Taurus S2

Only one interface can be used at any given time.

Always connect the power adapter to your device before you plug it into the wall socket.

Changing the RAID setup will require you to re-format the drives. Make sure you backup all data before doing so!

User Guide

Chapter 3 - System Set Up

Connection to your Computer

A few precautions when using your external storage enclosure:

•Check the cables for visible damage before turning it on

•Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions

•Do not cover the enclosure’s ventilation holes

Hard Disk Mode

When using your Taurus, the eSATA connection always has the priority. To use the USB connection, make sure to disconnect the eSATA cable.

When not in use, turn off the power. For the hard drives to go into stand-by with the Operating System, we recommend using SATA II hard drives.

RAID Setup

Non-RAID: The drives will show up as two independent drives. Use this if you have only installed one drive or two different drives (not the same capacity and brand).

BIG: The two drives show up as one large single volume. This mode is also known as JBOD. Spanning is an array (not RAID) that is written sequentially across the two drives. By itself, it does not provide any performance or redundancy benefits. Use this if you have installed two different drives and prefer them to appear as one large drive.

FAST: Used where speed is the primary objective, RAID 0 striping is not redundant. This form of array splits each piece of data across both of the drives in segments; since data is written without any form of parity data-checking, it allows for the fastest data transfer of the other modes. However, if one drive becomes damaged, the whole array can become corrupted.

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