"What is the normal procedure for checking a backup? "
Generally you can test a backup by restoring a single file from it.
"How do I get the disk to eject automatically? "
I don't believe you can do that with an RD1000. But if you saw documentation, then I'd suspect it was the official documentation from Dell?
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/stor-sys/RD1000/en/ug/setup.htm Jeff
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