Sans Digital TOWERRAID TR8UT+(B) Quick Installation Manual

Brand: Sans Digital

Model: TOWERRAID TR8UT+(B)

Type: Quick Installation Manual

Sans Digital TOWERRAID TR8UT+(B) is an 8-bay external RAID enclosure that supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 50, and JBOD modes. It can accommodate up to 8 SATA hard drives and provides data transfer speeds of up to 200MB/s. It connects to a computer via a USB 3.0 or eSATA cable and includes a PCIe card for enhanced performance. The TR8UT+(B) is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE v1.0

TOWERRAID TR8UT+

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Package Contents

Item Quantity

TR8UT+B / TR8UT+ ................................................................... 1

Removable Tray ..................................................................... 5

Power Cord ............................................................................ 1

USB 3.0 Cable ......................................................................... 1

eSATA Cable .......................................................................... 1

2 Port eSATA PCIe Adaptor .................................................. 1

Screws ..................................................................................... 1 set

Quick Installation Guide ........................................................ 1

CD Manual ............................................................................. 1

QUICK

INSTALLATION

GUIDE

Please contact Sans Digital for missing or damaged items.

POWER

PC Link 2

8 7 6 5

4 3 2 1

PC Link 1

Hard Drive Installation

3. Install each hard drive by placing them into the hard drive trays and securing them on

both sides with the included screws.

4. Place the trays back into the unit and lock them in place by pushing the tray handles in.

5. Close the front hard drive panel.

Hard Drive Installation (Continued)

POWER

PC Link 2

8 7 6 5

4 3 2 1

PC Link 1

POWER

PC Link 2

8 7 6 5

4 3 2 1

PC Link 1

1. Open the front hard drive panel of the unit.

2. Remove the hard drive trays by pushing the tray tab to the right and releasing the

tray handle.

POWER

PC Link 2

8 7 6 5

4 3 2 1

PC Link 1

POWER

PC Link 2

8 7 6 5

4 3 2 1

PC Link 1

LED & Connection Diagrams

POWER

PC Link 2

8 7 6 5

4 3 2 1

PC Link 1

HDD LEDS

HDD 1

HDD 2

HDD 3

HDD 4

HDD 5

HDD 6

HDD 7

HDD 8

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

USB 3.0 RAID Switch

eSATA

1. Power LED - Lights when unit is powered on.

2. SYS1, SYS2 - Lights when RAID is ready.

3. HDD LEDs - Green when HDD is installed. Flashes green when HDD is being accessed.

Red when HDD fails. Flashes red when HDD is being rebuilt.

RAID Setup

1. Select the desired RAID mode by setting the RAID switch on the back of the unit.

2. Turn on the ‘Power’ switch while holding down the ‘Reset’ switch for 5 secs to

complete RAID setup.

NOTE: All hard drive data will be erased during RAID setup.

Power switch

POWER

PC Link

Installing PCIe Adapter Card to a Computer

PCI-Express Slots

PCI-E Card

Unplug AC power from computer before installation.

Insert the PCIe Card into an available PCIe slot (x1 /

x4 / x8 / x16) on your computer (Step 1) and secure

with screw (Step 2). Both PCIe 1.0 & 2.0 are compat-

ible, where 2.0 provides optimal performance.

Note: Please refer to CD for driver installation.

LARGE R00 R30 R50 CLEAR

Reset switch

Other Sans Digital Products

T: 1.800.980.1988 F: 1.626.322.3878 E: [email protected] W: WWW.SANSDIGITAL.COM

Optional RAID Monitoring Utility

The unit is embedded with hardware RAID, where no additional software is required.

Refer to Detail User’s Manual for further RAID instructions.

RAID 5

D1 D2 D3

DISK 5 DISK 6 DISK 7 DISK 8

RAID 5

D1 D2 D3

DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 3 DISK 4

RAID 0

RAID 50

RAID 00

RAID 0

A15

A11

A13

A10

A16

A12

A14

DISK 5 DISK 6 DISK 7 DISK 8

RAID 0

A15

A11

A13

A10

A16

A12

A14

DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 3 DISK 4

RAID system should not be use as a substitute for your data backups. A data backup

strategy should be implemented to fully protect your data assets.

• 5-Bay IDE / SATA Hard Drive Organizing Rack

• Designed with a 4.7” cooling fan and a hollow aluminum frame for

efficient heat dissipation.

• Designed with an ON/OFF power switch, which controls the power of

hard drives, when a 20-pin or 24-pin ATX power supply is connected.

• Expandable to 10-bay by stacking an additional unit on top and

securing it with a tool-less screw.

• 4-Bay External RAID Enclosure

• Access 4 hard drives while using only one cable.

• Provides RAID 5 protection with over 200MB/s in performance.

• Bundled with dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card.

• Supports JBOD and RAID modes on Linux, MAC and Windows;

supporting Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.

• Available in black and silver finish.

• 5-Bay External RAID Enclosure

• Access 5 hard drives while using only one cable.

• Provides RAID 5 protection with over 200MB/s in performance.

• Bundled with dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card.

• Supports JBOD and RAID modes on Linux, MAC and Windows;

supporting Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.

• Available in black and silver finish.

• 8-Bay External RAID Enclosure

• Two eSATA cables supporting up to 8 hard drives using Port Multiplier.

• Provides RAID 5 protection with over 200MB/s in performance.

• upports JBOD and RAID modes on Linux, MAC and Windows;

supporting Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.

• Bundled with dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card.

• Available in black and silver finish.

HDDRACK5

TR5M+B

TR5M+

TR8M+B

TR8M+

TR4M+B / TR4M+

HDDRACK5

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