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The option “Load on Windows Start” ensures that the application starts with Windows. If
not checked, there is a risk that the drive failure will go undetected.
The “Start Configuration Dialog” option also loads the applet into the system tray, which
allows you to double click the icon to bring up the application or right click to take you
straight to the configuration management tab. Both of these options are checked by
default when the application loads for the first time.
Advanced Setup Options
The utility provides three options for advanced users.
1. The Expansion BIOS INT 13 Enabled: When not checked (i.e. disabled), turns off the
part of the BIOS that registers the arrays as bootable with the operating system. This can
resolve some system boot conflicts, especially with motherboards that employ SCSI
drives as the main boot drive. This option is checked by default in the utility enabling
arrays on the S-CURE™ card to act as a bootable device. For more information about
INT 13, see point 4 in the Troubleshooting section.
2. Bypass Expansion BIOS on Boot up: When checked, turns off the BIOS completely,
allowing the S-CURE™ card to bypass its initialization BIOS and jump straight to the run-
time firmware. This can solve boot conflicts especially when several S-CURE™ card’s are
installed in the system. Un-checking this box will turn on the BIOS after a shutdown.
3. Always Read Parity Drive (3 mode only): The S-CURE™ card defaults to reading the
parity drive in RAID 3 mode to maintain a balance across the drives. This feature can be
turned off by un-checking it in the utility which will speed up array access. This does not
affect the capability of the array to continue functioning when a single drive fails.
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Updating Your Firmware
The PNY Storage Manager includes a utility that will automatically check for updates to
your storage processing card firmware when you first install it. You can also download
update packages manually from the website at www.S-CURE™.com/support.html. Please
follow the directions that come with the update packages to ensure a smooth update.
BIOS (CTRL+N)
The S-CURE™ BIOS Setup utility provides a convenient and easy to use interface to cre-
ate an array in a pre-Windows environment. The Storage BIOS is recommended for
advanced users. All of the functions in the Storage BIOS are available in the PNY
Storage Manager.
Auto Configuration
After the card has been installed and the system has been started, a screen will appear
during boot up showing the current drives in the array. This screen will show the attached
drives with their capacities. It will also recommend an array configuration to the user
based on the available drives.
The user will be prompted to press “Y” to allow the utility to configure the array. After a
few seconds the array will be configured and the system will continue to boot. Pressing
any other key will bypass this option allowing the user to configure the array manually in
the S-CURE™ BIOS Setup utility (as described below) or with the PNY Storage Manager
application in Windows.
Manual Configuration (CTRL+N)
The preferred method to configure arrays is using the Auto Configuration utility at system
start up. However, the S-CURE™ Revolution BIOS Setup utility includes tools for
advanced users to create or modify new arrays.
Shortly after the main system BIOS and graphics cards complete their boot up process,
you will see a sign on screen similar to the following:
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