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Model: CDC5HXAES
J4 – RAID Setting Jumper Block
BZS – Error buzzer function
SET – RAID mode setting
EZ – Automatic rebuilding to
spare drive
M2 – RAID mode 2
M1 – RAID mode 1
M0 – RAID mode 0
Default factory RAID jumper setting
1. Error buzzer function is DISABLED (BZS)
2. RAID mode setting modification is DISABLED (SET)
3. Auto-rebuilding to spare drive is ENABLED (EZ)
4. Individual drive mode is ENABLED (M0~M2)
Note: When the default factory RAID setting is used, independent drive
configuration and optical drive are supported only when connecting to
controllers with Silicon Image Sil3124, Sil3132 chip set or controllers that
are Port Multiplier (PM) compatible. Simultaneous DVD writing was tested
using the Nero Burning Rom.
LED Pin header
J1 – Drive Activity LED
H – Activity LED for eSATA host port lights up when it is connected to a
SATA controller card.
D0, D1, D2, D3 & D4 - Activity LEDs for port 1, 2, 3, & 4 light up when a
drive is connected and blinks when there’s drive activity.
J3 – Error LED
H – error LED for eSATA host port
D0, D1, D2, D3 & D4 - error LED for port 1, 2, 3 & 4
Two options for setting or modifying the RAID mode on the Cipher
Tower
A. Using the JMicron HW RAID Manager utility program
For Windows users, install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located
on the SATA Controller CD. In the CD, go to RAID utilities >
JMB393. This manager can be use to create and monitor the
status of the RAID volume.
It is recommended to use the default factory RAID jumper setting
when using the JMicron HW RAID Manager.
a. Insert the 5 AES 256-bit cipher keys into each cipher keyhole
on the Diamond Cipher enclosures located at the front of the
Cipher tower.
b. When the Cipher Tower power switch is turned on, observed
that the green Cipher power LEDs at the front of the Cipher
tower are on. If they did not, reinsert the cipher keys and re-
power the Cipher tower.
c. Run the JMicron HW RAID Manager in Windows.
d. Configure the desired RAID configuration
e. Go to the operating system’s management utility to verify raid
volume detection.
f. Partition, format and mount the encrypted drives.
B. Using the onboard RAID setting jumper block on the 5-port
HPM-XA
Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron
HW RAID Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Windows
users can also use the procedure below.
Note: Steps 1 ~ 4 needs to performed each time the raid mode is
modified.
1. Insert the 5 AES 256-bit cipher keys into each cipher keyhole on the
Diamond Cipher enclosures located at the front of the Cipher tower.
2. When the Cipher Tower power switch is turned on, observed that
the green Cipher power LEDs at the front of the Cipher tower are on.
If they did not, reinsert the cipher keys and re-power the Cipher
tower.
3. Set the J4 RAID setting jumper block as shown below.
(ignore EZ pins, EZ is DISABLED)
Note: If the JMicron HW RAID Manager is used to create a raid
volume using the RAID mode diagram above the raid metadata will
not be saved. When a reboot of HPM-XA is made, it resets and
deletes all raid metadata.
4. Turn on the Cipher Tower for at least 5 seconds for hardware port
multiplier initialization. This step acts as a reset.
5. Power off the Cipher Tower.
6. On the J4 RAID setting jumper block, change (M0~M2) jumper
setting to the desired RAID mode using the diagram on the next
page as reference.
Cipher keyhole
Cipher
power LED
Cipher keyhole
Cipher
power LED