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4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card User Manual Model: UGT-ST644R All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners www.vantecusa.com...
Using the onboard RAID firmware, the 4 SATA drives attached to this controller can be easily configured as 4 individual ports with no RAID or with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and HyperDuo. 1.2 Features UGT-ST644R Compliant with PCI-Express Specification v2.0 and backward Page 3 ...
1.4 Package Contents 1 x 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card 1 x Driver CD 1 x User Manual 1 x Low Profile Bracket 2 x SATA Cables UGT-ST644R Page 4...
Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 Hardware Layout Figure 1: Layout *Note: The internal SATA 3 and SATA 4 connectors are dedicated channels, they can not be disabled. UGT-ST644R Page 5...
SATA 2, SATA 3, J1-J4 1-2 short 3 internal + 1 SATA 4, SATA 1A J5-J8 2-3 short external output SATA 1, SATA 3, J1-J4 2-3 short SATA 4, SATA 2A J5-J8 1-2 short Table 1: Jumper Settings UGT-ST644R Page 6...
Secure the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. 2.3 Creating and Managing Virtual Disk 2.3.1 Creating Virtual Disks This section describes the steps for creating virtual disks using the BIOS Configuration Wizard. Press <Ctrl>+<M> to enter Marvell BIOS Setup UGT-ST644R Page 7...
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Select Configuration Wizard and press Enter to begin creating the virtual disk. Figure 1 Configuration Wizard Press Space to select/unselect a disk a disk, as shown in Figure 2. Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of free disks. Figure 2 Select Free Disks UGT-ST644R Page 8...
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After selecting the required disks, press Enter to continue, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 Confirm Disk Selection Create Virtual Disk by configuring its setting in the Information UGT-ST644R Page 9...
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RAID Level, as shown in Figure 5, is highlighted when the Create Virtual Disk screen is presented. Press Enter to select a RAID Level. A menu pops-up, as shown in Figure 5 showing a list of available RAID levels. UGT-ST644R Page 10...
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RAID 10, RAID 1). Figure 5 RAID Level Note: The default Level is HyperDuo Safe. After selecting the raid level, scroll to Next, as shown in Figure 6. Press Enter to create the virtual disk. Figure 6 Create Virtual Disk UGT-ST644R Page 11...
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Please Y to select Yes, as shown in Figure 7, to confirm the creation of the virtual disk. The virtual disk is now listed in the Topology pane, as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7 Create Virtual Disk Confirmation UGT-ST644R Page 12...
Figure 8 Virtual Disks in Topology Pane 2.3.2 Managing Virtual Disks This section contains the following topics: Viewing Properties of Virtual Disk Erasing RAID Configuration Data Rebuilding Virtual Disk Deleting Virtual Disk Viewing Properties of Virtual Disk UGT-ST644R Page 13...
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RAID configuration data must be erased on the physical disk before it can be used with another virtual disk. In the Topology pane, select HyperDuo (HyperDuo > SSD 0: UGT-ST644R Page 14...
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Note: The 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card BIOS supports manual rebuilding of RAID 1 virtual disks. The rebuild process is both initiated and complete in the BIOS. The Marvell RAID Utility (MRU), which runs in an OS environment, CANNOT be used UGT-ST644R Page 15...
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Gigabyte Rounding setting for the virtual disk. The 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card detects the new physical disk and lists the device under Free Physical UGT-ST644R Page 16...
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In the Topology pane, scroll to Virtual Disks (VD 0: New_VD in Figure 13), and press Enter to select. A menu pops-up, as shown in Figure 13 Scroll to Rebuild and press Enter to configure the rebuild process. Figure 13 Rebuild Virtual Disk UGT-ST644R Page 17...
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Scroll through the list of free disk, as shown Figure 14, and press Space to select or unselect a replacement physical disk. Press Enter to continue. Figure 14 Select Replacement Disk UGT-ST644R Page 18...
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Press Y to select Yes, as shown in Figure 15, when prompted to confirm the rebuild process. Figure 15 Confirm Rebuild Virtual Disk The status of the Rebuild process is reflected in the properties of the virtual disk, as shown in Figure 16. Figure 16 Rebuild Status UGT-ST644R Page 19...
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Press Y to select Yes when prompted Do you want to delete this virtual disk? Press Y to select Yes when prompted Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk? Figure 17 Delete Virtual Disk UGT-ST644R Page 20...
Please insert the CD driver bundle with the 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card into your CD-ROM drive. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Run. Type D:\UGT-ST644R\Windows\Setup.exe, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
HyperDuo is a technology created by Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. to optimize the performance of storage technology. This technology is built in to the UGT-ST644R card. It involves the combination of SSD as cache storage for the HDD drive to give unparalleled access speed.
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Safe Mode –Mirror SSD DATA to HDD Capacity Mode – Add SSD and HDD Capacities together UGT-ST644R Page 24...
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