Taurus Group DUAL BAY STORAGE S2 - Manual (Page 9)

Taurus S2 User Guide
Only one interface
can be used at any
given time.
Always connect the
power adapter to
your device before
you plug it into the
wall socket.
Changing the RAID
setup will require
ou to re-format the
drives. Make sure
you backup all data
before doing so!
Connection to your Computer
A few precautions when using your external storage enclosure:
• Check the cables for visible damage before turning it on
• Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions
• Do not cover the enclosure’s ventilation holes
Hard Disk Mode
on, make sure to disconnect
the eSATA cable.
When not in use, turn off the power. For the hard drives to go
into stand-by with the Operating System, we recommend using
SATA II hard drives.
RAID Setup
Non-RAID: The drives will show up as two independent drives.
Use this if you have only installed one drive or two different
drives (not the same capacity and brand).
BIG: The two drives show up as one large single volume. This
mode is also known as JBOD. Spanning is an array (not RAID)
y itself, it
does not provide any performance or redundancy benefits. Use
this if you have installed two different drives and prefer them to
appear as one large drive.
FAST: Used where speed is the primary objective, RAID 0
striping is not redundant. This form of array splits each piece of
data across both of the drives in segments; since data is written
without any form of parity data-checking, it allows for the fastest
data transfer of the other modes. However, if one drive
ecomes damaged, the whole array can become corrupted.
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Chapter 3 - System Set Up
When using your Taurus, the eSATA connection always has the
priority. To use the USB connecti
that is written sequentially across the two drives. B
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