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OCZ Z-Drive R4 Installation & Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Installing Windows on Z-Drive R4 Setting the Z-Drive R4 as a Boot Device Usage 2: Installation as a Storage Drive Installing the Windows Driver to Use the Z-Drive R4 as a Storage Drive Re-installing the Windows Driver Removing the Windows Driver...

  • Page 3: Welcome

    Welcome! At OCZ we have one primary goal, and that is to ensure every customer is 100% satisfied. If you have any questions during or after the installation process, please contact our industry-leading field sales engineering team who offer direct support for enterprise level products, including the Z-Drive R4:...

  • Page 4: Hardware Requirements

    Switching the Bracket for Z-Drive R4 Half Height The Z-Drive R4 comes installed with the half height bracket. This bracket must be switched to the full height bracket (included) to be properly installed on the full height systems. The full height bracket is the only item required for this change.
  • Page 5 2. Slide the half height bracket off the Z-Drive R4 3. Slide the full height bracket on 4. Secure the full height bracket by screwing the 2 screws back into the bracket - 4 -...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    2. The Z-Drive R4 HH comes in a half height form, so users with full height systems must first switch to the half height bracket. Please follow the section “Switching the Bracket for Z-Drive R4 Half Height”.

  • Page 7: Certifications

    SSDs do not gain performance improvements from defragmentation but instead it produces unnecessary writes to the drive, shortening the lifespan of the Z-Drive R4. Since SSDs are based on flash technology, they must also be maintained differently. Please follow the instructions below to check and disable the Disk Defragmentation Scheduler in Windows 7 (other versions of Windows should be similar).
  • Page 8 2. Under the “Disk Defragmenter” window, check if defragmentation is scheduled. Click on “Configure Schedule…” (See Figure 2). Figure 2: Disk Defragmenter Window with Scheduled Defragmentation - 7 -...
  • Page 9 3. Un-check “Run on a schedule” and select “OK” (See Figure 3). Figure 3: Disk Defragmenter Modify Schedule - 8 -...
  • Page 10 4. The “Disk Defragmenter” window should look like this: Figure 4: Disk Defragment Window with no Defragmentation Scheduled - 9 -...

  • Page 11: Under Windows Operating Systems

    Installation Under Windows Usage 1: Installation as a Boot Device Installing Windows on Z-Drive R4 1. Make sure the boot order in the system BIOS is set to boot from the Windows installation CD in the CD drive. NOTE: Please consult the system’s user manual for further detailed instructions on how to access the BIOS and modify its settings.
  • Page 12 5. Click “Next” to start installation. Windows may reboot the system during installation. 6. After the installation is complete, follow the “Setting the Z-Drive R4 as a Boot Device” section below. 6. After the installation is complete, follow the “Setting the Z-Drive R4 as a Boot Device” section below.
  • Page 13 3. Insert the blank floppy disk. 4. Format the 1.44MB floppy disk with the FAT32 file system. 5. Open the folder on the PC where the Z-Drive R4 driver package is located. 6. Copy the “ocz10xx” file to the root of the floppy disk (“A:\ocz10xx”).

  • Page 14: Setting The Z-Drive R4 As A Boot Device

    Setting the Z-Drive R4 as a Boot Device 1. To set the Z-Drive R4 as a boot device, the user must first change the boot order in the motherboard BIOS. NOTE: Please consult the system’s user manual for further detailed instructions on how to access the BIOS and modify its settings.
  • Page 15 Defragmentation produces unnecessary writes to the drive, 5. The “Welcome to the OCZ 10xx Driver Setup Wizard” screen should pop up. Click on “Next” (See Figure shortening the lifespan of the Z-Drive R4. Please follow the instructions below to check and disable the shortening the lifespan of the Z-Drive R4.
  • Page 16 NOTE: The Z-Drive R4 box comes with a CD that includes the firmware update tools (Windows and Linux) for Z-Drive R4. For the latest tool, user should download it from the OCZ website. and Linux) for Z-Drive R4. For the latest tool user should download it from the OCZ website.
  • Page 17 Figure 9: Installation Progress Bar 9. Click “Finish” to complete installation (See Figure 10). complete installation (See Figure 10). Figure 10: Complete Installation 10. Follow “Formatting Z-Drive R4 in Windows” section to start using the Z-Drive R4. - 16 -...

  • Page 18: Re-Installing The Windows Driver

    Re-installing the Windows Driver 1. Follow steps 3, 4, and 5 in “Installing the Windows Driver to Use the Z-Drive R4 as a Storage Drive” section. 2. Click “Repair” (See Figure 11). Figure 11: Repair/Remove Selection Screen 3. Click “Repair” to begin re-installation of the Windows driver (See Figure 12).

  • Page 19: Removing The Windows Driver

    Removing the Windows Driver dows Driver 1. Follow steps 3, 4, and 5 in “Installing the Windows Driver to Use the Z-Drive R4 as a Storage Drive” 4, and 5 in “Installing the Windows Driver to Use the Z-Drive R4 as a section.
  • Page 20 3. Click “Remove” to remove the Windows driver (See Figure 15). Figure 15: Remove Screen Figure 15: Remove Screen 4. Click “Finish” to complete removal (See Figure 16). complete removal (See Figure 16). Figure 16: Complete Remove Driver - 19 -...

  • Page 21: Formatting Z-Drive R4 In Windows

    Wait for the “Initialize Disk” window to load and click “OK” (See Figure 18). itialize Disk” window to load and click “OK” (See Figur NOTE: If the Z-Drive R4 is already initialized, then this step can be skipped. Drive R4 is already initialized, then this step can be sk Figure 18: Disk Management Window 3.

  • Page 22: Update Z-Drive R4 In Windows

    Installing the Linux Driver to Use the Z-Drive R4 as a Storage Drive The Z-Drive R4 can be used as a storage device in a computer with an existing Linux installation. 1. Follow the “Hardware Installation” section to install the Z-Drive into the computer.

  • Page 23: Removing The Linux Driver

    (See Figure 21). Figure 21: Attempt to rmmod on Non-existing Driver Module Formatting Z-Drive R4 in Linux NOTE: These instructions will cover the most common and basic usage to format drives under Linux environment.
  • Page 24 1. Open “Disk Utility” under “Applications->System Tools”. 2. On left panel, find the OCZ-ZDrive R4 and click on it (See Figure 22). Figure 22: Find Z-Drive R4 in Disk Utility Figure 22: Find Z-Drive R4 in Disk Utility 3. Click “Format Drive” (See Figure 23).
  • Page 25 4. Pick “Master Boot Record” Click “Format” (See Figure 24). Figure 24: Pick Master Boot Record Scheme Figure 24: Pick Master Boot Record Scheme 5. Click “Format” when the warning prompt is posted (See Figure 25). mat” when the warning prompt is posted (See Figure 25). Figure 25: Confirm Format 6.
  • Page 26 7. Click “Create Partition” (See Figure 26). Figure 26: Create Partition Figure 26: Create Partition 8. Click “Create” (See Figure 27). te” (See Figure 27). Figure 27: Confirm Create - 25 -...
  • Page 27 9. Wait until creating partition is finished (See Figure 28). Figure 28: Creating Partition Figure 28: Creating Partition 10. The final Disk Utility screen should look like this: (See Figure 29). Disk Utility screen should look like this: (See Figure 29). Figure 29: Finish Format - 26 -...

  • Page 28: Vmware Driver Installation

    Install OCZ Z Drive R4 driver on existing ESXi 5.0 host using esxcli An existing ESXi 5.0 host can install the OCZ Z-Drive R4 driver from a VIB file. The VIB file is copied to the ESXi 5.0 host using the datastore browser, and installed using esxcli in the ESXi Shell.

  • Page 29: Appendix

    USE parted to print drive information and prove the gpt label was applied. Parted now shows a 1.6TB Z-Drive [root@x8dah oczeng]# [root@x8dah oczeng]# parted /dev/sdc print Model: ATA OCZ Z-DRIVE R4 R (scsi) Disk /dev/sdc: 1600GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: gpt...
  • Page 30 [root@x8dah oczeng]# Use parted to display drive information and verify the partition was created [root@x8dah oczeng]# [root@x8dah oczeng]# parted /dev/sdc print Model: ATA OCZ Z-DRIVE R4 R (scsi) Disk /dev/sdc: 1600GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 17.4kB 1600GB 1600GB...
  • Page 31 [root@x8dah oczeng]# Use parted to print drive information and verify the file system was created correctly [root@x8dah oczeng]# [root@x8dah oczeng]# parted /dev/sdc print Model: ATA OCZ Z-DRIVE R4 R (scsi) Disk /dev/sdc: 1600GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 17.4kB 1600GB 1600GB ext4...
  • Page 32 /var/tmp on /var/tmp type none (rw,bind) /home on /home type none (rw,bind) sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) 192.168.96.25:/mnt/volume1 on /mnt/toaster type nfs (rw,addr=192.168.96.25) /dev/sdc1 on /mnt/ocz type ext4 (rw) [root@x8dah oczeng]# [root@x8dah oczeng]# [root@x8dah oczeng]# [root@x8dah oczeng]# df -h...
  • Page 33 OCZ is not responsible for recovering any data lost due to the failure of a flash memory device. OCZ products must be used with devices that conform to the recommended industry standards.

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