Replacing Hard Drives; Connection To Computer - SilverStone DS321 Manual De Instrucciones

2. System Setup

2.2 Replacing Hard Drives

When a drive fails, the corresponding HDD LED (A or B) will be blinking slowly, unless the RAID mode is set
to Non-RAID, in which case the HDD will simply not be accessible anymore.
If only one drive is defective and the RAID mode is set to RAID 1, the data can still be accessed but we strongly
recommend replacing the faulty drive immediately to assure continued proper backup and data safety.
If more than one drive at the same time fails or if the RAID mode is set to RAID 0, the data will be lost and the
system can not be accessed again until the drive(s) have been replaced.
2.2.1 Non-RAID
1. Check the HDD LED. The corresponding LED for the defective drive will be blinking slowly.
2. Turn off the power and replace the faulty drive(s).
3. Turn on the power. The corresponding LED will turn a steady green again.
4. Format the new drive(s).
2.2.2 RAID 0
1. Check the HDD LED. The corresponding LED for the defective drive will be blinking slowly.
2. Turn off the power and replace the faulty drive(s).
3. Turn on the power. The corresponding LED will turn a steady green again.
4. Push the button above the RAID switch to confirm the current RAID mode.
5. Format the drive.
2.2.3 RAID 1
1. Check the HDD LED. The corresponding LED for the defective drive will be blinking slowly.
2. Turn off the power and replace the faulty drive.
3. Make sure the USB cable is plugged in and connected to your computer.
4. Turn on the power and wait for about 30 seconds for the system to start up.
5. Install the new hard drive.
6. The LED of the source drive will start to blink rapidly and the LED of the destination drive will start to blink slowly.
This indicates that it is now rebuilding the RAID array.
7. Rebuilding the RAID array will take several hours, depending on the drive capacity.
When the data has been restored, the LEDs will turn a steady green.
Note
We recommend not turning off the power during the rebuild process but if the process is interrupted,
it will continue rebuilding the data as soon as the power is turned back on.

2.3 Connection to Computer

A few precautions and notes when using your external storage drive:
• Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions.
• Do not cover the enclosure's ventilation holes.
• Before connecting the device, install the hard drives and set your preferred RAID mode.
• For the safe removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost, always follow the correct unplug
procedure for external hardware (e.g. Eject the drive before removal).
• In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, both the hardware and Operating System need
to have the capacity to support large volumes (e.g.: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.4 and above).
• When the computer goes into stand-by mode, the hard drives in the external enclosure will spin down as well.
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