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In sta llin g d riv es in to  t h e 
R AID  T o w er I V
 
For the Disk Array 3SA: 
1. Secure the drive into the tray using the flat
screws as shown.
 
2. Slide the tray into the bay with the lever open
as shown. When the tray slides all the way into the
bay,  close the lever gently until it snaps into
position. It is recommended to lock the lever in the
closed position by turning the safety lock to the
locked position. 
 
 
1: Temperature LED and Alarm Reset. When the
temperature inside the Disk Array exceeds 60°C,
An alarm will sound and this LED will glow red.
Pressing the RESET button will silence the alarm
and turn off the LED.
2-5: Power Switch and LED for each individual
drive.
6: Drive lever safety lock. 
Disk Array Features:
For each Snap-In Mobile Rack: 
1.  Be sure the lock on each drive door is in an unlock position. If not, use the key that came 
with the Raid Tower to unlock the drive doo r. Pull 
on the door lever to swing open the drive door all 
the way .
2.  Slide a 3.5” SA TA  hard drive into the drive slot 
with the drive connector side facing in and the label
side up.  The drive should slide all the way into
the slot with very  little resistance. Forcing the
drive into the slot will cause permanent damage
to the drive or the Snap-In enclosure .
3.  Once the drive is all the way into the drive slot, 
close the door all the way till the drive door latch es
securel y. L ock the  drive door with the ke y. This will
engage power and data connection with  the hard
drive.
4.   To remove the hard drive from the  enclosur e, 
simply follow the step 2 – 3 in reverse. 
						

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Dip Switch S ettings
Enable
ERR Buzzer
Function Auto-
Rebuilding
to Spare
Drive Port Multiplier Mode
Raid Mode
1               2    3                4               5
Individual Drive(Factory Default)OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF OFF
ON
ON
OFF ON
ON
OFF OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF ON
ON
0
1 and 10
3
5
Clone
Large
R
AID  Setting B utto n
Dip S witch
e S ATA  Host Port  (P ort  5)U SB  3.0 /2 .0  Host Port S
ATA  Port s
Error
and
Drive
A ctivit y
L E D s
F loppy
P ower
Connect or
B uzze r
A larm     
						

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Default  fact ory  D IP  Swi tc h  sett ing:
SW 1 –  R AID  S ett ing  DIP  Swi tc h
BZS  –   Error  b uzze r fu nctio n
EZ    –   Automa tic  rebuilding  to  s pare  dri ve  (one  o f th e dri ve s o n th e raid  is  se t a s a   
  spare) . If EZ  is  EN ABLE D  anda  drive  failure  occurs , th e spare  will     
  automa ticall y a ct a s a  drive  replacemen t and  rebuilding  will  a utoma tically   
  sta rt.
M 2  –    RAID  mode  2
M 1  –    RAID  mode  1
M 0  –    RAID  mode  0
1 .  Error  b uzze r fu nction  is  E N ABLE D  ( BZS ) when  dip  s w it c h  is  in  OFF  posit io n
2 .  Auto-rebuilding  to  s pare  dri ve  is  D ISAB LE D  ( E Z)
3 .  Indi vidual  dri ve  mode
  is  E N ABLE D  (M0 ~M 2)
N ote:  W hen  t h e d efaul t f a ctory  R AID  s e tting  is  used , independen t dri ve  c o nfigura tion  
and  o ptical  drive  are  s uppor te d only  when  c onne cting  to  con trollers  w it h  S ilicon  
I mage  Sil3124 ,  Sil3132  chip  se t  or  co ntroller s  th at  are  Port  Mul tiplier  (P M ) 
compa tible . S imul taneous  D VD  wri ting  was  te ste d using  th e Nero  B urning  Rom .
LE D  Pin  Header
J1 –  D riv e Act iv it y  L ED
P 5  –    Activ ity  LE D  fo r e S ATA  h ost por t ligh ts up when  it  is  conne cte d to  a             
  SATA  con troller  card .
P 0,  P 1,  P 2,  P 3 &  P 4 -  Act iv it y  L E D s fo r por t 
0 ,  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  &  5  ligh t  u p when  a  dri ve  is  
connec te d and  blink s when  there ’s  drive  a ctiv it y .
J 3 –  E rro r L ED
P 5  –    error  L E D  fo r e S ATA  h ost por t
P 0, P 1, P 2, P 3 & P 4 -  error  L E D  fo r por t 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4  &  5
J 3          J1
E rro r L ED      Act iv it y  L ED
P4  P3  P2  P1  P0  P 5P4  P3  P2  P1  P0  P5
1       2       3       4       5SW 1
BZS  EZ     M2    M 1    M 0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF 
						

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Sett ing  or M odi fy ing  th e R AID  M ode U sing  th e J M ic ro n 
H W  R AID  M an ag er U tili ty  P ro gram :
1.  For W indow s u sers , in stall  th e J M ic ron  H W  R AID  Manager  lo ca te d o n th e  
  SATA  Con troller  C D. In  th e C D, g o to  Con figura tion  U tili tie s >  JM B393 . T his   
  manager  can  b e use  to  crea te  and  moni to r th e s ta tu s o f th e R AID  volume .
  It is  r e commended  to  u se  th e d efaul t fa cto ry  R AID  D IP  s w it c h  s e tting  when   
  using  th e J M ic ron  H W  R AID  Manage r.
2 .  Modify  th e R AID  mode  o n th e 5-por t H PM -X U  u sing  D IP  swi tc h
  Recommended  to  b e u se d o n opera ting  s y ste m  w it hou t JMicron  H W  R AID   
  Manager  s uppor t lik e  Linu x, Mac  & Solaris. Window s u se rs  can  a ls o  u se  th e  
  procedure  belo w.
N ote:  S te p s A  t o  D  n eed  t o  be p erf orme d eac h t im e t h e r a id  mode is  m odi fie d .
  a.  Set th e D IP  swi tc h  to  fa cto ry  d efaul t s e tting . 
 
  b.  Pre ss  th e R AID  s e tting  b utto n w it h  a  ball  poin t pen .
  c.  While  pre ssing  th e R AID  s e tting  b utto n turn  o n th e sys te m  power   
   where th e H PM  is  connec te d. T he b uzzer  will  s ound  while  holding  th e  
   RAID  s e ttin
g  b utto n. Release  it  a fte r a t leas t 5  seconds  fo r hardware   
   initiali za tion . A  s ingle  beep  will  b e heard  to  indi ca te  ini tiali za tion  is   
   complete d. T he above  s teps  a ct a s a  rese t.
  d.  Power  o ff  th e s ys te m  powe r.
1        2       3       4       5SW 1
BZS  EZ     M2    M 1    M 0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF 
						

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  e.  On the  DIP  s witch , change  (M0 to M2) s etting t o the   
   desired  RAID  mode  using t he diagram  below.
   A ll settings  on the diagram  shows
   •  Error  buzzer f unction is EN ABLED
   •  EZ function  is  DISABL ED .
1      2       3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M 0
RAID 0  M ode
1      2       3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M 0
Clone  M ode
1      2       3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M 0
RAID 1&  RAI D 10  Mode
1      2       3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M 0
Larg e M ode
1      2       3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M 0
RAID 3  M ode
1      2       3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M 0
Individual Dri ves  Mode
1      2       3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M 0
RAID 5  M ode
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF 
						

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f.  Pre ss th e R AID  s e ttin g b utto n w it h  a  b all  p oin t p en.
g .  While  press in g th e R AID  s e ttin g b utto n tu rn  o n th e s yste m  p ow er  
  where  th e H PM  is  c o nnecte d. T he b uzze r w ill  s o und w hile  hold in g th e  
  RAID  s e ttin g b utto n. Rele ase  it  a fte r a t le ast 5  seco nds fo r hardw are   
  in it ia liz a tio n. A  sin gle  b eep w ill  b e h eard  to  in dic a te  in it ia liz a tio n is   
  comple te d. 
h .  Verif y  if  th e R AID  a rra y is  d ete cte d b y th e s yste m .
i .   If t
h e 5 -p ort H PM -X U  is  c o nnecte d to  th e m otherbo ard  onbo ard   
  SATA , o n th e C M OS s e tu p u tilit y , th e r a id  a rra y w ill  d is p la y a s  
  “A ddonic s H /W  R AID 5” if  s e tu p a s a  R AID 5 a rra y.
j .   If t h e 5 -p ort H PM -X U  is  c o nnecte d to  a n e S ATA  h ost c o ntrol le r c a rd ,  
  on th e R AID  BIOS , th e r a id  a rra y w ill  d is p la y a s “ A ddonic s H /W   
  RAID 0” if  s e tu p a s a  R AID 0 a rra y.
k .  If b oote d in to  W in dow s, in  D is k D riv e s u nder D evic e  Man ager,  th e
  
  ra id  a rra y w ill  d is p la y a s “ A ddonic s H /W  L A R G E” if  s e tu p a s a   
  LA R G E a rra y.
l .   Once  r a id  a rra y is  v e rif ie d, y o u c a n s e t th e b uzze r e it h er O N o r O FF.
1        2        3        4        5S W 1
BZS  EZ     M 2   M 1   M 0
RAID  1 &  R AID  1 0 M ode
1       2        3        4        5S W 1
BZS  EZ     M 2   M 1   M 0
Clo ne M ode
W hen 2  dri ve s a re  
c o nnecte d to  th e H PM -X U , 
a nd D IP  s w it c h  is  s e t to  th is  
s e ttin g, th e 2  dri ve s w ill  b e 
c o nfigu re d a s a  2 -d riv e  
R AID 1 a rra y.
C lo ne’s  a ctio n is  simi la r to  
R AID 1. H ow eve r,  a ll  o f th e 
h ard  dri ve s w ill  b e mirro re d. 
C lo ne m ode is  u se fu l 
especia lly  w hen u se rs  lik e  
t o  c o py d ata  fr o m  a  sou rc e  
h ard  d riv e  to  th e d riv e s 
c o nnecte d to  th e H PM -X U .
RAID  S ettin g N ote s:
W hen 4  d riv e s a re  c o nnecte d to  th e H PM -X U , th e 4  d riv e s w ill  b e 
c o nfigu re d a s a  4-dr iv e  R AID 10 a rra y. 
						

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Note s o n S pare  D riv es u sin g t h e E asy R AID  S ettin g ( E Z)
W hen E Z fu nctio n is  E N ABLE D , th e a uto-rebu ildin g to  spar e d riv e  is  a uto m atic .
T he d egrade d R AID  grou p wil l  s ta rt rebu ildin g a uto m atic all y b y usin g th e exi stin g 
spar e driv e.
*  S par e d riv e  c a n b e e it h er p lu gge d a ft e r R AID  b uildin g o r a  n ew  driv e c a n b e plu g 
a s th e spar e driv e whe n R AID  r e buil d is  r e quire d.
 
 
 
  When  w ill r e b uild  a ctio n s ta rt ?
  •  When th e rai d fa ils  a nd E Z is  e nable d, th e
 H PM -X U  wil l     
   auto m aticall y r e buil d th e R AID  grou p usin g th e spar e.
  •  When th e rai d fa ils  a nd E Z is  d is able d, th e H PM -X U  wil l  N O T  
    re buil d th e rai d grou p u nles s y o u in sta ll  a  goo d driv e to  r e plac e th e  
   faile d d riv e .
 
 
 
C
onnectin g t h e P ow er C ab le  a n d R AID  T o w er t o  t h e        
C om pute r
a.  Conne ct th e powe r cor d p ro vide d fr o m  th e wal l 
  outle t to  th e bac k o f th e to w er.
b .  Make  s u re  th e powe r is  o ff  ( p owe r L E D  lig ht  
  shoul d b e o ff ) .
c . 
  
 
 
P ow er o n/o ff  c o ntr o l
a.  A mai n powe r s w it c h  is  lo ca te d a t th e bac k o f  
  th e to w er.  T urn  th e s w it c h  o n. A noth er a uxilia ry  
 
  sw it c h  is  lo ca te d o n th e fr o nt o f th e to w er.
b .  Make  s u re  th e powe r is  o ff  o n th e a uxilia ry    
  sw it c h  ( p owe r L E D  lig ht s houl d b e o ff ) .
c .  Powe r o n th e to w er. 
Connect either the USB 3.0 or eS ATA  cable 
from the back of the tower to a USB 3.0 or 
eSA TA  connector on the compute r.
P ow er
Conn ector
P
ow er
S w it c h
USB  3.0 Port
eSATA Port
Power Button
Power LED 
Light 
						

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