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Quick Installation

How To Set Up Your Array

4x SINGLE

2x RAID 0 + 2x RAID 0

2x RAID 1 + 2x RAID 1

2x RAID 1 + 2x RAID 0

2x RAID 1 + 2x Single

2x RAID 0 + 2x Single

1-4 HDDs

2-4 HDDs

2 HDDs only

3-4 identical HDDs only

3-4 identical HDDs that are rated for RAID 5

4 identical HDDs

Please decide on which RAID you wish to build and prepare

the right amount of hard drives for your array.

•Plug in your USB C cable and power cord.

•Connect USB C cable to a computer and power on the enclosure.

•Press and hold the "SET 1" button, located at the top right corner

of the display panel, for 3 seconds until the RAID icon flashes.

•Select the RAID you wish to build by clicking on the mode button

while the RAID icon is flashing.

(Your RAID selection will be signal by the flashing RAID icons)

•Before the RAID icon stops flashing, you need to press and hold

on the CONFIRMATION button at the rear end of the unit

(see "SETUP").

•Press and hold the CONFIRMATION button until the enclosure

shuts off.

•Power on the enclosure again and wait for 20 seconds.

•Go to disk management to initialize, partition and format your

array hard drives.

•If you have more than 2TBs of hard drive volume, please

select GPT when initializing the drive.

•Partition and format your RAID array.

How To Set Up Your Array

Please use the provided handles to secure the 4 HDDs

with screws.

Open the cover.

3.5 HDD

Make sure the HDD is securely installed first at all times.

Otherwise the PC may not recognize the device.

When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand,

model and capacity is strongly recommended.

Press down the 2 tabs to detach the metal frame

and remove it.

Take the transport paper

board out of the device.

Slide 4 HDDs into the chassis

and make sure they are

securely installed

in order from top

to bottom.

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.

Connect the power supply to the device, plug in either

USB-C cable in the rear panel and power on the device.

Make sure computer is ON.

CONFIRMATION button is hidden behind the enclosure

with a small cover. Find that before you start set up.

How To Set Up Your Array │ Quick Installation │ RAID Mode Setup

Raid Matrix Limit Table │ Troubleshooting

12V

USB

TYPE C

USB

TYPE A

USB 3.1 Gen-II / Type-C

For 3.5'' SATA HDD

RAID with USB HUB Enclosure

2 X Single / RAID 0/1 USB-C / USB-A Hub

Quick Installation Guide

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HFR7-SU31CH

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Summary of content (2 pages)

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Quick Installation When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended. Set Up Your Please To use the provided handlesArray to secure the 4 HDDs 1 How with screws. RAID with USB HUB Enclosure 2 X Single / RAID 0/1 USB-C / USB-A Hub USB 3.1 Gen-II / Type-C For 3.5'' SATA HDD 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.
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RAID Mode Setup There are several mode options for HFR7-SU31CH, 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 2 Press the button and hold it still Back panel First install the HDD from up to down in the enclosure. Make sure the PC is on and ready to go, Power on the device.