Icy Box IB-3680SU3 User Manual (English)

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Brief Notes

Operation Environment

Temperature 0 ~ 50 °C Humidity 90 ％ RH

Reminders

Front Panel Overview

LED Indication / Button

Descriptions

eSATA Link interface use

USB Link interface use

Blue

Orange

Power on

Sleep mode

Link interface optioneSATA

Link interface option

USB

Smart Fan automatic mode

Smart Fan manual mode

Fan speed level 1

Fan speed level 2

10.

13.

Interface button

14.

Synchronization mode button

15.

Smart fan button : auto, manual and fan speed from level 1

to level 3

16.

Blue

Purple

active

access

HDD1 / HDD2 / HDD3 / HDD4 / HDD5 / HDD6 / HDD7 / HDD8

17.

Key slot

Fan speed level 3

11.

12.

Synchronization comes in 3 modes:

When the PC is off, the device goes off In 15 seconds.

When the PC is off, the device goes to sleep mode.

Synchronization is off.

Blue

Orange

Off

657 8 9

11 12 13 14

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STEP

Trouble Shooting

STEP

Support USB transfer speeds up to Super Speed (5 Gbit/s),

eSATA transfer speed (1.5~3.0 Gbit/s)

Interface of USB / eSATA can not be used at the same time.

References

Smart fan controlled by the built-in thermal sensor

and it comes with 2 modes (auto / manual) and 3 levels of speed:

Level 1: higher than 55 °C

Level 2: 45 °C ~ 54 °C

Level 3: below 45 °C

2,500rpm

1,800rpm

1,200rpm

3,500rpm

2,500rpm

1,800rpm

Under Windows Vista / 7, users can enable GPT when initializing

HDD with a total capacity of more than 2 TB.

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It needs to be pressed and held for 3 seconds

to power off.

This design prevents accidental power off.

Power button

• Follow all instructions.

• Do not place this device near water.

• Clean only with dry cloth.

• Do not block any ventilation openings.

• Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Do not place near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or the devices (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at

plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the devices.

• Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be

walked on or pinched by items placed upon them or against them.

• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

• Unplug this during lightning storms or when unused for long

periods of time.

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required

when the devices has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply

cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen

into the devices, the devices has been exposed to rain or moisture,

does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

• Carefully read and follow the Quick Install Guide and User Manual.

• Do not drop or shake the device.

• Do not move the device when it is powered on.

• Do not overload wall outlets.

If the device (8 HDDs installed) is connected to the PC with eSATA cable and the SATA HDD icon does not come out in 8, please check if the eSATA

interface card supports Port Multiplier or update the eSATA driver version.

If the transfer rate is not normal, please check if the SATA HDD jumper is set up in 1.5 or 3.0 Gbit/s.

If the fan stops working, do not dismantle it. Please send back to the retail store immediately.

If the noise is still present, change the device with another fan of size 80x80x20mm 2 pins. Otherwise send the device back to the retail store.

Black cableRed cable

Positive

(electrode)

Negative

(electrode)

To take the HDD out from the device, slightly press down the handle and pull it out.

It needs to be pressed and held for 3 seconds

to power off.

This design prevents accidental power off.

For Macintosh users, under MAC 10.6.X or later, it's strongly recommended not to have the same name for all the HDDs.

For Windows users, if the device could not recognize more than 5 HDDs when using eSATA interface,

please check if the eSATA port of the motherboard and PCI-e host card can recognize more than 5 hard drives.

If there is noise with the fan, unscrew and take out the fan cover, pull out the power cord, clean the fan and assemble it back.

Operation System

Windows Vista (32bit/64bit) / Windows 7 (32bit/64bit)

Windows 8 (for PC version only)

(under MBR partition, supports total capacity up to 2 TB only)

Windows Vista (32bit/64bit) / Windows 7 (32bit/64bit)

Windows 8 (for PC version only)

(with GPT partition enabled, supports total capacity of more than 2 TB)

Mac OS X 10.8 or later

3.5’’ SATA I/II/III HDD

8-bay external JBOD enclosure

Quick Installation Guide

IB-3680SU3

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Icy Box IB-3680SU3 Specifications

General

RAID levels	JBOD
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes
Storage drives installed	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD
Total installed storage capacity	0 TB
Maximum supported storage capacity	- TB
Number of storage drives installed	0
Number of storage drives supported	8
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB connector type	USB Type-B
USB connector gender	Female
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	1
Material	Aluminium, Plastic
Chassis type	Tower
Device class	-
Fan diameter	80 mm
Product type	HDD enclosure
Product color	Black
Number of fans	1 fan(s)
AC input voltage	100-240 V
Power source type	AC
AC adapter input current	2 A
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output current	6 A
AC adapter output voltage	12 V
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Cables included	eSATA, USB
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733080