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TERA BOX
SATA RAID IV
Storage Appliance
CFI-BXX43JD
User’s Manual
March 31, 2010
Table of Contents
1
WELCOME........................................................................................................................................................4
1.1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................4
1.2
PRECAUTION................................................................................................................................................5
1.3
FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................................5
1.3.1
OVERALL FEATURES................................................................................................................................5
1.3.2
SATA FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................6
1.3.3
USB FEATURES...........................................................................................................................................6
1.4
SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................................................6
1.5
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................7
1.5.1
PC SYSTEMS................................................................................................................................................7
1.5.2
MACINTOSH SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................................7
1.6
PRODUCT CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................8
2
STORAGE POLICIES ......................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1
CLEAN MODE..............................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2
LARGE MODE..............................................................................................................................................9
2.1.3
CLONE MODE............................................................................................................................................10
2.1.4
R0 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................11
2.1.5
R1 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................11
2.1.6
R10 MODE ..................................................................................................................................................12
2.1.7
R3 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................12
2.1.8
R5 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................13
3
INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................15
3.1
BEFORE INSTALLING ..............................................................................................................................15
3.2
INSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE...........................................................................................................15
3.3
UNSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE..........................................................................................................16
3.4
POWER ON / OFF........................................................................................................................................17
3.5
INSTALLING SATA TO ESATA BRACKET CABLE.............................................................................17
3.6
INSTALLING EH HOST BUS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL)........................................................................18
3.6.1
WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT).........................................................................................................................18
3.6.2
WINDOWS VISTA (32/64-BIT) ..................................................................................................................19
3.6.3
WINDOWS 7 (32-BIT).................................................................................................................................21
3.6.4
WINDOWS 7 (64-BIT).................................................................................................................................23
3.6.5
MACINTOSH OS TIGER 10.4.X / LEOPARD 10.5.X / SNOW LEOPARD 10.6.X..................................26
3.7
INSTALLING MR HOST BUS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL).......................................................................31
3.7.1
WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT).........................................................................................................................31
3.7.2
WINDOWS VISTA (32/64-BIT) ..................................................................................................................34
3.7.3
WINDOWS 7 (32-BIT).................................................................................................................................36
3.7.4
WINDOWS 7 (64-BIT).................................................................................................................................40
3.8
INSTALLING NH HOST BUS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL)........................................................................43
3.8.1
WINDOWS XP (32/64-BIT).........................................................................................................................43
3.8.2
WINDOWS VISTA (32/64-BIT) ..................................................................................................................47
3.8.3
WINDOWS 7 (32/64-BIT)............................................................................................................................51
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CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................................................................55
4.1
CONFIGURATION PREREQUISITES.....................................................................................................55
4.1.1
SATA HOST CONNECTIONS...................................................................................................................55
4.1.2
USB HOST CONNECTIONS......................................................................................................................55
4.2
CHANGING HOST CONNECTIONS........................................................................................................55
4.3
DISCONNECTING A USB DEVICE..........................................................................................................55
4.3.1
WINDOWS SYSTEMS ...............................................................................................................................55
4.3.2
MACINTOSH SYSTEMS ...........................................................................................................................56
4.4
HARD DISK DRIVE HOT SWAP...............................................................................................................56
4.5
LED INDICATIVE STATUS.......................................................................................................................56
4.5.1
POWER LED...............................................................................................................................................57
4.5.2
PC LINK LED..............................................................................................................................................57
4.5.3
HRAD DISK DRIVE LED...........................................................................................................................57
4.6
MODE SETTING..........................................................................................................................................58
4.6.1
CLEAN MODE............................................................................................................................................58
4.6.2
LARGE MODE............................................................................................................................................59
4.6.3
CLONE MODE............................................................................................................................................60
4.6.4
CLONE MODE WITH HOT SPARE ..........................................................................................................61
4.6.5
R0 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................63
4.6.6
R1 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................64
4.6.7
R1 MODE WITH HOT SPARE...................................................................................................................65
4.6.8
R10 MODE ..................................................................................................................................................66
4.6.9
R3 MODE ....................................................................................................................................................67
4.6.10
R3 MODE WITH HOT SPARE.................................................................................................................68
4.6.11
R5 MODE ..................................................................................................................................................70
4.6.12
R5 MODE WITH HOT SPARE.................................................................................................................71
4.7
REBUILDING A REDUNDANCY OR HOT SPARE DRIVE..................................................................73
4.7.1
REBUILDING A REDUNDANCY DRIVE................................................................................................73
4.7.2
REBUILDING A HOT SPARE DRIVE ......................................................................................................75
5
PARTITIONING VOLUMES ........................................................................................................................76
5.1
PARTITION A VOLUME............................................................................................................................76
5.1.1
WINDOWS SYSTEMS ...............................................................................................................................76
5.1.2
MACINTOSH SYSTEMS ...........................................................................................................................81
6
APPENDIX.......................................................................................................................................................83
6.1
FAQ ................................................................................................................................................................83
6.2
HARD DISK DRIVE COMPATIBILITY LIST.........................................................................................83
6.3
MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY LIST ............................................................................................86
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