
6. GUI (GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE)
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6. GUI (GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE)
GUI stands for Graphic User Interface, the GUI function offers user-friendly graphics in Windows
operating systems for easy RAID array monitoring and storage management. After you install the TR-824
SATA RAID card and HDDs, create RAID arrays in BIOS configuration, execute ‘FDISK’ and ‘format’
command in DOS mode and install drivers for your operating system, you can take the following steps to
install the GUI in Windows operating systems and execute GUI functions.
6.1 GUI 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 CD into disk drive
2.
Double-click on
jre.exe
under GUI directory to install Java 2 Runtime Environment. If you’re
installing on a non-English OS, better choose
Custom
installation to specify program features. Always
select the second option in the dropdown menu.
3.
Double-click on
Java SATARaid.exe
under the GUI directory after the Java2 platform installation.
4.
Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation.
Note: Do NOT install in the Start Up folder. Choose the Default folder (normally Accessories or
Administrative Tools or something similar).