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General safety guidelines and warnings for device usage.
Guidance on preventing damage from static electricity.
Manufacturer disclaimer regarding data loss and recovery.
Details on supported HDD types and flexible connection options.
Overview of supported RAID levels and rebuild features.
Hardware and OS specifications for Mac users.
Hardware and OS specifications for Windows users.
Instructions for opening the front panel door.
Step-by-step guide for inserting drives into the tray-less slots.
Procedure for safely removing a hard drive using the lever.
Steps to connect the RAID system to a host computer via one interface.
Recommended procedure to safely eject the RAID system from the host.
Comparison list of available RAID modes, their safety, and speed.
Explanation of RAID 0 striping, its performance, and limitations.
Explanation of RAID 1 mirroring, its data redundancy, and capacity.
Details on RAID 5 striping with parity for data protection and fault tolerance.
Explanation of RAID 10 combining mirroring and striping for performance and security.
Detailed steps for physically installing the eSATA card.
Instructions for installing necessary drivers for the eSATA card.
Guidance on selecting the optimal RAID mode based on usage.
Maximum data transfer speeds for different interfaces.
Important notes and warnings before partitioning on Mac.
Step-by-step instructions for partitioning and formatting on Mac.
Initial step of connecting the Rocstor drive to a Mac.
Guide to finding and opening Disk Utility within the Utilities folder.
Procedures for verifying and repairing disk issues.
Guide to selecting appropriate partition schemes (GUID, Apple Partition Map).
How to assign a name to the storage volume.
Steps to format the drive using Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
How to apply the selected format settings.
Final confirmation step before the partition and format process.
What happens after formatting and how the desktop icon changes.
Important notes and warnings before partitioning on Windows.
Right-clicking and selecting 'Delete Partition' for the Rocstor drive.
Confirmation dialog for deleting the primary partition.
Locating the unallocated space for the new partition.
Starting the New Partition Wizard.
Specifying the size for the new partition.
Selecting file system (NTFS), allocation unit size, and volume label.
Choosing the 'Quick Format' option for faster formatting.
Display of selected settings before final formatting.
Clicking 'Finish' to complete the partitioning and formatting.
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