INSTALLATION GUIDE | CHAPTER |
INSTALLATION STEPS
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1STEP 1: SET UP YOUR DOCK (For both MAC and PC)
A) Connect the Cavalry power supply.*
B) Connect the USB cable to a port on your computer that you have used recently and know to work well. Take this time to temporarily eject and disconnect any other external storage devices you have. This will make it easier to find your new Cavalry dock.
C) Insert the hard drives that you are going to use into the dock.** Make sure that you handle them very carefully. Check that they are firmly
inserted into the dock.*** Be sure that you never touch any exposed circuitry or data ports on the drive or the dock. Hard drives are very fragile devices!
D) Proceed to the Installation Guides below depending on the
*Note: Take a moment to label your power supply with the Cavalry Model # of your unit. A piece of
**Note: Depending on the drives used when powering on, allow up to 30 seconds for both drives to spin up to speed.
***Note: Ensure a proper connection when inserting a drive by putting it straight down and not tilting it. If a drive is not being detected, turn off the dock then remove and
Caution: Removing the hard drives from the dock while it is on may result in data loss.
2 STEP 2: JBOD MODE
JBOD installation is almost the same as installing a disk inside of your desktop computer. That is, once connected, you will need to navigate to your disk management utility in order to locate the disk. There, you can prepare it for use with your OS. If your disk already has data on it, JBOD is the preferred mode to use.
A)With the dock
B)Turn the dock on. Proceed to one of the next two steps, depending on whether your disks already have data on them.*, **
*Allow up to 30 seconds for both drives to spin up to speed.
**Caution: Removing hard drives from the dock while they are being accessed can result in data loss.
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C1) Installing Disks with existing data: If you’re installing a disk with data already on it, look for your drive directly in (My) Computer. If it does not show up, it may simply need to be assigned a new drive letter. It may also need to be formatted to a different file system or may even have developed a fault since it was last used. Your disk management utility can perform all of these functions as well as
C2) Installing Blank disks: If you’re installing a blank disk(s) skip ahead to the Initialization section (Step 3 - Page 7).
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