Us e r's Manual
CADAxxxU32A
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Copyrigh t
Ple as e re s pe ct copyrigh te d conte nt. Duplication or m odification of th is publication in w h ole or in
part is proh ibite d w ith out e xpre s s or w ritte n auth oriz ation.
Us age
Strong im pacts or dropping th e product m ay caus e dam age . Only allow q ualifie d pe rs onne l to
re pair th is product. Dis as s e m bling or ope ning th is product w ill void your w arranty.
Dis claim e r
Cavalry is not liable for com pe ns ation for data los s w h ich m ay re s ult from a m alfunction of th e
product or from ch ange s due to im prope r us e , re pairs , de fe cts , or batte ry ch ange . Ple as e back
up your data to avoid une xpe cte d los se s .
Cavalry re s e rve s th e righ t to m ak e ch ange s to th e conte nt of th is m anual w ith out notice .
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Th ank you for ch oos ing Cavalry.
W e at Cavalry e xte nd our s ince re gratitude for your purch as e of th is product.
W e h ope our de dication to de live ring h igh q uality products w ith e xce lle nt
cus tom e r s e rvice w ill e ns ure your continue d inte re s t in our products .
Th is m anual w ill as s is t in th e ope ration of th e product. To optim iz e your
e xpe rie nce w ith th is product, w e re com m e nd re ading th is e ntire m anual
be fore us age . Ple as e k e e p th is m anual for future re fe re nce .
Table of Conte nts
Pre face .................................................................................................... 2
Lis t of Acce s s orie s ............................................................................. 5
Product Illus trations ........................................................................... 6
Fe ature s ............................................................................................. 8
Se tup Ins tructions .............................................................................. 9
RAID ................................................................................................. 13
Trouble s h ooting ................................................................................. 14
W arranty ............................................................................................ 17
Contact ............................................................................................... 18
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Lis t of Acce s s orie s
1. Exte rnal pow e r adapte r / pow e r cord (m ay vary w ith product)
2. USB 2.0 cable
3. Th is Us e r's Manual
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Front
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1. LED s tatus indicators
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Back
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2. Pow e r s w itch
3. 5-pin pow e r jack
4. USB 2.0 port
5. Ve ntilation fan
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Fe ature s
Plug-and-play for W indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
USB 2.0
Pre -form atte d to NTFS
RAID capability provide s data prote ction
Exce ptional h e at dis s ipating ability
LED ligh t indicators
Ne arly s ile nt ope ration
PC and Mac com patible
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Se tup Ins tructions
Follow th e s te ps be low to s ucce s s fully s e t up your Cavalry Exte rnal H ard
Drive w ith your com pute r.
Ste p 1. Start your com pute r and w ait for W indow s to load com ple te ly.
Ste p 2. Conne ct th e pow e r adapte r to th e drive . Th e n
plug th e pow e r adapte r into an e le ctrical outle t.
NOTE: Mak e s ure th e flat e nd of th e plug is facing
tow ard th e pow e r s w itch to pre ve nt dam age to th e pins .
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Ste p 3. Conne ct th e s q uare e nd of th e USB cable to th e h ard drive . Th e n
conne ct th e flat e nd of th e USB cable to th e USB port on your com pute r.
Ste p 4. Turn th e pow e r s w itch on.
NOTE: Conne ct th e USB cable to th e drive be fore conne cting th e cable to
th e com pute r. To dis conne ct, re m ove th e cable from th e com pute r firs t.
USB Cable Plug
USB Port
Ste p 5. Ins talling drive rs for th e Cavalry Exte rnal H ard Drive .
W indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
Plug-and-play. No de vice drive rs or configuration re q uire d. Th e
com pute r w ill de te ct th e USB Exte rnal H ard Drive as a ne w USB
de vice and dis play m e s s age s on th e bottom -righ t corne r re ading
"USB Mas s Storage De vice De te cte d" and "Your ne w h ardw are is
ins talle d and re ady to us e "
W indow s 98/Me
1. Mak e s ure W indow s 9 8/Me is fully update d
2. Dow nload drive rs from w w w .cavalrys torage .com by click ing on
"Dow nload W indow s 9 8 Drive rs ". Extract th e file .
3. Navigate th e de vice m anage r.
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4. Righ t-click on th e ye llow q ue s tion m ark indicating an unk now n
e xte rnal s torage de vice .
5. W h e n th e de vice drive r w izard s tarts , click on th e "Brow s e " button
to s e le ct th e s e arch dire ctory to find drive rs .
6. Find th e USB 2.0-9 8 drive r in th e e xtracte d file .
7. Click "Ne xt" to continue .
Mac OS X
Re form at th e e xte rnal h ard drive us ing Dis k Utility on th e OS.
Ste p 6. Your e xte rnal h ard drive is now re ady to us e .
NOTE: W h e n th e h ard drive is on, th e blue "Pow e r" LED ligh t w ill appe ar on
th e front of th e drive . Th e "H DD1 ACCESS" and "H DD2 ACCESS" ligh ts w ill
turn on w h e n th e com pute r is acce s s ing th e s e drive s .
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RAID
Your product is alre ady s e t up as RAID 1 (m irrore d). "Mirrore d" m e ans th at
your data is duplicate d onto anoth e r dis k , th e re fore providing gre ate r
re liability in th e e ve nt th at a drive fails ; h ow e ve r, w h e n th e drive appe ars on
your com pute r, it w ill be re cognize d as as s ingle h ard drive .
NOTE: Alth ough th e box indicate s tw o h ard drive s are include d, in RAID 1
m ode , th e total capacity w ill not e q ual th e s um of th e tw o be caus e th e
s e cond drive is us e d as a "back up" of th e firs t drive . (e .g. tw o 250GB drive s
do not h ave a 500GB capacity. Ins te ad, only 250GB is available for s torage ,
w h ile th e oth e r 250GB drive is us e d to back up th is s torage .)
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Trouble s h ooting
LED ligh t indicator doe s not turn on
Mak e s ure th e pow e r adapte r is s e cure ly conne cte d to a w ork ing e le ctrical
outle t. Se condly, m ak e s ure th e USB cable is ins e rte d corre ctly into th e h ard
drive and th e com pute r. Turn on th e pow e r s w itch (page 7).
Com pute r doe s not de te ct h ard drive
Mak e s ure th e USB cable is s e cure ly conne cte d. If th is s till doe s not w ork ,
attach anoth e r k now n w ork ing de vice and w ork ing cable into th e USB port
on th e com pute r. If th e k now n w ork ing de vice is not de te cte d, th e proble m
could be your com pute r's USB port. If th e port and cable both w ork , and th e
h ard drive is s till not de te cte d, contact cus tom e r s upport.
Loud nois e s com ing from exte rnal h ard drive
In m os t cas e s , loud nois e s com ing from th e drive s ugge s t a de fe ctive drive or
a loos e part. W e apologize for any inconve nie nce th is m ay caus e . Ple as e
contact cus tom e r s e rvice for as s is tance .
"H DD1 ERROR" or "H DD2 ERROR" ligh ts appe ar
Th is indicate s one of th e drive s m ay ne e d re placing. Th e h ard drive m us t be
re place d by anoth e r h ard drive of th e s am e capacity, brand, and m ode l
num be r. Ope n th e e nclos ure , re m ove th e faile d h ard drive and re place w ith
th e ne w drive . Afte r ins e rting th e ne w drive and clos ing th e unit, turn it on and
th e ne w h ard drive w ill autom atically be re built us ing a copy of th e data from
th e good h ard drive . Th e unit doe s not ne e d to be conne cte d to th e com pute r
in orde r to be re built. Do not turn off th e pow e r during th e re building proce s s .
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H ard drive w ill not w ork w ith m y Mac
Macs re q uire s pe cial form atting. Form at th e h ard drive according to th e
ins tructions provide d by your Mac.
If you h ave m ore q ue s tions , ple as e re fe r to th e Fre q ue ntly As k e d
Que s tions s e ction online at: w w w.cavalrys torage .com /faq .as px. For furth e r
inq uirie s , you m ay contact Bas on/Cavalry te ch s upport at
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com or (800) 238-4453, 9 :00am - 5:30pm
PST w e e k days , e xce pt h olidays .
W arranty
Th is product com e s w ith a one ye ar w arranty from th e date of purch as e .
Ple as e re gis te r your product at w w w .cavalrys torage .com and click on
"Product Re gis tration" to activate th e w arranty. Ple as e h ave your Se rial
Num be r and Mode l Num be r re ady. W e are not re s pons ible for any los s of
data. Ple as e back up your data ofte n to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
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Contact
Cavalry Storage , Inc.
555 E. Eas y St.
Sim i Valle y, CA 9 3065
Em ail:
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com
Ph one :
(800) 238-4453
H ours :
9 :00am - 5:30pm PST w e e k days , e xce pt h olidays
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