Addonics Technologies RT5835HMEU User Manual

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LED pins

Pin 1

SATA
Port 2

SATA
Port 4

SATA
Port 1

SATA
Port 3

Photo identifying SATA port s on HPM

Power LED

Power Switch

USB port

eSATA port

RAID config
rotary switch

RAID
setting
button

Power Connector

Power Switch

Use a ballpoint pen
tip to press the
RAID Setting Button

(LED 1) HPM Health

(LED 3) USB Status

(LED 2) eSATA Status

(LED 1) HPM Health

(LED 3) USB Status

(LED 2) eSATA Status

HPM 1 (Top disk array)

HPM 2 (Bottom disk array)

Set A (4-drive HPM)

Set B
(4-drive HPM)

Set B (4-drive HPM)

Set A (4-drive HPM)

Model: RT5835HMEU

I. Installing drive into the RAID Tower V

Step 1

Use a Philips screwdriver to secure the 3.5”

SATA hard drive to the drive tray

Step 2

Slide the tray into the Disk Array drive bay.

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

troubleshooting.

II. Connecting the power cable and RAID Tower V 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.

III. Power on/off control

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

IV. Setting RAID on the HPM

1. Attach the SATA hard drives (up to 4) to the SATA ports on the
Hardware Port Multiplier (HPM) using SATA cables. It is
recommended to connect drives to the SATA ports 1 to 4
successively.

2. Set the Rotary switch to the RAID mode required.

3. Push the RAID setting button with a ballpoint pen tip while the HPM
is turned off.

4. While holding the RAID setting button, turn on the HPM and SATA
hard drives and continue to hold button for at least 5 seconds.

Note: The onboard LED's for the eSATA and USB will start blinking

while holding down the raid setting button. Once the raid
setting button is released, the PM Health LED will blink 4-6
times.

If the PM Health LED stops blinking, the raid set is set

correctly. If the PM Health LED lights up as solid green, it is a
bad setup. You need to repeat setting up the raid again.

Instruction for Special RAID Modes:

RAID Mode

LEDs

BIG 2

LEDs 1, 2 & 3 all OFF

BIG 4

3 ON, 2 & 1 OFF

FAST 2

2 ON, 3 & 1 OFF

FAST 4

1 ON, 3 & 2 OFF

SAFE FAST

3 & 2 ON, 1 OFF

SAFE 2

3 & 1 ON, 2 OFF

RAID 5

2 & 1 ON, 3 OFF

RAID 5 + S

3, 2 & 1 all ON

BIG 2 - 2 Drives Spanned
o Note: Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the hardware port

multiplier. Doing so will hang the system when you configure the
raid.

o For SATA drives with different capacities, the hardware port

multiplier will use the smallest drive capacity of the 2 drives
connected to create the total partition size.

FAST 2 - 2 Drives Striped
o Note: Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the hardware port

multiplier. Doing so will hang the system when you configure the
raid.

Verify RAID Setting on the HPM
Note: Disconnect the HPM from host when verifying the RAID setting.

It is assumed that you have already connected the SATA drives and set
up the raid mode when verifying the raid setting.

1. Turn on the power for RAID tower mini.

2. Push the RAID setting button with the tool provided. Using the
table below, verify if the LEDs are lighting up. The selected
LEDs will light up for 2 seconds followed by a blink and cycles
back.

LED reference:

LED 1 - HPM Health
LED 2 - eSATA Status
LED 3 - USB Status

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