Rosewill RC-223 User Manual
Rosewill RC-223 User Manual

Rosewill RC-223 User Manual

Raid5 sata ii – 3gbps external dual ports pci-express host (raid 5, 0, 1,10 & jbod)

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RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps
External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host
(Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD)
RC-223
User Manual

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  • Page 1 RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual...
  • Page 2: Important Message For User

    RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual When the HBA be used on Macintosh as a non-bootable adapter, please refer the Mac drivers on the path of \ Mac OS \ SiI3132 \ Raid5 at the packed driver CD or download from http://www.siliconimage.com/support/index.aspx?pid=0&cid=0&.
  • Page 3 RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual Q5: What is Raid1? A5: RAID1 also known as Mirroring or SAFE. Mirroring creates an identical twin for a selected disk by having the data simultaneously written to two disks.
  • Page 4 RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual A12: In RAID storage system, RAID managing information is saved on the drive. If without the correct RAID Creating by BIOS or GUI, Windows Device Manager can NOT recognize the existing of hard drive.
  • Page 5 RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual Q20: Does RAID card support ATAPI device? Q20: No, RAID card doesn’t. Q21: OK to install Windows OS on RAID5 Drives? A21: RAID5 card is software RAID5, which is managed and manipulated by Software Driver.
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual Independent Link, Transport, and data FIFO. Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution. Supports Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ). Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ).
  • Page 7 RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 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.
  • Page 8: Installation Procedures

    RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual 3. Installation Procedures 1. Power down the computer system. 2. Insert the Host card into an available bus slot. 3. Power ON.
  • Page 9: Creating Spare Drive

    RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual 4. Select Number of hard drive. Press Enter. 5. Select RAID size. Press Enter. 6. Press Y to save your settings.
  • Page 10: Deleting Raid Sets

    RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual 4.5. Deleting RAID Sets 1. As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility. 2. Select Delete RAID set. Press Enter.
  • Page 11 RAID5 SATA II – 3Gbps External Dual Ports PCI-Express Host (Raid 5, 0, 1,10 & JBOD) RC-223 User Manual \SiI3132\Windows\Driver'. 4. Press 'Enter' to continue on with text mode setup. 5. Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for partition and file system.
  • Page 12 'Yes' to reboot your system when necessary. 4. See instructions in section 5.3 to verify controller was installed correctly. 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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