Galaxy Metal Gear GMG 4500MGB Quad Bay Raid External Hard Drive Enclosure - 3.5" SATA Bays, USB, Firewire 400, Fir...

4500MGB Quad Bay User Manual 4-Bay Storage Enclosure for 3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives

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4500MGB Quad Bay

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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER 3 - SYSTEM SET UP

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ICON KEY

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CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER

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THE 4500MGB QUAD BAY

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HARD DISK MODE

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RAID SETUP

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OTHER AVAILABLE INTERFACES

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BIG (JBOD SPANNING)

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DETAILED VIEW

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FAST (RAID 0 STRIPING+STRIPING)

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FRONT VIEW

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SAFE (RAID 1 MIRRORING)

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REAR VIEW

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SAFE II (RAID 10 MIRRORING+STRIPING) 11

2TB VOLUME SWITCH

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INSTALLATION ON A PC

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SMART FAN

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REMOVE PROCEDURE

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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PC REQUIREMENTS

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MAC REQUIREMENTS

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SUPPORTED HARD DRIVES

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PC RUNNING W INDOWS

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PACKAGE CONTENTS

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MAC OS

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ABOUT DATA BACKUP

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CHAPTER 2 - HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY

INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH REMOVE PROCEDURE PARTITIONING & FORMATTING

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CHAPTER 4 - APPENDIX

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TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

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ADDING MORE HARD DRIVES

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FAQ

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REPLACING A FAULTY HARD DRIVE

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ABOUT THIS MANUAL

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Chapter 1 - Introduction 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. Important information.

The 4500MGB Quad Bay

Features mentioned in this manual may vary between different models.

Maximise your storage capacity with four 3.5” SATA hard drives with the 4500MGB Quad Bay 4-Bay SATA Enclosure. An ultra durable aluminium casing provides efficient heat dissipation, plus an extra large powerful rear fan keeps your hard drives cool during long hours of operation. Advanced RAID technology provides extra protection for all your valuable data content. Product Dimensions:

24.5cm x 17.7cm x 13.5cm 9.6in x 7in x 5.3in

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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Detailed View

To enter the RAID setup menu, press and hold the CONFIRM button for 3 seconds until the three RAID mode LEDs blink two times. Use the MODE button to select the new RAID mode and then press the CONFIRM button within 10 seconds to confirm the new setting.

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

Front View LED indication and buttons as seen beneath the front panel of the 4500MGB Quad Bay.

LED or Button POWER BIG

• OFF = Power off • Blue = Power on • Yellow = BIG mode active (JBOD spanning)

FAST

• Amber = FAST mode active (RAID 0 striping + striping)

SAFE

• Green = SAFE mode active (RAID 1 mirroring)

SAFE & FAST

• Green & Amber = SAFE II mode active (RAID 10 mirroring + striping)

ERROR/ REBUILD

• Red = Error • Green = Rebuilding data in SAFE mode

ACCESS

• Blue = Ready for data access • Blinking = Accessing data

CONFIRM

• To change and confirm the RAID mode (press 3 seconds to enter setup menu)

MODE When only two hard drives (A &B) are installed, the blinking LEDs for C & D can be ignored.

Status or Function

HDD A, B, C, D

• RAID mode selector button • • • •

Green = HDD status OK Blinking red & green = Error or no HDD Blinking red & solid green = Data access Blinking green & solid red = Rebuilding

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If your Operating System does not support single volumes larger than 2TB, make sure the 2TB volume switch on the 4500MGB Quad Bay is at position B, so that larger volumes are automatically split into two smaller ones.

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Rear View 1. Smart fan 2. Security lock slot 3. 2TB volume switches 4. 2TB volume indication 5. FireWire 400 port

6. FireWire 800 ports 7. USB 2.0 port 8. Power receptacle (100-240V) 9. Power supply ON/OFF switch

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8 3 The 2TB LED indication will light up when the total capacity of the installed hard drives exceeds 2TB. This is not related to the RAID mode but an in