User Manual
9
eSATAII 1+1 PCIe RAID Card
RC213
Detail guide:
1. Power down the computer system.
2. Insert the Host card into an available bus slot.
3. Power ON.
4. Install Device Driver as section 5.
5.
Remove all the existing SATARaid GUI (or Java SATARaid GUI) to ensure your new SATARaid5 GUI can
work properly.
6. Install new
SATARaid5 GUI.
7. Power down the computer system again.
8. Connect Hard Drives to SATA Ports.
9. Power ON.
10. If you connect the used HDDs to SATA Ports, Press CTRL+S or F4 and delete Raid setting on every used HDD
when BIOS booting.
11. Use SATARAID5 Manager GUI for RAID configuration setting.
If 1 Disk, please select “Concatenate” or “Contiguous” setting only.
If 2 Disks, don’t select “Parity RAID” or “Mirrored Striped” setting
If 3 Disks, don’t select “Mirrored Striped” setting
12. Click “Task Manager” to make sure Raid setting is completed. It shall be “Green” color or “Blue” color on the
selected components. RAID5 setting may cost hours for component ready and function available, please be
patient for that.
13. Use Device Manager for hard disk initialization, partition and formatting.
4. BIOS Setting ( RAID Setting )
Creating and deleting RAID sets is a function found in the BIOS. During boot up, the RAID setting message will appear
and pause for a few moments to allow the user to choose what to do. This board will act as normal NON-RAID card
when BIOS not configured for RAID. Just proceed to Software Installation section directly. If you use traditional
parallel ATA HDD, make sure your hard drives be set up as master mode before the RAID setting.
4.1. Creating Striped Sets (RAID 0)
1. As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility.
2. Select
Create RAID set.
Press
Enter
.
3. Select
RAID 0
then press
Enter
.
4. Select
Number of hard drive
. Press
Ente
r.
5. Select
RAID size
. Press
Ente
r.
6. Press
Y
to save your settings.
7. Press
CTRL+E
and then press
Y
to exit the setup.
8. Continue with conventional Fdisk and Format steps as if you are installing a conventional hard drive.
9. Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to software installation section.
4.2. Creating Mirrored Sets (RAID 1)
1. As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility.
