External bootup, Disk volume over 2tb – Oyen Digital DATATALE RS-M2QJ 2-BAY RAID User Manual

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EXTERNAL BOOTUP

External Bootup may be required if the user has two different operating systems
set up in both the host computer and the RAID System.

PC

The External Bootup with different interface:

OS \ Interfaces

USB 2.0

FireWire

eSATA

Windows

No No Yes

DOS

Yes No Yes

MAC

The External Bootup varies with different platform and interfaces:

eSATA

Platform \ Interfaces

USB 2.0

FireWire

Mac driver

Built-in

No driver

Built-in

Power PC CPU

No No Yes

No

Under

2TB

Yes Yes

Yes

No

Intel-

based

CPU

Over 2TB

Yes No

Yes

No

If the computer does not come with eSATA interface and an optional eSATA

card is added, choosing the card that comes with the built-in driver in the
operation system is highly recommended.

DISK VOLUME OVER 2TB

The 2+TB hard disk support is determined by the chipset used in the device and
the operating system itself. The RAID System supports and recognizes 2+TB
hard disks, but the actual 2+TB support will vary depending on the different
operating systems used.

OS

USB

FireWire eSATA

Windows 2000, XP, or older

No

No

No

Windows XP 64-bit, Windows 2003 32-
bit/64-bit

No No No

Windows XP 64-bit, Windows 2003 32-
bit/64-bit (SP1 and SP2)

Yes No Yes

Windows

Windows Vista, Windows 2008 32-
bit/64-bit, Windows 7

Yes Yes Yes

Mac

Mac OS 10.4/10.5/10.6

Yes

Yes

Yes

If the OS does not support over 2TB, you can still use the RAID System by

NOT checking the “Over 2TB” option under the “Configuration” option tab. The
RAID MASTER should automatically re-adjust the available hard disk (s) storage
capacity and format the chosen RAID mode under 2TB. Please see “Over 2TB”
section under Q&As for more information.

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