OWC ThunderBay IV Assembly Manual
OWC ThunderBay® IV
ASSEMBLY MANUAL & USER GUIDE
OWC THUNDERBAY IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................1
1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Apple® Mac Requirements
1.1.2 PC Requirements
1.1.3 Supported Drives
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
2. SYSTEM SETUP .............................................................................................3
2.1 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION
2.2 QUICK START
2.3 SOFTWARE RAID
2.4 CHANGING DRIVES
2.4.1 Drive Failure
3. APPENDIX ......................................................................................................5
3.1 TROUBLESHOOTING
3.2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP
3.3 ONLINE RESOURCES
3.4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
OWC THUNDERBAY IV
INTRODUCTION
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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
Thunderbolt cable
ThunderBay IV
Keys
Power cable
NOTE: Hard drive screws included, but not pictured.
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 webpage for the most recent product specifications.
1.4 FRONT VIEW
1.4.1 Front Features
1. Locking faceplate — Use the included keys to lock the faceplate for security, or
remove the faceplate to gain access to the drive bays.
2. LED indicators — See the following chart for details on the ThunderBay IV’s LEDs.
LED COLOR
THUNDERBAY ONTHUNDERBAY
SLEEPING
DRIVE
ACTIVITY
DRIVE BAD/
BAY EMPTY
Power
Blue/
orange
Solid blue Orange N/A N/A
Drive
(A, B, C, D)
Green N/A Off (all four)
Flashing
green
Off
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INTRODUCTION
1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Apple® Mac Requirements
•Thunderbolt™ port: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
1.1.2 PC Requirements
•Thunderbolt port: Windows® 7 or later
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