MAIWO K8AA 8 Bay RAID Enclosure User Manual

MAIWO K8AA 8 Bay RAID Enclosure

Notice

1. Please do not move the enclosure when this K8AA RAID enclosure is in fully assembled with hard disks with computer to avoid damaging the hard disks or causing the risk of electric shock.
2. This product supports SATA (I/II/III) HDD and SSD.
3. Avoid the impact of external forces when use this product.
4. Pay attention to the direction and position of the hard disks when insert them to enclosure, wrong direction and position will damage the enclosure.
5. Pay attention to static electricity when using, your fingers can not touch the hard disk circuit board, do not insert a damaged hard disk into this enclosure, please make sure that the hard disk is good, otherwise it may damage product and lost data.
6. In the event of damage to the hard disks used with this device, our company shall not be liable for compensation, and shall not be liable to the data recorded on the hard disks.
7. Do not use this product in dusty, direct sunlight, pollution or humidity, etc. All these may affect the use of the product.
8. The cables (Type-C Cable, Power Cord) and other accessories of this product are consumables, please check the package according to Chapter 5 to confirm whether accessories are complete.
9. If missing accessories, please contact the seller in time to avoid delay in use.

Note : Please follow this product manual to start using this product.

Notice:

1. RAID Configuration Method.
2. The initial RAID mode of this enclosure is NORMAL (Clear RAID) mode, if you want to use another RAID mode, please follow the instruction to change mode.
3. Please use the hard disks from regular brand manufacturer, and the capacity, model and manufacturer must be consistent. To prevent data loss, it is not recommended to use small brands of hard drives to set RAID.
4. When configuring RAID mode, the data inside hard drives will be deleted. Therefore, data should be backed up before using.

Product Description:

MAIWO K8AA is an enclosure that supports multiple RAID modes which can meet the storage requirements of large-capacity hard disks. MAIWO K8AA is an external storage device that supports high-speed data reading and copying with Type-C interface.

Product Features:

1. Connect the machine to PC via Type-C data cable, and support up to 8 hard disks.
2. Support 3.5 inch (26MM) and 2.5 inch (5/7/9.5/12.5/15MM) SATA I/II/III HDD and SSD.
3. When using RAID 5+0, if one of the hard disks got problem, the data can be automatically restored after updating the defective hard disk.
4. Support Type-C super speed .
5. Support operating system: Windows XP/Vista/2K, Windows 7/8/9/10, Mac OS 10.X above and Linux.
6. Depending on version of operating system, the identification of capacity of hard disks will be different. Windows XP/Windows 2000 32bit or previous mode supports maximum 2TB. Windows XP 64bit/VISTA/WIN 7/8/10 32bit, 64bit supports maximum 128TB.

Product Specification:

Support Hard Drive

| 3.5″ (26MM)

2.5″ (5/7/9.5/12.5/15MM)

SATA I/II/III Hard Drive X8PCS

HDD Capacity

| 16TB X8 / Max 128TB

(RAID 0, Combine)

Product Size| 347344150mm
Support OS| Windows XP/VISTA/Win 7/8/9/10 Mac OS 10.X and above
Interface and Speed| Type-C（Gen1 5Gbps）
Intelligent Temperature Control Fan| 0°C-47°C     Fan Stationary 48°C-57°C Primary Air Volume

Above 58°C Secondary Air Volume

Fan Speed| Ball Fan 5000RPM
Transfer Interface| Type-C/eSATA
RAID Mode| Software DIP Switch or Software Setting RAID
Display Description| Clock Display+Touch Display Panel

LED Indicator

| ****

Disk indicator is white, flashing when reading data, indicator will not light up if can not read drives.

System Requirements:

Support Intel Pentium-II 800MHz (minimum specification), 64MB RAM or more. Windows 2000, XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10 or Mac OS 10X, 250MB or more hard disk capacity.

Type-C Connection:
Computer with USB-C or USB-A interface.

Assembly Parts List:

The interface name of the device:

The interface name of the device:

1. Indicator for hard disk working status
2. Touch button for controlling display light on/off
3. Temperature display
4. Time display
5. Power switch
6. RIAD setting switch: BIG LARGE/RAID 0 X2/RAID 0/PM/LARGE X2/RAID 5 X2/RAID 5+0, etc.
7. Reset button: Use this button to reset when change to another RAID mode
8. ESC button (Alarm silence button)
9. eSATA interface
10. Type-C interface
11. Power cable interface

Installation Guide:

1. Open the front cover of the device, remove the hard disk bracket, and install the hard disk on the bracket, as shown below:
2. Fix 2.5 inch hard disks with screws at the bottom of the bracket as shown on the left picture.
3. Fix 3.5 inch hard disks with screws on both sides of the bracket as shown on the right picture.
4. Insert the brackets with hard disks into this enclosure in order.

RAID Features and Description:

• RAID mode of MAIWO K8AA machine: NORMAL, BIG LARGE, RAID 02, RAID 0, PM, LARGE2, RAID 52, RAID 50, etc.
• The initial state of the product is NORMAL (Clear RAID) mode, please do change to NORMAL mode before setting other RAID modes.
• Important Notes
  • When using RAID configuration, it is recommended that the manufacturer, model number and capacity of hard disks are the same.
  • When using RAID configuration, all data on the hard disks will be deleted, and the data must be backed up before use.
  • Please turn off the power switch before setting RAID mode via switch.
  • After RAID mode switch is set, press RESET button and hold on and then turn on the power switch, release the RESET button after about 15 seconds, the setting will be successful.

8-1 Function Table of RAID Mode Switch:

Please change to NORMAL mode first before setting any other RAID modes.

8-2 Function Decription of RAID Modes:

1. RAID 0
   RAID 0, also known as Stripe or Striping, is a method of combining the capacity of more than 2 hard drives into a single volume. And when data is recorded, data is logged to each hard drive separately. Each hard disk displays different data results, records or reads data at the same time, and the transfer speed is fast, which can significantly improve the overall disk access performance. But when there is a problem on one hard disk, other data on different hard disks also disappears, and the data stability is poor. Application of RAID 0 mode: RAID 0 mode can be used when large-capacity, high- speed data storage is required.

2. *RAID 02*
   RAID02 minimum four disks, can set two groups of RAID0 at the same time, to each group of minimum capacity hard disk twice to form a volume for use, and in the data recording data will be recorded to each hard disk separately, each hard disk displays different data results, while recording or reading data, the transfer speed is fast, can significantly improve the overall access performance of the disk. But when there is a problem on one hard disk, other data on different hard disks also disappears together, and the data stability is poor.

3. **NORMAL

** Delete previous RAID mode and reselect the new RAID mode. At the same time, the hard disks are in a normal and independent state, and they can write or read data independently, and the actual capacity that can be used is the capacity of 4 hard disks. If one of the drives is damaged, the other drives will not be affected.

4. RAID 5+0
   With a minimum number of 3 hard drives, parity information on one drive will be spread across all drives. RAID 5 can be understood as a compromise between RAID 0 and RAID 1, with RAID 0 data read speed, but with an additional parity information, the speed of writing data is slightly slower than writing to a single hard disk. When a hard disk data is corrupted, the remaining data and the corresponding parity information are used to recover the corrupted data.

5. *RAID 52*
   RAID52 uses a minimum number of 6 hard disks, the parity information on one hard disk will be scattered across all hard disks, RAID5 can be understood as a compromise between RAID0 and RAID1, with RAID 0 data reading speed, but one more parity information, the speed of writing data is slightly slower than writing to a single hard disk. When a hard disk data is corrupted, the remaining data and the corresponding parity information are used to recover the corrupted data.

6. BIG LARGE
   The hard disk capacity is simply added together, turning several hard disks into one hard disk, the capacity is the sum of the capacities of several hard disks, and the maximum hard disk space can be obtained in this mode.

7. *LARGE2**
   The hard disk capacity is simply added, several hard disks are turned into one hard disk, and if 8 disks are full, the setting mode can produce two 4 disk capacity plus volumes.

8. PM
   PM mode is used independently for each hard disk in the computer’s operating system.

Supported Versions of Operating System:

OS operating system such as 32bit Windows XP/2000 only supports MBR format, so hard disks using this method can only reach 2TB. (Usage Example) Two pieces of 2TB hard drives with RAID 0, JBOD mode setting. (MBR Format)

2TB (2048.00GB), the remaining 1678.03GB is unusable.

The operating system of Vista, Win 7/8/9/10 supports GPT method which the total capacity of hard disks up to 128TB.

Two pieces of 2TB hard drives, 4TB (3725.91 GB) total capacity.

Self-inspection:

Users should check the following aspects when using it for the first time:

• Check if hard drives are locked with the screws come with this enclosure.
• SATA hard drives are connected to the SATA slot on the product backplane.
• Check if bad sectors and section occurs when partition.
• Hard disk partitioning and formatting can be carried out normally.
• Check if the enclosure works normally when connect it to Laptop or desktop.
• Check if the Type-C interface of your laptop is working properly.
• The Type-C interface on the back motherboard is recommended for desktop computer.
• Please make sure other computer connection ports work normally.
• Make sure that the computer is not infected by computer virus.
• Test the accessories of the product, such as Type-C Data Cable, Power Cord.

Warranty Card

Product Brand|  | Model Name|
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Purchase Date|  | Warranty Time|
Buyer Name|  | Phone Number|
Buyer Address|

Technical Support Customer Service Hotline

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Seller|

Notice

1. When this product is sold, consumers need to fill in the purchase date of the warranty card and need the signature and seal of the sales merchant, otherwise the warranty period shall be subject to the manufacturing date of the product.
2. If the product warranty card is not filled in correctly, the warranty period will be extended by 12 months according to the production date of the product.
3. Type-C cable and other accessories should be checked according to the accessories table after receiving the product, and if there any accessories are missing, please contact seller immediately.
4. Power cord, Type-C cable and other accessories are not covered by the warranty, and need to be replaced for a fee if damaged.
5. Damage caused by natural disasters will not be covered by the warranty, and paid maintenance services can be provided. Consumers who use it improperly and causing product failure, can only provide paid warranty services.
6. If this product needs warranty, please send it to the consumer after-sales service center (or the manufacturer’s address).
7. The shipping cost of express delivery to our company for repair needs to be borne by the customer, and the seller does not bear the freight and insurance liability.

• This user manual is produced by Shenzhen KSY Technology Co., Ltd.
• The contents of this user manual shall not be copied by anyone without authorization.
• The contents of this user manual are intended for users.
• Parts and specifications of this product may change slightly from batch to batch.

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References

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