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NexStar MX Series NST-225MX-S3 2.5" SATA to USB3.0 Dual Bay RAID Enclosure User Manual
NexStar MX Series NST-225MX-S3 2.5" SATA to USB3.0 Dual Bay RAID Enclosure User Manual
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NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Table of Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS ...3 INTRODUCTION...3 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE...5 RAID MODE SELECTION...9 RESOURCES ...11 DRIVE MAPPING FOR HDD LED / RAID AP / PCB ...11 LED - ERROR STATUS ...12 HARD DRIVE FORMATTING GUIDE ...14 PARTITION A VOLUME UNDER WINDOWS® OS ...14 INITIALIZE A DISK ...17 PARTITION A VOLUME UNDER LINUX UBUNTU® ...20 PARTITION A VOLUME UNDER MAC® OS ...24 2 NORMAL STATUS...11 LED -
NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Table of Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS ...3 INTRODUCTION...3 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE...5 RAID MODE SELECTION...9 RESOURCES ...11 DRIVE MAPPING FOR HDD LED / RAID AP / PCB ...11 LED - ERROR STATUS ...12 HARD DRIVE FORMATTING GUIDE ...14 PARTITION A VOLUME UNDER WINDOWS® OS ...14 INITIALIZE A DISK ...17 PARTITION A VOLUME UNDER LINUX UBUNTU® ...20 PARTITION A VOLUME UNDER MAC® OS ...24 2 NORMAL STATUS...11 LED -
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... RAID in an enclosure with style! 3 NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Package Contents Dual 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Enclosure 1) NexStar MX main unit 2) USB 3.0 Cable 3) Power Adapter 4) User's Manual 5) Quick Installation Guide 6) Installation Screws 7) Software CD Introduction Vantec NexStar® MX 2.5" Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure with USB 3.0 interface is a high performance, high capacity, and durable portable storage solution and lets you store your personal data in...
... RAID in an enclosure with style! 3 NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Package Contents Dual 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Enclosure 1) NexStar MX main unit 2) USB 3.0 Cable 3) Power Adapter 4) User's Manual 5) Quick Installation Guide 6) Installation Screws 7) Software CD Introduction Vantec NexStar® MX 2.5" Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure with USB 3.0 interface is a high performance, high capacity, and durable portable storage solution and lets you store your personal data in...
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USB 3.0 Port C. Power Socket E. Power Switch D. HDD1 LED G. Fan B. HDD2 LED Rear View 4 NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Front View A. Power LED F.
USB 3.0 Port C. Power Socket E. Power Switch D. HDD1 LED G. Fan B. HDD2 LED Rear View 4 NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Front View A. Power LED F.
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NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Hard Drive Installation Guide 1. Slide out the enclosure cover. 5 Remove the 4 screws shown. 2.
NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Hard Drive Installation Guide 1. Slide out the enclosure cover. 5 Remove the 4 screws shown. 2.
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Insert the HDD/SSD into the top bay and push horizontally for the SATA interface on the tray to be fully inserted. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to the lower bay and push all the way in to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3. The screw hole on each side of the Tray. 6 Secure both the SATA interface on the drive should align with the tray screw hole. 4. The screw hole on the tray and drive to make full contact with the 4 screws on the drive should align with the tray screw hole. 5. Insert the Second (lower) HDD/SSD in for both HDD/SSD with the drive interface.
Insert the HDD/SSD into the top bay and push horizontally for the SATA interface on the tray to be fully inserted. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to the lower bay and push all the way in to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3. The screw hole on each side of the Tray. 6 Secure both the SATA interface on the drive should align with the tray screw hole. 4. The screw hole on the tray and drive to make full contact with the 4 screws on the drive should align with the tray screw hole. 5. Insert the Second (lower) HDD/SSD in for both HDD/SSD with the drive interface.
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... enclosure is powered on both disks Capacity is required whenever RAID mode changes. Mode Operation Mode Description Normal Normal - Capacity equals to RAID SW definition table below. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to a single drive. If you have existing data AND you press the RESET button, it as Normal mode (Individual mode), set the switch to that of two disks. Write each HDD...
... enclosure is powered on both disks Capacity is required whenever RAID mode changes. Mode Operation Mode Description Normal Normal - Capacity equals to RAID SW definition table below. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to a single drive. If you have existing data AND you press the RESET button, it as Normal mode (Individual mode), set the switch to that of two disks. Write each HDD...
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.... Connect the power cable to the enclosure and the ac adapter to hold the reset button for another 10-15 seconds while the drive spin up and set the RAID mode. You can now turn ON the power switch and continue to your enclosure. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to flash and the Red Power LED will be ON. Slide the cover back on Hard Drive...
.... Connect the power cable to the enclosure and the ac adapter to hold the reset button for another 10-15 seconds while the drive spin up and set the RAID mode. You can now turn ON the power switch and continue to your enclosure. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to flash and the Red Power LED will be ON. Slide the cover back on Hard Drive...
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Both HDDs allots the loading evenly. In short, RAID 0 stands for faster transmission. 9 RAID 0 (Stripe): It's a combination of two physical partitions where the data is striped between them. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID Mode Selection Normal (Individual): It enables each HDD to be seen separately as single drives. It presents the best data speed but no data redundancy.
Both HDDs allots the loading evenly. In short, RAID 0 stands for faster transmission. 9 RAID 0 (Stripe): It's a combination of two physical partitions where the data is striped between them. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID Mode Selection Normal (Individual): It enables each HDD to be seen separately as single drives. It presents the best data speed but no data redundancy.
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... concatenates a series of drive failure. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID 1 (Mirror): It allows the device to automatically copy data to both HDDs. 10 Host access takes precedence in a vulnerable state since the other mirrored hard drive is equal to protect against data loss out of physical HDDs as a single large volume; HDD 1 and 2 are combined into a storage capacity that is...
... concatenates a series of drive failure. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID 1 (Mirror): It allows the device to automatically copy data to both HDDs. 10 Host access takes precedence in a vulnerable state since the other mirrored hard drive is equal to protect against data loss out of physical HDDs as a single large volume; HDD 1 and 2 are combined into a storage capacity that is...
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... 11 Drive mapping for HDD LED / RAID AP / PCB LED HDD 1 HDD 2 JMicron HW RAID Manager P0 port P1 port Physical Location on PCB printout CON1 CON2 LED - Normal Status Situation HDD1 LED status HDD2 PC in Sleep Mode S3/S4/S5 OFF OFF USB, HDD1 & 2 connected ON ON Normal HDD1 access Flashing ON (Individual) HDD2 access ON Flashing RAID 0 (Strip) Flashing Flashing Data Access Flashing Flashing RAID 1 (Mirror) Online Both...
... 11 Drive mapping for HDD LED / RAID AP / PCB LED HDD 1 HDD 2 JMicron HW RAID Manager P0 port P1 port Physical Location on PCB printout CON1 CON2 LED - Normal Status Situation HDD1 LED status HDD2 PC in Sleep Mode S3/S4/S5 OFF OFF USB, HDD1 & 2 connected ON ON Normal HDD1 access Flashing ON (Individual) HDD2 access ON Flashing RAID 0 (Strip) Flashing Flashing Data Access Flashing Flashing RAID 1 (Mirror) Online Both...
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ERROR Status NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Normal Mode (Individual) Operation Activities Operations PWR USB HDD HDD System HDD1 HDD2 LED LED LED FAN Comments Linked #1 #2 Power Power Power HDD1 HDD2 PWR HDD1 Error ON Linked Error Read ON OFF ON Flash at Flash Green ON HDD1 error, spin Write fix down, LED Flash at 0.5Hz fixed 0.5Hz HDD2 Error ON Linked Read Error ON ON OFF Flash Flash...
ERROR Status NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Normal Mode (Individual) Operation Activities Operations PWR USB HDD HDD System HDD1 HDD2 LED LED LED FAN Comments Linked #1 #2 Power Power Power HDD1 HDD2 PWR HDD1 Error ON Linked Error Read ON OFF ON Flash at Flash Green ON HDD1 error, spin Write fix down, LED Flash at 0.5Hz fixed 0.5Hz HDD2 Error ON Linked Read Error ON ON OFF Flash Flash...
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... and formatted in this enclosure when used in this enclosure may not read it correctly. 13 HDD capacity beyond 2TB are support via GPT (GUID) Windows Vista/7/8.1/10, OS X, and Linux. - NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID 1 Mode (Mirror) Operation Activities Operations PWR USB HDD HDD System HDD1 HDD2 LED LED LED FAN Comments Linked #1 #2 Power Power Power HDD1 HDD2 PWR HDD1 Error ON Linked Error Read ON OFF...
... and formatted in this enclosure when used in this enclosure may not read it correctly. 13 HDD capacity beyond 2TB are support via GPT (GUID) Windows Vista/7/8.1/10, OS X, and Linux. - NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID 1 Mode (Mirror) Operation Activities Operations PWR USB HDD HDD System HDD1 HDD2 LED LED LED FAN Comments Linked #1 #2 Power Power Power HDD1 HDD2 PWR HDD1 Error ON Linked Error Read ON OFF...
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Specify the partition size. Assign a drive letter. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to start the New Simple Volume Wizard. 4. If you are not sure, by default the partition occupies the entire volume. Click "Next". 5. If you are not sure, the system will automatically assign the next 15 Click "Next" to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3.
Specify the partition size. Assign a drive letter. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to start the New Simple Volume Wizard. 4. If you are not sure, by default the partition occupies the entire volume. Click "Next". 5. If you are not sure, the system will automatically assign the next 15 Click "Next" to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3.
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if you are not sure, by default the system will assign a volume, you can change it later. Click "Next" to create the logical partition. 16 Review the file system settings and click "Finish" to start the formatting. 7. NST-225MX-S3 available drive letter, click "Next". 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 6. Change the Volume name;
if you are not sure, by default the system will assign a volume, you can change it later. Click "Next" to create the logical partition. 16 Review the file system settings and click "Finish" to start the formatting. 7. NST-225MX-S3 available drive letter, click "Next". 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 6. Change the Volume name;
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NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to be initialize before you can be used. Right-click on the "Not Initialized" box. 17 New disk need to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Initialize a Disk 1. Here are the steps for initializing a new disk before they can create a volume to format the drive. 2.
NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to be initialize before you can be used. Right-click on the "Not Initialized" box. 17 New disk need to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Initialize a Disk 1. Here are the steps for initializing a new disk before they can create a volume to format the drive. 2.
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Select "Initialize Disk". 4. And select "OK". 18 If the capacity is less than 2TB. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3. Please select "MBR" if your drive capacity is over 2TB, please select "GPT". Windows 7/8.1 provides options for "MBR" or "GPT".
Select "Initialize Disk". 4. And select "OK". 18 If the capacity is less than 2TB. NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3. Please select "MBR" if your drive capacity is over 2TB, please select "GPT". Windows 7/8.1 provides options for "MBR" or "GPT".
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NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 5. "Online" message will replace "Not Initialized" message when disk is initialized and ready for disk partitioning and formatting. 19
NST-225MX-S3 2.5" Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 5. "Online" message will replace "Not Initialized" message when disk is initialized and ready for disk partitioning and formatting. 19
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... NexStar MX to align and secure with the provided screws. Refer to be lost ! Your NexStar MX is powered on. Su NexStar MX estará ahora listo para utilizarse. Hinweis: Eine neue Festplatte muss initialisiert und partitioniert werden, bevor sie im Windows Explorer oder auf dem Mac-Desktop erscheint. Mode Configuration: NORMAL JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 NOTE: All data previously stored on the hard drive...
... NexStar MX to align and secure with the provided screws. Refer to be lost ! Your NexStar MX is powered on. Su NexStar MX estará ahora listo para utilizarse. Hinweis: Eine neue Festplatte muss initialisiert und partitioniert werden, bevor sie im Windows Explorer oder auf dem Mac-Desktop erscheint. Mode Configuration: NORMAL JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 NOTE: All data previously stored on the hard drive...
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... the heat; Specifications: Model: NST-225MX-S3 Device Support: SATA I/II/III Hard Drives or SSD Device Size: 2 Bay for 2.5" HDD/SSDs Internal Interface: SATA External Interface: USB 3.0 HDD Capacity: 2TB per drive* 3 LED indicators for Power ON/Standby and two HDD activities Equipped with 40mm cooling fan for efficient heat dissipation. The sturdy drive cage protects your personal data in a box simplifies the configuration and at the...
... the heat; Specifications: Model: NST-225MX-S3 Device Support: SATA I/II/III Hard Drives or SSD Device Size: 2 Bay for 2.5" HDD/SSDs Internal Interface: SATA External Interface: USB 3.0 HDD Capacity: 2TB per drive* 3 LED indicators for Power ON/Standby and two HDD activities Equipped with 40mm cooling fan for efficient heat dissipation. The sturdy drive cage protects your personal data in a box simplifies the configuration and at the...