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function properly, this old metadata must be first overwritten with the 

new metadata. To resolve this, from the main BIOS window select 

Resolve Conflicts

, then press 

Enter

, the correct metadata, including 

the correct drive connection information, will be written to the 

replacement disk.

 

 

Low Level Format 

Low Level Format 

is build into the RAID BIOS to make it more 

convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive, including 

data, drive and partition information. The Low Level Format utility 

works on single hard drive only, before the RAID set is configured.

 

 

 

Logical Drive Info 

This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives 

within a logical set(RAID0, RAID1, etc.). This is display only 

function.

 

 

BIOS Configuration 

The SiI 3132 SATA II PCIe RAID adapter BIOS will appear every time 

your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn’t show, please try your 

Summary of Contents for ENLSA2-2C-PCIE

Page 1: ...Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card User Manual Ver 2 00 All brand names and trademarks are properties of their Respective owners Mar 07 MN 1...

Page 2: ...a transfer rates up to 3 0Gbps z Supports Native Command Queuing NCQ Non zero offsets NCQ and Out of order data delivery NCQ z Supports RAID 0 striping and RAID 1 mirroring for speed and data protecti...

Page 3: ...Hardware Description Mar 07 MN 3...

Page 4: ...ng the jumper setting on Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card that allows you to utilize 2 ports of this card at the same time Please set which port to work by jumper setting By default Port C and D are workin...

Page 5: ...Serial ATA controller that supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives It is recommended to use identical drives for all RAID configurations However it s possible to combine hard drives of different siz...

Page 6: ...Enter 5 Input the RAID size press Enter 6 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept 7 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 8 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 9 Continue wit...

Page 7: ...ure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 12 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive RAID 1 Mirror For New Blank Hard Drives 1 As the BIOS boots press...

Page 8: ...the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter 3 At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter 4 Select Manual configuration then press Enter 5 Select the Source drive press Enter 6 Selec...

Page 9: ...l one without any capacity loss Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set When a failure to one member occurs you will be notified by the RAID BIOS during boot The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a fail...

Page 10: ...rl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 Select Delete RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select the RAID set then press Enter 4 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm Resolving Conflicts Wh...

Page 11: ...the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive including data drive and partition information The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drive only...

Page 12: ...w 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 Restart the computer when prompted by Windows installation 4 At the Windows Setup screen pr...

Page 13: ...ue to step 3 XP w SP2 or later Server 2003 w SP1 or later select No not this time then click Next 3 Insert the driver CD select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 4 Accept t...

Page 14: ...ify the location of the driver 6 Insert the floppy disk then press Enter 7 Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows 2000 then press Enter 8 Press Enter again to finish driver in...

Page 15: ...a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the Driver x86 folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup...

Page 16: ...nded 3 Please insert the CD driver bound with Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card into your CD ROM Drive click Next 4 If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not signed select the option Inst...

Page 17: ...rties A message this device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box the driver has been correctly installed For Technical Support and installation hotline Please visit our website at http w...

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