5 detailed view, 1 led indication, 2 raid switch – Monoprice 8672 MT2U3-MP User Manual

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Introduction

1.5 Detailed View

Front View Rear View



1.5.1 LED indication

LED

Status

• Blue = Power on

HDD

A & B

• Green = Status OK, USB connection to computer is established

• OFF = Empty drive bay or USB connection is not yet established

• Flashing Green = Data access (read/write)

• Blinking slow (500ms on/off) = Drive failure (error)

• Blinking fast (125ms on/off) = Rebuilding RAID 1 array

Note

In order to determine which type of blinking the LED indicates, stop transferring files to or from the
hard drives. The slow blinking will be slower and the fast blinking will be faster than the usual
flashing of the LED during data access.


1.5.2 RAID switch

DIP Switch

RAID Mode

Non-RAID
Switch position: 1 OFF, 2 OFF

RAID 0 - Striping
Switch position: 1 ON, 2 OFF

RAID 1 - Mirroring
Switch position: 1 OFF, 2 ON

Note

Except for the Non-RAID mode, two hard drives are required. After changing the RAID mode,
press the button above the RAID switch to confirm the new setting.

Changing the RAID mode
requires formatting the
drives. Make sure to
backup all existing data
first!

Fan

Confirm RAID mode

RAID switch

Kensington lock

USB port

Power switch

Power receptacle

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