User`s manual

TowerRAID TR5UT User’s Manual Ver. 091007
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z Hard disk drive is not including, unless state otherwise.
z Please be noted the following product may run irregularly which are not under warranty.
9 Toshiba DynaBook, Satellite series (All K6 CPU models).
9 IBM Aptiva E series (All K6 CPU models).
9 Sotec E-note M260 series.
9 All AMD K6 system.
9 PC with sis7000/ 7001/ 7002 PCI to USB host controller.
1.3 FEATURES
1.3.1 OVERALL FEATURES
z Provides Clean, Large, Clone, R0, R1, R3, R5, R10 modes for effective storage management.
z Easy configuration of RAID modes, no IT expertise required.
z Easy monitoring of system status via LED indicators.
z Ensures data integrity with redundant backup capability.
z Achieves fastest performance via R0 mode.
z Supports automatic rebuild in Clone, R1, R3, R5, R10 mode.
z Supports hot spare drive in Clone, R1, R3, R5, R10 mode.
z Supports HDD roaming.
z Supports current SATA II compliant HDDs, backward compatible with most SATA I compliant HDDs.
z Simplifies HDD installation; user friendly design enables effortless HDD swapping.
z Flexible connection via eSATA or USB host port.
z Eliminates potential downtime, repair costs, and lost sales due to disk failure.
z Dissipates heat efficiently with metal housing.
z Maximizes airflow with silent, high quality fan.
z 1 host port (eSATA or USB) to 5 Serial ATA hard disk drives.
z Compatible with SATA Gen1 and Gen2 host controllers.
z Compatible USB 2.0 specifications.
z Embedded fast Storage Processor.
z Ultra-fast 3Gbps host and device port capability.
z Greater than 200MBps sustained reads in R0 mode (limited by drives and host controller).
1.3.2 SATA FEATURES
The TowerRAID TR5UT/TR5UT-B provides the following Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) features:
z 1 eSATA host port to 5 SATA devices (Port Multiplier Functionality).
z Auto-negotiation between SATA I (1.5Gpbs) and SATA II (3Gpbs).
z Supports SATA II Gen2i and Gen2m (External SATA Connection, eSATA).
z Supports Hot-Plug on CLEAN MODE.
z Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ).
z Supports PM aware and non-PM aware host on RAID mode.
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Supports asynchronous signal recovery.
z Supports spread spectrum clocking.
z Supports BIST and loopback mode.
z Supports 48-bit LBA addressing.
z Supports ATAPI drives.
z Supports host control of hard disk drive staggered spin-up.
z Supports Asynchronous Notification.
z Output swing control and automatic impedance calibration for SATA II PHY.
1.3.3 USB FEATURES
The TowerRAID TR5UT/TR5UT-B provides the following Universal Serial Bus (USB) features:
z 1 USB 2.0 host port to 5 SATA devices.
z Operates at USB full and High-speed rates (12 ~ 480Mb/s).
z OS independent, Driverless, Auto Configuration.
z Support USB High-Speed and Full-Speed Operation.
z Supports and compatible with OHCI/UHCI/EHCI hosts.
z Support Mass Storage Class.
z Support on line USB firmware update.