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ARS-2017E
Mirror Smart Ultra160
User's Manual
Version: 1.1
Copyright © 2005 ACARD Technology Corp.
Release: September 2005

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  • Page 1 ARS-2017E Mirror Smart Ultra160 User’s Manual Version: 1.1 Copyright © 2005 ACARD Technology Corp. Release: September 2005...
  • Page 2 ® ACARD and SCSIDE are the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp. IBM is the trademark of International Business Machine Corporation. Microsoft and the Windows Logo are the registered trademarks, and Windows is the trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ® Chapter 1 About SCSIDE ............1.1 Revolutionary Technology........4 ® 1.2 SCSIDE Design ........... 5 Chapter 2 Introduction........6 2.1 Overview ............... 6 2.2 Features ..............7 2.3 RAID System Spec ..........7 2.4 SCSI/IDE Interface Spec ........7 2.5 Dimension &...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 About Scside

    ROC has multiple CPUs. Its ROM, RAM, DMA controllers and external ROM interface can be used as the firmware update of flash ROM. ACARD has a perfect firmware technology, too. It makes the transformation of IDE to SCSI an actual “plug and play”.

  • Page 5: Scside Design

    ARS-2017E Manual ® 1.2 SCSIDE Design ® The objectives of SCSIDE design are described as follows: 1. Save the expenditures of SCSI by using an inexpensive IDE device. 2. Create applications like SCSI CD-ROM and high speed SCSI DVD-ROM. 3. Apply ”plug and play” to the transformation of IDE device to SCSI one. It is not necessary to install a driver.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Introduction

    ARS-2017E is an Ultra 160 SCSI-to-IDE RAID 1 mirroring subsystem. It has an ® LCD panel for you to set, monitor easily and adopts ACARD’s SCSIDE technology, so you can connect it with the inexpensive ATA 133/100/66 hard drives to achieve those SCSI advantages like multitasking, daisy chain and highly efficient data processing.

  • Page 7: Features

    ARS-2017E Manual 2.2 Features Supports RAID 1 mirroring Supports real time rebuilding (up to 2.5GB per minute) Supports hot swap Supports multitasking LCD panel for setting, monitoring system and hard drive status ® Supports ROC SCSIDE engine Minimized CPU utilization Supports ATA 133/100/66 hard drives Supports “Big Drive”...

  • Page 8: Dimension & Temperature

    ARS-2017E Manual 2.5 Dimension & Temperature Dimension Length: 28cm / Width: 18cm / Height: 19cm – Temperature 5°C ~ 60°C for non-operation 0°C ~ 40°C for operation (not condensed) 2.6 Package Open the package of ARS-2017E, and check its contents. If there is anything missing, contact your distributor.

  • Page 9: Hdd Compatibility

    ARS-2017E Manual Step 9: Power on the PC and ARS-2017E. Step 10: After powering on, the SCSI card will detect a hard drive named Mirror Smart. Before using, partition and format if it is new. 2.8 HDD Compatibility ARS-2017E is particularly designed for DMA hard drives. It fully supports the following brands of DMA 133/100/66 hard drives.
  • Page 10 ARS-2017E Manual Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y200P0 200GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y160P0 160GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y160J0 160GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y120L0 120GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y120P0 120GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y080L0 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y080P0 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 6Y060L0 60GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus16 4R160J0 160GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus16 4R160L0 160GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus16 4R120L0 120GB...
  • Page 11 Western Digital WD600JB 60GB Western Digital WD600BB 60GB Western Digital WD400JB 40GB Western Digital WD400BB 40GB Please visit http://www.acard.com to get the newest support list of hard drives. If your hard drive is not approved by ACARD, contact us or the distributor.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3 The Control Panel

    ARS-2017E Manual Chapter 3 The Control Panel 3.1 LCD Panel There are 4 buttons on the LCD panel of ARS-2017E. : to scroll up the functions or menus. : to scroll down the functions or menus. ENT : to confirm a setting and enter the selected function. ESC : to cancel a setting and return to the previous layer of functions.
  • Page 13 ARS-2017E Manual 1: SYSTEM INFO 1.1: Mirror info 1.2: Disk0 info 1.3: Disk1 info 1.4: Health info 1.1.1: 1.2.1: 1.3.1: 1.4.1: Vendor ID Vendor ID Vendor ID Disk0 temp. Model ID Model ID Model ID Fan rpm 1.1.2: 1.2.2: 1.3.2: 1.4.2: Revision Revision...
  • Page 14 ARS-2017E Manual 3: ADVANCED SETUP 3.1: Mirror size 3.2: Compare 3.3: Scan disk0 3.5: Unlock disk0 3.7: Password 3.2.1: 3.1.1: 3.7.1: Disk0 primary Set maximum Enable password Disk1 secondary 3.2.2: 3.1.2: 3.7.2: Disk0 secondary Extend size Set password Disk1 primary 3.8: Advanced 3.4: Scan disk1 3.6: Unlock disk1...
  • Page 15 ARS-2017E Manual Disk1 info : the informaiton of the lower hard drive Display the lower hard drive’s brand, model, firmware version, IDE speed, status and capacity. Health info : the health status of the system Display the hard drive temperature, the system temperature, the fan speed of the trays, and the fan speed of the system.
  • Page 16 ARS-2017E Manual the screen to warn the system manager, and so the temperature will be recorded to the event log. 2.2.4 Warning alarm : enable warning alarm When the system becomes abnormal, the buzzer will be activated to warn the system manager. Display Opt.
  • Page 17 ARS-2017E Manual Scan disk0 : scan the upper hard drive It is to scan if the the upper hard drive is all right. During the scanning, the system will ask if you want to continue scanning when it detects a failed track in the hard drive.

  • Page 18: Mirror Smart's Leds

    ARS-2017E Manual 5.LOAD DEFAULT : recover the defaults Once the defaults are restored, your all settings, including the password will be deleted. The explanations of characters and icons: (1) Ch0 : the upper hard drive (2) Ch1 : the lower hard drive (3) R/W : the hard drive’s reading/writing status (4) W : the hard drive’s writing status (5) S : during the scanning of hard drive...
  • Page 19 ARS-2017E Manual Press here to lock Attention : After installing the hard drives onto the trays, return the trays to their original position, and push the handles to “Lock” so that the system won’t act wrongly. During normal operation, if the system detects a failed hard drive, Alarm LED A3 or B3 will blink 10 seconds.
  • Page 20 ARS-2017E Manual Item Problem description Buzzer Alarm LED lights with beep Fan failure A short beep per 8 seconds Three short beeps per 8 Alarm LED lights with beep High temperature seconds Two short beeps per 8 Bad sector in HDD Alarm LED blinks per 0.5 second seconds Beep in one second and...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Hardware Installation

    LVD SCSI interface in your computer for connecting ARS- PCI Slot 2017E. If there is none, buy one like ACARD’s AEC-67160/67162, and install its driver. 4.2 Install ARS-2017E The installation of ARS-2017E Figure 4-1 includes IDE hard drive connection, power connection, and cable connection.

  • Page 22: Ide Hard Drive Connection

    ARS-2017E Manual In replacing a hard drive, be sure that ARS-2017E is ON, or the new drive might be regarded as source drive, and the data in the old drive might be covered. 4.2.2 IDE Hard Drive Connection Before connecting an IDE hard drive to the tray of ARS-2017E, you need to set the hard drive as “Master”...
  • Page 23 ARS-2017E Manual Before connecting an IDE hard drive to the tray, power off the system first, and then follow the steps below to connect. Step 1: Insert the enclosed plastic stick into the loophole to loosen the handle. Step 2: Hold the handle to pull out the tray. loophole Step 1 Figure 4-3...

  • Page 24: External Power Connection

    ARS-2017E Manual 4.2.3 External Power Connection After connecting the IDE hard drive to the tray of ARS-2017E, you can connect the power cord as shown below. Power Cord Figure 4-5 4.2.4 External Cable Connection Connect one ARS-2017E Step 1: Connect one end of the LVD SCSI cable to the SCSI adapter’s external connector, and another end to ARS-2017E’s external SCSI connector.
  • Page 25 ARS-2017E Manual Daisy chain of ARS-2017Es Step 1: Connect one end of the LVD SCSI cable to the SCSI adapter’s external connector and another end to ARS-2017E’s external SCSI connector. Step 2: Connect another SCSI cable to ARS-2017E’s another SCSI connector. Step 3: Add a terminator to the last ARS-2017E.

  • Page 26: Dip Switch Setting

    ARS-2017E Manual 4.3 DIP Switch Setting The DIP switch setting gives a unique SCSI ID number to the Mirror Smart 160. The figure shows the DIP switch of ARS-2017E. Figure 4-8 Please follow the instructions below to set DIP switch properly. Give a unique SCSI ID number to each ARS-2017E in a daisy chain according to the following figure.
  • Page 27 ARS-2017E Manual The SCSI ID number in ARS-2017E is illustrated below. ID=0 ID=1 (Default) ID=2 ID=3 ID=4 ID=5 ID=6 ID=7 (reserved for host adapter) ID=8 ID=9 ID=10 ID=11 ID=12 ID=13 ID=14 ID=15 Figure 4-10...

  • Page 28: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    As for the detection of a wrong hard drive, it is perhaps that the SCSI cable is bad, or the hard drive is not in the support list. Visit ACARD’s Web site to get the newest support list, or download the newest firmware of Mirror Smart to support.
  • Page 29 ARS-2017E Manual 4. An error happened in accessing Mirror’s hard drives or no access Confirm if the connection of Mirror Smart and SCSI cable is loose. Confirm if the quality of SCSI cable and that of terminator are good enough. ARS-2017E communicates with the SCSI card by 160MB/s of transfer rate, so if the SCSI cable or terminator is bad, the communication will be un- stable.
  • Page 30 ARS-2017E Manual Step 1. Right-click “My Computer” to choose “Manage”. Figure 5-1 Step 2. Enter “Computer Management” to choose “Device Manager”. Figure 5-2...
  • Page 31 ARS-2017E Manual Step 3. In “Device Manager” double click “SCSI and RAID controllers” to examine if the driver of SCSI card has been correctly installed. Figure 5-3 Step 4. In “Device Manager” double click “Disk drives” to confirm if the system has detected the disk of Mirror Smart.
  • Page 32 ARS-2017E Manual Step 5. Add a new partition for the hard drive of Mirror Smart in the “Disk Manage- ment” so as to access the new hard drive. Figure 5-5...

  • Page 33: Appendix 1 Migrate Existing Hdd To Mirror

    ARS-2017E Manual Appendix 1 Migrate Existing HDD to Mirror 1. Migrate the current IDE HDD (No. A for storing data) into Mirror Smart to form a new mirroring disk Step 1. Take two empty trays out of Mirror Smart. Step 2. Put HDD A into one of the trays, install it and replace to Mirror Smart. Step 3.
  • Page 34 ARS-2017E Manual from the OS on HDD B according to the above steps, or the OS is other than Win- dows like Linux or Mac, etc., try the third method. 3. Install a new IDE HDD (No. C newly purchased or fine) and a new OS (such as Windows XP) into Mirror Smart Step 1.

  • Page 35: Appendix 2 Mirror Smart Utility

    ARS-2017E Manual Appendix 2 Mirror Smart Utility The Mirror Smart Utility is used to manage and control ARS-2017E. With it you can easily set, change and examine all things concerning the situation of hard drives. After entering the utility, if you want to change some basic settings, you can click “Setup”...
  • Page 36 ARS-2017E Manual The main items in “Preference” are explained as follows. 1. Set the time to update the status of Mirror Smart. 2. Set the time interval to update the event log. 3. Set the compare speed. 4. Set to pop up the main window when an error occurs. 5.
  • Page 37 ARS-2017E Manual If you want to set the functions of Mirror Smart, you can click “Setup” and select “Mirror Smart Setup” as shown below.
  • Page 38 ARS-2017E Manual The main items in “Mirror Smart Setup” are explained as follows. 1. Set the balance reading (each drive per minute). 2. Set the warning alarm to indicate a failed system. 3. Set the fan detection. 4. Set the auto control of fan speed. 5.
  • Page 39 ARS-2017E Manual If you want to change the size of Mirror Smart, you can click “Setup” and select “Extend Mirror Size” as shown below. 1. Set a new size equal to or larger than the current one. 2. Set the maximum size. If the current size is the maximum size, you cannot change the size again.
  • Page 40 ARS-2017E Manual If you want to update the firmware of Mirror Smart, you can click “Setup” and select “Update Firmware” as shown below. 1. The current F/W version. 2. Update to the newest version. 3. Click “Open” and then “Yes” to confirm.
  • Page 41 ARS-2017E Manual If you want to receive a mail when system or a hard drive fails, you can click “Setup” and select “Mail Notification Setup” as shown below. Then, in “Mail Setup” be sure that Enable mail notification is activated. And type related data in the following three rows: 1.
  • Page 42 ARS-2017E Manual Then click “Supervisor”, and type the receiver’s mail address in the row near to the bottom. After clicking “Add”, the address will be added to the list. Finally click “Event Filter”, and choose one or more than one events for which you will send a mail to notify the supervisor.
  • Page 43 ARS-2017E Manual If you want to know the version of Mirror Smart Utility, you can click “About!”. Click “Status List” to see the status of Mirror Smart. 1. Host Bus ID No. and the SCSI adapter. 2. Target ID No. and the Mirror Smart.
  • Page 44 ARS-2017E Manual Click “Mirror Info” to see all information of the hard drives and the status of Mirror. 1 0 . 1. The system’s firmware version, capacity, status, SCSI bus speed as one HDD. 2. The HDD’s frimware version, capactiy, status, IDE bus speed in the upper tray. 3.
  • Page 45 ARS-2017E Manual Click “Compare HDDs” to see if the Source HDD and the Target HDD contain the same data. The percentage bar on the bottom of the figure shows the process of comparison or rebuilding.
  • Page 46 ARS-2017E Manual If you didn’t install a hard drive, or the system didn’t detect it, the status will be shown as the figure.
  • Page 47 ARS-2017E Manual If you want to read the record of an event log, click “Open Event Log” under “Event Log”. Then, choose the file you need.
  • Page 48 ARS-2017E Manual Click the file to read as the following figure shows. The “Event Log” describes the time and status when an event happens. It is helpful for you to solve the problems.

  • Page 49: Appendix 3 Scsi Adapter Compatibility

    Appendix 3 SCSI Adapter Compatibility Generally speaking, a SCSI adapter can be compatible with ARS-2017E if they meet the SCSI operation protocol. All the SCSI adapters listed below are compat- ible with ARS-2017E. ACARD AEC-67160 ACARD AEC-67162 Adaptec ASC 29160 Adaptec ASC 39160...

  • Page 50: Technical Support Form

    ARS-2017E Manual Technical Support Form Email: support@acard.com http://www.acard.com Model: *F/W Version: ARS-2017E System Configuration Motherboard * BIOS version SCSI adapter * Chipset Memory Display card Other I/O card * OS version * Hard Disk Tray 1 Tray 2 Brand *...

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