Promise Technology Pegasus2 R2+ User Manual

systeM requireMents for WindoWs
The Pegasus2 R2+ hardware driver and PROMISE Utility software for Windows can be used
on computers equipped with a Thunderbolt™ port running any edition of Windows 7 or Windows
8.
Alternatively, you can use the USB 3.0 port to access, create and use a RAID 1 or RAID 0
congurationonthe3.5”harddiskdrives.TheUSB3.0connectioncannotbeusedatthesame
time as the Thunderbolt connection.
suMMAry of the setup proCedure
The setup process for Windows is summarized below.
1. Go to the Promise website and download the driver and software used for the Pegasus2 R2+.
2. Connect the Pegasus2 R2+ to your Windows computer with a Thunderbolt cable.
3. Connect the power cord and power on the Pegasus2 R2+.
4. Launch the PROMISE Utility and format the RAID 0 drive, or change it to RAID 1 then format it.
instAll on WindoWs coMPuter
Pegaus2 R2+ is shipped with a hardware RAID that can be used on a Windows computer. But the
RAID0driveneedstobepartitionedandformattedwithalesystem(NTFS)usableinWindows.Install
the driver and software on the Windows system, then partition the RAID drive, or change the RAID and
partition it using the PROMISE Utility software designed for managing and monitoring the device.
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Promise Technology Pegasus2 R2+ Specifications

General

Brand	Promise Technology
Model	Pegasus2 R2+
Category	Storage
Language	English