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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual

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ARAID 1500 or 2000 Operational Tests

ARAID is designed with strict compliance to the SATA and EIDE (Parallel ATA) command set

and timings. ARAID is a self-contained RAID storage subsystem that connects to any

operating system and motherboard without requiring a device driver or I/O board. Please refer

to the BIOS Setup in the Q&A section for complete details on how to optimize ARAID for your

PC. You can also contact your Accordance dealer or contact Accordance at

www.accordancesystems.com or email tech@accordance.com.tw for technical support.

RAID 1 Basic Operation Test – Mirroring

1. Prepare your PC or motherboard, two identical hard drives and operating system image.

2. Load the operating system to one S-ATA or IDE hard drive (source disk).

3. Attach the source disk (SATA or IDE) with the OS to the upper bay of the ARAID device.

4. Attach the ARAID device to the SATA port on the target PC.

5. Run ARAID as a single disk to the PC making sure that front panel operation mode switch

is set to Single.

6. Once the source disk operation is confirmed, then set the operation mode from Single to

Default and install a target disk into the lower tray. You can do this while the system is

powered since ARAID supports hot-swapping. ARAID will then automatically detect the

presence of the second disk and start disk mirroring functionality with Auto Rebuild.

7. You have passed the basic compatibility test are now executing RAID1 maintaining

concurrent data on both drives.

RAID 1 - Auto Rebuild Function Test

1. The ARAID Auto Rebuild Function feature provides automated disk copying of Source

disks to Target disks. Rebuilds can be done while the computer is in use or on off-line.

2. Refer to the Auto Rebuild Test (ARF) section for complete instructions and hardware

compatibility.

RAID 0 Basic Operation Test - Striping

1. Prepare your PC or motherboard, two identical hard drives and operating system image.

2. Set the front panel operation mode switch to Default.

3. Install two identical hard disks into the upper bay and lower bay.

4. ARAID RAID 0 will perform striping allowing the PC to read and write to the two drives as

one disk.

5. Disk capacity is doubled and disk read/write performance will be improved 35% or

greater.