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TR-824 User’s Manual

Model

Number

Protocol PCI

Interface

Max Xfer

Rate

(MB/s)

Max

Devices

TR-824

Serial ATA 1.0

Specification

PCI 2.3 66MHz/32bit

150 4

The designation

TR-82

is used throughout this manual in reference to the features of the above model.

* All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners.

TR-824

SATA Host Adapter

User’s Manual

Manual Rev: 1.00

Date: Nov. 2003

Summary of Contents for TR-824

Page 1: ...al ATA 1 0 Specification PCI 2 3 66MHz 32bit 150 4 The designation TR 824 is used throughout this manual in reference to the features of the above model All other product names are trademarks or copyr...

Page 2: ...ber states relating to the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC For the evaluation regarding to the electromagnetic compatibility the following standards were applied EN 55022 1998...

Page 3: ...w Windows Server 2003 Installation 13 5 1 2 Existing Windows Server 2003 Installation 13 5 1 3 Confirming Windows Server 2003 Driver Installation 13 5 2 WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION 13 5 1 1 New Windows XP...

Page 4: ...7 CREATING NAMING PARTITIONS 28 7 1 WINDOWS 2000 XP 2003 OPERATING SYSTEM 28 7 1 1 Initial Window 29 7 1 2 Creating Partitions 29 7 2 WINDOWS NT OPERATING SYSTEM 30 7 3 WINDOWS 98 ME OPERATING SYSTEM...

Page 5: ...0 Specification SATA Processor Sil3114 Silicon Image PCI to Serial ATA Controller SATA BIOS Yes Flash Max Transfer Rate Serial ATA Generation 1 transfer rate of 1 5GB S PCI Interface PCI 2 3 32 bit da...

Page 6: ...ance With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology multiple I O operations can be done in parallel enhancing performance Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk 1 2 2 Disk...

Page 7: ...signed to handle small data blocks This makes RAID 5 an excellent choice for multitasking multi user and database environments The security provided by RAID 5 is that when one disk drive fails all dat...

Page 8: ...ard fits into any available 32 bit PCI slot must be PCI 2 2 or 2 3 compliant It also fits the 32 bit portion of a 64 bit PCI slot on the system s motherboard see figure below 1 Remove the cover of you...

Page 9: ...ncluding their power cables Attach one Serial ATA data cable to each hard drive Then attach the other ends of the cables to one of the Serial ATA ports on the TR 824 card All of the connectors are key...

Page 10: ...u select the second or third option you ll be asked to choose from Auto Configuration and Manual Configuration Finally the utility will ask Are You Sure before completing the configuration Afterward t...

Page 11: ...nction or there is any logical error in one of the drives you can select Low Level Format to resolve the problem by reverting the drive to original condition 3 2 6 Logical Drive Info The complete info...

Page 12: ...up the device driver for separate operating system 3 After the Screen appears move the highlight bar to the TR 824 entry and press Enter 4 The next screen queries the TR 824 support driver database a...

Page 13: ...nsert the TR 824 driver diskette into the drive A 2 Choose install from a list or specific location and specify to search removable media then press Enter 3 Choose Tekram TR 824 SATARaid Controller fr...

Page 14: ...SCSI or RAID driver appears 2 When the Windows 2000 Setup window is generated press S to specify an additional device s 3 Insert the TR 824 driver diskette into drive A and press Enter 4 Choose Tekra...

Page 15: ...The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear informing you that it has found a PCI Mass Storage Controller 3 Click Next then from the generated list box choose Specify the location of the driver Advanced...

Page 16: ...river dialog box appears select Tekram TR 824 SATARaid Controller then click OK 9 When the Select SCSI Adapter Option dialog box appears click Install 10 After a successful installation the SCSI Adapt...

Page 17: ...ll appear informing you that it has found a PCI Mass Storage Controller 3 Click Next From the generated list box choose Search for best driver for your device Recommended 4 Insert the TR 824 driver di...

Page 18: ...Installation You d better set your screen display resolution rate as 800X600 or 1024X768 to avoid display abnormality during GUI setup 1 After you power on your computer and bootup Windows insert the...

Page 19: ...ttom right hand corner of the desktop find where the application was saved and launch from there Upon launching the GUI the first window which identifies the computer running SATARaid should appear si...

Page 20: ...r s Manual 20 Selecting any specific channel from the four channels the following information is reported Selecting a specific drive reports all relevant information to that drive including Configurat...

Page 21: ...electing a specific RAID set such as Set 1 the type of RAID set the number of members and capacity is reported The Members tab of this window reports the device identification corresponding with the i...

Page 22: ...Striped set as this would destroy all data Note 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 o...

Page 23: ...conductor icon in the bottom right of the computer screen with other start up icons the user may configure SATA Raid including customizing the settings for SMTP E mail Notification Event Level Log Fil...

Page 24: ...may set the default e mail address and subject line where the configuration would be sent This however can be overridden at the time of sending the email Notification When different types of events o...

Page 25: ...The following events will be sent Information Warnings Errors Warning The following events will be sent Warnings Errors Error The following events will be sent Errors Log File The log file is used to...

Page 26: ...ccurred The popup window can be disabled or set to popup for only certain event levels The different levels are Disable No popup will occur Information The popup window will be Displayed for the follo...

Page 27: ...ng events Warnings Errors Error The tray icon will blink for the following event Errors Event Table There are different levels of events that may be Shown in the event table Disable No event will be s...

Page 28: ...rocedure specifically for the appropriate operating system The procedure for Windows 98 Me is significantly different from the others 7 1 Windows 2000 XP 2003 Operating System Before creating any part...

Page 29: ...seconds the disk should report as Basic 7 1 2 Creating Partitions In SECTION 2 the disk order corresponds directly to the order the Sets appear in the BIOS Therefore the first Unallocated Partition re...

Page 30: ...ormatted is complete and reports Healthy Also note that once the disk reports Healthy it appears in the listing in SECTION 1 with all of its pertinent information as well 2 Repeat this procedure for t...

Page 31: ...n window shown above detailing all disks or RAID Sets partitions and allows the user to format and name each partition and volume Section 1 reports the size of each disk or RAID Set Section 2 reports...

Page 32: ...ed make sure that File System has NTFS selected don t change Default Allocation Size and since it is the Striped Set that is being formatted enter Striped Set for Volume Label Make sure that Quick For...

Page 33: ...R 824 User s Manual 33 Press Enter for yes The FDISK Options window will appear The Current Fixed Drive will be the System Drive normally C In order to create partitions the fixed drive needs to be ch...

Page 34: ...e disk number to partition and press Enter With the Current fixed drive set at the disk needing to be partitioned Select 1 and press Enter The following window will appear Select 2 to create an extend...

Page 35: ...ce the percentage counter reaches 100 the following window will appear This window explains how much space will be available in the partition Press Enter This window shows that the partition has been...

Page 36: ...window appears Once again this window reports size Press Enter and the following window appears This window now shows the drive and its drive letter and size Press Esc If another drive RAID set needs...

Page 37: ...puter and booting Windows 9x double click on the My Computer icon Right click on each new drive and select Format Only a FULL format will be accepted at this point Select Full Format enter the Label N...

Page 38: ...PCI expansion slot is 5V and compliant with PCI 2 3 or previous version and supports Bus Mastering 3 Check that TR 824 Raid Card is detected during booting by looking for the BIOS message from the sc...

Page 39: ...on available when contacting us Product model and serial number BIOS and driver version numbers A description of the problem situation System configuration information including mainboard and CPU type...

Page 40: ...r more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the re...

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