Cavalry CADAxxxU32A User manual

Type
User manual

Cavalry CADAxxxU32A boasts plug-and-play compatibility with various operating systems and offers versatile connectivity options. Designed with exceptional heat dissipation capabilities, it ensures reliable performance even during extended use. It features LED lights for status indication, allowing for quick troubleshooting. The device not only provides ample storage space but also enhances data protection through its RAID capability. Its near-silent operation minimizes distractions, making it suitable for both home and office environments.

Cavalry CADAxxxU32A boasts plug-and-play compatibility with various operating systems and offers versatile connectivity options. Designed with exceptional heat dissipation capabilities, it ensures reliable performance even during extended use. It features LED lights for status indication, allowing for quick troubleshooting. The device not only provides ample storage space but also enhances data protection through its RAID capability. Its near-silent operation minimizes distractions, making it suitable for both home and office environments.

Us e r's Manual
CADAxxxU32A
Pre face
Copyrigh t
Ple as e re s pe ct copyrigh te d conte nt. Duplication or m odification of th is publication in w h ole or in
part is proh ibite d w ith out e xpre s s or w ritte n auth orization.
Us age
Strong im pacts or dropping th e product m ay caus e dam age . Only allow q ualifie d pe rs onne l to
re pair th is product. Dis as s e m bling or ope ning th is product w ill void your w arranty.
Dis claim e r
Cavalry is not liable for com pe ns ation for data los s w h ich m ay re s ult from a m alfunction of th e
product or from ch ange s due to im prope r us e , re pairs , de fe cts , or batte ry ch ange . Ple as e back
up your data to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
Cavalry re s e rve s th e righ t to m ak e ch ange s to th e conte nt of th is m anual w ith out notice .
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Th ank you for ch oos ing Cavalry.
W e at Cavalry e xte nd our s ince re gratitude for your purch as e of th is product.
W e h ope our de dication to de live ring h igh q uality products w ith e xce lle nt
cus tom e r s e rvice w ill e ns ure your continue d inte re s t in our products .
Th is m anual w ill as s is t in th e ope ration of th e product. To optim iz e your
e xpe rie nce w ith th is product, w e re com m e nd re ading th is e ntire m anual
be fore us age . Ple as e k e e p th is m anual for future re fe re nce .
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Table of Conte nts
Pre face .................................................................................................... 2
Lis t of Acce s s orie s ............................................................................. 5
Product Illus trations ........................................................................... 6
Fe ature s ............................................................................................. 8
Se tup Ins tructions .............................................................................. 9
RAID ................................................................................................. 13
Trouble s h ooting ................................................................................. 14
W arranty ............................................................................................ 17
Contact ............................................................................................... 18
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Lis t of Acce s s orie s
1. Exte rnal pow e r adapte r / pow e r cord (m ay vary w ith product)
2. USB 2.0 cable
3. Th is Us e r's Manual
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Front
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1. LED s tatus indicators
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Back
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2. Pow e r s w itch
3. 5-pin pow e r jack
4. USB 2.0 port
5. Ve ntilation fan
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Fe ature s
Plug-and-play for W indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
USB 2.0
Pre -form atte d to NTFS
RAID capability provide s data prote ction
Exce ptional h e at dis s ipating ability
LED ligh t indicators
Ne arly s ile nt ope ration
PC and Mac com patible
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Se tup Ins tructions
Follow th e s te ps be low to s ucce s s fully s e t up your Cavalry Exte rnal H ard
Drive w ith your com pute r.
Ste p 1. Start your com pute r and w ait for W indow s to load com ple te ly.
Ste p 2. Conne ct th e pow e r adapte r to th e drive . Th e n
plug th e pow e r adapte r into an e le ctrical outle t.
NOTE: Mak e s ure th e flat e nd of th e plug is facing
tow ard th e pow e r s w itch to pre ve nt dam age to th e pins .
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Ste p 3. Conne ct th e s q uare e nd of th e USB cable to th e h ard drive . Th e n
conne ct th e flat e nd of th e USB cable to th e USB port on your com pute r.
Ste p 4. Turn th e pow e r s w itch on.
NOTE: Conne ct th e USB cable to th e drive be fore conne cting th e cable to
th e com pute r. To dis conne ct, re m ove th e cable from th e com pute r firs t.
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USB Cable Plug
USB Port
Ste p 5. Ins talling drive rs for th e Cavalry Exte rnal H ard Drive .
W indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
Plug-and-play. No de vice drive rs or configuration re q uire d. Th e
com pute r w ill de te ct th e USB Exte rnal H ard Drive as a ne w USB
de vice and dis play m e s s age s on th e bottom -righ t corne r re ading
"USB Mas s Storage De vice De te cte d" and "Your ne w h ardw are is
ins talle d and re ady to us e "
W indow s 9 8/Me
1. Mak e s ure W indow s 9 8/Me is fully update d
2. Dow nload drive rs from w w w .cavalrys torage .com by click ing on
"Dow nload W indow s 9 8 Drive rs ". Extract th e file .
3. Navigate th e de vice m anage r.
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4. Righ t-click on th e ye llow q ue s tion m ark indicating an unk now n
e xte rnal s torage de vice .
5. W h e n th e de vice drive r w izard s tarts , click on th e "Brow s e " button
to s e le ct th e s e arch dire ctory to find drive rs .
6. Find th e USB 2.0-9 8 drive r in th e e xtracte d file .
7. Click "Ne xt" to continue .
Mac OS X
Re form at th e e xte rnal h ard drive us ing Dis k Utility on th e OS.
Ste p 6. Your e xte rnal h ard drive is now re ady to us e .
NOTE: W h e n th e h ard drive is on, th e blue "Pow e r" LED ligh t w ill appe ar on
th e front of th e drive . Th e "H DD1 ACCESS" and "H DD2 ACCESS" ligh ts w ill
turn on w h e n th e com pute r is acce s s ing th e s e drive s .
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RAID
Your product is alre ady s e t up as RAID 1 (m irrore d). "Mirrore d" m e ans th at
your data is duplicate d onto anoth e r dis k , th e re fore providing gre ate r
re liability in th e e ve nt th at a drive fails ; h ow e ve r, w h e n th e drive appe ars on
your com pute r, it w ill be re cogniz e d as as s ingle h ard drive .
NOTE: Alth ough th e box indicate s tw o h ard drive s are include d, in RAID 1
m ode , th e total capacity w ill not e q ual th e s um of th e tw o be caus e th e
s e cond drive is us e d as a "back up" of th e firs t drive . (e .g. tw o 250GB drive s
do not h ave a 500GB capacity. Ins te ad, only 250GB is available for s torage ,
w h ile th e oth e r 250GB drive is us e d to back up th is s torage .)
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Trouble s h ooting
LED ligh t indicator doe s not turn on
Mak e s ure th e pow e r adapte r is s e cure ly conne cte d to a w ork ing e le ctrical
outle t. Se condly, m ak e s ure th e USB cable is ins e rte d corre ctly into th e h ard
drive and th e com pute r. Turn on th e pow e r s w itch (page 7).
Com pute r doe s not de te ct h ard drive
Mak e s ure th e USB cable is s e cure ly conne cte d. If th is s till doe s not w ork ,
attach anoth e r k now n w ork ing de vice and w ork ing cable into th e USB port
on th e com pute r. If th e k now n w ork ing de vice is not de te cte d, th e proble m
could be your com pute r's USB port. If th e port and cable both w ork , and th e
h ard drive is s till not de te cte d, contact cus tom e r s upport.
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Loud nois e s com ing from e xte rnal h ard drive
In m os t cas e s , loud nois e s com ing from th e drive s ugge s t a de fe ctive drive or
a loos e part. W e apologiz e for any inconve nie nce th is m ay caus e . Ple as e
contact cus tom e r s e rvice for as s is tance .
"H DD1 ERROR" or "H DD2 ERROR" ligh ts appe ar
Th is indicate s one of th e drive s m ay ne e d re placing. Th e h ard drive m us t be
re place d by anoth e r h ard drive of th e s am e capacity, brand, and m ode l
num be r. Ope n th e e nclos ure , re m ove th e faile d h ard drive and re place w ith
th e ne w drive . Afte r ins e rting th e ne w drive and clos ing th e unit, turn it on and
th e ne w h ard drive w ill autom atically be re built us ing a copy of th e data from
th e good h ard drive . Th e unit doe s not ne e d to be conne cte d to th e com pute r
in orde r to be re built. Do not turn off th e pow e r during th e re building proce s s .
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H ard drive w ill not w ork w ith m y Mac
Macs re q uire s pe cial form atting. Form at th e h ard drive according to th e
ins tructions provide d by your Mac.
If you h ave m ore q ue s tions , ple as e re fe r to th e Fre q ue ntly As k e d
Que s tions s e ction online at: w w w .cavalrys torage .com /faq .as px. For furth e r
inq uirie s , you m ay contact Bas on/Cavalry te ch s upport at
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com or (800) 238-4453, 9 :00am - 5:30pm
PST w e e k days , e xce pt h olidays .
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W arranty
Th is product com e s w ith a one ye ar w arranty from th e date of purch as e .
Ple as e re gis te r your product at w w w .cavalrys torage .com and click on
"Product Re gis tration" to activate th e w arranty. Ple as e h ave your Se rial
Num be r and Mode l Num be r re ady. W e are not re s pons ible for any los s of
data. Ple as e back up your data ofte n to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
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Contact
Cavalry Storage , Inc.
555 E. Eas y St.
Sim i Valle y, CA 9 3065
Em ail:
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com
Ph one :
(800) 238-4453
H ours :
9 :00am - 5:30pm PST w e e k days , e xce pt h olidays
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Cavalry CADAxxxU32A User manual

Type
User manual

Cavalry CADAxxxU32A boasts plug-and-play compatibility with various operating systems and offers versatile connectivity options. Designed with exceptional heat dissipation capabilities, it ensures reliable performance even during extended use. It features LED lights for status indication, allowing for quick troubleshooting. The device not only provides ample storage space but also enhances data protection through its RAID capability. Its near-silent operation minimizes distractions, making it suitable for both home and office environments.

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