Addonics Technologies RT3DAHEU3 User Manual

Notes on Spare Drives using the Easy RAID Setting (EZ)

When EZ is 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.

A. Which port acts as a spare drive?

The last drive will automatically become the spare drive.

For a 3-drive RAID5 with spare:
Drives connected to SATA ports 1~3 belong to the active RAID5 array and
drive connected to port 4 is the spare.

For a 4-drive RAID10 with spare:
Drives connected to SATA ports 1~4 belong to the active RAID10 array and
drive connected to port 5 is the spare.

For a 2-drive RAID1 with spare:
Drives connected to SATA ports 1& 4 belong to the active RAID1 array and
drive connected to port 5 is the spare.

B. When will rebuild action start?

• When the raid fails and EZ is enabled, the HPM-XA will

automatically rebuild the RAID group using the spare.

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

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• When the raid fails and EZ is disabled, the HPM-XA will NOT

rebuild the raid group unless you install a good drive to replace the
failed drive.

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User Guide

RAID Tower III

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Technical Support

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Back View

Power Jack

USB 3.0/2.0 Host Port

eSATA Port

Dip Switch

Installing Drive into the RAID Tower III

Step 1

Secure 3.5” SATA hard disk drive into the tray of the disk array using the provided
screws. Slide the drive into the drive bay. Press the button labeled HD1~HD5. These

are the power switches for each of the drives.

Note: It is recommended to fill up the RAID Tower III with SATA drives from top to
bottom. This is to help in identifying which drives connect to which ports for easier
troubleshooting.

RAID Setting Notes:

RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode

SW1

When 4 drives are connected to the HPM-XA, the 4 drives will be

configured as a 4-drive RAID10 array.

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Clone Mode

SW1

f. Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.

g. While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power

where the HPM is connected. The buzzer will sound while holding the

RAID setting button. Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware

initialization. A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is

completed.

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When 2 drives are

connected to the HPM-XA,
and DIP switch is set to this

setting, the 2 drives will be
configured as a 2-drive
RAID1 array.

Clone’s action is similar to

RAID1. However, all of the

hard drives will be mirrored.
Clone mode is useful
especially when users like
to copy data from a source
hard drive to the drives

connected to the HPM-XA.

Connecting the power cable and RAID Tower III to the
computer

a. Connect the power cord provided from the wall outlet to the back of the
RAID Tower.

b. Make sure the power is off (power LED light should be off).

c. Connect either the provided USB or eSATA cable from the back of the RAID
Tower to the computer. We recommend connecting the eSATA port for best
performance if this port is available on your computer.

Power On/Off Control

Turn on the power to the RAID Tower by pressing the power button on the front. The
power LED light should lit indicating the power is on.

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h. Verify if the RAID array is detected by the system.

i. If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to the motherboard onboard
SATA, on the CMOS setup utility, the raid array will display as
“Addonics H/W RAID5” if setup as a RAID5 array.

j. If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to an eSATA host controller card,
on the RAID BIOS, the raid array will display as “Addonics H/W
RAID0” if setup as a RAID0 array.

k. If booted into Windows, in Disk Drives under Device Manager, the
raid array will display as “Addonics H/W LARGE” if setup as a
LARGE array.

l. Once raid array is verified, you can set the buzzer either ON or OFF.