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- Page 1 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Content • Feature highlights ... • Package contents ... • System requirement ... • Hardware Description ... • Step by step photo installation of Magic Switch ... • Hardware installation ... • Important message for user ... •... -
Page 3: Feature Highlights
4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual SiI 3114 SATA PCI Card Feature • Silicon Image SiI34 SATA controller chip • Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz • Provides four independent channels to support up to four Serial ATA drives •... -
Page 4: Hardware Description
2-3 close Note : There are six .5G SATA channels in RC-209-EX. We named these ports character A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports and E & F are external e-SATA ports. By changing the jumper setting on RC-209-EX that allows you to select between external and internal ports to use. -
Page 5: Step By Step Photo Installation Of Magic Switch
4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Step by step photo installation of Magic Switch . There are six SATA ports in RC-209-EX RAID adapter. We named these ports character A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports and E to F are external SATA ports. - Page 6 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Mode (Default) - ABCD Active 2 & 3 PIN close 2 & 3 PIN close Mode 2 - ABDF Active 2 & 3 PIN close & 2 PIN close Mode 3 - ABEF Active &...
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Page 7: Hardware Installation
4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Mode 4 - ABCE Active & 2 PIN close 2 & 3 PIN close Note: There are six SATA ports in Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter. We named these ports character A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports and E & F are external SATA ports. By changing the jumper setting on the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter that allows you to select between external and internal ports to use. -
Page 8: Important Message For User
HD to PC. 5. If you want to use RC-209-EX as a un-RAID card, please do not enter the RAID BIOS and set any RAID set at the beginning of booting. You can jump to P “Driver installation” directly to complete the install. - Page 9 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter. 3. Select RAID0, then press Enter. 4. Select the number of drives then press Enter. 5. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
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Page 10: Raid 1
4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 9. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. 0. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. -
Page 11: Creating A Spare Drive
Mirror rebuild. Creating a SPARE Drive This function is used when you want to backup your data by adding a new HD to RC-209-EX. You can transfer original data to the new adding HD by the following. When a hard drive failure occurs in a mirror set, the auto-rebuild feature enables a drive designated as SPARE to become the new member of the mirror set. -
Page 12: Raid 0+1
4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 4. Select SPARE DRIVE then press Enter. 5. Select the replacement drive then press Enter. 6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm. 7. Press Ctrl+E to exit. -
Page 13: Raid 5
4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual RAID 5 (Parity) 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 custom chunk size, Manual Configuration is offered. - Page 14 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual CONCATENATION This RAID array allows you to use one, two, three or four hard drives to a array. It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover space on disks.
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Page 15: Bios Configuration
After RC-209-EX is installed complete, you can add HDD and set the RAID by RAID BIOS. 2. If you want to add RC-209-EX to a new PC without any OS, you need to boot the OS from HD connecting to RC-209-EX instead of motherboard. - Page 16 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual This will let PC boot from a HDD controller instead of motherboard HDD. e. Keep the floppy in floppy drive and follow the installation. Press “S” when the screen shows as the following picture.
- Page 17 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual If below screen happens, please choose “Standard PC with C-Step i486”. Keep the floppy disk in floppy drive. PC will notice you as below if you take them off from...
- Page 18 After you install RC-209-EX successfully by floppy disk, installation will lead you back to the same screen as below and then press “enter” to left the setting. f. Once the system can find the HD connecting to RC-209-EX, you can follow the normal steps to complete the Windows installation.
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Page 19: Detail Guide
HDD will copy to fresh HDD and boot as RAID . In addition, based on the above situation, if a bootable HDD on the RC-209-EX is desired. It means in this case you will boot our computer from RC-209-EX instead of motherboard. Please follow the following instructions. - Page 20 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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.
- Page 21 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “RC-209\64-bit Windows\RAID5” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.
- Page 22 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 4. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver. 5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3114 Soft Raid 5 Controller (A:\si3114r5.inf), then press Next. (Change A:\ to match your floppy drive letter) 6.
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