RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD)
RC-223 User Manual
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Q20: Does RAID card support ATAPI device?
Q20: No, RAID card doesn’t.
Q21: OK to install Windows OS on RAID5 Drives?
A21: RAID5 card is software RAID5, which is managed and manipulated by Software Driver. It’s NOT good
to let Driver layer charge the tasks of OS layer, so we don’t recommend to use the RAID5, RAID0, RAID1,
RAID10 as OS Disks. Please create the RAID setting and use the RAID features on Data Disks only.
Q22: How to get Linux drivers?
A22: Please visit
http://www.siliconimage.com/support/index.aspx?pid=0&cid=0&
find Linux drivers on the
folder of /Linux at package Driver CD.
Q23: After Raid5 card installation, Windows can’t restart and hang during booting,
unless CD Shutoff.
A23: It sounds the issue on Mother board BIOS, Please contact Mother board maker to have the latest
BIOS update.
You may also contact agent and try to update the BIOS of Raid5 card
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Q24: When I install multiple drives behind the Port Multiplier, how many drives are
recognized by BIOS?
Q24: Since BIOS does NOT support PM feature, only one drive behind PM is recognized under BIOS. But
Windows and MAC can fully utilize all the drives behind the PM.
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
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External SATA II (eSATA) Connector.
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48 bits LBA can Break Capacity-Limit to Support HDD larger than 137GB.
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Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps PCI Express.
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Hot-plug capability.
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Supports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps.
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Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications.
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Supports two independent Serial ATA channels.
