Addonics Technologies Port Multiplier AD5EHPMEU3 web updated User Manual

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External Por t Multiplier Ultra
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Unpacking and Overview
 Ref ers t o Device 1 - 5
LED  will light  up. If the  drive is being  accessed, the  green LED  will blink.
T his  is where  you connect  your eSATA devices  (like your eS ATA
Dri
ve Activi ty LED: 
eSATA  Ports: 
drive  enclosure) D1 – 
D5:
Power input:  Connects to 5V Power supply or USB power cable.
Power on/off:  This turns the port multiplier ON or OFF....

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Port Multiplier Compatibility
When configured as a set of individual drives and connected to a SATA or an 
eSATA host adapter, the Port Multiplier will only work with a Port Multiplier aware 
host. This includes setting up the unit with more than one array. Identify your host 
controller and check with its hardware manufacturer if you are unsure. Addonics 
offers several Port...

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RAID 3 (Stripe set with dedicated parity)
Number of drives: at least 3
Unit capacity: size of one member times number of members minus one.
Spares: yes
Fault tolerance: can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data\
.
RAID 3 works by striping data for individual I/O blocks across all membe\
rs 
except one, which contains parity data for the stripe set computed inter\
nally...

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Configuring the Port Multiplier Using Dipswitches
Resetting the RAID
NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual dri\
ves 
or their contents; however, creating backups of all data is strongly recommended 
before proceeding.
Be sure the port multiplier is connected to an active host before procee\
ding. The 
port multiplier will not complete the process...

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RAID Mode Switches M2, M1, M0 (SW1:3 – SW1-5)
The RAID Mode switches define what type of RAID will be initialized when\
 the 
unit is powered up while the RAID Mode button is held down. Each type of\
 RAID 
has different properties and requirements, as follows:
 NOTES:
  1. Audible Alarm is recommended at all times.
  2. EZ mode has no effect when no array is defined.
  3. Disabling...

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Next, click the Basic RAID Configuration tab and select the type of RAID\
 desired. 
Note that RAID 1 is currently disabled as an option since more than two \
individual drives are available, and DELETE ALL RAID is disabled since there are 
currently no arrays to delete. Shown below is the same set of drives bei\
ng 
selected as a LARGE array.
Finally, click Apply. The Jmicron RAID...

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The RAID and Disk Information screen (shown when the program was 
launched) will now show the Port Multiplier with an Array. The drives are now 
listed as M0-M4, indicating they are members of the array. If spares are 
present (individual drives added later, and the EZ switch is in the OFF 
position), they would be listed as S0, S1, etc. On the right pane, the \
RAID 
Level, status,...