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Instruction Manual
CADA-U3E4
4-Bay USB 3.0 RAID EXTERNAL
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owners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes, and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. GettinG Started ............................................................................... 1 Features and Applications ......................................................................................... 1 Specifications ............................................................................................................. 1 System Requirements ................................................................................................ 1 Package C
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GETTING STARTED CHAPTER 1 FEATURES APPLICATIONS For people working with large multi-media files, space is at a Thank you for purchasing the Cavalry four-bay eSATA/ premium. This complicates matters when a hard drive USB 3.0 RAID enclosure. The CADA-U3E4 was eventually fails. Even if you made a backup, restoring Tera- designed to be the ultimate in storage security and Byte sized files can take days! That’s why it’s crucial to power. The multiple RAID modes allow users to have employ a RAID
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eSATA ERROR POWER REBUILD EASY YOUR PC 4-BAY RAID HDD Backup Solution HDD 4 HDD 3 USB HDD 1 HDD 2 GETTING STARTED CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT PART IDENTIFICATION 1. Interface LED 3. 2. Power Button 5. 3. HDD Trays (4) USB 3.0 Cable 6. 4. HDD Status LEDs 4. 7. 5. Reset/Set Up Button 1. 8. 6. Mode Setting Switch 7. eSATA Connector 9. 2. 8. USB 3.0 Connector 10. 9. HDD Power Switch Power Supply 10. Power DC In TOOL-LESS DRIVE-BAY INSTALLATION The tool-less drive-bays are designed to be secure and have as
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GETTING STARTED CHAPTER 1 DESCRIPTION OF RAID-MODES RAID modes and terminology can be a little confusing to the un-initiated. Rather than try to explain the exact mechanisms that underlie each mode, we will describe each one in terms of what they can do for you. Then, you can carefully choose the appropriate mode for your application. Normal JBOD Mode (Just a Bunch Of Disks) This really isn’t a RAID mode at all. JBOD simply allows you to see and use each drive separately within its bay. There
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MODE SETUP AND ARRAY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 2 There are two primary ways to setup your CADA-U3E4: the software method and the switch method. The software method is by-far the easiest. The switch method, at this point in time, is a method that can be used by MAC users and a feature for IT users who are setting up arrays on-the-fly. But for the PC-based customers, we recommend the software method which utilizes the BackupQ application. SOFTWARE MODE-SETUP METHOD (PC Users) 1. inStaLL the SOFtware:
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MODE SETUP AND ARRAY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE MODE-SETUP METHOD: BASIC Once you have installed the application and reviewed the basic functions of BackupQ, you are half-way to mastering your RAID-array! Open BackupQ and click the ‘Basic Mode’ and ‘RAID and Disk Information’ tabs. This will show you the model number of every drive you have inserted into your CADA-U3E4. It will also tell you whether or not you have any arrays currently active. Unallocated disks will appear as “Unrelease
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MODE SETUP AND ARRAY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE MODE-SETUP METHOD: ADVANCED The key to understanding and efficiently utilizing BackupQ lies within the Advanced Mode. To get there, click on the far-left tab that says ‘Advanced Mode’. Now click on the second icon from the top left that says ‘Advanced RAID Configuration’. This will reveal all the necessary controls for creating and monitoring your array. There are four settings you will use to create a new array: • ‘Configure RAID’ • ‘Create
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DIP ON DIP ON DIP ON DIP ON DIP ON DIP ON DIP ON MODE SETUP AND ARRAY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 2 SWITCH MODE-SETUP METHOD (MAC Users or PC Users) Important: To set any RAID mode, you have to first reset the mode back to the JBOD setting. Follow the directions below to set all mode settings: JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1+0, RAID 3, RAID 5, Clone, and Combine modes. Install your hard drives. Plug the CADA-U3E4 into a power source with the included power supply. Next, 1. connect the CADA-U3E4 into your compute
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YOUR DISK MANAGEMENT UTILITY CHAPTER 3 YOUR DISK MANAGEMENT UTILITY In Windows, they call it “Disk Management”. In Mac, they call it “Disk Utility”. Despite having different names and appearances, both Windows Disk Management and Mac Disk Utility do basically the same thing: they allow you to create, modify and delete any storage volume connected to your computer. In order to get the most out of your CADA-U3E4, you will need to become intimately familiar with your disk management utility. Ple
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initiaLizinG and FOrMattinG YOUr new arra Y CHAPTER 4 Windows: A) Navigate to Disk Management: Start Menu>right-click (My) Computer>select “Manage”>select Disk Management. B) Once in Disk Management, look for your drives in the bottom-right window. You may have to scroll down to find it. The disk(s) will most easily be recognized by their size. Ex.: If you are initializing a 1 TB drive, look for a drive that is close to the same size; like 931.51 GB. Once you’ve found it, take note of the di
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SUPPORT CHAPTER 5 AFTER THE STORM: REBUILDING A DAMAGED ARRAY One of the best reasons to use a multi-disk array (like RAID 5) is that it automatically rebuilds as soon as you replace the defective drive. The only thing the user will need to do is identify and replace the malfunctioning drive. This is easily done by referring to the drive-bay LEDs on the corresponding front-panel. If you need to double-check* a faulty drive, simply remove it from the case and connect it directly to the mother
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SUPPORT CHAPTER 5 HDD LED STATUS CODES Solid Green: A healthy, functioning HDD. WARNING! Always switch USB cables as your Flashing Green/Red: The connected HDD is writing or formatting. first troubleshooting step for all of the situations below. We suggest that you simply unplug your Solid or Flashing Orange: The connected HDD is attempting to access USB printer cable and plug it straight into your the host PC. 4-bay, putting your original cable aside. That Solid or Flashing Red: The conn
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SUPPORT CHAPTER 5 WARRANTY INFORMATION Cavalry Storage Inc. (“Cavalry Storage”) warrants all new equipment manufactured by Cavalry Storage (including any accessories in- cluded with its products) and sold by an authorized distributor or authorized reseller against defects in material or workmanship for one (1) year from the product’s original date of purchase as follows: • Damaged Goods or Non-functional Products: Upon receipt of Cavalry Storage product, if product is shown to be defective by n
