Dyconn RAID Vault 2 User manual

Brand: Dyconn

Model: RAID Vault 2

Category: HDD/SSD enclosures

Type: User manual

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RAID Vault 2

2 Bay 2.5”/3.5” HDD RAID Enclosure

SUPERSPEED

USB 3.0

Product OVErVIEW

Product Description:

Product Features:

• Support 2 Bay 2.5”/3.5” Sata HDDs

• SECC metal construction

• Vibration/Shock Proof Tray Design

• Capable of simultaneously reading 2 HDDs

• Supports HDD Mirror Functionality

• HDD with Intelligent Sleep Mode

• USB 3.0 interface supports 5Gbps

• RAID Support: Normal, RAID 0, RAID 1, BIG

• 1 (60mm) Silent Cooling Fan (for temperature control and heat dissipation)

• Supports USB 3.0, USB 2.0/1.1 (USB 3.0 is AKA USB 3.1(Genl)

Package Contents:

• Dyconn RAID Vault 2

• USB 3.0 Cable

• 110/220 AC to

12V DC Power adapter

• Instruction Guide

The Dyconn RAID Vault 2 2.5”/ 3.5” HDD 2-bay RAID Enclosure is the

perfect data management companion with its ability to read 2 HDDs at the

same time. The Dyconn RAID Vault 2 provides superior heat dissipation due

to its innovative contemporary design and interior cooling system. The unique

tray design provides both easy HDD accessibility and limits vibration and

shock to the drives while in use. It impressively supports RAID (Normal, RAID

0, RAID 1, COMBINE/BIG ) and provides the fast data transfer rate of USB

3.0 (up to 5Gbps). In addition, the Dyconn RAID Vault 2 has an intelligent

sleep function, which is an economical and efficient data storage tool.

Specifications:

Support HDD: 2.5”/ 3.5” Sata HDD

Compatible OS: Windows Vista 7, Windows 8, 10,

Mac OS 10.4 or above

Approval Safety: CE and FCC Approval

Material: SECC metal construction

Dimensions: 5.19” W x 4.5” H x 8.75” D

(132 W x 114 H x 222 D mm)

Weight: 3.8 lbs (1.7kg)

Operation Temp.: 5˚C / 40˚C

Storage Temp.: -20˚C / 70˚C

Product Diagram

1) To remove the HDD tray: press and hold the tray blue part with your thumb

and index finger to pull the tray outward, install the HDD onto the tray, then

place the tray back to the enclosure, please put the bottom of the tray parallel

on HDD tray, so that it can be pushed and slide in to place.

2HDD status LED Blue Light - the hard disk working properly , Blinking RED

light indicate RAID error or HDD error

Blinking RED light - the hard disk to read and write,

or Blinking RED when RAID rebuild

3) Power Switch: to turn ON or OFF the device power.

4) RAID0/JBOD/RAID1 LED: indicate RAID mode, It’s Normal mode when the

three led lights aren’t light

5) Reset: Press Reset button when changing the RAID mode setting

6) RAID: RAID mode jumper switch, please see Section # 4-2 below for more

details

6) USB3.0 Port: to be connected to an USB3.0 port of a PC with the enclosed

USB3.0 cable.

7) Power input: DC12V power input socket

8FANSmart Fan, When one of the hard disk temperature reached 40℃ then

the Fan run, If all off the hard disk temperature is lower than 38℃, the Fan will

stop automatically.

Specifications:

Support HDD: 2.5”/ 3.5” Sata HDD

Compatible OS: Windows Vista 7, Windows 8, 10,

Mac OS 10.4 or above

Approval Safety: CE and FCC Approval

Material: SECC metal construction

Dimensions: 5.19” W x 4.5” H x 8.75” D

(132 W x 114 H x 222 D mm)

Weight: 3.8 lbs (1.7kg)

Operation Temp.: 5˚C / 40˚C

Storage Temp.: -20˚C / 70˚C

INSTALLATION of hard drive

Please remove the plug of power supply from the outlet before installing the hard

disk, to avoid any electric shock or damage.

1. To remove the HDD tray: press and hold the

tray blue part with your Thumb and index finger to

pull the tray outward.

2. Place the HDD on the tray, remove the 2 side

snaps (blue color plastic), then place the HDD

onto the tray with the HDD screw holes onto the

pillars on the bottom of the tray.

3. Lock the HDD on the tray by replacing the side

snaps back to each side of tray.

4. Place the installed trays back to the enclosure,

connect the power cord back, connect the USB

3.0 cable with the USB port of your computer,

then turn ON the enclosure. The RAID VAULT 2

is ready for use..

Step 1: Install the 3.5” Hard disks

Step 1: Install the 2.5” Hard disks

1. Remove the side snap on each side of tray

2. Fix the 2.5” HDD on the tray with 4 screws

(enclosed in the package)

INSTALLATION of hard drive

RAID SWICH SETTING LIST

Item S/W 1 S/W 2 RAID MODE Description

1 OFF OFF Normal Normal , works as 2 individual HDD’s

2 OFF ON JBOD JBOD, works a 1 single HDD

3 ON OFF RAID0 RAID0, works as 1 single HDD

4 ON ON RAID1 RAID1, works as 1 single HDD

The setting of RAID mode

Hard disk combined mode can be set by setting the MODE jumper switches on

the rear panel of the enclosure.

RAID mode change procedure

Before using this product, please back up your original data in the hard drives,

as the data in the hard drives might be lost during the RAID mode setting. Please

refer to the above RAID SWITCH SWETTING LIST to do the mode setting; and

follow the below procedures to set the jumper switches:

Setting new mode, pls. follow the mode list as below, press the Rest button for

8sec after turn on the power,

WARNINGS:

Please backup the data in your hard disk before setting any RAID at the

beginning, as the RAID mode setting procedure will initialize the hard drive(s)

into the virtual disk volumes and completely remove the original data from the

hard drive(s) first.

The Disk Configuration at each Switch Setting

Initialization in Mac OS X

Run Disk Utilityto initialize and format hard disk

※ Noteif you have to use the WINDOWS OS, do not format hard

disk in MAC OS, please use FAT32 format hard disk.

Initialization and format the hard disk

Initialization in Windows7/windows vista/Windows 2000 / XP/

Vista

CAUTION! Partitioning and formatting a disk drive will delete the original

data in the HDD. We assume NO responsibility for your lost data.

To format the new RAID VAULT 2 HDD, follow the below command

path: “start” menu” ---“control Panel”---“Management tools”---“comput-

er management” ---“storage” ---“Disk management” to format the new

RAID VAULT 2 disk step by step. Or go to the desktop “my computer”,

connect the new RAID VAULT 2 to the computer, a new hard disk

code will appear, move the cursor to the new hard disk code and

select to format the new hard drive(s). You may select “quick format”

in order to save the time to format hard disk

TROUBLESHOOTING

Connecting to PC

After boot your computer, follow below steps to connect RAID VAULT 2 with your

computer:

1. Start your computer and wait until the computer is booted

2. Use the enclosed power adapter to connect RAID VAULT 2 to the power

outlet, connect USB cable, and turn RAID VAULT 2 ON.

3. The HDD1~HDD2 hard disk power LED lamps will be ON indicating the

status of the installed hard disk(s).

Disconnecting RAID VAULT 2 from the PC

Before disconnecting RAID VAULT 2 from the PC, please follow the below steps

to disconnect the USB cable at RAID VAULT 2

Troubleshooting

1. The RAID VAULT 2 device is not recognized when connect to a computer. Or

the device does not work well.

• Check the status and connection of the power switch and supply outlet.

• Check whether the connection of the USB 3.0 cable is firmly connected.

• Check the jumper of each hard disk which is set correctly.

• Check if each HDD is well installed in the enclosure.

• Please check the OS limitation of filing system and partition capacity vs.

what you are using.

• Windows 2000/XP can not perform “disk management” program

You must be logged on as an administrator in order to initialize hard disk at

the system of WINDOWS 2000/XP

2. USB transfer speed is slow.

• If your computer might not be with an USB3.0 interface, you may add a PCI

to USB3.0 card into your computer.If your computer interface is USB2.0,

then the product transfer speed is USB2.0 speed.

• If RAID VAULT 2 is connected to the computer via a USB HUB, please

verify whether the USB hub is USB3.0 version, if it is USB2.0, the then the

transfer speed can only be at USB2.0 speed.

• Your computer is connected with more than 1 USB device may slower down

the USB transfer speed,. please remove the other USB devices that are not

in use.

• Make sure use the attached USB 3.0 CABLE.

3. In Windows 98 SE and Mac OS cannot recognize HDD which already

formatted in Windows 2000 / XP.

Please refer to the following to confirm if you are using a supported file format

3. The description of hard disk capacity calculated

As the hard disk supplier’s operation system is different, it will have a different

method of calculation capacity. So showed capacity is less than the hard drive

marked capacity. This calculates capacity indication of a hard disk at 1GB

=1000MB, but a calculation on the OS is calculated at 1GB =1024MB.

For example: Three 400GB combined into one hard disk, the disk space is

1.2TB, after the operation system formatting, the differences as below:

∆

WINDOWS system can only format FAT32 file system to 32GB, if you need to

format the hard disk over 32GB,please use other vendor programs, such as

“Norton Partition Magic”.

‡ MAC OS can not format FAT32 file format, please format hard drive in the

WINDOWS OS

OS Filing System

NTFS FAT32 HFS

Windows 98 SE X O X

Windows ME X O X

Windows 2000 Pro O O

∆

Windows XP O O

∆

Mac OS X O

‡

HardDisk

1.2TB

1,200GB

1,200,000MB

1.09TB

1,117GB

1,144,409MB

dyconn limited warranty

DYCONN warrants only to the original purchaser of this product from a Dyconn

authorized reseller or distributor that this product will be free from defects in material and

workmanship under normal use and service for (1) one-year after date of purchase.

Purchaser must present acceptable proof of original ownership (such as original receipt,

warranty card registration, on-line registration, or other documentation Dyconn deems

acceptable) for the product. DYCONN, at its option, shall repair or replace the defective

unit covered by this warranty. In order to keep this limited warranty in effect, the product

must have been handled and used as prescribed in the instructions accompanying this

warranty. This limited warranty does not cover any damage due to accident, misuse,

abuse or negligence. This limited warranty is non-transferable and does not apply to any

purchaser who bought the product from a reseller or distributor not authorized by

Dyconn, including but not limited to purchases from internet auction sites. This warranty

does not affect any other legal rights you may have by operation of law. Contact

DYCONN at 1-(855) 839-2666 for warranty service procedures.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY PROVIDED

HEREIN, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DYCONN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIABILITY AND/OR

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY IMPLIED

WARRANTIES MAY NONETHELESS EXIST BY OPERATION OF LAW, ANY SUCH

WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY. SOME

STATES/PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LON GAN IMPLIED

WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. LIMITATION

OF LIABILITY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS PRODUCT, AS PROVIDED HEREIN, IS

YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. DYCONN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST

REVENUES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OF ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST REVENUES, LOST

PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OF SOFTWARE LOSS OR RECOVERY OF DATA, RENTAL OF

REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT, DOWNTIME, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, AND THIRD-PARTY

CLAIMS, ARISING OUT OF ANY THEORY OF RECOVERY, INCLUDING WARRANTY,

CONTRACT, STATUTORY OR TORT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TERM OF ANY LIMITED

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WARRANTY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, IN NO EVENT WILL DYCONN’S ENTIRE

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TIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE

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Technical Support

For technical support, call 1-(855) 839-2666. . You may also reach Dyconn technical

support at [email protected]

Dyconn RAID Vault 2 User manual

Brand: Dyconn

Model: RAID Vault 2

Category: HDD/SSD enclosures

Type: User manual

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