Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GT062E Glyph
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1 GT 062E™ Manual T abletop F ireW ire 800, USB 2.0 and eSA T A enclosure with RAID 1, RAID 0 and Spanning modes 610030-1.08 GT 062E Manual.pdf August 23, 2011 Pr oprietar y Notice and Disclaimer Un.
2 Con tacting Glyph Please use the follo wing contact information to c ontact Glyph and its distributors. Glyph USA oers phone support Monday through F riday , 8:00 am to 5:00 PM East ern Time. Note: DO NO T ship any return goods to the mailing addresses belo w unless you ha ve a valid RM A number .
3 About the GT 062E and Driv e M odes The GT 062E enclosure c ontains two hard disk driv es, which function as one single volume. Through the use of the Glyph Manager soft ware utility , it suppor ts three drive modes: RAID 1 (mirroring), RAID 0 (striping), and Spanning.
4 U sing the GT 062E with W indow s 2000 / XP Older versions of Windo ws, such as 2000 and XP 32-bit, use Master Boot Recor d which doesn’ t suppor t vol- umes larger than 2TB . When the total capacity of the RAID is 2TB or higher , you must format the arra y using GPT in Windows .
5 Understanding Glyph Manager S of tware NO TE: For information on installing Glyph Manager , see installation instruc tions later in this manual The Glyph GT 062E ships with Glyph Manager 4 software, a utility for Mac OS X and Window s.
6 Arra y I nformation: Displayed ar e the S erial number of the selected enclosure, the volume name (onc e the drive has been parti- tioned) and the connection type. Congur ation and Selec ted Congur ation: Normally the Conguration and Selected Congura tion should match.
7 Init status: In normal operation the status should be “Success” . P ossible error conditions are “Disk too small” , “Incorrect disk count” , “Invalid RAID set ” , “Multiple R AID sets” , “Disk erase fail” and “Unknown init error ” .
8 Glyph Manager Op era tion In M ac OS X The GT 062E ships in RAID 0 mode, and drive mode changes ar e done by using the Glyph Manager sof tware utility (not the OS X Disk Utilit y). Disk Utility is used to format the new device after drive mode changes ar e made.
9 6. The next window requires tha t you verify the change request. Click OK to change the driv e conguration. NO TE: ALL DA T A ON THE DRIVES WILL BE DESTRO YED .
10 9. P ower o the GT 062E , unplug the F ireWire or eSA T A cable, plug the cable back in, then po wer it back on again. This is impor tant to force Mac OS to “forget” any current drive information. 10. If you get the Disk Inser tion dialog box, this time click Initialize which will open Disk Utility .
11 Note: After changing drive mode , it is necessar y to utilize the Windows C ontrol P anel/Administra tive T ools/ Computer Management/Disk Management to f ormat the drives in their new conguration befor e they will be usable. The Glyph Manager menu options are as f ollows: “F ile ” contains the method to close the pr ogram.
12 Glyph Manager Installation Glyph Manager Installation in Mac OS X: Inser t the Glyph Manager CD, or t o get the latest v ersion of Glyph Manager , go to the support sec tion of ww w .glyphtech.com and download the v ersion for y our operating syst em.
13 F ormatting Instruc tions W indow s 2000 / XP / V ista / Windo ws 7 F ormatting Instructions 1. Right-click M y Computer and click Manage . 2. In the Computer Management window , under Storage, click Disk Management. The Write Signa ture wizar d pops up .
14 Mac OS X F ormatting Instructions Since your GT 062E c omes pre-formatted for Macintosh y ou don’ t need to f ormat them on installation. If you decide to ref or mat or partition your drive at a later dat e, use Disk Utility (supplied with the Mac OS X operat- ing system).
15 More Inf ormation GT 062E F eatures Brushed, stainless steel fac e plate 1/8” thick (3MM) Scratch-resistan t black powder -coated aluminum chassis Engineered t o suppor t prof essional audio and .
16 About eSA T A • eSA T A is an ex ternal interface technology that grew fr om the internal SA T A I inter face. • The GT 062E’ s eSA T A por t suppor ts speeds up to 3 Gb/sec (300 MB/sec), much faster than F ireW ire 400 or F ireW ire 800. • Shielded eSA T A cables up to 2 meters in length are available .
17 RAID soft ware is not needed because the RAID intelligenc e is built into GT 062E har dware . T o congure as a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array , use the Glyph Manager sof tware to switch drive modes , and format the drive. Instruc- tions for r e -initializing your drive ar e included in this manual.
An important point after buying a device Glyph GT062E (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Glyph GT062E yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Glyph GT062E - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Glyph GT062E you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Glyph GT062E will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Glyph GT062E, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Glyph GT062E.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Glyph GT062E. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Glyph GT062E along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
