Addonics Technologies RAID Tower V rt5835hmeu User Manual

							 
ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES 
Model: RT5835HMEU 
 I. Installing drive into the RAID Tower V  Step 1 Use a Philips screwdriver to secure the 3.5” SATA hard drive to the drive tray  Step 2 Slide the tray into the Disk Array drive bay.   Note: It is recommended to fill up the RAID Tower V with SATA drives from right to left and top to bottom. This is to help in identifying which drives connect to which ports for easier troubleshooting.  II. Connecting the power cable and RAID Tower V to the        computer a. Connect the power cord provided from the wall outlet to the back of the RAID Tower. b. Make sure the power is off (power LED light should be off). 
c. Connect either the provided USB or eSATA cable from the back of the RAID Tower to the computer. We recommend connecting the eSATA port for best performance if this port is available on your computer.                III. Power on/off control Turn on the power to the RAID Tower Mini by pressing the power button on the front. The power LED light should lit indicating the power is on. 
                    
     
                                                        
        IV. Setting RAID on the HPM  1. Attach the SATA hard drives (up to 4) to the SATA ports on the Hardware Port Multiplier (HPM) using SATA cables. It is recommended to connect drives to the SATA ports 1 to 4 successively. 2. Set the Rotary switch to the RAID mode required. 3. Push the RAID setting button with a ballpoint pen tip while the HPM is turned off. 
                                       4. While  holding  the  RAID  setting  button,  turn  on  the  HPM  and  SATA hard drives and continue to hold button for at least 5 seconds.  Note:  The onboard LEDs for the eSATA and USB will start blinking while holding down the raid setting button. Once the raid setting button is released, the PM Health LED will blink 4-6 times.     If  the  PM  Health  LED  stops  blinking,  the  raid  set  is  set correctly.  If  the  PM  Health  LED  lights  up  as  solid  green,  it  is  a bad setup. You need to repeat setting up the raid again.     
LED pins 
Pin 1 
SATA Port 2 SATA Port 4 
SATA Port 1 
SATA Port 3 
Photo identifying SATA port s on HPM 
Power LED 
Power Switch 
USB port 
eSATA port 
RAID config  rotary switch 
RAID  setting  button 
Power Connector 
Power Switch 
Use a ballpoint pen tip to press the  RAID Setting Button  
(LED 1) HPM Health 
(LED 3) USB Status  
 
(LED 2) eSATA Status  
(LED 1) HPM Health 
(LED 3) USB Status  
 
(LED 2) eSATA Status  
HPM 1 (Top disk array) 
HPM 2 (Bottom disk array) 
Set A (4-drive HPM) 
Set B  (4-drive HPM) 
Set B (4-drive HPM) 
Set A (4-drive HPM)  
						

							 
ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES 
Model: RT5835HMEU 
 Instruction for Special RAID Modes:  BIG 2 - 2 Drives Spanned o Note: Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the hardware port multiplier. Doing so will hang the system when you configure the raid. o For SATA drives with different capacities, the hardware port multiplier will use the smallest drive capacity of the 2 drives connected to create the total partition size.  FAST 2  - 2 Drives Striped o Note: Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the hardware port multiplier. Doing so will hang the system when you configure the raid.   Verify RAID Setting on the HPM  Note: Disconnect the HPM from host when verifying the RAID setting.  It is assumed that you have already connected the SATA drives and set up the raid mode when verifying the raid setting.  1. Turn on the power for RAID tower mini. 2. Push the RAID setting button with the tool provided. Using the table below, verify if the LEDs are lighting up. The selected LEDs will light up for 2 seconds followed by a blink and cycles back. 
RAID Mode LEDs 
BIG 2 LEDs 1, 2 & 3 all OFF 
BIG 4 3 ON, 2 & 1 OFF 
FAST 2 2 ON, 3 & 1 OFF 
FAST 4 1 ON, 3 & 2 OFF 
SAFE FAST 3 & 2 ON, 1 OFF 
SAFE 2 3 & 1 ON, 2 OFF 
RAID 5 2 & 1 ON, 3 OFF 
RAID 5 + S 3, 2 & 1 all ON 
 
 
LED reference: 
 
LED 1 -  HPM Health 
LED 2 - eSATA Status 
LED 3 - USB Status                              
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