Addonics Technologies ST4IDEU2-B manual

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    Addonics T E C H N O L O G I E S Storage Tower ST4IDEU2, ST4SAML, ST5X1PM, ST5XHPM, ST4US, ST4ESA, ST6ESA, ST5ESAIUS, STMPC, STBTO ST4IDEU2 - B, ST4SAML - B, ST5X1PM - B, ST5XHPM - B, ST4US - B, ST4ESA - B, ST6ESA - B, ST5ESAIUS - B, STMPC -B User’s Guide Version 1.0 FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with th[...]

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    Model: ST4US Model: ST4IDEU2 Model: ST5X1PM[...]

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    Storage Tower Preparation Sample Inst allation on the tower using IDE hard drives • Remove the side panel screws. • Slide the side panel towards the backside then pull or lift to open. • To remove the front face panels, unscrew 2 screws on opposite sides of the 5 ¼” drive bay on the tower • This picture shows the storage tower without bo[...]

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    Tower with USIB connector • Any IDE or ATAPI Storage device can be converted to USB or Firewire connection via the Addonics USIB interface board and USIB interface c able. • IDE and ATAPI drives must be set as Master device. USIB back panel Inside of the USIB back panel IDE Device Installation to the USIB Connector The USIB setup can do hot swa[...]

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    Tower with eSATA connector For SATA connection, hot swap feature depends on the controller. All Addonics SATA controllers support the hot swap feature. eSATA and USIB back panel Tower with Port Multiplier Hot swap feature depends on the SATA controller. All Addonics SATA controllers support the hot swap feature. Port Multiplier does not work with S[...]

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    Tower with Hardware Port Multiplier Note: You need to install the SiI 4726 Manager on your system to configure RAID sets. RAID configuration is programmed by connecting the hardware port multiplier: • to one of Addonics’ SATA controllers that has SIL3124 or SIL3132 chip set. • via USB 2.0 connection (optional Addonics eSATA - USB adapter is r[...]

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    Tower with Multilane Connector Hot swap feature depends on the SATA controller. All Addonics SAT A controllers support the hot swap feature. Check with your system supplier to confirm the existing SATA port on your system supports hot swap feature. Note: It is important that you have configured your Multilane Host contro ller before connecting it t[...]

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    Technical Support If you need assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please call Addonics Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper information can be both time consuming and frustrating. Here are some tips to help [...]