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SATA2PX-100 

 with RAID

 

   

           

User Manual 

Ver. 2.00

 

     

                           

 

All brand names and trademarks are properties of their 

respective owners. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for SATA2PX-100

Page 1: ...May 07 MN 1 SATA2PX 100 with RAID User Manual Ver 2 00 All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners ...

Page 2: ... z Support RAID 0 stripe and RAID 1 mirror z Supports Native Command Queuing NCQ Non zero offsets NCQ and Out of order data delivery NCQ z Supports Hot Plugging on Extend Serial ATA port z Supports Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 and Vista Package Contents z 1 x SATA2PX 100 ExpressCard z 1 x Driver CD System Requirements z Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista z ExpressCard enabled system with an availabl...

Page 3: ...ns for installing the card are provided below Since the design of system may vary refer to your system s reference manual for further information if needed Insert the Card into the ExpressCard slot of your system Make sure it is inserted all the way in for a solid connection ...

Page 4: ...ations that require custom chunk size Manual Configuration is offered Auto configuration recommended The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto 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 press Enter 3 Select RAID0 then press Enter 4 Select Auto configuration then press Enter 5 Input the RAID size...

Page 5: ...s Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select RAID0 then press Enter 4 Select Manual configuration then press Enter 5 Select chunk size from 8k 16k 32k 64k or 128k then press Enter 6 Select the first drive press Enter 7 Select the second drive press Enter 8 Input the RAID size press Enter 9 When asked Are You Sure Y N pres...

Page 6: ...rompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter 3 At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter 4 Select Auto configuration then press Enter 5 Input the RAID size press Enter 6 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept 7 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 8 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 9 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT ...

Page 7: ...nfiguration then press Enter 5 Select the Source drive press Enter 6 Select the Target drive press Enter 7 Select Create with data copy then press Enter 8 Select online copy then press Enter Note Selcting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before exiting the RAID BIOS 9 Input the RAID size press Enter 10 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 11 When ask...

Page 8: ...ne without any capacity loss Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set When a failure to one member occurs you will be notified by the RAID BIOS during boot The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set 1 Replace the failed drive s with one of equal or greater capacity then start the computer 2 During boot press Ctrl S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS 3 Select Create RAID Set press Enter 4 Sel...

Page 9: ...ed press Ctrl E 10 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot Deleting RAID Arrays 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 Select Delete RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select the RAID set then press Enter 4 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created the metadata written to the disk includes dr...

Page 10: ...hen press Enter the correct metadata including the correct drive connection information will be written to the replacement disk Low Level Format Low Level Format is built into the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive including data drive and partition information The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drive only before the RAID set is co...

Page 11: ...llations A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the ExpressCard SATA2PX 100 RAID FLOPPY 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 Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 Restart the computer when prompted by Wi...

Page 12: ...click Yes Our driver has passed Microsoft compatibility testing this message appears during new installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows 2 At the Found New Hardware Wizard XP w SP1 or earlier Server 2003 continue to step 3 XP w SP2 or later Server 2003 w SP1 or later select No not this time then click Next 3 Insert the dri...

Page 13: ...PX 100 RAID FLOPPY 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 installation procedure 3 Restart the computer when prompted by the installation 4 At the Windows 2000 Setup screen press F6 to install the RAID driver 5 When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver 6 Ins...

Page 14: ... to Windows 2 At Found New Hardware Wizard click Next 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended 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 thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility 6 Click Next then Finish 7 Repeat...

Page 15: ... 4 If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not signed select the option Install this driver software anyway 5 Click Close to complete the installation To Verify Windows Installation 1 Right click My Computer and click Manage 2 Select Device Manager 3 Double click SCSI and RAID Controller then double click Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller to display driver properties A ...

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