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MX-7500N  VARIOUS STORAGE DATA HANDLING  11 – 17

As stated before, when installing a mirroring kit or replacing a HDD,
be sure to check the usage history of a HDD or a mirroring kit which
is to be used.

For convenience of checking the usage history, put a mark on the
mirroring kit HDD and the machine HDD when installing them to
indicate that they have been used.

When stopping the use the mirroring kit, the mirroring information in
the machine HDD must be deleted.

-  RIB Buster software

The software is composed of the following two files. (They can be
downloaded from Tech DS Web site.)

-  RIB Buster{YYYYMMDD}.exe

-  Setup.ini

-  USB cable

-  SATA connection cable

-  SATA connector

-  AC adaptor

-  Windows PC

(Support OS: Windows XP, Windows VISTA, Windows 7 (32/
64bit)

1)

Connect the USB cable, the SATA connection cable, the SATA
connector, and the AC adapter to the HDD from which the mir-
roring information is deleted.

CAUTION: When disconnecting any cable, be sure to disconnect

the USB cable from the PC in advance.

If this precaution is ignored, the HDD may be damaged.

2)

Copy the RIB Buster software files (RIB Buster {YYYYM-
MDD}.exe and Setup.ini) to a same directory of the PC.

-  RIB Buster{YYYYMMDD}.exe

-  Setup.ini

3)

Connect the HDD assembled in procedure 1) to the PC by use
of the USB cable.

4)

Double-click RIB Buster {YYYYMMDD}.exe to boot the RIB
Buster software.

If the user account control is ON in VISTA or Windows 7 set-
ting, the user account control menu is displayed. Click [Allow]
on this menu.

Put a mark with a 
marker pen. 

MX-7500N  VARIOUS STORAGE DATA HANDLING  11 – 18

5)

Select the target HDD to delete the mirroring information.

6)

Click [Clear RIB in HDD] button.

7)

Click [OK] button. (The mirroring information is deleted.)

8)

After completion of deleting the mirroring information, "OK" is
displayed.

An error indicating an abnormality in the Setup.ini file when booting
the RIB Buster software.

The mirroring information has not been deleted normally.

Cause

Setup.ini file does not exists, or there is any 
abnormality in the file.

Countermeasures

Check to confirm that there is Setup.ini file in the 
proper directory and that there is no abnormality in 
the descriptions.

Cause

Temporary communication trouble, cable or other 
device trouble, HDD trouble

Countermeasures

1. Click [Clear RIB in HDD] button again.
2. If the trouble is not solved by procedure 1. , 
disconnect and connect the cable, change the 
devices, and reboot the RIB Buster. Then execute 
procedure 1. .

MX-7500N  VARIOUS STORAGE DATA HANDLING  11 – 19

Though the target HDD is connected, it is not displayed.

Cause

The target HDD is not registered in the Setup.ini file. 
Cable or other device trouble, HDD trouble

Countermeasures

1. Reboot RIB Buster, and click the frame section.
2. If the trouble is not solved by procedure 1. , replace 
the Setup. ini file and the RIB Buster {YYYYMMDD} 
with the latest version, and execute procedure 1. .
3. If the trouble is not solved by procedure 2. , 
disconnect and connect the cable, change the 
devices, and reboot the RIB Buster. Then execute 
procedure 1. .

MX-7500N  VARIOUS STORAGE DATA HANDLING  11 – 19

Though the target HDD is connected, it is not displayed.

Cause

The target HDD is not registered in the Setup.ini file. 
Cable or other device trouble, HDD trouble

Countermeasures

1. Reboot RIB Buster, and click the frame section.
2. If the trouble is not solved by procedure 1. , replace 
the Setup. ini file and the RIB Buster {YYYYMMDD} 
with the latest version, and execute procedure 1. .
3. If the trouble is not solved by procedure 2. , 
disconnect and connect the cable, change the 
devices, and reboot the RIB Buster. Then execute 
procedure 1. .