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Specifications/Features 03 3. Hardware Formatting Guide 18 10. RAID Rebuild 17 9. LED Indicator 06 6. Installation 07 7. Disconnecting the NexStar HX4R 23 11. System Requirements 04 4. Contact 24 Table of Contents: 1. Parts Layout 05 5. RAID Mode Guide 10 8. Introduction 02 2. Table of Contents 1 Warranty 24 12.
Specifications/Features 03 3. Hardware Formatting Guide 18 10. RAID Rebuild 17 9. LED Indicator 06 6. Installation 07 7. Disconnecting the NexStar HX4R 23 11. System Requirements 04 4. Contact 24 Table of Contents: 1. Parts Layout 05 5. RAID Mode Guide 10 8. Introduction 02 2. Table of Contents 1 Warranty 24 12.
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... 3.5" SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID / non-RAID Hard Drive Enclosure designed to and from the enclosure ensuring your hard drive safe and cool. 1.Introduction: Introducing the NexStar HX4R / HX2R / HX4 - The NexStar HX4R / HX2R / HX4 is protected and cooled. Integrated with support for... Individual or RAID features making backing up, transfering, and copying your computer at blazing...
... 3.5" SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID / non-RAID Hard Drive Enclosure designed to and from the enclosure ensuring your hard drive safe and cool. 1.Introduction: Introducing the NexStar HX4R / HX2R / HX4 - The NexStar HX4R / HX2R / HX4 is protected and cooled. Integrated with support for... Individual or RAID features making backing up, transfering, and copying your computer at blazing...
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... with USB 2.0 or 1.1 • Hot-Swappable: Plug & Play Without Rebooting • Attractive LED Indicates Power & HDD Activity NexStar HX4 (NST-640SU3-BK) • Supports Individual NexStar HX4R (NST-640S3R-BK) • Supports Individual, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 3, 5 & 10 Modes NexStar HX2R (NST-620S3R-BK) • Supports Individual, JBOD, RAID 0 & 1 Modes Specifications: • Model: • Drive Support: • Drive Size: • Internal Interface: • External Interface...
... with USB 2.0 or 1.1 • Hot-Swappable: Plug & Play Without Rebooting • Attractive LED Indicates Power & HDD Activity NexStar HX4 (NST-640SU3-BK) • Supports Individual NexStar HX4R (NST-640S3R-BK) • Supports Individual, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 3, 5 & 10 Modes NexStar HX2R (NST-620S3R-BK) • Supports Individual, JBOD, RAID 0 & 1 Modes Specifications: • Model: • Drive Support: • Drive Size: • Internal Interface: • External Interface...
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NexStar HX4 / HX4R (2) Take out the HDD tray NexStar HX2R NexStar HX4 / HX4R NexStar HX2R Installation 7 New hard drives must be deleted on each hard drive during Hard Drive Mode change. 6.Installation: WARNING: All data will be formatted before adjusting RAID mode. Please back up your hard drive(s) before use. *Refer to page 12 for RAID Mode Configuration. 5.1.Hardware Installation: Installing the hard drive: (1) Push lock to the left to unlock the HDD tray.
NexStar HX4 / HX4R (2) Take out the HDD tray NexStar HX2R NexStar HX4 / HX4R NexStar HX2R Installation 7 New hard drives must be deleted on each hard drive during Hard Drive Mode change. 6.Installation: WARNING: All data will be formatted before adjusting RAID mode. Please back up your hard drive(s) before use. *Refer to page 12 for RAID Mode Configuration. 5.1.Hardware Installation: Installing the hard drive: (1) Push lock to the left to unlock the HDD tray.
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... independently ON JBOD Pg. 12 Sum of 2 hard drives ON RAID 0 Pg. 13 RAID: Read/Write on each hard drive simultaneously Capacity equals to the smaller of the two HDD RAID Switch Settings: 1) Power on your computer system. 2) Connect the NexStar HX4R/HX2R to the computer via USB 3.0 or eSATA cable.... 3) Power on the NexStar HX4R/HX2R, please wait 20-30 seconds let all the Drives spin...
... independently ON JBOD Pg. 12 Sum of 2 hard drives ON RAID 0 Pg. 13 RAID: Read/Write on each hard drive simultaneously Capacity equals to the smaller of the two HDD RAID Switch Settings: 1) Power on your computer system. 2) Connect the NexStar HX4R/HX2R to the computer via USB 3.0 or eSATA cable.... 3) Power on the NexStar HX4R/HX2R, please wait 20-30 seconds let all the Drives spin...
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... A Volume B Volume C NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A Drive B Drive C Drive D Equal Disks NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A Drive B Drive C Unequal Disks Drive D Normal ON NexStar HX2R Volume A Volume B Volume A Volume B NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A Equal Disks Drive B NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A Drive B Unequal Disks Normal ON RAID Mode Configuration 11
... A Volume B Volume C NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A Drive B Drive C Drive D Equal Disks NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A Drive B Drive C Unequal Disks Drive D Normal ON NexStar HX2R Volume A Volume B Volume A Volume B NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A Equal Disks Drive B NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A Drive B Unequal Disks Normal ON RAID Mode Configuration 11
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... Equal Disks Drive D 250GB NexStar HX2R NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB JBOD ON JBOD 1000GB JBOD 1500GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 500GB Equal Disks Drive B 500GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 1000GB Drive B 500GB Unequal Disks JBOD ON RAID Mode Configuration 12 Please...
... Equal Disks Drive D 250GB NexStar HX2R NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB JBOD ON JBOD 1000GB JBOD 1500GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 500GB Equal Disks Drive B 500GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 1000GB Drive B 500GB Unequal Disks JBOD ON RAID Mode Configuration 12 Please...
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... C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB Striping RRAAIIDD00 Mode ON NexStar HX2R RAID 0 1000GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 500GB Equal Disks Drive B 500GB Striping RAID 0 1000GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 1000GB Drive B 500GB Unequal Disks Striping RAID 0 ON RAID Mode Configuration 13 Please back up all hard drives. RAID 0 Mode (Striped): This mode splits data evenly across...
... C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB Striping RRAAIIDD00 Mode ON NexStar HX2R RAID 0 1000GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 500GB Equal Disks Drive B 500GB Striping RAID 0 1000GB NST-620S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Drive A 1000GB Drive B 500GB Unequal Disks Striping RAID 0 ON RAID Mode Configuration 13 Please back up all hard drives. RAID 0 Mode (Striped): This mode splits data evenly across...
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... restored at the end of 2 hard drives. This will set from existing hard drives with data. It stores all data to drive failure. NexStar HX4R NexStar HX2R RAID 1 (10) RAID 1 ON ON NOTE: If one drive fails, the SAFE volume is still usable, but it will not work to create a mirror set... the mode to RAID 1, for critical data that you continue to use the SAFE volume during the rebuild process, the volume is susceptible to ...
... restored at the end of 2 hard drives. This will set from existing hard drives with data. It stores all data to drive failure. NexStar HX4R NexStar HX2R RAID 1 (10) RAID 1 ON ON NOTE: If one drive fails, the SAFE volume is still usable, but it will not work to create a mirror set... the mode to RAID 1, for critical data that you continue to use the SAFE volume during the rebuild process, the volume is susceptible to ...
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RAID 3 ON RAID 3 750GB RAID 3 750GB NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Equal Disks Drive D 250GB Parity Disk Striping NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB Parity Disk ...a separate storage before continuing. Please back up all data to the smallest multiplied by (4-1). RAID Mode Configuration 15 NOTE: All data previously stored on the hard drive will be lost . RAID 3 Mode (Byte-Level Striping) HX4R Only This mode performs a byte-level striping with ...
RAID 3 ON RAID 3 750GB RAID 3 750GB NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Equal Disks Drive D 250GB Parity Disk Striping NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB Parity Disk ...a separate storage before continuing. Please back up all data to the smallest multiplied by (4-1). RAID Mode Configuration 15 NOTE: All data previously stored on the hard drive will be lost . RAID 3 Mode (Byte-Level Striping) HX4R Only This mode performs a byte-level striping with ...
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... 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Equal Disks Drive D 250GB Striping NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB Striping RAID Mode Configuration 16 The capacity is equal to a separate storage before continuing. NOTE: All data previously stored on the hard...
... 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Equal Disks Drive D 250GB Striping NST-640S3R-BK Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Drive A 250GB Drive B 250GB Drive C 250GB Unequal Disks Drive D 750GB Striping RAID Mode Configuration 16 The capacity is equal to a separate storage before continuing. NOTE: All data previously stored on the hard...
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... Power off the NexStar HX4R / HX2R. 2. Rebuild speed around 250GB/HR 2. RAID Rebuild 17 8.RAID Rebuild: RAID Rebuild RAID rebuild can only be performed under RAID rebuild process Constant On Blinks Irregularly Operations HDD1 LED HDD2 LED HDD3 LED HDD4 LED RAID 3 RAID 5 HDD 1/2 RAID 10 HDD 3/4...HDD 3/4: LED 3/4 blinks irregularly on the power and the NexStar HX4R / HX2R will automatically start rebuilding. 1. and RAID 1 only for HX4R. Turn on rebuild LED Activity Chart: this chart describe LED activity under RAID 1(10), 3, and 5 configuration for the HX2R configuration. Online...
... Power off the NexStar HX4R / HX2R. 2. Rebuild speed around 250GB/HR 2. RAID Rebuild 17 8.RAID Rebuild: RAID Rebuild RAID rebuild can only be performed under RAID rebuild process Constant On Blinks Irregularly Operations HDD1 LED HDD2 LED HDD3 LED HDD4 LED RAID 3 RAID 5 HDD 1/2 RAID 10 HDD 3/4...HDD 3/4: LED 3/4 blinks irregularly on the power and the NexStar HX4R / HX2R will automatically start rebuilding. 1. and RAID 1 only for HX4R. Turn on rebuild LED Activity Chart: this chart describe LED activity under RAID 1(10), 3, and 5 configuration for the HX2R configuration. Online...
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... safe to finish and try again. You may corrupt the data on [Stop]. Close any windows and programs pertaining to the NexStar From the Desktop, drag the NexStar hard drive to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8: Make sure all operations using the hard drive within the...
... safe to finish and try again. You may corrupt the data on [Stop]. Close any windows and programs pertaining to the NexStar From the Desktop, drag the NexStar hard drive to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8: Make sure all operations using the hard drive within the...