Addonics Technologies AE25RDESU User Manual

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Drive 1

Drive 2

Enclosure Overview

Power and individual drive activity LED

Removable front door
with ventilation holes

RAID Setting

Backup

Addonics

T E C H N O L O G I E S

Portable Dual Drive RAID Enclosure

Model: AE25RDESU

User’s Guide

Drive bay 1
Drive bay 2

Sturdy and heat resistant
aluminum enclosure

Eject for

Eject for

FCC Warning Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If the equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user
is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following
suggestions.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver
Connect the equipment to a different power outlet other than the one where receiver is
connected
Consult a certified television or radio technician

eSATA 3Gbps
connection

USB2.0 connection

Power switch

RAID selection switch

Power connector for
5V power adapter
(AAPAC5V)

Installation Guide

1. To remove the front door of the enclosure, loosen screws on each side.

4. Make sure that the SATA drives are seated correctly on the SATA connectors
of the enclosure.

2. Detach the front door of the enclosure.

3. Slide the 2.5’’ SATA hard disk into the drive bay.

5. Screw back the front door of the enclosure.

6. Tighten the screws (both sides) to secure the front door.

How to Configure Raid

Cable

Raid Setting Table

Display RAID Status

0 BIG (span) OFF OFF OFF
1 JBOD (single) OFF OFF ON
2 FAST (strip) OFF ON OFF
3 SAFE (mirror) OFF ON ON
4 SAFE33 ON OFF OFF
5 SAFE50 ON OFF ON
6 RESERVED ON ON OFF
7 GUI ONLY ON ON ON

RAID Selection Switch

4 2 1

c. Plug the other end of the mini USB data cable & USB power cable to USB ports

on your system.

Note: Due to the different layouts of Laptops, we suggest to plug the USB

cables on opposite sides of the Laptops to avoid weak power from the
same side USB ports.
Avoid using the front USB ports of desktop because, sometimes, it is too
weak to give enough power.

eSATA Connection

If you are connecting via eSATA, you will have to connect the USB power cable
or the 110/220V AC/DC 5V power adapter.

Note: To see 2 individual drives (JBOD single) using eSATA connection, the

enclosure must be connected to a port multiplier compatible SATA host
controller.

d. Turn on the power switch.

Power Switch

How to Build Raid JBOD
a. Setup Raid mode JBOD using RAID selection switch

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JBOD (single)

b. USB Connection
Plug in mini USB data cable & USB power cable as shown.

USB Power

OFF OFF ON

USB Data Cable

e. Press the “RAID Setting” button once.
Note: Since the default Raid mode may be different from your new Raid mode

setting, it is required to press the “RAID Setting” button once before
using Portable Dual Drive RAID enclosure.

f. Place the cursor on the My Computer icon on your desktop, do a right click and

choose “Manage” by clicking mouse left button