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User Guide - Page 2
...6
7
1 NexStar HX4R/HX4
7
1 NexStar HX2R
2 USB 3.0 Cable
2 USB 3.0 Cable
3 eSATA Cable
3 eSATA Cable
4 Power Adapter
4 Power Adapter
5 User's Manual
5 User's Manual
6 Installation Screws
6 Installation Screws
7 Foam Spacer
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TRADEMARKS MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8 are trademarks of Apple Computer. NexStar is a registered trademark of Vantec Thermal...
User Guide - Page 5
... • Attractive LED Indicates Power & HDD Activity
NexStar HX4 (NST-640SU3-BK)
• Supports Individual
NexStar HX4R (NST-640S3R-BK)
• Supports Individual, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 3, 5 & 10 Modes
NexStar HX2R (NST-620S3R-BK)
• Supports Individual, JBOD, RAID 0 & 1 Modes
Specifications:
• Model: • Drive Support: • Drive Size: • Internal Interface: •...
User Guide - Page 8
5.LED Indicator:
General Operation:
NexStar HX4 (NST-640SU3-BK) NexStar HX4R (NST-640S3R-BK)
Power LED Green HDD 1 LED Blue
HDD 2 LED Blue
HDD 3 LED Blue
HDD 4 LED Blue
ON : Power on OFF: Power off
ON : HDD inserted Flash Randomly: Accessing (Read/Write/Rebuild) Flash Consistently (3 flashes per second): HDD error OFF: HDD not installed/Removed/sleep mode
ON : HDD inserted...
User Guide - Page 9
.... *Refer to page 12 for RAID Mode Configuration.
5.1.Hardware Installation: Installing the hard drive:
(1) Push lock to the left to unlock the HDD tray. New hard drives must be deleted on each hard drive during Hard Drive Mode change.
NexStar HX4 / HX4R (2) Take out the HDD tray
NexStar HX2R
NexStar HX4 / HX4R
NexStar HX2R
Installation 7 6.Installation:
WARNING: All data will be...
User Guide - Page 10
... drive cannot be mounted stably.
Be sure the fasten the screws firmly to image for foam spacer placement.
(4) Reinsert the HDD tray into the tray.
NexStar HX2R
NexStar HX4 / HX4R
NexStar HX2R
Installation 8 Refer to the tray. NexStar HX4 / HX4R (5) Push lock to the right to lock the HDD tray. (3) Carefully...
User Guide - Page 11
...NexStar and plug the cable into an available outlet.
(3) Turn on the NexStar via the power switch. (4) Your operating system should detect
the NexStar and automatically install the necessary drivers. Once your operating system finishes setting up the NexStar...Creating a New Partition" section of this manual.
eSATA
(1) Connect the eSATA to the NexStar and to an available eSATA port on ...
User Guide - Page 12
... perform
RAID 1 configuration. RAID Mode Configuration
10 HDD1/HDD2 create a set of RAID 1: HDD1/2
HDD3/HDD4 create a set of RAID 1: HDD3/4
Two sets (HDD1/2, HDD3/4) create a set of RAID 0
2. 7.RAID Mode Guide:
HX4R RAID Modes:
Note: White color is the switch (Example: RAID 3 is ON, OFF, ON, ON)
Individual Pg. 11 Shows all hard drives as separate individual Hard Drives
ON
ON
JBOD
Pg...
User Guide - Page 13
... Disks
Drive D
Normal
ON
NexStar HX2R
Volume A
Volume B
Volume A
Volume B
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Port 1
Port 2
Drive A
Equal Disks
Drive B
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Port 1
Port 2
Drive A
Drive B
Unequal Disks
Normal
ON
RAID Mode Configuration 11 NOTE:
If you are using Indvidual Drive Mode with eSATA interface, your eSATA port on the system must support Port Multiplier to be...
User Guide - Page 14
...250GB
Equal Disks
Drive D 250GB
NexStar HX2R
NST-640S3R-BK
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4
Drive A 250GB
Drive B 250GB
Drive C 250GB
Unequal Disks
Drive D 750GB
JBOD
ON
JBOD 1000GB
JBOD 1500GB
NST-620S3R-BK
Port 1
Port 2
Drive A 500GB
Equal Disks
Drive B 500GB
NST-620S3R-BK
Port 1
Port 2
Drive A 1000GB
Drive B 500GB
Unequal Disks
JBOD
ON
RAID Mode Configuration 12 Hard Drives...
User Guide - Page 15
...Drive B 250GB
Drive C 250GB
Unequal Disks
Drive D 750GB
Striping
RRAAIIDD00 Mode
ON
NexStar HX2R
RAID 0 1000GB
NST-620S3R-BK
Port 1
Port 2
Drive A 500GB
Equal Disks
Drive B 500GB
Striping
RAID 0 1000GB
NST-620S3R-BK
Port 1
Port 2
Drive A 1000GB
Drive B 500GB
Unequal Disks
Striping
RAID 0
ON
RAID Mode Configuration 13 Switching to this mode will be lost! Please back up all...
User Guide - Page 16
...NexStar HX2R
RAID 1 (10)
RAID 1
ON
ON
NOTE:
If one drive fails, the SAFE volume is still usable, but it is inaccessible. RAID Mode Configuration
14 It
stores all data to a separate storage before continuing.
During a mode change if you have 2 drives in the HX4R, it will set.... NOTE:
All data previously stored on the two sets of RAID to protect against data loss due to drive failure...
User Guide - Page 17
...-Level Striping)
HX4R Only
This mode performs a byte-level striping with a dedicated parity disk. RAID 3
ON
RAID 3 750GB
RAID 3 750GB
NST-640S3R-BK
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4
Drive A 250GB
Drive B 250GB
Drive C 250GB
Equal Disks
Drive D 250GB
Parity Disk
Striping
NST-640S3R-BK
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4
Drive A 250GB
Drive B 250GB
Drive C 250GB
Unequal Disks
Drive D 750GB...
User Guide - Page 18
... continuing. Please back up all disks. RAID 5
ON
RAID 5 750GB
RAID 5 750GB
NST-640S3R-BK
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4
Drive A 250GB
Drive B 250GB
Drive C 250GB
Equal Disks
Drive D 250GB
Striping
NST-640S3R-BK
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4
Drive A 250GB
Drive B 250GB
Drive C 250GB
Unequal Disks
Drive D 750GB
Striping
RAID Mode Configuration 16 RAID 5 Mode:
HX4R Only
This mode uses...
User Guide - Page 25
... should prompt, "It is in the system tray and select [Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device].
Disconnecting the NexStar HX4R / HX 2R / HX 23 10.Disconnecting the NexStar HX4R:
Quad 3.5" SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8:
Make sure all operations using the hard drive within the...
Flyer - Page 1
...: Plug & Play Without Rebooting ▪ Attractive Blue LED Indicates Power & HDD Activity
• Introduction:
Introducing the NexStar HX4 - Model:
Device Support: Device Size: Internal Interface: External Interface: HD Capacity: Material: Dimension:
NST-640SU3-BK
SATA I/II 3.5" SATA USB 3.0(Backwards Compatible With USB 2.0 & 1.1) & eSATA Up to 12TB* Aluminum & Plastic Product : 209...
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