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User's Manual

The purpose of this manual is to introduce you to your

USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID

. It will guide you on how to

install the card and software for proper operation in your

computer. Please save this manual for future reference in the

event you wish to connect other devices to your system.

This manual is comprised of the following sections:

Chapter 1:

Introduction

Provides unpacking instructions, and

introduces features and specifications of this

board.

Chapter 2:

RAID

General overview of RAID with instructions

on how to configure your RAID arrays.

Chapter 3:

Installation

Describes how to install the card, drivers and

utilities to your system.

Chapter 4:

Using Utilities

Describes how to use the CMD Medley GUI

in Windows.

Chapter 5:

Technical Support and Product Return

Provides instructions on how to obtain

technical support or return a product in the

event of a problem.

About This Manual

Summary of Contents for US2265

Page 1: ...UltraATA RAID TM User s Manual TM SIIG s ONLINE SUPPORT and Product Registration Visit SIIG s web site at www siig com and click SUPPORT for instant technical support Also click REGISTER to register...

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Page 4: ...allation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off andon theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference...

Page 5: ...0 striping 2 1 2 1 2 RAID 1 mirroring 2 2 2 1 3 RAID 0 1 Mirror Striping 2 2 2 2 BIOS Overview 2 2 2 3 Creating RAID Arrays 2 3 2 3 1 RAID 0 striping 2 4 2 3 2 RAID 1 mirroring 2 4 2 3 3 RAID 1 mirro...

Page 6: ...5 3 3 4 Driver Installation Windows XP 3 5 3 3 5 Verify Driver Installation 3 7 3 4 CMD Medley GUI Installation 3 7 Chapter 4 Using Utilities 4 1 Introducing the CMD Medley GUI 4 1 4 2 Using the CMD...

Page 7: ...ons Chapter 1 Introduction Provides unpacking instructions and introduces features and specifications of this board Chapter 2 RAID General overview of RAID with instructions on how to configure your R...

Page 8: ...es This comprehensive user s manual Please consult your dealer if any item is damaged or missing 1 1 1 Static Electricity Precaution One of the routine precautions you must be aware of when work ing w...

Page 9: ...USB 2 0 1394 UltraATA RAID is a three in one board design to add USB 2 0 480 Mbps IEEE 1394a FireWire 400 Mbps and UltraATA 100 RAID 100 Mbps interfaces into your computer at once 1 2 1 Key Features a...

Page 10: ...traATA 100 RAID Interface Supports up to 100 MB s data transfer rate with Ultra ATA 100 hard disk drives Provides backward compatible with ATA 66 33 and EIDE Fast ATA 2 hard disk drives Supports RAID...

Page 11: ...1394 1394 1 2 2 System Requirements Pentium class computer with one available PCI slot Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Recommended system for Digital Video capturing editing Pentium II 400 MHz computer 64 MB...

Page 12: ...D Medley RAID Monitoring utility in Windows is just the software to do that RAIDwasdesignedtogreatlyenhancetwomaincategoriesofdata storage performance and data integrity RAID 0 striping can actually i...

Page 13: ...er to properly prepare and maintain a storage system the user needs to be aware of which drive was installed as the Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave Identifying these...

Page 14: ...f they are representing single independent disk drives However Windows calls the sets drives In other words it sees a RAID Set as a single drive of whateversizetheRAIDSetreports InWindows thenumbering...

Page 15: ...SC to exit the RAID BIOS and boot your computer 9 Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you are installing a conventional hard drive 2 3 2 RAID 1 mirroring Use this section to mirror New Blank ha...

Page 16: ...drive 7 Press Y to copy from the Source to the Destination drive 8 Press N to Offline copy 9 Answer Y to Enable Auto Rebuild 10 When asked Are You Sure press Y to accept 11 Press ESC to exit the RAID...

Page 17: ...Arrays 1 As the BIOS boots press F3 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS utility 2 Press F1 to dissolve a RAID set 3 Enter the number of the RAID set to be deleted 4 Answer Y to remove the RAID set 5...

Page 18: ...to reboot 2 6 Creating a Spare Drive The RAID BIOS utility has the option of designating a hard drive as SPARE When a hard drive failure occurs in a RAID 1 set the Auto rebuild feature enables a driv...

Page 19: ...e you in rebuilding a failed Mirror set When a failure to one member occurs you will be notified either by the RAID BIOS Utility during boot or by the Medley GUI while in Windows In either event enter...

Page 20: ...ce the bad drive with a new drive enter the RAID BIOS configure the new drive as Spare then reboot the system The RAID bios will change theSpare drivedesignationintoamemberoftheMirrored Striped set 1...

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Page 22: ...l surface or the computer s case if plugged in for a few seconds During installation avoid any contact with internal parts Handle cards only by their external edges 1 Turn OFF the power to your comput...

Page 23: ...r a 40 pin 80 wire Ultra ATA ribbon cable is recommended Also do not mix Ultra ATA 100 hard disks with slower ATAPI drives on the same IDE channel 1 Install hard disk drive s in chassis 2 Attach one c...

Page 24: ...nect the master drive to the end connector of the cable and the slave drive in the middle connector Figure 3 2 Connecting the cable 3 3 Software Installation This section provides information on how t...

Page 25: ...0 RAID driver diskette check Floppy disk drives click Next 16 Click Next and Finish 17 Remove the driver diskette and restart the computer to complete installation 3 3 2 Driver Installation for Window...

Page 26: ...suitable driver click Next 6 Check Floppy disk drives uncheck the other boxes then click Next 7 Click Next 8 At the Digital Signature Not Found window click Yes Our driver has been thoroughly tested i...

Page 27: ...en click Device Manager 12 Double click IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 13 Double click CMD PCI 0649 Ultra DMA IDE Controller 14 Click Driver then click Update Driver 15 Select Install from a list or specif...

Page 28: ...EC PCI to USB Open Host Controller USB 2 0 Root Hub Device USB Root Hub USB Root Hub 3 Double click 1394 Bus Controller or IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers option and an OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Co...

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Page 30: ...a Mirrored RAID set save copy or send via e mail the current configuration 4 2 Using the CMD Medley GUI During the installation process the CMD Medley GUI was saved in the Windows Startup folder a sm...

Page 31: ...ecting each different component in the configuration tree provides specific information for that component such as the chip By selecting a specific channel either Primary or Secondary the following in...

Page 32: ...y GUI 4 3 Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent information to that drive includingConfigurationandDiskIdentificationinformation Note SMART support is not enabled with version 1 0 of Medley...

Page 33: ...ual 4 4 Selecting Sets reports how many RAID sets have been created By selecting a specific RAID set such as Set 0 which is the Striped set the type of RAID set the number of members and stripe size i...

Page 34: ...ach device Besides reporting information the Members tab of a mirror set allows the user to remove a specific drive from that set as well as addadesignatedSparedrivetoaMirroredsetthathasexperienced a...

Page 35: ...e that when a Mirrored Set is first created the State of the destination drive may report as Rebuild for as much as 30 90 minutes depending on the size of the disk SMART and Configuration information...

Page 36: ...puter screen next to the clock By right clicking on the icon the user may configure CMD Medley including customizing the settings for SMTP E mail Notification Event Level Log File Audio and Popup SMTP...

Page 37: ...mail address and subject line to where the configuration would be sent This however can be overridden at the time of sending the email Notification When different types of events occur CMD Medley may...

Page 38: ...nt which are set with the Event Level tab The different levels are Disabled No event logs will be sent Informational The following events will be sent Informational Warnings Errors Warning The followi...

Page 39: ...all the CMD IDE RAID drivers The log file is a text file and can be viewed with Notepad or the CMD Medley GUI Use the Log File tab to set where the log file should be stroed and the name of the file...

Page 40: ...rtain event levels The different levels are Disabled No popup will occur Informational The popup window will be displayed for the following events Informational Warnings Errors Warning The popup windo...

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Page 42: ...eareseveralstepsyoucantakeshouldyoufindproblems with this product It is most helpful if you consult the following resources 1 Installation instructions from this user s manual 2 Web Site 3 Technical S...

Page 43: ...the hardwareisfreeofdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipfor a period of five years from the date of purchase If your productfailstobeingoodworkingorderduringthewarranty period you may return it to SIIG f...

Page 44: ...write your RMA number on the top of the returned package and on the accompanying RMA form SIIG will refuse to accept any shipping package and not be responsible for a product returned without a RMA nu...

Page 45: ...ct please follow the procedures below 1 If it is within the first year of purchase please return product to the outlet you purchased from 2 If your product is between 2 and 5 years old from date of pu...

Page 46: ...is free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase from a reseller or dealer Should this product fail to be in good working order during the warranty...

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