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PART I:
Installing the device drivers for the RAID 5 controller card
(3124 PCI-X or 3132 PCI-Express) for the CADA-SA8
1) Please identify what type of card RAID5 controller card you have. If it has 2
eSATA ports, your card is a PCI-Express card with a SiI3132 chipset. If it has 4
eSATA ports it is a PCI-X card with a SiI3124 chipset.
2) Load the Resources CD.
If you have a PC and a PCI-Express card, open the folder "Contents / CADA-SA8 /
FILES / DRIVERS / PCI-Express" and open the folder that corresponds to your
operating system.
If you have a PC and a PCI-X Card, open the folder "Contents / CADA-SA8 / FILES /
DRIVERS / PCI-X" and open the folder that corresponds to your operating system.
If you have a Mac and a PCI-Express Card, open the folder "Contents / CADA-SA8 /
MAC / PCI-Express", double-click the compressed file (.zip or .tar) and a pkg file will
appear. Install the pkg file by following the on-screen instructions. THEN SKIP TO
PART II.
If you have a Mac and a PCI-X Card, open the folder "Contents / CADA-SA8 / MAC /
PCI-X", double-click the compressed file (.zip or .tar) and a pkg file will appear.
Install the pkg file by following the on-screen instructions. THEN SKIP TO PART II.
NOTE: If these files do not work, go to the Silicon Image website to download other
versions: For PCI-Express, go to
http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32. For PCI-X go to
http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=27. There are links on the
right for "Driver" which will take you to the driver files. Unzip the files and proceed to
step 3.
3) Copy the contents of the folder you opened in step 2 to a folder on your computer
(Not on the CD). Move it to an accessible location. The folder should contain the
driver files. Remember where you stored this folder for a later step.
4) Now install the card into your computer. You will have to turn off your computer
first. If it's 4-port PCI-X 3124 card you need to install it on an available PCI slot on
your motherboard. If it's a 2-port PCI-Express 3132 card you need to install it on an
available PCI-Express slot on your motherboard. Turn on your computer again and
get back to the desktop.
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- Page 1 CADA-SA8 Series PART I: Installing the device drivers for the RAID 5 controller card (3124 PCI-X or 3132 PCI-Express) for the CADA-SA8 1) Please identify what type of card RAID5 controller card you have. If it has 2 eSATA ports, your card is a PCI-Express card with a SiI3132 chipset. If it has 4 eSATA ports it is a PCI-X card with a SiI3124 chipset.
- Page 2 5) A device installation wizard may pop up. Ignore it for now. Click “cancel” if you need to bypass it. Now go to Windows XP Device Manager. You may get there by going to Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button.
- Page 3 8) The Hardware Update wizard should start. If asked for type of hardware, select “SCSI and RAID Controllers.” It will try to show compatible products. You may choose “Unknown Manufacturer” then click the “Have Disk” button. If it is not listed, proceed and click the “Have Disk”...
- Page 4 10) Another pop-up will appear. It should have the correct directory path to the folder with drivers. Click “Ok” to continue. 11) The next window will show that the driver information is recognized from the drivers you selected. It should show “Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller” or “Silicon Image Sil 3124 SoftRaid 5 Controller”...
- Page 5 The correct installation process should look like this: 12) After the driver is installed, Windows MAY ask you to restart. If so, please restart the computer, open this Installation Guide again, and continue to Part II (see next page). If not asked to restart, continue to Part II.
- Page 6 PART II: Installing the RAID Software (SATARAID5 Configuration Manager) for CADA-SA8 (Note: Please install the drivers for the RAID5 controller card before installing the SATARAID5 Configuration Manager.) 1) Mac Users, skip to step 4. Load the resources CD. If you have a PC and a PCI-Express (2 eSATA ports) card, go to the folder “Contents / CADA-SA8 / FILES / RAID SOFTWARE / PCI-Express”...
- Page 7 3) Before it finishes installation, Java (J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 in this .msi) may self-install if your system doesn’t have it already. It is needed in order for the SATARAID configuration manager to run. Go ahead and run through the wizard (it is recommended to select “typical”...
- Page 8 4) The SATARaid5 Configuration Manager icon should now be on your desktop. It should start up every time you restart Windows / Mac. You can double-click on the icon to start the manager. If you have not connected and turned on your CADA-SA8, it should like this (blank white boxes).
- Page 9 5) Now you can connect your CADA-SA8 to the card via the TWO eSATA cables (one per channel) to both eSATA ports on the PCI Card you installed. On the back of the CADA-SA8, there are two channels for eSATA—you need to use one cable per channel.
- Page 10 WINDOWS USERS: Go to Windows XP disk management to initialize, partition and format your new available drive space. (instructions follow below) MAC USERS: go to Disk Utility to initialize, partition and format your drive. Windows XP instructions for initializing, partitioning, and formatting your drive: 1) Right click on “My Computer”...
- Page 11 2) Select “Disk Management” under “Storage” in the tree selection on the left. The new volume disk information will appear on the right side. It should be unallocated. If the disk is not initialized it must be done now. Right click under the “Disk #”...
- Page 12 4) Follow the wizard. Always choose “Primary partition”. Then select “Next”, until the page below is reached. In the checkbox select “Perform a quick format”. Then select “Next”. Then select “Finish”. Windows will partition and format your volume.
- Page 13 5) Return to the Desktop, and click on “My Computer.” The new volume and drive letter will be there. Your volume is now partitioned, formatted and ready for use. Please contact customersupport@cavalrystorage.com for any questions, or visit www.cavalrystorage.com for FAQs and product info.
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