SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Features and Benefits Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.2 Provides three independent channels to connect two SATA and one PATA hard disk drive Supports up to UDMA6 transfer mode of PATA...
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual that all users turn off the power before you add any HD to PC. If you want to use RC-215 without any RAID function, please do not enter RAID BIOS and change the RAID setting. RAID function will only be activate after you enter RAID BIOS and set a RAID set correctly.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual 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. Push the board down firmly.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter. At the next screen select Auto Setup For Performance, press Enter.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual RAID 1 (Mirroring) For New/Blank Hard Drives As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter. At the next screen select Auto Setup For Data Security, press Enter.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Rebuild Mirror Drive When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified by the RAID BIOS during boot. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration. As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Press ESC to exit the BIOS. When asked Do you really want to exit the utility? (Y/N), press Y to accept. SPAN (JBOD) As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual For Windows® 2000 For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “RC-212\VRAIDDrv\drvdisk” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Restart Windows to complete the installation. 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 “RC-212\VRAIDDrv\drvdisk” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Type D:\RC-212\SETUP.EXE, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Restart Windows to complete the installation. For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Please insert the CD driver bound with PCI SATA+PATA RAID card into your CD-ROM Drive. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then Run. Type D:\RC-212\SETUP.EXE, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual driver for this device will be installed in the next step. Please insert the CD driver bound with PCI SATA+PATA RAID card into your CD-ROM Drive. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then Run.
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Controller to display driver properties. 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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