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SUPPORT
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Thank you for purchasing the G-RAID Shuttle storage system. If you have 
any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us 
know!
SanDisk Professional appreciates and values its customers. We 
strive to give you the finest service and support. If you 
encounter any difficulties while installing or using your G-RAID 
Shuttle, please contact SanDisk Professional Technical Support at: 
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/international-phone-numbers
Helpful Information for Support
When contacting Technical Support, it’s best to be in front of your 
computer and have the following information available:
• Your G-RAID Shuttle serial number (on bottom of unit)
• Operating System and version
• Computer model
• List of other devices attached to your computer
COMMON RAID LEVELS
RAID Level
Description Advantage Disadvantage Ideal for
0 Disk striping Offers the 
highest 
performance and 
a 100% of total 
available storage 
capacity
No fault 
tolerance – 
failure of one 
drive in the 
array results in 
complete data 
loss
Content creation 
applications 
requiring highest 
performance and 
storage capacity
1 Mirroring Maximum level 
of data 
protection: 
identical data 
is written to 
multiple drives
Usable storage 
space is 50% of 
total available 
capacity when 
using only two 
drives
Applications in 
which data 
security is 
paramount
5 (Pre-
configured)
Disk striping with 
parity
High read 
performance, 
medium write 
performance 
with data 
protection in 
Usable storage 
capacity equals 
total capacity of 
all drives in the 
array less the 
capacity of one 
drive
Content creation 
applications 
requiring data 
protection and 
performance
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