StarTech.com SAT3540ER2 User manual

SATA Hard Drive Enclosure

3.5” 4 Drive eSATA RAID

External Hard Drive Enclosure

with Controller Card

SAT3540ER2

Instruction Manual

Manual Revision:06/28/2010

For the most up-to-date information, please visit www.startech.com

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

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment 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

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular 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

Front View....................................................................................2

Rear View ....................................................................................2

Installation....................................................................... 3

Enclosure Installation ..................................................................3

Driver Installation.........................................................................4

Controller Card Installation..........................................................4

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

How to Use ...................................................................... 6

Software Installation ....................................................................6

RAID Levels.................................................................................12

Speciﬁcations.................................................................. 13

Technical Support........................................................... 14

Warranty Information...................................................... 14

Introduction

The SAT3540ER2 delivers a high performance external RAID solution

that lets you install up to four SATA hard drives for connection to the

host computer through eSATA. With support for up to four 2TB SATA

hard drives, the enclosure features individual removable drive trays that

make hot swapping or interchanging failed or extra hard drives easy.

Packaging Contents

• 1 x SAT3540ER2 hard drive enclosure

• 1 x eSATA cable

• 1 x PCIe 1-port eSATA controller card

• 1 x Universal Power Adapter with NA/UK/EU power cords

• 1 x Screw Kit

• 1 x Driver CD

• 1 x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• PCI Express enabled computer system with available slot

OR available eSATA* port

• Microsoft®Windows®2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7 (32/64-bit), or

Apple®Mac OS®X

*If connecting the enclosure to a host computer using the eSATA

port, please note that in order to use some of the RAID modes of

the enclosure, the eSATA port on the host computer system must

provide Port Multiplier support. If the eSATA port does not offer Port

Multiplier support, only one of the installed drives will be accessible.

Front View

Rear View

Disk Activity LED

Disk Link LED

Power

button

Tray Release

button

Power

LED Ready

LED

Error

LED eSATA

Link LED

eSATA

Activity

LED

DC Power

connector

eSATA

port

Fan ON/OFF

switch

80mm cooling

fan

Reset

button

Installation

WARNING: Hard drives require careful handling, especially when

being transported. If you are not careful with your hard disk, lost data

may result. Always handle your hard drive and storage device with

caution.

Enclosure Installation

1. Remove the drive trays from the enclosure, by pressing the release

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

trays out.

2. Remove the screws holding in the plastic brace from the tray, then

secure the hard drive into the trays with the previously removed

screws. Repeat for each hard drive tray.

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

then close the arms.

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

*installation photos are for reference only

Driver Installation

No driver installation is required for these operating systems, as this

hard drive enclosure is natively supported, so the drivers are already

installed.

Controller Card Installation

WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be

severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly

grounded before opening your computer case or touching your PCI

Express card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static

strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap

is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by

touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case)

for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the PCI Express card by

its edges and not the gold connectors.

1. Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the

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

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

2. Remove the cover from the computer case. See documentation for

your computer system for details.

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

on the rear of the computer case (Refer to documentation for your

computer system for details.). Note that this card will work in PCI

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

4. Insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and fasten the bracket

to the rear of the case. See documentation for your computer

system for details.

5. Place the cover back onto the computer case.

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

reconnect all other connectors removed in Step 1.

Driver Installation

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

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

insert the Driver CD into your CD/DVD drive. If you are prompted

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

option and click Next.

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

then click the Next button.

3. Windows should now start searching for the drivers. Once this has

completed, click the Finish button.

Windows Vista/7

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

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

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

option.

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

came with the card, into your CD/DVD drive and Windows will

automatically proceed to search the CD.

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

driver software anyway” option to proceed.

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

How to Use

Software Installation

1. Insert the included installation CD into your CD/DVD drive.

2. Double-click the Setup program to begin the installation procedure.

3. The Installation Wizard start screen appears. Click Install to

continue.

4. Wait for the installation process to complete.

5. Check or uncheck the box “Launch the application right now” and

then click Finish.

6. The Manager Utility is installed under the “Programs” section of the

Start Menu under “JMicron HW RAID Manager”.

Basic Mode

Basic mode is aimed at providing users with disk and RAID array

information, an event log, as well as perform the basic conﬁgurations

on the connected hard drives.

RAID and Disk Information

This section consists of two parts. The left side is a tree which shows

all controllers on the system and their connected RAID units and

hard drives in a hierarchy view. When an item is selected, the detailed

information of the selected item will be displayed on the right side. All

the hard drive and RAID information will be updated in real–time.

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