StarTech.com S352U2RER User manual

Dual SATA External Hard

Drive Enclosure

3.5” eSATA/USB Dual

Removable SATA RAID External

Hard Drive Enclosure

S352U2RER

S352U2RERC

Instruction Manual

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea-

sonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip-

ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio com-

munications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu-

lar installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.•

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.•

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver•

is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.•

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Table of Contents

Introduction..................................................................... 1

Packaging Contents.....................................................................1

System Requirements .................................................................1

Installation....................................................................... 2

Hardware Installation...................................................................3

eSATA Controller Card Installation (S352U2RERC only) ............4

Driver Installation.........................................................................5

Verifying Installation.....................................................................5

SteelVine Manager Installation....................................................6

Conﬁguration .................................................................. 7

Mode Selection............................................................................7

SteelVine Manager Operation .....................................................8

RAID Storage Policies .................................................... 9

GUI MODE (factory default) ........................................................9

JBOD MODE ...............................................................................9

BIG MODE...................................................................................10

RAID 1 (Safe) ..............................................................................12

RAID / SAFE33............................................................................13

RAID / SAFE50............................................................................14

Speciﬁcations.................................................................. 15

Technical Support........................................................... 16

Warranty Information...................................................... 16

Introduction

Packaging Contents

1 x S352U2RER enclosure•

1 x eSATA cable•

1 x USB A to B cable•

1 x Screw Kit•

1 x Power Adapter with power cord•

1 x Instruction Manual•

1 x PCI Express eSATA controller card (S352U2RERC only)•

System Requirements

An available USB 2.0 or eSATA port•

1 or 2 SATA Hard Drives•

PCI Express enabled computer system (S352U2RERC only)•

Microsoft Windows• ®2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista, Mac OS®X,

Linux®kernel 2.4.1.0 or later

Installation

Front View

Rear View

Power Button

Power LED

USB Link LED

USB Activity LED

eSATA Link LED

eSATA Activity LED

DC Power In (12V)

SYS Reset

USB Connector

eSATA Connector

RAID Switch

Fan Switch

Hardware Installation

Remove the drive trays from the enclosure, by pressing the release1.

button, then pushing down on the arms to eject them and slide the

trays out.

Remove the brace from the trays, then secure the hard drive into the2.

trays with the supplied screws.

Slide the trays back into the enclosure until they are fully seated,3.

then close the arms.

Set the dip switches on the rear of the enclosure, for the proper4.

mode you want to use.

Plug in the power adapter and press the power button on the front.5.

Press the SYS reset button on the unit, to make sure it’s conﬁgured6.

for the proper mode.

Plug in the USB or eSATA cable, and the connect the other end to7.

the computer system.

eSATA Controller Card Installation (S352U2RERC only) - PEXESATA1

There are two SATA ports available on the PEXESATA1 card - one

internal (SATA) and one external (eSATA). Please note that only one

of them will work at a time. Using the jumper settings provided above,

please designate which port is to be used. By default, Port 2 (internal)

is set to active.

Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the1.

computer (ie. Printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power

cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the computer.

Remove the cover from the computer case.2.

Locate an open PCI Express slot and remove the metal cover plate3.

on the rear of the computer case. Note that this card will work in PCI

Express slots of additional lanes (ie. x4, x8 or x16 slots)

Insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and screw the bracket4.

to the rear of the case.

JP Action Setting

J1-J4

Enable external

eSATA port

Set J1-J4 jumpers to pins 1 and 2

Enable internal

SATA port

Set J1-J4 jumpers to pins 2 and 3

eSATA

SATA

Place the cover back onto the computer.5.

Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply.6.

Driver Installation

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

When the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the screen,1.

insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you are prompted

to connect to Windows Update, please select the “No, not this time”

option and click Next.

Select the option “Install Drivers Automatically (Recommended)” and2.

then click the Next button.

Windows should now start searching for the drivers. Once this has3.

completed, click the Finish button.

Windows Vista

When the Found New Hardware window appears on the screen,1.

click on the “Locate and install drivers software (recommended)”

option. If prompted to search online, select the “Don’t search online”

option.

When prompted to insert the disc, insert the Driver CD that came2.

with the card, into your CD-ROM drive and Windows will automati-

cally proceed to search the CD.

If a Windows Security dialog window appears, click the “Install this3.

driver software anyway” option to proceed.

Once the driver is installed, click the Close button.4.

Verifying Installation

From the main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in

Vista), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window,

select Device Manager from the left window panel.

Double-click on the “SCSI and RAID Controllers” or (Storage

Controllers, in Vista) option. A Silicon Image card should appear under

this category.

SteelVine Manager Installation

Insert the included CD, and AutoPlay will start.1.

Select the Install option and proceed through the installation2.

process.

Once complete, you should have the tray icon present, from which3.

you can launch the SteelVine Manager utility.

Conguration

Mode Selection

Make sure the enclosure is powered on and not connected to a1.

computer system.

Set the DIP switches to the appropriate mode:2.

Press the SYS Reset button.3.

SYS Reset

DIP

Switch

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