Taurus Taurus, RAID User Manual

Taurus - RAID

Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for

3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives

User Manual

v1.0

August 23, 2007

EN

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1

ICON KEY 1
THE TAURUS RAID 1
AVAILABLE INTERFACES 1
TAURUS RAID - DETAILED VIEW 2

FRONT VIEW 2
REAR VIEW 2
RAID SETTING 2

TAURUS RAID II - DETAILED VIEW 3

FRONT VIEW 3
REAR VIEW 3
RAID SETTING 3

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4

PC REQUIREMENTS 4
MAC REQUIREMENTS 4

PACKAGE CONTENTS 4
ABOUT DATA BACKUP 4

CHAPTER 2 - HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY 5

TAURUS RAID 5
TAURUS RAID II 7

CHAPTER 3 - SYSTEM SET UP 9

CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 9
HARD DISK MODE 9
RAID SETUP 9

NON-RAID 9
JBOD OR RAID 0 - SPANNING 9
RAID 0 - STRIPING 9
RAID 1 - MIRRORING 10

INSTALLATION ON A PC 11

REMOVE PROCEDURE 11

INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH 12

REMOVE PROCEDURE 12

PARTITIONING & FORMATTING 13

PC RUNNING WINDOWS 13
MAC OS 14

CHAPTER 4 - APPENDIX 15

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS 15
FAQ 15
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 15

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Features mentioned
in this manual may
vary between
different models.

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Icon Key

Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin
that denote either Notes or Special Remarks as outlined below:

General Notes and Tips

Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS

Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS

The Taurus RAID

When it comes to raw power there is nothing to beat the new
dual-bay Taurus. Available in the classic Pleiades design, the
Taurus is built strong and rugged, offering more than enough
capacity to store all your digital media files. Not only that, the
Taurus RAID can also back up and secure all of your data
thanks to RAID protection.

Product Dimensions: 24.5cm x 13.3cm x 7.6cm

9.65in x 5.23in x 3in

Available Interfaces

• FireWire 400/800 & USB 2.0 (RAID 0&1)

• FireWire 400/800 & USB 2.0 (RAID 0)

• Gigabit Ethernet

• USB 2.0

• eSATA

MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows 2000/XP/Vista are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer.
All other third party brands and names are the property of their respective
owners.

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Taurus RAID - Detailed View

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2

Front View

1. ON/OFF switch (blue when ON)

2. LED indication for hard drives
(green for data access, red for error)
and RAID rebuild function
(yellow or green during rebuild)

3. Ventilation holes

3

Note: To turn on the power, press the ON/OFF switch and release it. To turn it off, press
the ON/OFF switch, hold it for 3 seconds and then release it again.

2

Rear View

1. Switch for RAID setting

2. Fan for ventilation

1

3. FireWire 400 port

4. FireWire 800 ports

5. USB 2.0 port

6. Power receptacle

RAID Setting

Non-RAID RAID 0 - Striping

1 = Up, 2 = Up 1 = Down, 2 = Up

RAID 1 - Mirroring RAID 0 - Spanning

1 = Down, 2 = Down 1 = Up, 2 = Down

Note: Changing the RAID setup will require you to re-format the drives. Make sure you
backup all data before doing so!

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Taurus RAID II - Detailed View

Front View

1. ON/OFF switch (blue when ON)

2. LED indication for hard drives
(green = data access, red = error)

1

2

3

4

3. RAID rebuild indication
(yellow or green during rebuild)

4. Ventilation holes

Note: To turn on the power, press the ON/OFF switch for 1 second and release it. To turn it
off, press the ON/OFF switch, hold it for 5 seconds and then release it again.

Rear View

1

2

3 5 6

4

1. RAID mode selector switch

2. Fan for ventilation

3. FireWire 400 port

4. FireWire 800 ports

5. USB 2.0 port

6. Power receptacle

RAID Setting

No. 0 = Non-RAID
No. 1 = JBOD
No. 2 = RAID 0 (striping)
No. 3 = RAID 1 (mirroring)

Note: Changing the RAID setup will require you to re-format the drives. Make sure you
backup all data before doing so!

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Package Content
may vary,
depending on
vendor & version.

System Requirements

PC Requirements

• Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM

• USB 1.1 equipped PC; Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• USB 2.0 equipped PC; Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• 1394a equipped PC; Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• 1394b equipped PC; Windows 2000/XPVista

Mac Requirements

• Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM

• USB 1.1 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.1.5 or above

• USB 2.0 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above

• 1394a equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.1.5 or above

• 1394b equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above

Package Contents

• Taurus RAID or RAID II

• External Power Adapter;

Input 100-240V, Output +12V/3A, +5V/4.2A

• Power Cord

• Interface Cables

• Manual

About Data Backup

To protect your files and help prevent the loss of your data, we
strongly recommend that you keep two copies of your data, one
copy on your Taurus and a second copy either on your internal
drive or another storage media such as CD, DVD, Tape or an
additional external drive. Any loss or corruption of data while
using the Taurus is the sole responsibility of the user, and
under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for
compensation or the recovery of this data.

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