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RAID External 2Ports Low Profile PCI Adapter RC-221 User Manual Important Message to RAID User: 1. Before the installation of controller card, please to study the PDF file of SATA Raid manual at enclosed CD folder \ SATA Raid_2Port \ SiI3x12 \ Win98_me_2000_xp_nt4.0 \ Gui first.
RAID External 2Ports Low Profile PCI Adapter RC-221 User Manual 1.1. Features 1.1.1. PCI Interface Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.2 Integrated PCI DMA engines. 32 bit, 33/66MHz fully compliant PCI host interface. 1.1.2. High Speed Serial ATA Interface Dual high speed Serial ATA ports, each supporting 1st generation Serial ATA data rates (1.5Gb/s).
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RAID External 2Ports Low Profile PCI Adapter RC-221 User Manual Disk Striping (RAID 0) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. While Striping is discussed as a RAID Set type, it is actually does not provide fault tolerance. With modern SATA bus mastering technology, multiple I/O operations can be done in parallel, enhancing performance.
RAID External 2Ports Low Profile PCI Adapter RC-221 User Manual 4. Software Installation 4.1. Windows 98/98SE Driver Installation For New Windows 98/98 SE Systems (Fresh Installation) 1. After the SATA RAID PCI Host Adapter and attached drives are configured, follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows accordingly.
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RAID External 2Ports Low Profile PCI Adapter RC-221 User Manual 2. Once Windows has been installed, click My Computer, then click Properties. Click Device Manager tab. 3. Double click Other Devices then PCI RAID Controller. 4. Click Driver tab, then Update Driver.
RAID External 2Ports Low Profile PCI Adapter RC-221 User Manual 4.3. Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation For New Windows NT 4.0 System (Fresh Installation) Before installation, copy all the files under directory E:\SATA Raid_2Port\ Sil3x12\ Win98_me _2000_xp_nt4.0\ driver\ *.* to a blank floppy disk 2.
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RAID External 2Ports Low Profile PCI Adapter RC-221 User Manual 4. Insert the Driver diskette. Press S, then press Enter. 5. Select Silicon Image Sil-3x12 SATA Raid Controller Driver and press Enter. 6. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to complete installation.
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4. A message This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed. Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product. Please register your product at : www.rosewill.com for complete warranty information and future support for your product.
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