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Taurus S2
Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for
3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives
User Manual
(English )
v1.1
April 23, 2008
EN
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 3 - SYSTEM SET UP 7 ICON KEY 1 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 7 THE TAURUS S2 1 HARD DISK MODE 7 OTHER AVAILABLE INTERFACES 1 RAID SETUP 7 NON-RAID 7 DETAILED VIEW 2 FRONT VIEW 2 BIG 7 LED INDICATION 2 FAST 7 REAR VIEW 3 SAFE 8 RAID SELECTOR SWITCH 3 INSTALLATION ON A PC 9 SMART FAN 3 REMOVE PROCEDURE 9 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH 10 PC REQUIREMENTS 4 REMOVE PROCEDURE 10 MAC REQUIREMENTS 4 PARTITIONING & FOR
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Taurus S2 User Guide Chapter 1 - Introduction Icon Key Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin that denote either notes or special remarks as outlined below: General notes and tips. Important information. The Taurus S2 When it comes to raw power there is nothing to beat the new dual-bay Taurus. Available in the classi
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Taurus S2 User Guide Detailed View Front View 1. ON/OFF switch (blue when ON) To turn on the 2. LED indication power, press the 3. Ventilation holes ON/OFF switch for 3 seconds and 1 2 release it. To turn it off, press the ON/OFF switch, hold it for 5 seconds and then release it again. 3 LED Indication LED HDD Status • OFF = Power off or no H
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Taurus S2 User Guide Rear View 1. Slot for security lock 5. eSATA port 2. Smart fan for ventilation 6. USB 2.0 port For RAID 0 & 1, two 3. Set button for RAID mode 7. Power receptacle hard drives of 4. RAID selector switch identical capacity are recommended. 2 1 If the capacity is different, the total amount of the space that can be 3 used will depend on the driv
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Taurus S2 User Guide System Requirements PC Requirements • Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM • eSATA equipped PC; Windows 2000/XP/Vista • USB 2.0 (USB 1.1) equipped PC; Windows 2000/XP/Vista • eSATA Plug and Play support required for host card driver Mac Requirements • Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM • eSATA equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.3 or above • US
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Taurus S2 User Guide Chapter 2 - Hard Drive Assembly 1. Remove the four screws at the bottom of the case. Your unit may come with a pre-installed hard drive. Before opening such an enclosure, please read the warranty from your vendor 2. Push the inner enclosure out, and remove the outer chassis. carefully, as this could void your warranty. The aluminium stand does
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Taurus S2 User Guide 5. Install the second hard drive and mount it with two screws on each side. Be careful not to damage any cables or components, and make sure the cables are connected firmly. 6. Connect the SATA and power cables to your hard drives. Be careful not to damage any components and confirm that the cables are connected firmly. The LED indication 7. Slid
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Taurus S2 User Guide Chapter 3 - System Set Up Connection to your Computer Only one interface A few precautions when using your external storage enclosure: can be used at any • Check the cables for visible damage before turning it on given time. • Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions • Do not cover the enclosure’s ventilation holes Hard Disk Mode Alw
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Taurus S2 User Guide SAFE: This mode requires 2 identical drives to implement, otherwise the total amount of the space that can be used will depend on the drive with the smallest capacity. RAID 1 creates The data can be an exact copy or mirror of a set of data on the second drive. accessed even during the rebuild This is useful when reliability and backup are more important pro
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Taurus S2 User Guide Installation on a PC Before connecting the device, setup the RAID mode using the selector switch at the back of the enclosure. If the system doesn’t recognise If the drives have been pre-installed and setup already, you do the drive, turn on not need to change anything, unless you prefer a different the power first, setup. before connecting the interface
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Taurus S2 User Guide Installation on a Macintosh Before connecting the device, setup the RAID mode using the selector switch at the back of the enclosure. If the system doesn’t recognise If the drives have been pre-installed and setup already, you do the drive, turn on not need to change anything, unless you prefer a different the power first, setup. before connecting the int
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Taurus S2 User Guide Partitioning & Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive, so make sure you have a backup! This step is usually only If the drive does not required the first time you install a factory new hard drive, if you appear, make sure change the RAID mode or want to erase all data on your drive. the drivers are installed properly P
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Taurus S2 User Guide Mac OS For Mac OS X, use the disk utility to format and create partitions on your external disk. If the drive does not appear on the • Select “Disk Utility” in the utilities folder desktop, make sure • Choose your external drive and format it according to your there are no requirements extension conflicts and the power is turned on! When using the
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Taurus S2 User Guide Chapter 4 - Appendix Technical Questions Please read your For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or warranty carefully, check out their online support area! as this may vary between different vendors! FAQ Q: What file system should I choose to format my drive? A: This will depend on how you want to use the drive but in general, here
