RaidSonic IB-RD3741-C31 User manual

Manual IB-RD3741-C31

Type-C™ USB 3.1 (Gen 2) 2x2 RAID enclosure

for 4x 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drives

Handbuch IB-RD3741-C31

Type-C™ USB 3.1 (Gen 2) 2x2 RAID Gehäuse

für 4x 2,5" oder 3,5" SATA Laufwerke

Safety information IB-RD3741-C31

Please read carefully the following information to prevent injuries, damage to material and device as
well as data loss:

Warning levels

Signal words and safety codes indicate the warning level and provide immediate information in terms of the probability
of occurrence as well as the type and severity of the consequences if the measures to prevent hazards are not complied
with.

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

1. Risk of electrical shock

WARNING

• Read the operating instructions prior to use

• Make sure the device has been de-energised prior to working on it

• Do not remove contact protection panels

• Avoid contact with conducting parts

• Do not bring plug contacts in contact with pointed and metal objects

• Use in intended environments only

• Operate the device using a power unit meeting the specifications of the type plate only!

• Keep the device/power unit away from humidity, liquid, vapour and dust

• Do not modify the device

• Do not connect the device during thunderstorms

• Approach specialist retailers if you require repairs

2. Hazards during assembly (if intended)

CAUTION

• Read the operating instructions prior to assembly

• Avoid coming into contact with sharp edges or pointed components

• Do not force components together

• Use suitable tools

• Use potentially enclosed accessories and tools only

3. Hazards caused by a development of heat

IMPORTANT

• Prevent externally heating up components and ensure an exchange of air

• Do not cover the fan outlet and passive cooling elements

• Avoid direct sunlight on the device/power unit

• Guarantee sufficient ambient air for the device/power unit

• Do not place objects on the device/power unit

4. Hazards caused by very small parts and packaging

WARNING

• Keep small parts and accessories away from children

• Store/dispose of plastic bags and packaging in an area that is inaccessible to children

• Do not hand over small parts and packaging to children

Warns of a directly hazardous situation causing death or serious injury.

Warns of a potentially hazardous situation that may cause death or serious injury.

Warns of a potentially hazardous situation that may cause minor injury.

Warns of a potential situation that may cause material or environmental damage and disrupt
operative processes.

Contact with parts conducting electricity

Risk of death by electrical shock

Sharp components

Potential injuries to fingers or hands during assembly (if intended)

Insufficient device/power unit ventilation

Overheating and failure of the device/power unit

Risk of suffocation

Risk of death by suffocation or swallowing

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5. Potential data loss

IMPORTANT

• Always comply with the information in the operating instructions/quick installation guide

• Exclusively use the product once the specifications have been met

• Back up data prior to commissioning

• Back up data prior to connecting new hardware

• Use accessories enclosed with the product

6. Cleaning the device

IMPORTANT

• Disconnect the device prior to cleaning

• Aggressive or intense cleaning agents and solvents are unsuitable

• Make sure there is no residual moisture after cleaning

• We recommend cleaning devices using a dry, anti-static cloth

7. Disposing of the device

IMPORTANT

of domestic waste. In compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) this
electrical device and potentially included batteries must not be disposed of in conventional, domestic waste or
recycling waste. If you would like to dispose of this product and potentially included batteries, please return
it to the retailer or your local waste disposal and recycling point.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our support at
[e-mail] or visit our website at www.raidsonic.de.

Note: All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engineers are
always updating and improving the product, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified
functionality than presented in this manual.

Data lost during commissioning

Potentially irreversible data loss

Harmful cleaning agents

Scratches, discolouration, damage caused by moisture or short circuit in the device

Environmental pollution, unsuitable for recycling

Potential environmental pollution caused by components, recycling circle interrupted
This icon on product and packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of as part

Sicherheitshinweise IB-RD3741-C31

Zur Vermeidung körperlicher Schäden, sowie von Sach-, Geräteschäden und Datenverlust beachten
Sie bitte folgende Hinweise:

Warnstufen

Signalwort und Sicherheitszeichen kennzeichnen die Warnstufe und geben einen sofortigen Hinweis auf Wahrscheinlich­keit, Art und Schwere der Folgen, wenn die Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung der Gefahr nicht befolgt werden.

GEFAHR

WARNUNG

VORSICHT

ACHTUNG

1. Gefahren durch elektrische Spannung

WARNUNG

• vor Benutzung Betriebsanleitung lesen

• vor Arbeiten am Gerät, Spannungsfreiheit sicherstellen

• Kontaktschutzblenden nicht entfernen

• Kontakt mit Spannungsführenden Komponenten vermeiden.

• Steckkontakte nicht mit spitzen und metallischen Gegenständen berühren

• Verwendung nur in dafür vorgesehenen Umgebungen

• Gerät ausschließlich mit Typenschildkonformen Netzteil betreiben!

• Gerät/Netzteil fern von Feuchtigkeit, Flüssigkeit, Dampf und Staub halten

• Eigenständige Modifikationen sind unzulässig

• Gerät nicht während eines Gewitters anschließen

• Geben Sie Ihr Gerät im Reparaturfall in den Fachhandel

2. Gefahren während Montage (wenn vorgesehen)

VORSICHT

• vor Montage, Betriebsanleitung lesen

• Kontakt mit scharfen Kanten oder spitzen Bauteilen vermeiden

• Bauteile nicht mit Gewalt zusammensetzen

• geeignetes Werkzeug verwenden

• nur gegebenenfalls mitgeliefertes Zubehör und Werkzeug verwenden

3. Gefahren durch Wärmeentwicklung

ACHTUNG

• externe Erwärmung vermeiden und Luftaustausch zulassen

• Lüfter-Auslass und passive Kühlkörper freihalten

• direkte Sonneneinstrahlung auf Gerät/Netzteil vermeiden

• ausreichend Umgebungsluft für Gerät/Netzteil sicherstellen

• keine Gegenstände auf dem Gerät/Netzteil abstellen

warnt vor einer unmittelbar gefährlichen Situation, die zum Tod oder zu schweren Verletzungen
führen wird.

warnt vor einer möglicherweise gefährlichen Situation, die zum Tod oder zu schweren Verletzun­gen führen kann.

warnt vor einer möglicherweise gefährlichen Situation, die zu leichten Verletzungen führen
kann.

warnt vor einer möglichen Situation, die zu Sach- und Umweltschäden führen und den Be­triebsablauf stören kann.

Kontakt mit elektrisch leitenden Teilen

Lebensgefahr durch Stromschlag

Scharfkantige Bauteile

Finger- oder Handverletzungen bei Zusammenbau (wenn vorgesehen) möglich

Mangelhafte Belüftung des Geräts/Netzteils

Überhitzung und Ausfall des Geräts/Netzteils

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4. Gefahren durch Kleinstteile und Verpackung

WARNUNG

• Kleinteile, Zubehör für Kinder unzugänglich verwahren

• Plastiktüten und Verpackung für Kinder unzugänglich verwahren/entsorgen

• Kleinteile und Verpackungen nicht in Kinderhände geben

5. Möglicher Datenverlust

ACHTUNG

• Unbedingt Hinweise in der Bedienungsanleitung/Schnellinstallationsanleitung beachten

• Produkt nur verwenden, wenn Spezifikationen erfüllt sind

• Datensicherung vor Inbetriebnahme durchführen

• Datensicherung vor Anschluss neuer Hardware durchführen

• dem Produkt beiliegendes Zubehör verwenden

6. Reinigung des Gerätes

ACHTUNG

• vor Reinigung, das Gerät außer Betrieb nehmen

• aggressive bzw. scharfe Reinigungs- und Lösungsmittel sind ungeeignet

• nach der Reinigung sicherstellen, dass keine Restfeuchtigkeit vorhanden ist

• Reinigung der Geräte am besten mit trockenem Antistatiktuch durchführen

7. Entsorgung des Gerätes

ACHTUNG

mit dem Hausmüll entsorgt werden darf. In Übereinstimmung mit der Richtlinie über Elektro- und Elektronik-Alt­geräte (WEEE) darf dieses Elektrogerät und ggf. enthaltene Batterien nicht im normalen Hausmüll oder dem
Gelben Sack entsorgt werden. Wenn Sie dieses Produkt und ggf. enthaltene Batterien entsorgen möchten,
bringen Sie diese bitte zur Verkaufsstelle zurück oder zum Recycling-Sammelpunkt Ihrer Gemeinde.

Bei Fragen kontaktieren Sie gerne unseren Support unter [e-mail] oder besuchen Sie unsere Internet­seite www.raidsonic.de.

Hinweis: Alle in diesem Handbuch enthaltenen Informationen waren zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung korrekt. Da un­sere Ingenieure das Produkt jedoch ständig aktualisieren und verbessern, kann es sein, dass die Software Ihres Geräts
ein etwas anderes Design oder eine andere Funktionalität aufweist als in diesem Handbuch beschrieben.

Erstickungsgefahr

Lebensgefahr durch Ersticken oder Verschlucken

Datenverlust bei Inbetriebnahme

Unwiederbringlicher Datenverlust möglich

Schädigende Reinigungsmittel

Kratzer, Farbveränderungen, Feuchteschäden oder Kurzschluss am Gerät

Umweltverschmutzung, Wiederverwertung nicht möglich

Mögliche Umweltbelastung durch Bestandteile, Recyclingkreislauf unterbrochen
Dieses auf dem Produkt und der Verpackung angebrachte Symbol zeigt an, dass dieses Produkt nicht

Manual IB-RD3741-C31

Note: All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engineers
are always updating and improving the product, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or
modified functionality than presented in this manual.

Package content

1x IB-RD3741-C31, 1x power cable, 1x USB Type-C™ to Type-C™ cable, 1x set of screws, 1x screw driver, 4x handle
for 3.5" drives and 2.5" drive-carrier, 4x 2.5" drive-carrier, 1x metal frame, 1x manual

Front view

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Power button It needs to be pressed to power on.

1.

SET 1 button Select SET 1 RAID mode

2.

SET 2 button Select SET 2 RAID mode

3.

Smart fan button Select on/off smart fan function (temperature sensor-controlled fan speed).

4.

Smart fan status LED Blue on: The fan is adjusting the fan speed according to the temperature.

5.

Micro SD slot Supports Micro SDXC (UHS-II)

6.

SD slot Supports SDXC (UHS-II)

7.

USB 3.0 Type-A interface Supports data transfer rates with up to 5 Gbit/s

8.

Power LED • Lighting blue, device powered on

9.

SET 1 RAID LED SINGLE, LARGE, RAID 0, RAID 1

10.

SET 2 RAID LED SINGLE, LARGE, RAID 0, RAID 1

11 .

SET 1 ERROR LED Lights up red, if:

12 .

SET 2 ERROR LED Lights up red, if:

13.

DRIVE-LED HDD1 / HDD2 / HDD3 / HDD4

14.

It needs to be pressed and held for 3 seconds to power off.
Remark! This design prevents accidental power off.

This device is built in two sets of RAID!

LED Display Description

Blue off: The fan is running at low speed.

• Lighting orange, standby mode

• OFF, device switched off

• Lighting orange, active

• OFF, not active

• Lighting green, active

• OFF, not active

• Drive not inserted

• Format error

• Reconstruction error

Single mode don‘t display HDD error light!

• Drive not inserted

• Format error

• Reconstruction error

Single mode don‘t display HDD error light!

- Lighting blue: drive inserted

- Lighting purple: Data transfer

- Glowing purple: under rebuilding (in RAID 1 mode)

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15.

Drive status HDD1 / HDD2 / HDD3 / HDD4

16.

Front door

• Lighting red, under rebuilding (in RAID 1 mode)
Blinking red, if:

• Drive not inserted

• Format error

Rear view

USB 3.0 Type-A interface for data transfer

1.

rates up to 5 Gbit/s

USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C™ interface

2.

for data transfer rates up to 10 Gbit/s

Confirmation button for RAID mode confirmation

3.

HDMI® video interface (4K / 30 Hz)

4.

USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C™ interface to host compu-

5.

ter (supports Power Delivery 3.0 with up to 60 W)

Fan 80x80x20 mm

6.

AC input power interface 100~240 V

7.

Kensington Lock support

8.

AC Power switch

9.

Interior Accessories

Metal frame 4x HDD handle

4x 2.5" drive carrier

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Product overview

2x2 RAID system with docking features as follows:

Key features

• For 4x 3.5" SATA drives, including four 2.5" SSD/HDD trays

• Built in two sets of RAID, each RAID is constructed by two drives

• 2x2 RAID function: 0, 1, SINGLE, LARGE

• Host interface: USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C™ up to 10 Gbit/s, supports 60 W Power Delivery 3.0*

• 4K HDMI™ extender expand workspace to a second monitor*

• USB hub with 1x USB Type-C™ (10 Gbit/s) and 2x Type-A (5 Gbit/s) interfaces

• Micro SD 4.0 (UHS-II) and SD 4.0 (UHS-II) card reader with up to 300 MB/s

• Silent operation by thermal controlled fan

• Energy saving by supporting sleep modus

• Plug & Play, Hot Swap

*Requirements

• Host PC with an available USB Type-C™ port (to ensure full dock functionality, the host USB

• Type-C™ port must support USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort™ Alt Mode or Thunderbolt™ 3).

Note: The DockingStation can still connect to a host PC with a USB Type-C™ port that does not support Power Delivery

(but must still support DisplayPort™ Alt Mode). In this configuration, the device will not provide power to your host PC.

• HDMI® enabled display with cable as needed (if an additional external display is desired)

• 4K-capable display is required to achieve up to 3840x2160@30 Hz resolution.

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Usage of memory card slots

SD card

Insert the SD card into the SD card slot with the bevelled corner in front of it.
The golden PIN’s of the card must be directed downwards.

microSD card

Insert the microSD card into the microSD card slot with the bevelled corner in front of it.
The golden PIN’s of the card must be directed upwards.

Note:

• Multi-LUN - allows the simultaneous use of two cards

• SD 4.0 and microSD 4.0 cards required to reach data transfer rate with up to 300 MB/s.

Drive installation

Note! Before installing the hard drive, please disconnect the power plug from the outlet. It may cause
electric shock accident or malfunction.
When connecting the hard drive, please note the electrostatic! Body‘s static electricity may
cause malfunction of the device. Please touch a metal object to discharge or wear antistatic

gloves before the operation.

Attention!

PCB of this device and HDDs are precision machinery, please be careful do not collision and
please notice the direction of HDD

Be careful the cutting edge inside may cut hand!

If hard disk already contains data, please backup data before installation to prevent data loss

Open the front door.

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Press down the two tabs to detach the metal frame and remove it.

Take the transport cardboard out of the device (if available).

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Preparing the drives

Please use the provided screws to secure the handles to the 3.5" drives or the 2.5’’ drive-carriers.

3.5" HDD

2.5" HDD

mount

mount

SATA connector pins
facing up

Slide the the 3.5" drives or the 2.5" drive-carriers into the guide rails and push them downwards until
it locks into the connector in order from up to down.

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To take the drive or carrier out from the device, slightly press down the handle and pull it out.

Reinstall the metal frame that has been removed bevor. Please make sure the bottom of the frame stays inside the track
before closing the front door.

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First connect the power cord and turn on the power switch to stabilize the current in the device, then connect the USB
Type-C™ cable to your computer and power on the device.

Then activate the power switch on the front panel and verify that the computer is turned on

Now you can set the preferred RAID settings as follows:

• When using RAID function, drives with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended.

• Setting or changing the RAID mode requires you to re-format the drives. This will erase all data on the hard drives

that are being formatted. Make sure to backup all existing data first!

• Be careful! When using the confirmation button in any RAID mode, all data will be erased.

• Never use the confirmation button when all settings have been completed and the drives contains your data!!!

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RAID Mode Description

SINGLE
Like LARGE it is not really a RAID mode. This means that both drives are integrated as separate drives with its own
content, independent from each other.

LARGE

LARGE concatenates multiple hard drives as a single large volume; resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes
beyond the physical limitations of separately connected hard drives. The data are written from HDD1 to HDD2.

RAID 0

RAID 0 is a method of concatenating multiple hard drives into one logical storage unit. It is the automated process of
writing data across multiple drives simultaneously. Striping is used to increase the performance of disk reads. The multip­le hard drives will write data in “column” effect.
If one drive in a striped set fails, all of the data in the stripe set is lost.

RAID 1

RAID 1 is the automated process of writing data to multiple drives simultaneously. RAID 1 is used to provide redundan­cy. If one drive fails, the redundant drive(s) will continue to store the data and provide access to it. The failed drive can
then be replaced and the drive set can be rebuilt.

RAID mode setup

The device is built in two sets of RAID, and each RAID is constructed by two drives. There are two sets of RAID mode,
which need to be setup properly before you using this device, finds "SET 1" and "SET 2" in the front panel on this
device.