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Technical Support
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T E C H N O L O G I E S
RAID Tower IX
(RT93SNDHMS)
User Guide         

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Removing Cover of RAID Tower 
IX
Loosen the 5 screws at the back of the tower for 
the cover using a Philips screwdriver. Lift the 
cover and pull slightly toward the rear of the tower 
to disengage and remove.
Power LED: lit when RAID Tower is on .  
Host LED: lit when array group is connected, blinks 
during array activity.
Error LED: lit when array group has a problem, blinks 
if...

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Resetting the RAID Mode
NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual 
drives or their contents; however, creating or running backups of all data is 
strongly recommended before proceeding.
1.  Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the factory default 
setting (all switches OFF).
2.  While holding the SET button with a ballpoint pen, turn the unit...

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Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode
NOTE: Setting or modifying the RAID mode destroys all data.
1.  Follow the procedure for resetting the RAID Mode.
2.  Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the desired RAID Mode.
3.  While holding the SET button with a ballpoint pen, turn the unit on. A 
long beep will sound from the Port Multiplier. The SET button may be released 
once the long beep stops.
If instead of a long beep the Port Multiplier sounds a series of short beeps, an 
error has occurred...

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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 typ\
e 
of RAID has different properties and requirements, as follows:
              1 Audible alarm is recommended at all times.
              2 EZ mode has no effect in JBOD mode....

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RAID 1 or 10 (Mirror set, Stripe of mirror sets)
Number of drives: 2 (RAID 1) or 4 (RAID 10).
Unit capacity: size of one member (RAID 1) or size of two members (RA\
ID 
10).
Spares: yes – if EZ mode is not disabled and 3 (RAID 1) or 5 (RAID\
 10) 
drives are present, the array will be initialized with a spare.
Spares: yes – if EZ mode is not disabled and 3 (RAID 1) or 5 (RAID\
 10)...

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CLONE mode works the same way as RAID 1, by maintaining a complete 
copy of the entire set of data on each drive.
LARGE (Spanned set)
Number of drives: at least 2
Unit capacity: 100% of all drives together regardless of differences in size
Spares: no
Fault tolerance: cannot withstand the loss of any drives without losing \
data. 
However, some data may be recovered as long as the drive(s) carrying the 
file system data (boot record, directory, etc.) remain online.
LARGE mode is neither a RAID nor is it a...

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