NewerTech NWTGM3Q7H40T128 User manual
Hardware RAID-1 (Mirror)
Performance Storage Solution
Owners Manual
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Mac Requirements
1.1.2 PC Requirements
1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives
1.2 CONTENTS
1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
1.4 PORT VIEW & INTERFACE CONNECTIONS
1.5 CABLE CONNECTIONS & QUICKSTART GUIDE
1.6 FRONT STATUS LIGHTS
2 FORMATTING
2.1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BOOTING ON AN OLDER MACINTOSH
2.2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE WITH A PC
SYSTEM
2.3 MACINTOSH FORMATTING
2.4 REMOVING AN EXISTING GUID PARTITION
2.5 WINDOWS FORMATTING
2.6 MACDRIVE 8
3 TROUBLESHOOTING & TIPS
3.1 TROUBLESHOOTING
3.2 USAGE TIPS
4 APPENDIX
4.1 FAQ
4.2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP
5 CUSTOMER SERVICE
5.1 BEFORE CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE
5.2 CUSTOMER SERVICE HOURS OF OPERATION
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 System Requirements
1.1.1 Mac Requirements
• Minimum PowerPC G4 Processor, 128MB RAM
• eSATA interface, Mac OS X 10.3 or later (OR)
• FireWire interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later (OR)
• USB 2.0 interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
1.1.2 PC Requirements
• Minimum 500MHz Intel Pentium 3 Processor, 128MB RAM
• eSATA interface, Windows XP / Vista (OR)
• FireWire interface, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (OR)
• USB 2.0 interface, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7
1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives
• Supports two 3.5” SATA Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• Supports up to 64MB Data Buer (HDD only)
• Supports up to 10,000RPM speeds (HDD only)
• Hard Drives of identical capacity / model are required
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.2 Contents
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Item Quantity
➀ Guardian MAXimus 1
➁ Power brick and cable 1
➂ eSATA cable 1
➃ 1394B FireWire 800 cable 1
➄ 1394A FireWire 400 cable 1
➅ USB 3.0 cable 1
➆ Screws (2 sizes / types) 12
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➇ Software CD Bundle 1
➈ User Guide & Owner’s Manual 1
Contents may vary. Please see item listing for exact contents.
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Performance Storage Solution
Hardware RAID-1 (Mirror)
Users Guide &
Owners Manual
1.3 About This Manual
Firmware, images, and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the
unit shipped. Functions and features may change depending on the rmware version.
Please visit the product webpage for the most recent specications.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.4 Port View & Interface Connections
USB 3.0 Port
eSATA Port
FireWire 800 Ports
FireWire 400 Port
DC Power
On/O Switch
Kensington® Lock
The Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus has multiple interfaces to work with any
computer system.
eSATA Port - The utmost in speed. If you’re trying to make your Newer Technology
Guardian MAXimus the fastest it can be, attach an eSATA cable to this port.
FireWire 400 (1394A) Port - For backwards compatibility with older systems.
FireWire 800 (1394B) Ports - Connect one FireWire 800 port to your computer using
the included cable and have an extra FireWire 800 port to add peripherals with!
USB 3.0 Port - Connect one of your computer’s USB ports to the Newer Technology
Guardian MAXimus here using the included cable. This port is backwards compatible
with all versions of USB.
Power Port - Insert the power adapter plug here.
On/O Switch - Turn the Guardian MAXimus on and o here.
Security Slot - Attach a security cable here to prevent theft.
1.5 Cable Connections & Quickstart Guide
Attachment of the cables is simple on any platform.
1. Plug the power input cord into the wall and to the Guardian MAXimus.
2. Connect the eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB 3.0 cable - appropriate for the
interface your computer supports, into the drive and computer. For best performance,
use the eSATA connection.
3. Power the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus on.
Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.5 Front Status Lights
Identifying the Guardian MAXimus front status lights.
The NewerTech Guardian Maximus has 4 LED
status lights on the front of the case to visually
display what it is doing and to warn you of any
errors.
• The leftmost LED is a blue power light. This
will illuminate normally when the case is
powered on.
• The middle two LEDs (HDD1 and HDD2) are
green and will illuminate when hard drive
#1 and hard drive #2 are being written to.
They will not illuminate if the drive is not
being accessed; they will turn o.
• If a hard drive fails, one of the middle
two lights (HDD1 or HDD2) will turn red,
indicating which drive has failed*. Upon
replacement of the failed mechanism,
the failed mechanism’s indicator light will
change from solid red to ashing red as it is
being accessed to write data onto the drive,
rebuilding the mirrored RAID.
• The rightmost LED is the Rebuild indicator. If
a drive has failed and the Guardian MAXimus
is rebuilding, the LED will ash green during
the rebuild process. If the rebuild fails, the
rebuild light will turn o and the failed hard drive light will illuminate red again. If
this happens, please contact our support department for further assistance.
* In the event of a drive failure, rebuilding can take several hours to overnight. You may
continue to use your Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus as you normally would
during the rebuild process. The Guardian MAXimus does not need to be connected to
your computer to rebuild, it can be disconnected but left powered on to rebuild.
* In the event of a drive failure, you must make sure the good drive with your data is in
HDD1 (the drive that attaches to the bridge card) and the new drive you are writing to
is in HDD2 (the drive that attaches to the SATA cable). If the good drive with your data
is in HDD2, it will be overwritten and the data possibly lost. For instructions on how to
disassemble your Guardian MAXimus, please visit:
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=/manuals/item/nwtgmax.html
Chapter 2 - FormattingNewer Technology Guardian MAXimus
2 FORMATTING
2.1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE
TO BOOT ON A G3, G4, OR G5 SYSTEM
If you purchased a precongured Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus, your new
external hard drive has been formatted for the Macintosh as a Mac OS X Extended
(Journaled) volume, using the GUID* Partition Table scheme. This means that your
new drive is ready to use immediately out of the box if you have an Intel based
Macintosh computer.
For your new external hard drive to provide boot compatibility (meaning you wish to
run the operating system from the external drive) with Power-PC based computers
(G3, G4, G5) using Mac OS X, you will need to repartition/format the drive and change
the partition mapping from GUID to APM (Apple Partition Map**). If you do not plan
to use your new external drive as the start up drive, you do not need to perform this
procedure, your new drive will work as formatted for normal external storage use and
step by step instructions to do so are covered on the next pages of this manual.
Notes:
*GPT (GUID Partition Table) - To use the disk as a boot volume on an Intel-based
Mac, or to use the disk as a non-boot disk with any Mac with Mac OS X version 10.4 or
later.
**APM (Apple Partition Map) - to use the disk as a boot volume on a Power-PC based
Mac, or to use the disk as a non-boot disk with any Mac. If you are using Mac OS X
10.3.9 or earlier, you must repartion and format the hard drive using this method.
Apple also has an article about repartitioning, available at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1600
2.2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE
WITH A PC SYSTEM
Please turn to section 3.4 and proceed from there to reformat your drive to use with a
PC.
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