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6-port sata ii 150 pci host card w/raid
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6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host
Card w/RAID
User Manual
Model: UGT-ST310R
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  • Page 1 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID User Manual Model: UGT-ST310R All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. w w w . v a n t e c u s a . c o m...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Bus Interface.......... 3 2. Connectors..........3 3. Package Contents........3 4. System Requirements......4 5. Hardware Description......4 6. Hardware Installation ......5 7. Device Connection ......... 5 8. RAID Arrays ........... 6 RAID 0 (Striping)......... 6 RAID 1 (Mirror) ........

  • Page 3: Bus Interface

    Features • Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA controller chip • Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32-bit, 33/66Mhz • Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification • Provides four independent channels to support up to four Serial ATA drives • Supports RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), RAID5 (Parity RAID), RAID 0+1(mirroring + striping) and Concatenation (JBOD), Individual Mode •...

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    System Requirements Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64bit, Vista 32/64bit Hardware Description G (Jumper Settings) Description Active Port J1-J4 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector J5-J8 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector UGT-ST310R...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    Note: There are six SATA ports in 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID. We name these ports from A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports. Ports E and F are external SATA ports. Changing the jumper settings allows you to select between external and internal ports to use.

  • Page 6: Raid Arrays

    drive. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA controller on the 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four hard drives. Device connection is now complete. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.

  • Page 7: Manual Configuration

    Select RAID0, then press Enter. Select the number of drives then press Enter. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 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.

  • Page 8: Raid 1 (Mirror)

    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 RAID1 then press Enter. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.

  • Page 9: Raid 0+1 (Mirroring + Striping)

    Input the RAID size, press Enter. 10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 11. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. Note: If during boot the RAID BIOS reports an RAID1 set is in Rebuild status, The rebuild will continue after boot sequence is complete, disregard the message, continue booting, and let the Mirror rebuild.
  • Page 10 use existing hard drive(s) with data. To create a RAID 0+1 set four hard drives are required. Auto configuration (recommended) default chunk size when selecting Auto configuration. 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.

  • Page 11: Raid 5 (Parity)

    Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k, then press Enter. Select the first drive, press Enter. Select the second drive, press Enter. Select the third drive, press Enter. 10. Select the fourth drive, press Enter. 11. Select Create without data copy then press Enter. 12.
  • Page 12 Enter. Select RAID5, then press Enter. Select the number of drives then press Enter. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 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 10.

  • Page 13: Concatenation (Jbod)

    and reboot. 15. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. CONCATENATION (JBOD) This RAID array allows you to use one, two, three or four hard drives to a array. It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover space on disks.
  • Page 14 Select Delete RAID Set, then press Enter. Select the RAID set then press Enter. 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 15: Bios Configuration

    BIOS Configuration The 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID BIOS will appear every time your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn’t show, please try your controller in another PCI slot. During this (POST) process, the BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it.
  • Page 16 to Windows. At Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommend) then click Next. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, click Next, then click Next again. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes.
  • Page 17 For An Existing Installation Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time, then click Next. Insert driver select Install software automatically (Recommended), and click Next. Click Finish.
  • Page 18 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time, then click Next. Insert driver select Install software automatically (Recommended), and click Next. Click Finish. Restart Windows to complete the driver installation. For Windows®...
  • Page 19 Please insert driver CD, click Next. Click Close to complete the installation. For Windows® Vista-x64 or A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “UGT-ST310R\XP_2003_Vista\64bit” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.
  • Page 20 Select Device Manager. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller (Storage controllers), then double click Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller to display driver properties. A message this device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed. SATA RAID 5 Management Software Installation For Windows®...

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