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

(RT3DAHEU3)

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v8.1.11

Technical Support

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product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at:

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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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BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

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.

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

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.

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.

M2 – RAID mode 2
M1 – RAID mode 1
M0 – RAID mode 0

1. Error buzzer function is ENABLED (BZS) when dip switch is in OFF position

2. Auto-rebuilding to spare drive is DISABLED (EZ)

3. Individual drive mode is ENABLED (M0~M2)

Note: When the default factory RAID setting is used, independent drive configuration
and optical drive are supported only when connecting to controllers with Silicon

Image Sil3124, Sil3132 chip set or controllers that are Port Multiplier (PM)

compatible. Simultaneous DVD writing was tested using the Nero Burning Rom.

SW1

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

OFF

LED Pin Header

J3 J1

Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron
HW RAID Manager Utility Program:

1. 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.

2. Modify the RAID mode on the 5-port HPM-XA using DIP switch

Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID
Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Windows users can also use the

procedure below.

Note: Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified.

a. Set the DIP switch to factory default setting.

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

SW1

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

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BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

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

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

P5 P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P0 P1 P2 P3 P4

Error LED Activity LED

J1 – Drive Activity LED

P5 – Activity LED for eSATA host port lights up when it is connected to a

SATA controller card.

P0, P1, P2, P3 & P4 - Activity LEDs for port 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 light up when a drive is

connected and blinks when there’s drive activity.

J3 – Error LED

P5 – error LED for eSATA host port
P0, P1, P2, P3 & P4 - error LED for port 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

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

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

completed. The above steps act as a reset.

d. Power off the system power.

e. 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.

SATA Ports

SW1

SW1

SW1

RAID 0 Mode

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

RAID 3 Mode

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

SW1

SW1

SW1

Clone Mode

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

Large Mode

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

Individual Drives Mode

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

1 2 3 4 5

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

Buzzer

Alarm

Floppy

Power

Connector

USB 3.0/2.0 Host Port

Dip Switch

eSATA Host Port (Port 5)

RAID Setting Button

Dip Switch Settings

Raid Mode 1 2 3 4 5

Individual Drive

(Factory Default)

0

1 and 10

3

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

ON

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

Error
and
Drive
Activity
LEDs

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

5

Clone

Large

SW1

RAID 5 Mode

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

1 2 3 4 5

OFF

BZS EZ M2 M1 M0

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OFF

OFF

OFF

Enable

ERR Buzzer

Function

OFF

OFF

OFF

Auto­Rebuilding
to Spare
Drive

OFF

OFF

ON

Port Multiplier Mode

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

ON