Taurus Super-S LCM User Manual
Taurus Super-S LCM
Dual-Bay RAID Storage Enclosure
for two 3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives
User Manual
July 27, 2009 - v1.2
EN
Taurus Super-S LCM Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 System Requirements
1.1.1 PC Requirements
Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM
eSATA equipped PC; Windows XP/Vista
FireWire 400/800 equipped PC; Windows XP/Vista
USB 2.0 equipped PC; Windows XP/Vista
Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 2.0 host controller)
Plug & Play support for eSATA host controller
1.1.2 Mac Requirements
Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM
eSATA equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.4 or above
FireWire 400/800 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above
USB 2.0 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above
Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 2.0 host controller)
Plug & Play support for eSATA host controller
1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives
Two 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s)
20GB - 1.5TB per HDD
Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended
Supports large volumes in excess of 2TB
Note
In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, both the hardware and OS need to
have the capacity to support large volumes (e.g.: WinVista 32bit/64bit or Mac OS 10.4 and above).
1.2 Package Contents
Package content may vary depending on vendor & version.
Taurus Super-S LCM storage enclosure (hard drives not included)
Power supply
Interface cables
Manual
1.3 About this Manual
Firmware, images and descriptions can slightly vary between this manual and the actual product
you have. Functions and features may change depending on the firmware version. Please read
your warranty carefully, as this may vary between different vendors!
1.4 Trademarks
MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows 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 Super-S LCM Introduction
1.5 Detailed View
1.5.1 Front View
LED/Button Status
HDD1/2
Rebuild
Select
OK
1.5.2 Rear View
Power button; blue = power on
Green = Data access (read/write)
Red = Error or empty drive bay
OFF = HDD status normal
Yellow = Rebuilding data
Select setup menu or mode
Confirm current option or enter setup menu
To turn on t
power button for 1 second and then let go.
To turn it off, press and hold the power
button for 3 seconds and then let it go again.
Wait at least 5 seconds after turning off the
power, before turning it back on, or otherwise
it will not work.
he device, press and hold the
RAID Switch RAID Mode
RAID mode can be set via LCD display
Switch position: 1 up, 2 down
RAID mode is locked according to LCD setup
Switch position: 1 up, 2 up
RAID 1 (not possible to set RAID mode via LCD)
Switch position: 1 down, 2 up
RAID 0 (not possible to set RAID mode via LCD)
Switch position: 1 down, 2 down
= Security lock slot
= Power receptacle
eSATA = External SATA port
FW800 = FireWire 800 port
FW400 = FireWire 400 port
USB 2.0 = USB 2.0 High Speed port
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Taurus Super-S LCM Introduction
1.6 RAID Modes
Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended. If the capacities are different, the total
amount of the space that can be used will depend on the drive with the smallest capacity. The
difference in performance is only visible for fast interfaces like eSATA.
1.6.1 RAID 0 - Disk Striping
The drives are shown as one large single volume
smallest capacity. This setting is used where speed is the primary objective but RAID Level 0 (also
called striping) is not redundant. This form of array splits each piece of data across the drives in
segments; since data is written without any form of parity data-checking, it allows for the fastest
data transfer. On the downside, if one drive becomes damaged, the whole array can become
corrupted.
1.6.2 RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring
Two drives show up as
the smallest capacity, can be used. RAID 1 creates an exact copy (or mirror) of a set of data on the
second drive. This is useful when reliability and backup take precedence over storage capacity.
Should one hard drive fail, it can be replaced and the data rebuilt automatically.
one volume but only 50% of the total capacity, depending on the drive with
but the total size will depend on the drive with the
2 drives
2 drives
1.6.3 Changing the RAID Mode
The RAID mode should
1. Make sure the power is off and then install the hard drives.
2. Set the RAID switch and select your preferred RAID mode or choose the switch position to
later set the RAID mode via LCD display.
3. Turn on the power. If you have selected the option to set the RAID mode via LCD display,
enter the setup menu and set your preferred RAID mode now.
4. Initialize the disk, create a partition and format the drives.
5. Done.
Note
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!
Important
In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, both the hardware and Operating
System need to have the capacity to support large volumes (e.g.: WinVista 32bit/64bit or Mac OS
10.4 and above).
be set after installing the drives and before first formatting the drives.
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Taurus Super-S LCM System Setup
2 System Setup
2.1 Hard Drive Assembly
Your unit may come with pre-installed hard drives. Before opening such an enclosure, please read
the warranty from your vendor carefully, as this could void your warranty.
1. Remove the four screws at the bottom of the case, push the inner chassis out and remove
the outer enclosure. The aluminium stand does not have to be removed for the assembly.
2. Install the first hard drive and mount it with two screws on each side.
3. Attach the thermal probe with the tape provided to the first HDD. Choose a place in
between the two drives but without damaging the probe when installing the second drive.
We also suggest not placing the thermal probe directly in front of the fan.
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