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- Page 1 PCI SATA RAID 2 CH. (2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD User Manual Model P-DSA150-PCI-RF Ver. 1.0 All brand names and trademarks are properties of their Respective owners. Aug/07 MN2036400000...
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Page 2: Features And Benefits
Features and Benefits Connect a maximum of 2 SATA hard drives to any of the 4 connectors (Either 2 internal or 2 external) via jumpers to your desktop computer Supports data transfer rate of 150MBps Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA TCQ commands Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. -
Page 3: System Requirements
System Requirements One available PCI slot Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista Package Contents 1 x PCI SATA Card 1 x Driver CD 1 x Data Cable 1 x Power Cable 1 x Manual Aug/07 MN2036400000... -
Page 4: Hardware Description
Hardware Description Jumper Aug/07 Jumper Settings Internal Enabled (Con2) Active Port SATA Port MN2036400000... - Page 5 There are four SATA ports on the card. However only two of the four ports may be enabled at any time. NOTE Aug/07 External SATA Port D Enabled (Con4) Internal SATA Port Enabled (Con1) External SATA Port C Enabled (Con3) MN2036400000...
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Page 6: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices. Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer. Remove your computer’s cover. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCI slot on the motherboard. -
Page 7: Raid Arrays
Follow the same instructions to connect up to two hard drives. Device connection is now complete. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the card’s on-board BIOS. Refer to the following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays. RAID 0 (Striping) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. -
Page 8: Manual Configuration
When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your hard disk drive. -
Page 9: Raid 1 (Mirror)
11. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your hard disk drive. RAID 1 (Mirror) For New/Blank Hard Drives As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter. At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter. - Page 10 At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter. Select the Source drive, press Enter. Select the Target drive, press Enter. Enable Disk Copy, select Yes, then press Enter. Note: Enable Disk Copy – Copy current content of source driver to mirror drive;...
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Page 11: Deleting Raid Arrays
Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATARAID GUI while in Windows. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set. -
Page 12: Resolving Conflicts
When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm. Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created, then metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information. 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. -
Page 13: Low Level Format
follow the section “Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set” to rebuild the mirror. Low Level Format Low Level Format is build into the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive, including data, drive and partition information. - Page 14 blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. Follow Windows® 2000 installation procedure. Restart the computer when prompted by the installation. At the Windows® 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID driver.
- Page 15 If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility. Click Finish. For Windows® XP/Server 2003 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “...
- Page 16 Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes. Our driver has passed Microsoft compatibility testing; this message appears during new installation. For An Existing Installation Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. At the Found New Hardware Wizard: XP(w/SP1 or earlier)/Server 2003: continue to step #3 XP(w/SP2 or later)/Server 2003(w/SP1 or later): select No, not...
- Page 17 Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID driver. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the driver. Inset the floppy disk, then press Enter. Select Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid Controller (64-bit Extended) or Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid Controller (Itanium), then press Enter.
- Page 18 For Windows® Vista For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “ PCI_IO\Sata\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.
- Page 19 At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver software (recommended). Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card into your CD-ROM Drive, click Next. If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not signed, select the option Install this driver software anyway.
- Page 20 Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3512 SATARaid Controller (A:\si3112r.inf), then press Next. (Change A:\ to match your floppy drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows installation. For An Existing Installation Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows.
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Page 21: Java 2 Runtime Environment Installation
Image SiI 3512 SATARaid Controller to display driver properties. A message this device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed. JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Installation The Java 2 Runtime Environment is required for the SATARAID Management Software. - Page 22 (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Start the SATARaid program (Start -> All Programs -> JAVA SATARaid). Refer to the SATARaid online help to learn more about SATARaid administration. Appendix A Refer to Windows documentation to partition and format the hard drive as if you were installing a conventional hard drive.
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