RAID Hard Drive Enclosure With Smart Dock 2x RAID 0/1 2x USB-A / USB-C / 4K HDMI / SDXC / Micro SDXC USB 3.1 Gen-II / Type-C / PD For 3.5'' SATA HDD USER’S MANUAL Official website www.mediasonicusa.com Online forum http://forum.mediasonic.ca/ HFR7-SU31CD / Rev.
CONTENTS PRODUCT FEATURE OVERVIEW 1 2-5 Front Panel / Rear Panel / Interior Accessories SELF-ASSEMBLY 6-8 Quick Installation Guide SETUP 9-15 RAID mode setup / Rebuild settings / RAID Mode Description / LED display status INITIALIZATION 16-21 Windows 10 / Mac OS X 10.
PRODUCT FEATURE HIGH SPEED DESCRIPTION USB3.1 DC/IN 3.1 PD USB T Y PE C 2x RAID 0/1 Function POWER SYNC USB HUB Support Multiple Device Power synchronized with connected PC (Front Panel) USB 3.0 type A (Rear Panel) USB 3.0 type A USB 3.1 type C Connect to the Multiple Device with using USB-A/C port. Maximum HDD x4 USB-C PD at MAX 60W 4K HDMI Extender Supports 4 HDD for 3.5” drives Support 60W Power Delivery 3.
OVERVIEW DIAGRAM of HFR7-SU31CD Front Panel 1 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 11 14 15 02
DESCRIPTION 1 Power button On Press the button Off Press the button and hold it still 2 SET 1 RAID button Select SET 1 RAID mode. 3 SET 2 RAID button Select SET 2 RAID mode. 4 Smart Fan button On/off setup 5 Micro SD slot Support Micro SDXC UHS-II 6 SD slot Support SDXC UHS-II •This device is built in 2 sets of RAID. •This design will prevent accidental execution of this function. Micro SD slot Gold contacts facing up 7 USB 3.
DIAGRAM of HFR7-SU31CD Rear Panel 6 1 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 DESCRIPTION FAN cover 1 USB 3.0 type A port 6 2 USB 3.1 type C port 7 AC 3 RAID mode confirmation button 8 4 HDMI V2.0 out port (4K / 30Hz) 9 AC power switch Input port Security lock You must first turn on the power switch. Then turn on the power switch on the front panel. 5 USB 3.1 type C port (For PC) Output charging support Power Delivery 3.
Interior Accessories 1 Metal Frame 2 HDD Handle 05
SELF-ASSEMBLY Quick Installation Guide 1. Please use the provided handles to secure the 4 HDDs with screws. 2. Open the cover. 3. Press down the 2 tabs to detach the metal frame and remove it.
4. Take the transport paper board out of the device. 5. Slide 4 HDDs into the chassis and make sure they are securely installed in order from top to bottom. 3.5 HDD Make sure the HDD is securely installed first at all times. Otherwise the PC may not recognize the device. 6. Reinstall the metal frame that was removed in Step 3. Please make sure the bottom of the frame stays inside the track before closing the cover.
7. First connect the power cord, turn on the power switch to stabilize the current in the device, connect to the PC using a USB-C cable, PC 4 1 2 Then activate the power switch on the front panel and verify that the computer is turned on.
SETUP RAID Mode Setup When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended. There are several mode options for HFR7-SU31CD, Single, JBOD (Spanning), RAID 0 (Striping) and RAID 1. The enclosure is not default to any of the above. So If you just put hard drives in without setting a mode to use, the enclosure will just turn off after a few seconds of turning it ON. 1. First install the HDD from up to down in the enclosure.
B Press "SET 1" again and again. until it lands on the raid mode you wish to use, then press and hold the "RAID mode Confirmation button" in the back of the device until enclosure shuts down. Press Front panel Press the button and hold it still RAID confirmation button Avoid accidental touch and result in data loss. so, can't press the button directly with the hand. When setting, use the supplied screwdriver to press the RAID confirmation button on the back of the unit.
RAID Matrix Limit Table : Supported : N/A HDD installed qty Raid Mode HDD x 1 HDD x 2 SINGLE SET 1 (HDD1+HDD2) JBOD (RAID 0 Spanning) RAID 0 RAID 1 SINGLE SET 2 (HDD3+HDD4) JBOD (RAID 0 Spanning) RAID 0 RAID 1 Rebuild settings 1. Remove the failed hard drive. 2. Install the new hard disk of the same model with the same capacity. When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended. 3.
RAID Mode Description Do not use hard drive with data to create any RAID mode. Single Simulate as a 4-bay non-RAID enclosure, and you can separately access 4 hard drives. RAID 0 Spanning (BIG) JBOD Spanning concatenates multiple hard drives as a single large volume; resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of separately connected hard drives. The data are written from HDD1 to HDD2.
RAID Mode Combination Convenience Best Performance 4x Single Mode 2x RAID 0 2x RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 0 Ultra Security 2x RAID 1 Security+performance RAID 1 2x RAID 1 2x RAID 1 2x RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 1 Convenience+security 2x RAID 1 2x Single RAID 1 RAID 1 Single mode Convenience+performance 2x RAID 0 2x Single RAID 0 Single mode Single mode Single mode 13
LED Display Status RAID Configuration SINGLE SET 1 mode : Orange / Active SET 2 mode : Green / Active Blue / Starting Blue / active (When HDD is recognized by the PC) JBOD Spanning (BIG) RAID 0 SET 1 mode : Orange / Active SET 2 mode : Green / Active Blue / Starting Blue / active (When HDD is recognized by the PC) 14
RAID 0 Striping SET 1 mode : Orange / Active SET 2 mode : Green / Active Blue / Starting Blue / active (When HDD is recognized by the PC) RAID 1 Mirroring SET 1 mode : Orange / Active SET 2 mode : Green / Active Blue / Starting Blue / active (When HDD is recognized by the PC) 15
Initialization Windows If the HDD is uninitialized, you may have to initialize it by doing steps as followed: At first click ''Start'', ''Execute'' on your PC and key in ''diskmgmt.msc''. After that please press ''Return'' key. 1.
2. Create new partition and format disk 3.
Start disk initialization Startup the MBR hard drive capacity will only be split into 2TB and the remaining capacity will not be available.
Mac OS X 10.14 or later 1. Click ''Disk Utility'' icon. 2. HDD initialize...
3. Click ''Erase'' 4.
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Troubleshooting 1. Changing the RAID mode will cause data lost. 2. Please refer to the instructions when switching the RAID mode, otherwise set up might fail. 3. When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended. 4. When using RAID function, more than one HDD partition is not recommended. 5. Under Windows 10, users can enable GPT when initializing HDD with a total capacity of more than 2TB. 6.
14. If the noise is still present, you can change the fan with another identical fan of size 80 x 80 x 20 mm referring. Positive (electrode) Red cable 15. Operation Environment: Temperature 0 ~ 35 °C Humidity 90 ％ RH 16.Smart fan controlled by the built-in thermal sensor. 17. Operation System: Windows 10 ( with GPT enabled, supports total capacity more than 2TB ) Mac OS X 10.
