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  • Page 1

    T aurus S2 Dua l -Bay S torage Enclosure for 3.5” Serial A T A Hard Drives User Manual ( English ) v1.1 April 23, 2008 EN[...]

  • Page 2

    T able of Content s CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1 I CON K EY 1 T HE T A URUS S2 1 O THER A VAI L AB L E I NTERF ACES 1 D ET AILED V IEW 2 F RONT V IEW 2 LED I NDICA TION 2 R EAR V IEW 3 RAID S ELECTOR S WITCH 3 S MART F AN 3 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS 4 PC R EQUIREMENTS 4 M AC R EQUIREMENTS 4 P ACK AGE C ONTENTS 4 A BOUT D AT A B ACKUP 4 CHAPTER 2 - HARD D[...]

  • Page 3

    T aurus S2 User Guide Features mentioned ls. in this manual may vary between different mode Chapter 1 - Introduction Icon Key Throughout this manual you will s ee icons on the left margin that denote either notes or spec ial remarks as outlined below: General notes and tips. aurus S2 power ther e is nothing to beat the new roduct Dimensions: 24.5cm[...]

  • Page 4

    T aurus S2 User Guide T o turn on the e r n it h, ds power , press th ON/OFF switch fo 3 seconds and release it. T o tur off, press the ON/OFF switc hold it for 5 secon and then release it again. The Error LED will only light up for errors when using the SAFE mode. Det ailed View Front V iew 1. ON/OFF switch (blue when ON) 2. LED indication 3. V en[...]

  • Page 5

    T aurus S2 User Guide For RAID 0 & 1, two ity . be n hard drives of identical capac are recommended If the capacity is different, the tot al amount of the space that can used will depend o the drive with the smallest capacity . Changing the RAID e a setup will require you to re-format th drive. Make sure you backup all dat before doing so. Rear[...]

  • Page 6

    T aurus S2 User Guide Page 4 / Chapter 1 - Introduction System Requirement s PC Requirement s Package Content on n. may vary , depending vendor & versio • Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM • eSA T A equipped PC; Windows 2000/XP/Vist a • USB 2.0 (USB 1.1) equipped PC; Windows 2000/XP/Vista • eSA T A Plug and Play support re[...]

  • Page 7

    T aurus S2 User Guide Y our unit may come with a pre-installed hard drive. Before opening such an enclosure, please read the warranty from your vendor carefully , as this could void your warranty . The aluminium ved stand does not have to be remo for drive assembly . For RAID 0 and RAID 1, drives with s identical capacitie are recommended. Do not b[...]

  • Page 8

    T aurus S2 User Guide Page 6 / Chapter 2 - HDD Assembly Be careful not to d connected firmly . damage any cables or components, an make sure the cables are The LED indication for HDD1 is d 5. Install the second hard driv e and mount it with two screws on each side. 6. Connect the SA T A and power cables to your hard drives. Be careful not to damage[...]

  • Page 9

    T aurus S2 User Guide Only one interface can be used at any given time. Always connect the power adapter to your device before you plug it into the wall socket. Changing the RAID setup will require ou to re-format the drives. Make sure you backup all data before doing so! Connection to your Computer A few precautions when using yo ur external stora[...]

  • Page 10

    T aurus S2 User Guide The data can be accessed even during the rebuild process. T flash red during the r plement, otherwise the total amount of t he sp ace that can be used will ity . RAID 1 creates t ser will only e as large as a single drive but when one of the hard drives fails, it can be replaced and t he data rebuilt automatically . . the corr[...]

  • Page 11

    T aurus S2 User Guide If the system necting e interface cable r connect the device before booting your Operating System. the drives have been pre-insta lled and setup already , you do Connect the T aurus and turn it on. ormatting”. a is Otherwise, an error message will appear . doesn’t recognise the drive, turn on the power first, before con th[...]

  • Page 12

    T aurus S2 User Guide If the system ise g tem. intosh ktop. Drag the external hard driv e icon into the trash bin doesn’t recogn the drive, turn on the power first, before connectin the interface cable or connect the device before booting your Operating Sys Inst allation on a Mac Before connecting the device, setup the RAID mode using the selecto[...]

  • Page 13

    T aurus S2 User Guide If the drive does not sure s on. appear , make the drivers are installed properly and the power i Mac OS can n write to NTFS ot rmatted drives. T o se your device on oth platforms, we commend using A T32. fo u b re F , When using the BIG F AST or SAFE mode, only one volume will be visible instead of two separate drives. Partit[...]

  • Page 14

    T aurus S2 User Guide Page 12 / Chapter 3 - System Set Up Mac OS If the drive does not rned on! appear on the desktop, make sure there are no extension conflicts and the power is tu When using the B F AST or SAFE mode, only one volume will be visible instead of two separate drives IG , . For Mac OS X, use the disk utility to format and create parti[...]

  • Page 15

    T aurus S2 User Guide Please read your warranty carefully , as this may vary between different vendors! Chapter 4 - Appendix T echnical Questions For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or check out their online support area! FA Q Q: What file system should I choose to format my drive? A: This will depend on how you wa nt to use the[...]