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- Page 1 USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID User’s Manual SIIG’s ONLINE SUPPORT and Product Registration Visit SIIG’s web site at www.siig.com and click SUPPORT for instant technical support. Also, click REGISTER to register your product...
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- Page 3 Good price Warranty Unique features Good value User's manual Other __________________ 2. Is this the first SIIG product you have ever purchased? If not, what other SIIG products do you own? ___________________________________________ 3. System Configuration: Pentium IV Pentium III Pentium II...
- Page 4 Fremont, CA 94538-3152 USB2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other names used in publication are for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
User's Manual Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Unpacking Your USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID ..1-1 1-1.1 Static Electricity Precaution ......1-1 1-1.2 Record the Serial Number ......... 1-2 1-2 Introducing the USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID ..1-2 1-2.1 Key Features and Benefits ......... 1-2 1-2.2 System Requirements ......... - Page 6 Contents Chapter 3: Installation 3-1 Hardware Installation ..........3-1 3-2 Device Connection ............3-2 3-3 Software Installation ............ 3-3 3-3.1 Driver Installation Windows 98SE ....3-3 3-3.2 Driver Installation Windows ME ...... 3-4 3-3.3 Driver Installation Windows 2000 ....3-5 3-3.4 Driver Installation Windows XP .......
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Page 7: About This Manual
User's Manual About This Manual The purpose of this manual is to introduce you to your USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID. It will guide you on how to install the card and software for proper operation in your computer. Please save this manual for future reference in the event you wish to connect other devices to your system. -
Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID. SIIG’s goal is to provide its customers with reliable, high quality products and customer support. Before installing the board, please review this chapter for unpack- ing instructions and an overview of the key features. Then refer to later chapters for installation instructions. -
Page 9: 1-1.2 Record The Serial Number
User's Manual 1-1.2 Record the Serial Number In order for SIIG's Technical Support or Customer Service Department to give you prompt service, you will need the follow- ing product information. The serial number label is located on the side of the box and on the back of the board. - Page 10 Introduction Note: USB 1.1 devices are limited to USB 1.1 speeds even when they are connected to USB 2.0 host adapter or USB 2.0 hubs. 1394a (FireWire) Interface: • IEEE 1394-1995, P1394a (rev. 1.1) and OHCI Interface specifi- cation 1.0 compliant •...
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Page 11: 1-2.2 System Requirements
User's Manual 1-2.2 System Requirements • Pentium class computer with one available PCI slot • Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Recommended system for Digital Video capturing/editing: • Pentium II 400 MHz computer • 64 MB RAM and CD-ROM drive • 1 GB of available hard disk space •... -
Page 12: Chapter 2: Raid
RAID Chapter 2 RAID 2-1 RAID Overview Historically, the cost of implementing RAID in the small office or home office environment has not been cost effective. When first developed, RAID was an acronym for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives. This, however, was changed to Redundant Array of Independent Disks, for it was the more expensive SCSI disk drives with superior performance and capacity which captured the dominant share of the RAID market. -
Page 13: 2-1.2 Raid 1 (Mirroring)
User's Manual 2-1.2 RAID 1 (mirroring) Mirroring provides fault tolerance by making an exact duplicate of existing disks. The mirrored disk can then take over if the source disk fails. The mirror approach provides excellent fault tolerance to protect your valuable data. Two disks are required for a single RAID 1 set. -
Page 14: Creating Raid Arrays
RAID “Set” numbers are assigned in the RAID utility based on the assigned disk number of the physical drives, with the lowest numbered drives being part of the lowest numbered sets. Therefore, Drive 0 will ALWAYS be part of Set 1, no matter if it is a single disk or part of a RAID set. -
Page 15: 2-3.1 Raid 0 (Striping)
User's Manual 2-3.1 RAID 0 (striping) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives, do not stripe an existing Windows installation. 1. As the BIOS boots press F3 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS utility. 2. At the next screen press F2 to form a RAID set. 3. -
Page 16: 2-3.4 Raid 0+1 (Mirror-Striping)
RAID 9. Press ESC to exit the RAID BIOS and boot the computer. 10. Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. 2-3.3 RAID 1 (mirroring) Use this section to mirror an existing Windows installation or data hard drive. -
Page 17: Deleting Raid Arrays
User's Manual Note: To optimize performance, configure both source drives to be from different channels and configure both destination drives to be from different channels. 6. Enter the first destination drive, then enter the second destination drive. 7. Enter Y to accept the RAID configuration. 8. -
Page 18: 2-5.2 Raid 1 (Mirroring)
RAID 2-5.2 RAID 1 (Mirroring) 1. At boot press F3 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS utility. 2. Press F2 to create a RAID set. 3. Press F2 to create a Mirror set. 4. Press Y to use Auto setup. 5. -
Page 19: Resolving Conflicts
User's Manual Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information (Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, Secondary Slave). If, after a disk failure, the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set (or used in another system), it may have conflicting metadata, specifically in reference to the drive connection information. -
Page 20: Rebuilding A Failed Mirrored-Striped Set
RAID 13. Answer Y to copy from the Source to the Destination drive. 14. Answer N to decline Offline Copy. 15. Answer Y to enable Auto-rebuild. 16. When asked Are You Sure?, Press Y to accept. 17. Press ESC to exit the RAID BIOS utility and reboot the computer. - Page 21 User's Manual Blank Page 2-10...
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Page 22: Chapter 3: Installation
Installation Chapter 3 Installation This chapter will guide you through the installation of the USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID into your computer. 3-1 Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. If needed, please refer to your computer’s reference manual for more information. -
Page 23: Device Connection
User's Manual Figure 3-1: Installing the board 3-2 Device Connection The USB 2.0+1394+UltraATA RAID is a combination controller board for attaching USB, 1394 and IDE devices. It's dual channel Ultra ATA/100 RAID controller that supports up to four IDE hard disk drives or ATAPI devices. In order to achieve high-speed data transfer, a 40-pin/80-wire Ultra ATA ribbon cable is recommended. -
Page 24: Software Installation
Installation 3. When two hard disk drives are installed on the same IDE channel, make sure one drive is set up as Master and the other as Slave. This rule applies to both IDE channels. 4. The Ultra ATA ribbon cable has two connectors. If you install only one drive, connect it to the end connector of the cable. -
Page 25: 3-3.2 Driver Installation Windows Me
User's Manual 4. After Windows restarts, at the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 5. Choose Search for the best driver... and click Next. 6. Uncheck all boxes and click Next. 7. Click Next and Finish. 8. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 9. - Page 26 Installation 9. Insert the USB 2.0 driver diskette. 10. Click Start, Run, type in A:\setup.exe, click OK. 11. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, remove the driver diskette, and click Close to complete installation. 3-3.3 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 1.
- Page 27 User's Manual 4. Choose Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Close to restart Windows. Remove the driver diskette. 5. After Windows restarts, at the Found New Hardware Wizard, choose Install the software automatically (Recommended), then click Next. 6.
- Page 28 Installation 3-3.5 Verify Successful Driver Installation: 1. Check Device Manager to verify successful driver installation. Windows 98SE/ME: From the main desktop, right click My Computer, click Properties, then click Device Manager. Windows 2000/XP: Right click My Computer, click Manage, then click Device Manager. 2.
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Page 30: Chapter 4: Using Utilities
Medley GUI Chapter 4 Using Utilities 4-1 Introducing the CMD Medley GUI The CMD Medley GUI provides significant functionality including the ability to create and dissolve RAID sets; remove a member of a Mirrored or Mirrored-Striped RAID set; rebuild a Mirrored RAID set;... - Page 31 User's Manual Selecting each different component in the configuration tree provides specific information for that component, such as the chip. By selecting a specific channel, either Primary or Secondary, the following information is reported.
- Page 32 Medley GUI Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent information to that drive, including Configuration and Disk Identification information. Note SMART support is not enabled with version 1.0 of Medley GUI.
- Page 33 User's Manual Selecting Sets reports how many RAID sets have been created. By selecting a specific RAID set, such as Set 0 which is the Striped set, the type of RAID set, the number of members and stripe size is reported.
- Page 34 Medley GUI The Members tab reports the device identification (corresponding with the information in the BIOS) and the State of each device. Besides reporting information, the Members tab of a mirror set allows the user to remove a specific drive from that set, as well as add a designated Spare drive to a Mirrored set that has experienced a disk failure.
- Page 35 User's Manual The device identification, along with the State of each device is also reported in the Members tab window. Note that when a Mirrored Set is first created, the State of the “destination” drive may report as Rebuild for as much as 30-90 minutes depending on the size of the disk.
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Page 36: Cmd Medley Configuration Menu
Medley GUI 4-3 CMD Medley Configuration Menu With CMD Medley running, the small Medley icon should appear in the bottom right of the computer screen, next to the clock. By right-clicking on the icon, the user may configure CMD Medley including customizing the settings for SMTP, E-mail, Notification, Event Level, Log File, Audio, and Popup. - Page 37 User's Manual E-Mail The current Medley configuration may be sent via e-mail. Using the e-mail tab in the Medley Configuration Menu, the user may set the default e-mail address and subject line to where the configuration would be sent. This, however, can be overridden at the time of sending the email.
- Page 38 Medley GUI Event Level There are different types of e-mail notifications may be sent which are set with the Event Level tab. The different levels are: Disabled - No event logs will be sent. Informational - The following events will be sent: - Informational - Warnings - Errors...
- Page 39 User's Manual Log File The log file is used to store event information received from all the CMD IDE RAID drivers. The log file is a text file and can be viewed with Notepad or the CMD Medley GUI. Use the Log File tab to set where the log file should be stroed and the name of the file as well.
- Page 40 Medley GUI Popup The popup window is a visual notification that an event occurred. The popup window can be disabled or set to popup for only certain event levels. The different levels are: Disabled - No popup will occur. Informational - The popup window will be displayed for the following events: - Informational - Warnings...
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Page 42: Overview
3. Technical Support 4. Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) 5-2 Web Site Visit SIIG’s Web site at www.siig.com for on-line technical support, product features, drivers updates, upgrade solutions and where-to-buy information. Your opinions of SIIG products are very important to us. Through your feedback, SIIG can continue to deliver quality, innovative products to you. -
Page 43: Return Merchandise Authorization (Rma)
If your product fails to be in good working order during the warranty period, you may return it to SIIG for repair or replacement at SIIG's option. To return the product, you need to follow these steps. - Page 44 RMA number posted on the outside of the shipping carton. Step 3: Ship the Product You are responsible for the cost of shipping back to SIIG at the following address: SIIG, Inc. RMA#_______________ 6078 Stewart Ave.
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Page 45: Uk Warranty & Support Information
User's Manual 5-5 UK Warranty & Support Information The 5 year warranty supplied with this product is offered by SIIG, Inc. If you should happen to encounter any problems with this product, please follow the procedures below. 1. If it is within the first year of purchase, please return product to the outlet you purchased from. - Page 46 1. calling (510) 413-5333 or 2. faxing (510)657-5962 or 3. emailing service@siig.com. The RMA number should be clearly displayed on the outside of the returned package and on the accompanying RMA form. The Company will refuse any package without a RMA number.
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