Addonics Technologies Storage Tower ST55HPMXA user guide

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Storage Tower V(ST55HPMXA)         
						

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Removing Cover of Storage 
Tower V
Loosen the 3 screws at the back of the 
tower using a Philips screwdriver by 
turning counter-clockwise. Separate the 
metal casing of the tower from the housing 
by lifting up the casing.
Installing drives into the 
Storage Tower 
Step 1
Screw the hard drives into the optional 
mounting brackets or slide in 5.25” devices 
into the tower. Other types of enclosures 
like the 5SA disk array can also be 
mounted. Mounting one 5SA disk array 
and another one 3SA disk array allows you 
to mount a maximum of 8 SATA drives.
Step 2
Using 3.5” SATA Hard Disk Drives
Connect the internal SATA data cable to 
the data port of the hard drive then connect 
the 15-pin SATA power connector to the 
power port on the hard drive.
Step 3
Secure the hard disk by using screws 
provided. Repeat the above procedure for 
additional hard drives.
Screws
Hard Disk 
						

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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
0
1 and 10
3
5
Clone
Large
RAID Setting Button
Dip Switch
eSATA Host Port (Port 5) SATA Port 2
SATA Port 1 SATA Port 0 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4
Drive activity LED Jumper Block (J1)
Error LED Jumper Block (J3)
Floppy
Power
Connector     
						

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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 mode 1
M0  –   RAID mode 0
1.  Error buzzer function is ENABLED (BZS) when dip switch is in OFF posit\
ion
2.  Auto-rebuilding to spare drive is DISABLED (EZ)
3.  Individual drive mode is ENABLED (M0~M2)
Note: When the default factory RAID setting is used, independent drive configu\
ration 
and optical drive are supported only when connecting to controllers with Silicon 
Image Sil3124, Sil3132 chip set or controllers that are Port Multiplier \
(PM) 
compatible. Simultaneous DVD writing was tested using the Nero Burning R\
om.
LED Pin Header
J1 – Drive Activity LED
P5  –   Activity LED for eSATA host port lights up when it is connected to a           
  SATA controller card.
P0, P1, P2, P3 & P4 - Activity LEDs for port 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 light up when a drive is 
connected and blinks when there’s drive activity.
J3 – Error LED
P5  –   error LED for eSATA host port
P0, P1, P2, P3 & P4 - error LED for port 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
J3           J1
Error LED      Activity LED
P5  P0  P1  P2  P3  P4 P5  P0  P1  P2  P3  P4
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF 
						

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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 setting when  
  using the JMicron HW RAID Manager.
2.  Modify the RAID mode on the 5-port HPM-XA using DIP switch
  Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID  
  Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Windows users can also use th\
e  
  procedure below.
Note: Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified.
  a.  Set the DIP switch as shown below. 
 
  b.  Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.
  c.  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. The above steps act as a reset.
  d.  Power off the system power.
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF 
						

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    e.  On the DIP switch, change (M0 to M2) setting to the  
      desired RAID mode using the diagram below.
      All settings on the diagram shows
      •  Error buzzer function is ENABLED
      •  EZ function is DISABLED.
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 0 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Clone Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Large Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 3 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Individual Drives Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 5 Mode
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF 
						

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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.  Verify if the RAID array is detected by the system.
  i.  If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to the motherboard onboard  
    SATA, on the CMOS setup utility, the raid array will display as  
    “Addonics H/W RAID5” if setup as a RAID5 array.
  j.  If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to an eSATA host controller card,  
    on the RAID BIOS, the raid array will display as “Addonics H/W  
    RAID0” if setup as a RAID0 array.
  k.  If booted into Windows, in Disk Drives under Device Manager, the  
    raid array will display as “Addonics H/W LARGE” if setup as a  
  LARGE array.
  l.  Once raid array is verified, you can set the buzzer either ON or OFF.
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Clone Mode
When 2 drives are 
connected to the HPM-XA, 
and DIP switch is set to this 
setting, the 2 drives will be 
configured as a 2-drive 
RAID1 array.
Clone’s action is similar to 
RAID1. However, all of the 
hard drives will be mirrored. 
Clone mode is useful 
especially when users like 
to copy data from a source 
hard drive to the drives 
connected to the HPM-XA.
RAID Setting Notes:
When 4 drives are connected to the HPM-XA, the 4 drives will be 
configured as a 4-drive RAID10 array. 
						

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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.  Verify if the RAID array is detected by the system.
  i.  If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to the motherboard onboard  
    SATA, on the CMOS setup utility, the raid array will display as  
    “Addonics H/W RAID5” if setup as a RAID5 array.
  j.  If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to an eSATA host controller card,  
    on the RAID BIOS, the raid array will display as “Addonics H/W  
    RAID0” if setup as a RAID0 array.
  k.  If booted into Windows, in Disk Drives under Device Manager, the  
    raid array will display as “Addonics H/W LARGE” if setup as a  
  LARGE array.
  l.  Once raid array is verified, you can set the buzzer either ON or OFF.
Notes on Spare Drives using the Easy RAID Setting (EZ)
When EZ function is ENABLED, the auto-rebuilding to spare drive is autom\
atic.
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 acts as a spare drive?
  The last drive will automatically become the spare drive.
  For a 3-drive RAID5 with spare:
    Drives connected to SATA ports 1~3 belong to the active RAID5  
    array and drive connected to port 4 is the spare.
  For a 4-drive RAID10 with spare:
    Drives connected to SATA ports 1~4 belong to the active RAID10  
    array and drive connected to port 5 is the spare.
  For a 2-drive RAID1 with spare:
    Drives connected to SATA ports 1& 4 belong to the active RAID1  
    array and drive connected to port 5 is the spare.
B.  When will rebuild action start?
  •  When the raid fails and EZ is enabled, the HPM-XA will    
    automatically rebuild the RAID group using the spare.
  •  When the raid fails and EZ is disabled, the HPM-XA will NOT  
    rebuild the raid group unless you install a good drive to replace the  
  failed drive.
Connecting the Power Cable and Storage Tower to the 
Computer
a.  Connect the power cord provided from the  
  wall outlet to the back of the tower.
b.  Make sure the power is off (power LED  
  light should be off).
c.  Connect the eSATA cable from the back of  
  the tower to the eSATA port on the  
 computer. 
Power on/off control
a.  A main power switch is located at the back  
  of the tower. Turn the switch on. Another  
  auxiliary switch is located on the front of  
  the tower.
b.  Make sure the power is off on the auxiliary  
  switch (power LED light should be off).
c.  Power on the tower.
Power
Connector
Power
Switch
Power
Switch
Back
Bottom Front
HDD LEDs