OWC THUNDERBAY 4 User's Guide
THUNDERBAY
Assembly Manual & User Guide
®
4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................1
1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Apple Mac Requirements
1.1.2 PC Requirements
1.1.3 Supported Drives: up to four 3.5” SATA drives (1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 6.0Gb/s)
NOTE: Boot Camp not supported
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS
1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
1.4 FRONT VIEW
1.4.1 Front Features
1.5 REAR VIEW
1.5.1 Rear Features
DEVICE SETUP ...................................................................................................3
2.1 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION
2.2 QUICK START
2.3 SOFTWARE RAID
2.4 CHANGING DRIVES
2.4.1 Drive Failure
SUPPORT RESOURCES ...................................................................................5
3.1 TROUBLESHOOTING
3.2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP
3.3 ONLINE RESOURCES
3.4 CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
OWC THUNDERBAY 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Apple Mac Requirements
1.1.2 PC Requirements
• Thunderbolt™ port: OS X 10.9.3 or later
• Thunderbolt port: Windows® 7 or later
NOTE: Boot Camp not supported
1.1.3 Supported Drives: up to four 3.5” SATA drives (1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 6.0Gb/s)
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS
OWC ThunderBay® 4
NOTE: Hard drive screws are included, but not pictured.
Thunderbolt cable
Power cable
Keys
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 firmware version. Please
visit the product web page for the most recent product specifications.
1.4 FRONT VIEW
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1.4.1 Front Features
1. Locking faceplate — Use the included keys to lock the faceplate for security, or to
remove the faceplate to gain access to the drive bays.
2. LED indicators — See the following chart for details on the ThunderBay 4’s LEDs.
LED COLOR ThunderBay ON
Power
Drive
(A, B, C, D)
OWC THUNDERBAY 4
Blue/
orange
Green N/A Off (all four)
Solid blue Orange N/A N/A
ThunderBay
SLEEPING
1
DRIVE
ACTIVITY
Flashing
green
DRIVE BAD/
BAY EMPTY
Off
INTRODUCTION
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