User Manual 4
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (April 2007)
For Home and Office Use
Tested to Comply with
FCC Standards
DIP Switch 5: Power ON USB mode
When DIP switch 5 is ON, the internal power supply will automatically switch to Stand By
and the HDDs will power down when the host computer is switched OFF, goes into Stand
By or when no USB cable is connected.
When DIP switch 5 is OFF the power switch defines the status of the Quad Drive enclosure.
Connection, driver installation and HDD formatting
The system always requires a short time to boot up and configure HDDs after it powers on!
Windows 2000 / XP / Vista
When used with a Windows PC there is no need for an additional driver, simply connect the
Quad Drive HDD enclosure and Windows will automatically recognise and install the
enclosure. After the initial installation formatting of the hard disks is required, if you are using
the Combined HDD Mode. In this case please follow the formatting procedures according to
your operation system and refer to its HELP system if required.
Mac OS Initialization Procedure
Execute the disk utility and initialize all HDDs by “Mac
OS expansion” as individual disks.
When you want to use a HDD with both Mac OS and
Windows, with a capacity of 137GB or less, please
format the HDD with FAT32 via Windows.
Combined Mode Initialisation using HFS
Mac OS will only display (detect) Master HDDs, it will not display (detect) Slave HDDs at
first. Every HDD must initially be connected and partitioned as a Master. Once this has been
done the HDDs can be set to Master and Slave and the enclosure can be set to combined
mode. If the capacity of the Master still does not show the combined capacity then ensure
that you choose only “one partition” per HDD and re-initialise the HDDs.
Technical Data
Dimensions: 135 x 172 x 248 mm
Weight: approx. 2.4kg (Weight of hard disks not included)
Interface: USB 2.0
Power supply specifications: Input: 100V - 240V AC, 50/60Hz; Output: +5V 4.0A / +12V 6.0A (maximum)
Operating Conditions: Temperature 5-35°C, Humidity 20-80% (non condensing)
FCC Warning
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 gener ates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful i nterference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipm ent does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the us er is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help
file system
OS
NTFS
FAT32 HFS
Windows ME × ×
Win 2000/XP ×
Windows Vista × ×
Mac OS ×
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (April 2007)
For Home and Office Use
Tested to Comply with
FCC Standards
Quad Drive
Enclosure USB 2.0
User Manual English
LINDY No. 42822, 42823
www.LINDY.com
User Manual 2
Product summary
This Quad Drive HDD enclosure can hold up to 4 IDE/ATA HDDs of equal or different size.
The HDDs can be used; individually (JBOD), as a virtual combined large volume, or in
mixed mode, configured by the DIP switches on the back of the unit. HDDs must support
LBA mode. The connection to the host computer is made via a single USB 2.0 interface.
System Requirements
PC or MAC with USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista/XP/2000, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or above
Package Contents
1. Quad Drive Enclosure
2. USB 2.0 cable
3. Power cable
4. 16 HDD screws for 3.5 “hard disks
5. Installation Manual
Product Switches, Connectors and LED Description
1. 4x Mode LED: ON when HDD are configured in combined/large volume mode
2. 2x IDE Access LED: Flashes during active data transfer on IDE controller
(IDE0=HDD1&2, IDE1=HDD3&4)
3. FAN switch: Switches the fan ON/OFF (Please Note: High temperatures reduce the
lifetime of HDDs!)
4. FAN LED: ON when fans are switched on (no fan failure control)
5. Power switch: Switches the internal power supply ON/OFF
6. Power supply LED: ON when power is supplied
7. Power Connector: Connect to mains: 110 - 240V AC, 50/60Hz.
8. DIP switch: HDD & Power mode setting – see detailed explanation below
9. USB connector: Connected to a USB 2.0 port of a PC or MAC
User Manual 3
HDD 4: Slave
HDD 3: Master
HDD 2: Slave
HDD 1: Master
screw
screw
Installation of HDDs
1. Please take off the two screws
and the front panel. Pull out the
IDE and internal power cables.
2. Loosely
attach 4 screws to each
of the HDDs you want to install
3.
Set the “HDD jumper” of each hard
disk to the required position Master
or Slave as shown (bottom to top)
4.
Take off the 3 screws on the back of
the unit and slide off the main cover
5.
Slide the HDDs into the enclosure from the front,
beginning with the bottom HDD, and install the IDE and
power cables to the HDDs from bottom to top
6.
Fix the screws so the HDDs are securely fixed
7.
Re-install the main and front cover
Configuring the DIP Switches: HDD & Power ON mode
Setting the mode switch
The operation of every HDD is defined by the
DIP switches in the back. Switches 1-4 refer to
the HDDs operation modes:
ON refers to “Combined mode” and OFF to
“Normal mode”.
DIP switch 5 defines the Power ON status.
Normal HDD mode (JBOD)
In Normal mode (JBOD) every hard disks is
mapped as stand alone HDD drive connected
to the host computer via USB.
Combined HDD mode
In Combined mode multiple physical HDDs are
combined to one large volume visible to the host
computer. For details refer to the table (right).
IMPORTANT:
•
If you use the COMBINED mode and one
HDD fails all your data on all HDDs used
in combined mode are lost.
•
When you use combined mode,
initialization / formatting of the HDDs is
required. Old partitions and data on these
HDDs will be erased.
DIP SW Number of
volumes
HDD 1…4
LED Status
HDD 1~4
combined
DIP1~4 ON
HDD 1-4 combined
1
1,2,3,4 ON
DIP1 ~3 ON
DIP4 OFF
HDD 4 normal
HDD1-3 combined
2
1,2,3 ON 3 HDDs
combined
DIP1 OFF
DIP3~4 ON
HDD 2-4 combined
HDD 1 normal
2
2,3,4 ON
DIP 1,2 ON
DIP 3,4 OFF
HDD 3,4 normal
HDD 1-2 combined
3
1,2 ON 2 HDDs
combined
DIP1,2 OFF
DIP3,4 ON
HDD 3-4 combined
HDD 1,2 normal
3
3,4 ON
Double
combined
mode
DIP1 ON
DIP2-4 OFF
HDD 3-4 combined
HDD 1-2 combined
2
all ON
Normal
mode
DIP 1~4 OFF
HDD1~4 normal
4
all off
3 screws
screws
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