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Table of Contents

Thank you for purchasing the ARAID M200 2

ARAID M200 Features 3

SPECIFICATIONS 3

SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS 3

Unpacking The ARAID M200 4

MOBILERACKS 4

Front Panel and NDD Button Functions 5

REARPANELANDJUMPERSETTINGS 5

ARAID M200 Installation 6

Start An Installation with Two or One Drive(s) 7

NOTICEFORUSINGNDDBUTTON 7

Other Information, Raid Management & Firmware Update 8

SCREENSHOTSOFSOFTWARES 8

LCDMESSAGES 8

Q&A and Troubleshooting 9

TROUBLESHOOTINGDRIVEFAILURE(FORRAID1) 9

Appendix: Accordance Product Question Report form 10

User's Manual V1.0 2008

International CopyrightsAccordance Systems Inc USA 2008

www.accordancesystems.com www.accordance.com.tw

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Thank you for purchasingthe ARAID M200

Before you begin, please read the following: Important＊

ARAID M200 is capable of detecting and storing drive serial numbers. When youuse it for thefirst time, installa "SOURCEDisk" intoupperbayor twobrandnewdrives intoupperand lowerbays.After turningon thepowerofPCanddiskarray,press the "NDD (New Disk Detect, locates at right side of front panel)" button forabout1~2seconds toactivatenewdiskdetectionandstore (memorize) functions.ARAIDM200canproperlydetectdrive'scapacityandreporttoPC.IfARAIDM200doesnotdetectdriveorreport8GBfalsecapacity,pleasecheckcablesandrepeatthis step again. (First-time users: please refer to "Front Panel and NDD ButtonFunctions")

＊ Use Two Identical Drives Accordance recommends two or more identical drives (same brand, model,capacity, and firmware version) be usedwith this product for optimal performanceand convenience.The drives used must be brand new or in excellent condition.Accordancealso recommendsusing thedrivemanufacturer's testing tools to scanthedrivesforbadsectorsandcorrectmechanicalandelectricaloperation.

＊ Purchase Spare Drives Withnewtypesofdrivesrollingouttothemarketatafastpace,youmaynotbeabletoobtainthesamemodelofthedriveinthefuture.Therefore,werecommenduserspurchaseanumberof identicalbrandnewdrives inadvance,soARAIDM200canbeused to its fullextent.However, ifuserscannotobtain identical typesofdrives,usersmayusenewerdrivesmadebysamemanufacturer.

＊ No Need to pre-FORMAT Brand New Drives WhenuseARAIDM200,youdonotneedtodoFDISKandFORMATstepsforbrandnew drives.You can directly use “Auto-Rebuild” feature to duplicate/clone newTargetdrive.

＊ Heat DissipationARAID M200 is designedwith a 4x4 cm highquality cooling fan with long life. Itprovidesexcellentheatdissipationfortwo5400or7200RPMdrives.Withtwo7200RPMdrives, it isbest touseaPCenclosurewithexcellentoverall reinforcedheatdissipationdesign.ItpreventsPCordiskarrayfailurescausedbylongdurationsofpoorheatdissipation

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ARAID M200 Features

●ARAIDM200complieswithstandardRAIDLevel1definitions.Thetwodrives remainsynchronousatalltimes.●SupportsmostPCoperatingsystemswithoutinstallationofdrivers.●ConnectstoSATAIIhostportofaPC.Add-oncardisnotrequired,trueplug-and- playdesign.●SpecialmodelARAIDM200-HIDEconnectstoIDE(PATA)hostportofaPC.●SupportsmajorbrandsSATAII(3G)drives,suchasSeagate,Hitachi,Fujitsu, Toshiba,W.D.●SupportsDiskHotSwapandAutomaticRebuildfunctions.Thereisnoneedtoturn offPCwhenreplaceanewdrive.●UserInterface1:LCDshowsdrivestatus,brand,capacity,fanspeedand temperature.●UserInterface2:LEDindicatorshowsdrive’s“Read/Write”or“HDDfailure”status.●UserInterface3:Buzzeralertsofdrivefailure,fanfailureortemperatureover- heating.●MonitoringInterface4:SupportsCOM&USBportsforphysicalorvirtualRS-232 communication.●MonitoringInterface5:SupportsSNMPfunctionforstandardnetworkmanagement.●Equippedwithaquiet,powerful4-cmJapancoolingfanwithdurability,strong suctionandsilentsound.Supports7200RPMdrives.●PowerRequirements:+5V,+12V.●Securitylocksandkeysfordrives.

＊ Specifications●Dimension:Depth:165mm,Width:146mm,Height:43mm (Fitsintoone5.25”bay,smallerthanaCD-ROM)●Weight(withoutdrive):approximately0.62KG●Temperature:Operating:0°C~55°CStorage:-20°C~70°C

＊ System Requirements●IBM-compatiblePCs(Intel-based)(PentiumIV,III,orcompatibles)●HostInterface:StandardSerialATAII(3G)interface.(Note:ARAIDM200-HIDEcan supportIDEHostInterface)●HardDiskDriveInterface:StandardSerialSATAII(3G)interface.●SupportedOperatingSystems(noneedfordrivers):WindowsVista,XP,Server 2008/2003,2000,NT4.0,ME,98,95,3.11,DOS6.22,LINUX,SCOUNIX,FreeBSD, NetWare,Solaris,MACOS

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Unpackingthe ARAID M200

＊ Remove the ARAID M200 from the package.Checkthepackageforthefollowingitems.Contactyourretailerimmediatelyforanymissingordamageditems.

1MobileRack1(inUpperBay) 5User’sManual2MobileRack2(inLowerBay) 6RS232Cables3TwoSecurityKeys 7SoftwareCD4BagofScrews

＊ Optional Management Software:a. ARAIDManagerb. SNMPAgentforARAIDM200c. SNMPNetworkServerSoftware:AccordanceOpManager

＊ Mobile RacksFrontviewofARAIDM200traywithdrive.

SideviewofARAIDM200traywithdrive.

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Front Panel and NDD ButtonFunctions

＊ Parts show in Front Panel:1LCDdisplay2BuzzerON/OFFswitch3HD1LED: Disk“Read/Write”or“HDDfailure”indicatorfordriveinmobilerack1.(Pri.)4HD2LED: Disk“Read/Write”or“HDDfailure”indicatorfordriveinmobilerack2.(Sec.)5NDD (New Disk Detection) Button: Totrigger“Detect&Memorize”functionwheninstallnewdrive(s)intoARAIDM200 forthefirsttime.

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＊ Rear Panel and Jumper Settings1SATAIIConnector2PowerConnector3UR1: 4pinUSB-RS232portconnector4Jumpersettings5R1(RS232): 3pinRS232portconnector64cmFan

J2 J3 ModeOpen Open RAID 1 (Default)Open Close RAID0Close Open JBODClose Close BIG

＊ Jumper setting1J1:forUpgradeFirmware2

34 5 2 1 6RearViewofARAIDM200

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ARAID M200 Installation

＊ Follow the procedures below to connect ARAID M200 to your PC.1.TurnoffthePCpower.2.OpenthePCcasecover.3.PlacetheARAIDM200inanopen5-1/4”bay.ConnecttheSATAcableandpower cord.4.Optional:MonitoringARAIDM200byRS-232orUSBconnection 4.1 Option 1: ByhardwareRS-232portconnection

4.1.A:ForordinaryDesktopPCUsethe3pinfemaleheadofthe enclosedcabletoconnecttoARAIDM200’sR1(RS-232)port ontherearpanel.4.1.B:ForIndustrialPCSuchasIntel,SuperMicroorAdvantechIPC motherboards,Accordancemakesavailablebyspecial requesta3pinto10pin(2-pinx5)formatRS-232connector. Thisspeciallymade3pinto10pinRS-232cablelinksARAID M200’s3pinR1(UART)totheinternal10pinCOMportof yourIPCmotherboarddirectly.

4.2 Option 2: ByvirtualRS-232portviaUSBconnectionIf yourcomputerdoesn’thavea freeRS-232port, youcanuse the4 pin femalehead of theenclosed cable to connect to theARAIDM200’s UR1 (USB – RS-232, virtual COM) port in the rear panel.Youshould install theattachedWindows/Linuxdevicedriver for thisVirtualRS-232tocreateaCOM3~COM255port.InstallationGuideisavailableuponrequest.

5.SecuretheARAIDM200inplacewithappropriatescrewsandclosethePCcase cover.6.Placeaharddriveintomobilerack1andtheotherdriveintomobilerack2.Use theincludedscrewstofastendrives.Note:PleasesetbothdrivestoSATAIImode (usuallythefactorydefault).7.Placemobileracks1and2intotheupperandlowerbays,respectively.Ifyouwish topreventaccidentalremovalofdrivesorunauthorizedremoval,usethekeyscame withthepackagetolocktheracks.Keepthekeysinasecureplace.

The above steps are the standard installation procedures of the ARAID M200

＊ The ARAID M200 can now be used as a single drive.Notice: FDISK orFORMAT commandswill have the same effect onARAID’sboth drivessimultaneously.Youmay installyouroperatingsystem,suchasWindowsorLinux.Bothdriveswillalwaysoperatesynchronouslyuntiloneofthemfails.

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Start An Installation with Two or One Drive(s)

＊ Step 1: Start with two or one drive(s) Method 1: Startfrominstalling“dual drives”1

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Method 2: Startfrominstalling“one SOURCE drive”1PutonedriveintoupperbayofARAIDM200whilepowerisoff.

＊ Step 2: Detecting the ARAID M200 capacity by triggering the NDD buttonTurnon the powerofPC &ARAIDM200and immediately press the NDD button for 1-2second(s)thenreleaseit.1TheARAIDM200’sLCDwillshowthecapacityandbrandofthedrive(s)itdetected.2PC’sBIOSandOSwillalsoreportsamecapacityasM200.Ifnot,checkallcablesand pressNDDbuttonagain.3TheNDDbuttononlyneedstobetriggeredthefirsttimeanewdriveisintroducedinM200.

＊ Step 3A: Formatting ARAID M200 if you start with “two drives”1Thesedualdrivesareusuallybrandnew.Orotherwisetheircontentscouldbetotallyor slightlydifferent.YouwouldneedtopartitionandformatARAIDM200tosynchronizethe twodrivesinordertousethem.2Thetwodriveswillremainsamecontentsthereafter.

＊ Step 3B: Duplicating a mirrored drive if you start with “one existing source drive” 1WhilethePCandARAIDM200areoperating,insertaseconddriveinlowerbay.Disk rebuildwillautomaticallystartinaboutoneminute.Rebuildingprogressisreportedin percentageonLCD.2Oncethediskrebuildiscompleted,twodriveswillbeidenticalandwillstayinsynchronization.

PuttwobrandnewdrivesintobothupperandlowerbaysofM200whilepowerisoff.The specificationsof the two drivesmust be identical or in samebrand/series.MixingSATAII(3G)withSATAI(1.5G)drivesisdisallowedtopreventdiscrepancyproblems.Using two identical capacity (same LBA and same sector count) drives is alwaysrecommended.Ifthedrivecapacitiesaredifferent,placethesmallercapacitydriveintheupperbayandthe larger one in the lower bay. However,M200 will automatically decide its availablecapacity(LBAnumber)byadoptingthesmallerdriveasitssourcedrive(regardlessit islocatedatupperorlowerbay)afterNDDbuttonistriggeredlater.

Notice for using NDD Button1TheNDDbuttonisdesignedtopreventunintentionaloperation.However,donotpress theNDDbuttonwhiletheM200isoperating.TheNDDbuttonshouldonlybetriggered onceduringtheinitialinstallation,afterthatyoudon’tneedtopressitagain,unlessyou switchdrives.2BypressingtheNDDbutton,theM200triggersitsdetectfunctionandstoresthesource disk’scapacityandotherproperties(suchasdrive’sserialnumber&manufacturer)into M200’sflashmemory.ThenM200reportsthecapacityinformationtothePC.3 Ifyouremovetheoriginalsourcedrive,youwouldneedtore-pressNDDbutton.4 Ifyouchangebothtwodrivesatatime,youwouldneedtodepresstheNDDbutton.

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Other Information, Raid Management& Firmware Update

BuzzerOn/Off:Whendiskor fan failsor temperatureexceeds limits , thealarmbuzzerwillsound.YoumayswitchitofffromfrontpanelbypressingtheBuzzerOn/Offswitch.RAIDManagement:TheARAIDManager(Java)forWindows/LinuxsoftwarehelpusertomonitorARAID’sstatusofdisks,fanandtemperature.NetworkSNMPManagement:YoumayoptionallypurchaseARAIDSNMPAgentsoftwarefor either Windows or Linux environment to manage hundreds to thousandsARAIDs.TheARAIDSNMPAgent providesEnterpriseProprietaryMIBandTraps,MIB II fornetworkdevicesmanagementsystems,suchasHPOpenView,IBMNetView(Tivolet)andOPManager.An affordable and easy-to-use NMS (Network Management Software) OpManager(similar to HP OpenView) is also recommended to monitorARAIDs and other SNMPenableddevices.ARAIDM200 is powered by two 32-bit RISC microprocessors.You can update thefirmware (a) for the RAID processor: thru the SATA port and (b) HIP (Human InterfaceProcessor): thruR1(RS-232)orUR1(USB)port.Themethodsofupdatingand firmwareyoumayrequireareavailableontheenclosedCDorAccordance’swebsite.The User’s Manual, firmware update methods and related documents are available in.PDFfiles.YoumaydownloadthemfromAccordance’swebsiteorsendyourrequestbyemail.

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Araid Manager OpManager

SteelVine Manager Flash Magic

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N.D.D.ispressed

Fan&Temperature

DriveBrand&Capacity

Diskisrebuilding

Drivesmirrored

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Q&A and Troubleshooting

1. Problem: The BIOSor Windows/Linux can only detect 8GB ofARAID M200 with500GBdrive(s).

Troubleshooting: This problem occurs when the “NDD” button wasn’t properlypressedwhileARAIDM200isdetectingnewlyinstalleddrive(s).Ensureallcablesarecorrectlyconnected,turnonthepoweragainandfirmlypressthe“NDD”buttonfor2seconds.ARAIDM200’sLCDwillshowcapacity&brandofdrive(s)youinstalledandthenthePC’sBIOSshouldbeabletodetectthereafter.

2. Question: MayImixtwoSATAII(3G)driveswithdifferentcapacities?Answer: Two drives with different capacities (LBA orSectors amount are different)maybeused inARAIDM200whentheymeet followingconditions(a)Havenobadsector and in prefectmechanical and electrical condition (b)Samebrand, samefamily(c)capacitydifferenceisrarelyaproblemunlessthedifferenceexceeds30%.Accordance strongly recommends using identical drives.

3. Question: If I mix two SATA II (3G) drives with different capacities, are there anyprecautionsIshouldtake?

Answer: Putthesmallercapacitydriveinupperbayandthelargeroneinlowerbayisrecommended.Butafteryoutriggerthe“NDD”button,ARAIDM200canautomaticallyre-detect and memorize the smaller drive and report to PC correctly regardless itsposition.

4. Question: What should I be awareofwhen I plan to replacea failed drivewith abrandnewone?

Answer: You don’t need to shut down the PC orARAIDM200, just remove themalfunctioningdrive and re-insert the newdrive while theARAID M200 is online.Thecapacity(LBAamount)mustbeequalorgreaterthantheolddrive.DonotmixaSATAI(1.5G)drivewithSATAII(3G)driveintheARAID.

＊ Troubleshooting Drive Failure (for RAID 1)

1.Whenbothharddrivesareworkingproperly,theLCDmessagesare shownasfollows:

2.Whenthedriveinlowerbaymalfunctions,theLCDshows“SecFail” andtheHD2LEDblinks.ARAIDM200canstillread/writethesurviving drive.Replacethefaileddriveassoonaspossible.

3.Whenthedriveinupperbaymalfunctions,theLCDshows“PriFail”and theHD1ARAIDM200canstilread/writethesurvivingdrive.Replace thefaileddriveassoonaspossible.

4.Whenthedrivesinbothupperandlowerbaysmalfunction,theLCD shows“Pri&SecFail”andHD1&HD2LEDsblink.ARAIDM200can nolongerread/writeanydrive.Replacebothdrives.

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