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How to use, Hard drive dip switch, Raid mode – StarTech.com S354UFER User Manual

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How to Use

Hard Drive DIP Switch

The DIP switches on the rear of the hard drive enclosure first needs to be set,

depending on the number of installed hard drives in the enclosure. The number of

hard drives affects the available RAID modes that can be selected.

Number of

Drives

DIP Switch

Available RAID Modes

2

RAID0 (Span), RAID0 (Stripe), RAID1

(Mirror)

3

RAID3, RAID5

4

RAID0 (Span), RAID0 (Stripe), RAID3,

RAID5,

RAID10 (Stripe+Mirror)

RAID Mode

While the enclosure is powered on, press and hold the ‘Mode’ button for three (3)

seconds until one of the RAID LED’s start to flash. Pressing the ‘Mode’ button will now

switch between available RAID modes. Once set, press the ‘Confirmation’ button in the

back of the enclosure. The enclosure will power off. Once powered back on, it will be

set for the desired RAID mode.