-Getting Started

Installing the Included host bus adapter

1.Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the computer (ie. printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the computer.

2.Remove the cover or door to access your computer’s expansion slots. For more information on how to access your computer’s expansion slots consult your computer’s user manual.

3.Locate an open PCI Express slot and remove the metal cover plate on the rear of the computer case (1X ~ 16X lane slots supported).

4.Insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and fasten the bracket to the rear of the case, per your computer’s documentation.

5.Connect an LP4 molex power connector from the computer’s power supply to the LP4 connector on the card.

6.Replace your computer cover and reconnect power.

7.Power on your computer. Windows machines should automatically identify the new hardware and install drivers. If driver installation is not successful, insert the provided

Driver CD into the computer’s CD/DVD drive. Autorun should start the installation program, (If Autorun does not start, Go into “My Computer” and access the CD/DVD drive that the CD is in, and run the “setup.exe” file located on the CD.) Follow the instructions onscreen to complete the driver installation.

RAID System Management Controls

Following the hardware installation, the RAIDBank5 must be configured and the volume set units initialized before they are ready to use. This can be accomplished by one of the following methods:

•RAID Mode Selector Switch

•Front panel touch-control keypad

•RAIDBank management Software

These user interfaces can access the built-in configuration and administration functions that reside in the controller’s firmware. Advanced features such as multiple volume support, remote notification, firmware updates, etc are accessible via the RAIDBank Management software.

Configuration via RAID Mode Selector Switch

!IMPORTANT: Changing the mode of operation will destroy all existing data! Please use care when changing operating modes!

There are 7 Modes of operation addressable by the
rotary switch, listed as follows:		Settings/mute/backup
•	Stripe (RAID 0)- Position 0


•	Mirror (RAID 10)- Position 1
•	Mirror (RAID 10)- Position 1

•Cloned Mirror (RAID 1)- Position 2

•RAID 3 (Fixed Parity)- Position 3

•Graphic User Interface (GUI) Control- Position 4

•RAID 5 (Distributed Parity)- Position 5

•Large Mode (Span)- Position 6

•Port Multiplier (JBOD)- Position 7

RAIDBank5 Owner’s Manual