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USER MANUAL
Preliminary Specification 0.3

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  • Page 1 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Preliminary Specification 0.3...
  • Page 2 We assume no liability for technical inaccuracies, typographical, or other errors contain herein. Backup your important data before using the IDE RAID product, and use at your own risk. In no event shall we be liable for any loss of profile, or for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in our products or manuals.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Unpack your RAIDExpress 133 Card package..........5 Install the RAIDExpress 133 Card ..............6 Create Your Disk Array ..................8 Setup Utility ......................14 Using the RAIDExpress 133 Card Setup Utility ..........14 RAIDExpress 133 Card Setup Utility Main Menu..........15 Auto Configuration..................16 Define RAID....................21 Delete RAID....................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    This manual is mainly to help users setup the RAIDExpress 133 card and solve problems when they use it. If it is your first time to use the RAIDExpress 133 card and you are about to install it, please refer to the “Quick Start” section on page 5. After finishing installing it, you can get the advantages of enhancing the performance and raising the system’s...

  • Page 5: Features

    Supports the JBOD function. Supports the Scatter/Gather function for the DMA/UDMA function. Includes one embedded CPU and firmware on the system to handle the RAID function. It can reduce the driver’s loading of system CPU and improve the system’s ability.

  • Page 6: What Is The Raidexpress 133 Card

    33MHz interface and is compatible with PCI spec. v2.2. It can be easily installed into the PC system nowadays. Besides, we provide each OS a corresponding driver so that users don’t have to worry that their systems and the IDE RAID system have any compatibility issue.
  • Page 7 The RAID0+1 mode uses four drivers to get the merits of RAID0 and RAID1. As for the JBOD mode, it combines more than two drives into a drive with a large capacity. This mode does not have the RAID function and its merits.

  • Page 8: Quick Start

    The default settings can meet most people’s requirements. If you need more advanced optimal, please refer to Setup Utility on page 14 to achieve your goal. Unpack your RAIDExpress 133 Card package When you unpack your RAIDExpress 133 card package, you can see the following items. RAIDExpress 133 card.

  • Page 9: Install The Raidexpress 133 Card

    RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Install the RAIDExpress 133 Card This RAIDExpress 133 card meets the PCI v2.2 standard and can be easily installed under 32-bit PCI slots of different PC systems. Please follow the following procedures to install it.
  • Page 10 Nevertheless, for the best performance, it is suggested that you had better use the hard drives of the same type and capacity to establish your own RAID system. After getting ready for the hard drives, you can follow the procedures below to install the system.

  • Page 11: Create Your Disk Array

    Boot your system Please attach your hard drives to the RAIDExpress 133 card, boot your system and then you will see the following message shown by the RAIDExpress 133 card onboard BIOS on the screen.
  • Page 12 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Please press “Ctrl-F” or “Ctrl-E” keys to enter the BIOS utility Main Menu. The screen below will appear.
  • Page 13 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Please click ”1” to enter the Auto Configuration window. It will guide you to set an array and this is the simplest and fastest way to create your first array. Under the Setup Array Type as option, you can use arrow keys → and ← and the “space”...
  • Page 14 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Setup Array for RAID 0: The RAIDExpress 133 card allows you to use two, three or four hard drives to set a RAID 0 (stripe) array. All the hard drives attached on the controller will be set as array 0.
  • Page 15 0. Setup Array for JBOD: The RAIDExpress 133 card allows you to use two, three or four hard drives to form a JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) array as array 0. Although JBOD doesn’t offer other RAID functionality, it makes the hard disks appear to be a single one by combining the drives into one larger logical one without any capacity loss.
  • Page 16 You can use the RAIDExpress 133 card as a normal IDE controller. The RAIDExpress 133 card allows you to use one, two, three or four hard drives. All the hard drives attached on the RAIDExpress 133 controller are left to act as independent drive volumes.

  • Page 17: Setup Utility

    It also provides the information of each hard drive and the configuration of the RAIDExpress 133 card. Please attach your hard drives to the RAIDExpress 133 card and boot your system. If your array’s configuration is correct, you will see the following message shown by the RAIDExpress 133 card onboard BIOS on the screen.

  • Page 18: Raidexpress 133 Card Setup Utility Main Menu

    Configuration on page 16 to create new arrays automatically. You can use Define RAID on page 21 and Delete RAID on page 27 to manually create or delete arrays. You can also use Rebuild RAID selection on page 30 to help you rebuild a mirrored (RAID 1 or RAID 0+1) array.

  • Page 19: Auto Configuration

    RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Auto Configuration Click “1” on the Main Menu to enter Auto Configuration. You can use arrow keys → and ← and the “space” bar key to change your option. After selecting your option, you can press “Ctrl-Y” keys to save the setting and click the “Esc” key to leave Auto...
  • Page 20 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 0: The RAIDExpress 133 card allows you to use two, three or four hard drives to set a RAID 0 (stripe) array. All the hard drives attached on the controller will be set as array 0.
  • Page 21 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 1: The RAIDExpress 133 card allows two drives to be setup as a RAID 1 (mirror) array or four drives as two arrays. The first mirrored array will be set as array 0 and the second as array 1.
  • Page 22 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 0+1: A RAID 0+1 (mirror and stripe) array has to be formed by four hard drives. RAID 0+1 is implemented as a mirrored array whose segments are RAID 0 arrays so RAID 0+1 also has fault-tolerance capacity as RAID 1.
  • Page 23 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Setup Array for JBOD: The RAIDExpress 133 card allows you to use two, three or four hard drives to form a JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) array as array 0. Although JBOD doesn’t offer other RAID functionality, it makes the hard disks appear to be a single one by combining the drives into one larger logical one without any capacity loss.

  • Page 24: Define Raid

    RAIDExpress 133 controller; and click the “Enter” key to select it and enter the Define RAID Sub-Menu to create your array. If you want to quit and go back to the Main Menu, please click the “Esc” key.
  • Page 25 Define RAID Menu on page 21. Block Size Option You can select Stripe Block size ranging from 1k to 64k for Stripe (RAID 0) or Stripe + Mirror (RAID 0+1) array. The selection of block size is related to how your data is sent and regained from hard drives.
  • Page 26 Limitations are shown as below. Stripe (RAID 0): There isn’t any specific limitation. Mirror (RAID 1): Two hard drives that form a RAID 1 array have to be attached as the same master or slave hard disks. For example, primary channel (Pri) master drive (D0) and secondary channel (Sec) master drive (D0) can form a mirror array;...
  • Page 27 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Stripe + Mirror (RAID 0+1): A RAID 0+1 array has to be formed by four hard drives. RAID 0+1 is implemented as a mirrored array whose segments are RAID 0 arrays. SPAN (JBOD): There isn’t any specific limitation.
  • Page 28 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL If your RAID Mode selection is Mirror or Stripe + Mirror and you choose not to delete the boot sector of the array, the following window will appear to ask whether you want to rebuild an array. If you choose “Y”, the Rebuild RAID Menu will appear. (Please refer to page 30.)
  • Page 29 Define RAID Sub-Menu automatically. This array’s setup is completed. You can press the “Esc” key to go back to the Define RAID Menu on page 21.

  • Page 30: Delete Raid

    ↑ and ↓ to highlight the array you want to delete, press “D” to select it and then enter the Delete RAID Sub-Menu to delete your array. The “D” key has no effect if the highlight raw is an empty array. If you want to quit the menu and go to the Main Menu, press the “Esc”...
  • Page 31 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Delete RAID Sub-Menu When you highlight the array you select to delete at the Delete RAID Menu and press the “D” key, the Delete RAID Sub-Menu will appear. Please press “Ctrl-Y” keys to confirm to delete an array or press any other keys to abort array delete.
  • Page 32 If you press “Ctrl-Y” keys to make sure to delete an array, the following window will appear. You can choose to clear the array’s boot sector or keep it. After you finish the selection, Delete RAID Menu will pop up automatically.

  • Page 33: Rebuild Raid

    You can use ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight different arrays, press the “Enter” key to select an array and enter the next rebuild drive select screen. If the RAID Mode of the array you want to select is neither mirror nor stripe + mirror, the “Enter” key will have...
  • Page 34 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Rebuild RAID Drive Select When you highlight the array you want to rebuild on the Rebuild RAID Menu, press the “Enter” key then the following screen will appear.
  • Page 35 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL You can use arrow keys ↑ and ↓ to highlight the source disk(s) then press the “Enter” key to select the source disk(s). The following window will appear to make sure if you would like to continue.
  • Page 36 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL If you press “Y”, the following window will pop up. You can select to monitor the whole rebuild process until it ends completely or select background rebuild. You can leave Setup Utility and boot directly if you choose background rebuild and rebuild can...
  • Page 37 The following screen will appear if you choose to monitor the whole rebuild process. When rebuild is completed, a message below will pop up to inform you that rebuild is finished. Then you leave and go back to the Rebuild RAID Menu on page 30.

  • Page 38: Raid Card Configuration

    Note: You need to install removable docking case to support hard drive hot-plug. On the RAID Card Resource section, you can see the PCI slot interrupt and I/O port address used by the RAIDExpress 133 card. You can also see the status of each...
  • Page 39 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Name” and “Size”, please refer to Define RAID sub-Menu on page 22. Column “Array No” shows hard drive’s array number. If a hard drive is not assigned to an array, it’s shown as free. A free hard drive is taken as a normal one. Column “Mode” shows hard drive’s data transfer mode.

  • Page 40: Driver Installation

    This section details the procedures to install the RAIDExpress 133 ATA RAID Controller driver under the following various operating systems. Before starting to install this driver, please make sure that RAIDExpress 133 ATA RAID Controller has already been properly setup in the system.

  • Page 41: Windows Xp

    When the message “Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver” appears on the bottom of the screen, please press the <F6> key. The installation will continue. When a message appears to ask you to designate the device you want to install, press the <S>...
  • Page 42 Install the driver under existing Windows XP Start Windows. When Windows detects RAIDExpress 133 ATA Raid Controller in the system, a dialog box named Found New Hardware Wizard will show on the screen. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option then...
  • Page 43 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Insert the RAIDExpress 133 ATA Raid Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then check the Search for the best driver in these locations option and type A:\WIN2K_XP on the field designating the file’s location. Press “Next”...
  • Page 44 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL The driver installation has finished. Press “Finish” to continue. Follow the instruction to restart the computer then the driver will take effect.
  • Page 45 Select the Hardware tab from the System Properties window then click the Device Manager button on the panel. If RAIDExpress 133 ATA RAID Controller device is shown below the SCSI and RAID controllers item (see the following figure), it means that the driver has been installed successfully.
  • Page 46 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL If there is a marking ! or ? before the RAIDExpress 133 ATA RAID Controller device as shown below, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed. Users should remove the device and reinstall.

  • Page 47: Windows 2000

    When the message “Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver” appears on the bottom of the screen, please press the <F6> key. The installation will continue. When a message appears to ask you to designate the device you want to install, press the <S>...
  • Page 48 Install the driver under existing Windows 2000 Start Windows. When Windows detects RAIDExpress 133 ATA Raid Controller in the system, a dialog box named Found New Hardware Wizard will show on the screen. Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) option...
  • Page 49 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Check the Specify a location option on the following window then press “Next” to continue to setup.
  • Page 50 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Insert the RAIDExpress 133 ATA Raid Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then type A:\WIN2K_XP on the field designating the file’s location. Press “Next” to continue to setup.
  • Page 51 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL The driver for RAIDExpress 133 ATA RAID Controller is found. Press “Next” to continue to setup.
  • Page 52 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL The driver installation has finished. Press “Finish” to continue. Follow the instruction to restart the computer then the driver will take effect.
  • Page 53 Select the Hardware tab from the System Properties window then click the Device Manager button on the panel. If RAIDExpress 133 ATA RAID Controller device is shown below the SCSI and RAID controllers item (see the following figure), it means that the driver has been installed successfully.
  • Page 54 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL If there is a marking ! or ? in front of the RAIDExpress 133 ATA RAID Controller device, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed. Users should remove the device and reinstall.

  • Page 55: Linux

    RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Linux Mandrake Installation Guide and Release Notes Component Name(s) and Version #: Components : For Mandrake 9.0 Kernels Tested : 2.4.19-16mdk Driver Version : v1.0 Release Date : Jan 16, 2003 Files Listing (in linux directory) redhat.txt...
  • Page 56 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL 3.1.2 Copy the IT8212 driver module (/linux/driver/md90/iteraid.o) to any directory you want, and then go to that directory. 3.1.3 You can test out the module to ensure that it works by the following commands: # insmod scsi_mod # insmod sd_mod # insmod iteraid.o...
  • Page 57 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL # mkfs /dev/sda1 <-- Make /dev/sda1 ext2 filesystem # mkfs -j /dev/sda2 <-- Make /dev/sda2 ext3 filesystem After this you can create two directories for mount point. For example: # mkdir /mnt/hd0 # mkdir /mnt/hd1...
  • Page 58 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Red Hat Installation Guide and Release Notes Component Name(s) and Version #: Components : For Redhat Linux 7.3 Kernels Tested : 2.4.18-3 Driver Version : v1.1 Release Date : Feb 7, 2003 Files Listing (in linux directory) redhat.txt...
  • Page 59 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL directory. 3.1.3 You can test out the module to ensure that it works by the following commands: # insmod scsi_mod # insmod sd_mod # insmod iteraid.o To ensure the modules have been loaded successfully, you can check the driver status by using the "dmesg"...
  • Page 60 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL # install -c iteraid.o /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/scsi Then you should inform the system when to load the module. You can add the driver to the existing RAM disk image (In RedHat 7.3, it will be /boot/initrd-2.4.18-3.img). Use the following commands: # gzip -dc /boot/initrd-2.4.18-3.img >...
  • Page 61 Prepare your hardware for installation. After attaching your hard disks to IT8212 controller, you can use IT8212 BIOS to configure your hard disks as RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0/1 or JBOD arrays, or just use them as single disks.
  • Page 62 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL are not physically attached to IT8212 controller, from your system. 3.2.2 Check system BIOS setting. In your system bios setup menu, change Boot Sequence in such a way that system will first boot from CDROM, and then from SCSI.

  • Page 63: Application

    RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Application Installation Run iteraid.exe to install the device driver and the application. Click “Next” to start the installation.
  • Page 64 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Review the License Agreement. If you accept the License Agreement, click “Yes” to continue the installation.
  • Page 65 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Click “Finish” to reboot the computer.

  • Page 66: Functions Description

    ”, will show in the system tray at the right bottom corner to indicate RAID Manager is active. Open RAID Manager Double click on the small icon in the system tray to open the RAID Manager control panel. Click the right button on the small icon to open the menu then choose “Open”.
  • Page 67 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL choose RAID Adapter. Alert LED, at the right bottom, is used to indicate the whole system situation. GREEN: Normal. RED: If the configuration error of any array occurs. BLINKING: If there is any array in rebuilding process.
  • Page 68 System Information Device Status Click the “Start Menu” at the left bottom on the RAID Manager control panel then choose “Device Status” to show the system information. If the disk arrays exist, they will be listed at the first row.
  • Page 69 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Configuration Create Disk Array Click the “Start Menu” at the left bottom on the RAID Manager control panel then choose “Create Disk Array” to create a disk array. Array Type: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD.
  • Page 70 Stripe Size is valid when Array Type is RAID 0 or RAID 0+1. Auto Rebuild is valid when Array Type is RAID 1 or RAID 0+1. Source Disk is valid when Array Type is RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 and Erase Partition is disabled.
  • Page 71 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Delete Disk Array Click the “Start Menu” at the left bottom on the RAID Manager control panel then choose “Delete Disk Array” to delete disk array. Available Arrays: List existing arrays. Selected Arrays: Arrays will be deleted.
  • Page 72 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Rebuild Disk Array Click the “Start Menu” at the left bottom on the RAID Manager control panel then choose “Rebuild Disk Array” to rebuild disk array. Rebuild Array: List arrays that can be rebuilt. Source Disk: The source for rebuilding the array.
  • Page 73 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Records Activity Records Click the “Start Menu” at the left bottom on the RAID Manager control panel then choose “Activity Records” to show the activity records. Click “Clear” to clear all records.
  • Page 74 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Options Email Notification Click the “Start Menu” at the left bottom on the RAID Manager control panel then choose “Email Notification” to modify the settings. Event Timer: Self error detection time interval. Enable Email Notification: Check to enable email notification.
  • Page 75 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Click “Test” to send a test email to the above email address. Click “Set” to save the settings.
  • Page 76 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Remote Access Click the “Start Menu” at the left bottom on the RAID Manager control panel then choose “Remote Access” to modify the settings. Machine Type: Single Machine, Client or Server. Server Name: If this machine is client, a server is required.
  • Page 77 RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Miscellaneous Icon list represents disk array is inactive. represents disk array is active. represents physical disk is inactive. represents physical disk is active.

  • Page 78: How To Create Disk Array

    Select “Array Type” as “RAID 1”. Check “Erase Partition” to erase partition table or uncheck “Erase Partition” not to erase partition table. If there is an Array of RAID 1 or RAID 0+1, “Erase Partition” can’t be modified. If “Erase Partition” is unchecked, the “Source” must be assigned.
  • Page 79 Select “Array Type” as “RAID 0+1”. Check “Erase Partition” to erase partition table or uncheck “Erase Partition” not to erase partition table. If there is an Array of RAID 1 or RAID 0+1, “Erase Partition” can’t be modified. If “Erase Partition” is unchecked, the “Source” must be assigned.

  • Page 80: Q&A

    HOT Swap? A: It’s not necessary. The regular one is just enough. Q: What if R1 and R0+1 just create RAID but don’t Rebuild right away? A: It is suggested that they should Rebuild as soon as possible because the HD data of two mirrors are different and if the HD with the correct data is damaged, the data will lose.

  • Page 81: Technology Support

    RAIDExpress 133 RAID USER MANUAL Technology Support If you have any technical problems, please look for the support from the nearby supplier.

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