RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD)
RC-223 User Manual
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A12: In RAID storage system, RAID managing information is saved on the drive. If without the correct
RAID Creating by BIOS or GUI, Windows Device Manager can NOT recognize the existing of hard
drive.
Q13: Why RAID5 GUI can NOT recognize my migrating used drive?
A13: When migrating the used HDD to RAID5 card, we better to perform the "Delete Raid Set" on BIOS
setting, since the used HDD may have some different format of RAID managing information and RAID5 GUI
may be confused by this data and no recognition.
Q14: Why Rebuilding take so long time?
A14: The “Rebuilding” function on Raid 1 or Raid10 always spend long hours for component ready, data
copying and function available, especially for high volume data. Please be patient for the rebuilding ready.
Q15: How to create the RAID setting on RAID5 Card?
A15: If 32bit PCI or 64bit PCI-X or PCI-Express RAID5 Host card, RAID5 sets can be created and managed
by either the BIOS utility setting or SATARAID5 GUI setting under Windows. Only SATARAID5 GUI is
functional, as CardBus adapter or ExpressCard/34 Adapter for Notebook.
A16: How to get the PDF file of complete RAID5 manual for RAID5 Host Adapter?
Q16: Please find the SATARAID5-UserGuide_v1.40.pdf under the GUI folder of Driver CD on your card
package.
Q17: OK to use multiple RAID5 Cards in one server system?
A17: Yes, it works, even mixed with different product model of RAID5 card in one server system. RAID5 GUI
can manage each RAID5 card individually but NO cross Raid5 setting is provided.
Q18: Can we add RAID5 Cards to one PC system, which has RAID card (No RAID5,
only RAID0 or RAID1) already?
A18: No, only one RAID GUI or RAID5 GUI can exist in PC system, so we don’t recommend to use the
mixed RAID and RAID5 cards in one system. If you decide to sacrifice the RAID GUI and use the RAID5 GUI
only in system, you must remove the existing RAID GUI from your PC system first before RAID5 Card
hardware installation, otherwise the system will hang up. After RAID5 card, RAID5 driver and RAID5 GUI be
successfully installed, RAID5 GUI can manage the activities of RAID5 card only, no RAID card activity.
Q19: Whether I can plug a 64bit PCI-X SATA II –3Gbps RAID5 card into a
motherboard 32bit PCI slot and test it?
A19: Yes, it works.
