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SATA 150 PCI RAID Card

2-Channel

User Manual

Ver. 3.00

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Page 1: ...SATA 150 PCI RAID Card 2 Channel User Manual Ver 3 00 All brand names and trademarks are properties of their Respective owners...

Page 2: ...drives z Supports RAID0 striping and RAID1 mirroring for speed and data protection respectively z HDDs function normally when not in RAID sets z Supports SATA up to 150MB Sec z Supports Windows 2000...

Page 3: ...a Cable z SATA Power Cable Hardware Description Note There are four SATA ports in SATA 150 PCI RAID Card 2 Channel We name these ports from A to D Ports A B are internal SATA ports Ports C D are exter...

Page 4: ...MN2000000107 Page 4 E Jumper Settings JP Description Active Port J1 J4 1 2 close Enable SATA Port C 2 3 close Enable SATA Port A J5 J8 1 2 close Enable SATA Port D 2 3 close Enable SATA Port B...

Page 5: ...but gently until it is well seated 6 Replace the slot bracket s holding screw to secure the card Device Connection The SATA 150 PCI RAID Card is a two channel Serial ATA controller that supports up to...

Page 6: ...Channel s BIOS RAID 0 Striping This RAID array to be used on New Blank hard drives Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive Auto Configuration is recommended For applications that require...

Page 7: ...as if you were installing a conventional hard drive Manual configuration 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then p...

Page 8: ...OS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter 3 At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter 4 Select Auto config...

Page 9: ...e press Enter 7 Enable Disk Copy select Yes then press Enter Note Enable Disk Copy Copy current content of source driver to mirror drive Disable Disk Copy RAID 1 set formed must be repartitioned and r...

Page 10: ...or greater capacity then start the computer 2 During boot press Ctrl S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS 3 Select Rebuild Mirrored Set then press Enter 4 Select the desired set and then press Enter 5 When...

Page 11: ...ata must be first overwritten with the new metadata To resolve this from the main BIOS window select Resolve Conflicts then press Enter the correct metadata including the correct drive connection info...

Page 12: ...the contents of the PCI_IO Sata RAID folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Windows 2000...

Page 13: ...d then click Next 4 Insert the driver CD check CD ROM drives uncheck the other boxes click Next then click Next again 5 If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears click Yes Our driver has been...

Page 14: ...ARaid Controller for Windows XP Server 2003 then press Enter 7 Press Enter to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation Note If the Securit...

Page 15: ...older found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 At the...

Page 16: ...this time then click Next 2 Insert the driver CD select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 3 Click Finish For Windows Vista For New Installation A new installation requires...

Page 17: ...complete the Windows installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows 2 At Found New Hardware Wizard select Locate and install driv...

Page 18: ...to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 At the Windows Setup screen press Load Driver to install the RAID driver 4 Insert the floppy disk please select Silicon Im...

Page 19: ...Install this driver software anyway 5 Click Close to complete the installation Silicon Image SiI 3512 SATARaid Controller should be displayed To Verify Driver Installation 1 Right click My Computer a...

Page 20: ...TARaid exe then click OK Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation SATARAID Management Software Installation 1 Please insert the CD dr...