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eSATA II ExpressCard RAID
Quick Installation Guide

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Introducing the eSATA ExpressCard RAID

The 

eSATA II Express Card RAID 

is an ultra high-speed

two channel Serial ATA Generation II RAID controller for

use in ExpressCard enabled systems.

Features and Benefits

Adds two eSATA (external Serial ATA) ports

Supports RAID 0 (stripe) and RAID 1 (mirror)

Supports data transfer speeds up to 3.0Gbps

(300MBps)

Compliant with ExpressCard standards

Compliant with Serial ATA 2.5 specification with

support for a complement of SATA II optional

features

Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Non-

zero offsets NCQ, and Out-of-order data delivery

NCQ

Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and

command execution

Supports hard disk hot-plugging

System Requirements

ExpressCard-enabled system with an available

ExpressCard slot

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

Summary of Contents for SC-SAE612-S1

Page 1: ...0 stripe and RAID 1 mirror Supports data transfer speeds up to 3 0Gbps 300MBps Compliant with ExpressCard standards Compliant with Serial ATA 2 5 specification with support for a complement of SATA II...

Page 2: ...y vary refer to your system s reference manual for further information if needed Insert the Card into the ExpressCard slot of your system Makesureitisinsertedallthewayinforasolidconnection ExternalDev...

Page 3: ...to complete the installation When Windows resumes go to SATARaid5 GUI on page 4 and install the RAID utility WindowsXP Server2003 1 Install the ExpressCard then boot up Windows 2 At the Found New Hard...

Page 4: ...aid5GUI 1 Place the driver CD into the CD ROM drive 2 At the Windows desktop click Start then Run 3 Type D Setup exe then click OK Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter 4 Click Next then click Ne...

Page 5: ...figuration window RightclickingoneachnodeintheRAIDGroupswindow a popup menu will be displayed to let the user select an actiontobeperformedfortheselectedcontrollerorRAID group Device Configuration win...

Page 6: ...re striping 1 Double click the the SATARAID5 icon on the desktop to display the SATARAID5 Array Manager Before proceeding confirm that both hard drives display as Available 2 In the menu bar click RAI...

Page 7: ...ows resumes go to Disk Management on page8toformattheRAIDArray Formatingwilleraseall exixting data from the hard drive JBOD Concatenated JBOD will add the full capacity of each hard drive to make one...

Page 8: ...ive s display as Available 2 In the menu bar click RAID Group click Create RAID Group then click Yes 3 In Configuration box select Contiguous 4 Select a hard drive then click Next 5 Enter the capacity...

Page 9: ...iver letter then click Next 9 AttheFormatPartitionwindow selectFileSystem Allocation Unit Size and Volume label then click Next It is recommended to accept the default values Note Due to a limitation...

Page 10: ...customizethesettingsforLogFile PopupandAdvanced Options tabs Log File The log file is used to store event information received fromalltheRAIDdrivers Thelogfilecanbeviewedwith any text viewer such as N...

Page 11: ...d for the following events Errors Disabled No popup will occur Advanced Options The advanced options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver By default all advanced options are dis...

Page 12: ...let the user create or delete a spare drive This feature is not used with the SATA II PCIe RAID Delete Member This command displays a dialog box to let the user choose RAID groups members to delete S...

Page 13: ...ted Chunk Size Select one size from the available list This setting is for RAID 0 Stripe set only Rebuild Priority Select from the available list RAID 0 and virtual disk do not require this 10 is the...

Page 14: ...rwindowlistallRAIDanddiskmanagement tasks that have been started and or done This window provides the user with the ability to schedule any RAID and disk management operations including RAID group cre...

Page 15: ...Sorting This command displays a dialog box to the the user choose up to 3 items to sort event items in the event log Fields This command displays a dialog box to let the user choose which fields will...

Page 16: ...Rebuild Legacy RAID Group This command displays a dialog box to let the user choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non fault tolerant legacy RAID group Delete Legacy RAID Group This command displa...

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Page 18: ...eps to have the product repaired or replaced Step 1 Submit your RMA request Go to www siig com click Support then RMA to submit a request to SIIG RMA If the product is determined to be defective anRMA...

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Page 20: ...ived including interference that may cause undesired operation THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT COMPLIANCE SIIG Inc 6078 Stewart Ave Fremont CA 94538 3152 About SIIG Inc Foundedin1985 SIIG Inc isalea...

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