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T E C H N O L O G I E S User Guide Storage Tower V (ST55HPMXU) www.addonics.com v8.1.11 Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at:...
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Screws 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...
SATA Port 2 Drive activity LED Jumper Block (J1) SATA Port 4 Error LED Jumper Block (J3) SATA Port 3 Floppy Power SATA Port 0 Connector SATA Port 1 eSATA Host Port (Port 5) Dip Switch RAID Setting Button Dip Switch Settings Raid Mode Individual Drive (Factory Default)
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 set as a spare). If EZ is ENABLED anda drive failure occurs, the spare will automatically act as a drive replacement and rebuilding will automatically start.
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Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron HW RAID Manager Utility Program: 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.
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. RAID 0 Mode Clone Mode BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 RAID 1&...
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RAID Setting Notes: When 2 drives are RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode connected to the HPM-XU, and DIP switch is set to this setting, the 2 drives will be configured as a 2-drive RAID1 array. BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 When 4 drives are connected to the HPM-XU, the 4 drives will be configured as a 4-drive RAID10 array.
Notes on Spare Drives using the Easy RAID Setting (EZ) When EZ function is ENABLED, the auto-rebuilding to spare drive is automatic. 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.
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