Addonics Technologies RAID Tower III RT3SN5HP user guide

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RAID Tower  III(RT3SN5HP)         

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Installing drives into the 
RAID Tower III
1.  Be sure the lock on each drive door is in an 
unlock position. If not, use the key that comes 
with the Disk Array to unlock the drive door. Pull 
on the door lever to swing open the drive door all 
the way.
2.  Slide a 3.5” SATA hard drive into the drive slot 
with the drive connector side facing in.  Be sure to 
orient the hard drive...

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Dip Switch Settings
Enable
ERR Buzzer
FunctionAuto-
Rebuilding
to Spare
Drive Port Multiplier Mode
Raid Mode
1               2     3                4               5
Individual Drive(Factory Default)OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFFOFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF OFF
ON
ON
OFF ON
ON
OFF OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF ON
ON
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1 and 10
3
5
Clone
Large
RAID Setting Button
Dip Switch...

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Default factory DIP Switch setting:
SW1 – RAID Setting DIP Switch
BZS –   Error buzzer function
EZ   –   Automatic rebuilding to spare drive (one of the drives on the raid is s\
et as a  
  spare). If EZ is ENABLED anda drive failure occurs, the spare will    
  automatically act as a drive replacement and rebuilding will automatical\
ly  
 start.
M2  –   RAID mode 2
M1  –   RAID...

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Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron 
HW RAID Manager Utility Program:
1.  For Windows users, install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located on the  
  SATA Controller CD. In the CD, go to Configuration Utilities > JMB393. This  
  manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume.
  It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch...

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Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron 
HW RAID Manager Utility Program:
1.  For Windows users, install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located on the  
  SATA Controller CD. In the CD, go to Configuration Utilities > JMB393. This  
  manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume.
  It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch...

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  f.  Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.
  g.  While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power  
    where the HPM is connected. The buzzer will sound while holding the  
    RAID setting button. Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware  
    initialization. A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is  
  completed. 
  h....

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Notes on Spare Drives using the Easy RAID Setting (EZ)
When EZ is function is ENABLED, the auto-rebuilding to spare drive is au\
tomatic.
The degraded RAID group will start rebuilding automatically by using the\
 existing 
spare drive.
* Spare drive can be either plugged before RAID building or a new drive \
can be plug 
as the spare drive when RAID rebuild is required.
A.  Which port...