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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

Plug the 

ACARD AEC-6880

 IDE RAID card in the PCI slot, while the PC

remains power on.  When you see the following messages, press  <F1> or

<F10> to setup RAID utility.

3.1

Functions description

Press <F1> or <F10>, the RAID setup utility screen will be appeared :

Summary of Contents for AEC-6880

Page 1: ...Copyright 2001 ACARD Technology Corp ACARD ATA 133 RAID AEC 6880 PCI to IDE ATA 133 RAID Controller User s Manual Ver 1 1 20011016 6880 Version 1 1...

Page 2: ...ppear in this manual ACARD and SCSIDE are the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft All brand names and trade marks are properties of their respective owners This...

Page 3: ...6880 Board Layout 7 2 3 ACARD AEC 6880 cable power installation 8 2 4 What you should know before the installation 9 2 4 1 Striping Mode 9 2 4 2 Mirror Mode 9 2 4 3 Normal Mode 10 2 5 Compatibility li...

Page 4: ...4 Windows 2000 Environment 34 4 2 5 Windows XP Beta Version Environment 34 4 3 Mirror Mode RAID 1 Installation 35 4 3 1 DOS Environment 35 4 3 2 Windows 95 98 ME Environment 35 4 3 3 Windows NT Enviro...

Page 5: ...luding PCI enhanced data transfer commands 133MB s and Built in Scatter Gather function improves performance for multi task ing OS 1 2 Feature A standalone PCI to IDE RAID controller Can be configured...

Page 6: ...equirement voltage 3 3V 2 5V 2 current 0 5A Max Environment Temperature Operating 0 o C to 70 o C Storage 20 o C to 85 o C Humidity 15 to 90 Models AEC 6880 Dimentions Width 14 cm Height 4 7 cm Connec...

Page 7: ...in ACARD AEC 6880 adapter 3 Fix the hard drives in the computer 4 Connect ATA 133 cable from the adapter to the hard drives 5 Close the PC case 2 2 ACARD AEC 6880 Board Layout IDE1 The Primary IDE por...

Page 8: ...a color line of the internal IDE ribbon cable which indi cates pin 1 of the connector Step 3 Connect the internal IDE cable to the IDE hard drive by aligns with pin 1 to pin 1 Step 4 Connect 4 pin po...

Page 9: ...hard drives on ACARD AEC 6880 the hard drives needed to be identify two pairs of Jumper setting into Master and Slave position on each IDE port cable connector refer to page 8 For two pairs striping w...

Page 10: ...be set as a respectively positioning Master and a Slave on the hard drives The two hard drives could not be set on both Master nor both Slave on the same cable In order to achieve best performance us...

Page 11: ...ntum FireBall LM series LC series LB series FireBall KX series KA series FireBall CX series CR series EX series FireBall EL series Seagate Barracuda IDE series ST320430A ST313620A ST3240AT ST38422A ST...

Page 12: ...the ACARD AEC 6880 IDE RAID card in the PCI slot while the PC remains power on When you see the following messages press F1 or F10 to setup RAID utility 3 1 Functions description Press F1 or F10 the...

Page 13: ...Stripe Disk Array Array 0 Use the 2 Slave HDD devices which are the IDE1 Slave HDD and the IDE2 Slave HDD into the second Stripe Disk Array Array 1 Both Array 0 and Array 1 use RAID 0 Striping Mode to...

Page 14: ...ipe Disk Array Array 1 Stripe Mirror For RAID 0 1 mode Stripe Mode Mirror Mode RAID 10 set up the ACARD AEC 6880 s IDE1 Master HDD and the IDE2 Slave HDD into the first Stripe Disk Array Array 0 Then...

Page 15: ...copied to the selected drive After mirroring data finsh remreber to restart the computer 3 1 5 Other Functions Quick Erase Disk Quick erase the hard drive content Please beware that data and partition...

Page 16: ...er by a DOS bootable floppy and run DOS FDISK Then create a Primary partition onto the hard drive 4 After re booting to a DOS bootable floppy run the DOS FORMAT command Non Boot Device 1 Complete ACAR...

Page 17: ...on Boot Device 1 Complete ACARD AEC 6880 hardware installation 2 The system will detect any new device and ask for directory to access the device driver Click Next to go on 3 Select Search for the bes...

Page 18: ...system has found the driver for it and is going to install the driver 5 Select Specify a location Please insert the directory of AEC6880 inf for it such as a WIN9X 6 Follow the procedures the system...

Page 19: ...uble click on Control Panel Step 2 Double click on System and enter Device Manager Step 3 Click the SCSI controller to check whether ACARD AEC 6880 adapter has installed properly For Boot Device For b...

Page 20: ...S to skip mass storage devices detection 4 Move the highlight bar to the other and press Enter 5 Before the installation copy the AEC 6880 s driver into a floppy diskette first Then insert the ACARD...

Page 21: ...ACARD AEC 6880 21 1 Double click on My Computer enter Controller Panel 2 Double click on SCSI Adapter 3 Choose Drivers and click on Add...

Page 22: ...AEC 6880 22 4 Click on Hard Disk to select the right driver for the IDE adapter 5 Insert the directory of driver for Windows NT for example A Winnt 6 Then follow the direction to complete the install...

Page 23: ...es 3 Press S to skip mass storage devices detection 4 Move the highlight bar to the other and press Enter 5 Before the installation copy the AEC 6880 s driver into a floppy diskette first Then insert...

Page 24: ...will find New Hardware 2 The system will detect a new device and ask for directory to access the driver Select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended Then click Next 3 Follow the wiza...

Page 25: ...ACARD AEC 6880 25 4 Select Browse to find out the driver directory of AEC6880 inf for it such as A Win2000 5 The wizard will find a driver for IDE adapter Click on Next to install the driver...

Page 26: ...ACARD AEC 6880 26 6 Click on Yes to continue the installation 7 Follow the directions the system will complete the setup automatically...

Page 27: ...EC 6880 has installed Step 1 Enter My Computer and double click on Control Panel Step 2 Find System double click it Step 3 In System Properties choose Hardware and click on Device Manager Step 4 In SC...

Page 28: ...es 3 Press S to skip mass storage devices detection 4 Move the highlight bar to the other and press Enter 5 Before the installation copy the AEC 6880 s driver into a floppy diskette first Then insert...

Page 29: ...e ACARD AEC 6880 hardware installation The system will find New Hardware 2 The system will detect a new device and ask for directory to access the driver Select Install from a list or specific locatio...

Page 30: ...k for the driver files location Select Include this location in the search 4 Then select Browse to find out the driver directory of AEC6880 inf for it such as A Win2000 5 The wizard will find a driver...

Page 31: ...ACARD AEC 6880 31 6 Click on Continue Anyway to continue the installation 7 Follow the directions the system will complete the setup automatically...

Page 32: ...AEC 6880 After the system booted follow the directions below to check Device Man ager and see whether the ACARD AEC 6880 has installed Step 1 Press Start and select My Computer Step 2 Find View syste...

Page 33: ...stem Properties choose Hardware and click on Device Manager Step 4 In SCSI and RAID controllers to double click on ACARD AEC 6880 PCI Ultra ATA133 RAID Controller to check whether the device has succe...

Page 34: ...d quit the utility 4 Restart the computer and install the AEC 6880 driver to the Operation System 4 2 1 DOS Environment Refer to Chapter 4 1 1 refer to page 16 4 2 2 Windows 95 98 ME Environment Refer...

Page 35: ...isk press enter and confirm Then the data will be copied onto the selected drive 6 Press Esc to save and quit the utility Restart the computer and install the ACARD AEC 6880 driver to the Operation Sy...

Page 36: ...s enter and confirm Then the data will be copied onto the selected drive 6 Then press Esc to save and quit the utility Restart the computer and install the ACARD AEC 6880 driver to the Operation Syste...

Page 37: ...ACARD AEC 6880 ensure your IDE device functions are set in proper mode 3 Check host adapter Verify the adapter card is seated well in its slot on the motherboard 4 Check all connectors and cables Ens...

Page 38: ...puter you will find the AEC6880 RAID Monitor utility from the tray i con From this RAID monitor utility you will get through the information hard drives which is connected with ACARD AEC 6880 refer to...

Page 39: ...rd drive partition 2 Disk QErase Quick erase the hard drive content Please beware that data and partition will be complete erased 3 Disk Fromat Format the partition 4 Disk Diagnose Detect the hard dri...

Page 40: ...ttp www acard com Model AEC 6880 F W Version System Configuration Main Board vendor BIOS version SCSI adapter Chipset Memory Dispay card Other I O card OS version Hard Disk Configuration Hard Disk Mod...

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