Addonics Technologies ADSA4R5 User Manual

4-port sata ii pci raid5/jbod controller card

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T E C H N O L O G I E S
4-Port SATA II PCI
RAID5/JBOD Controller Card
(ADSA4R5)
User's Guide
Revision 1.0

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  • Page 1 Addonics T E C H N O L O G I E S 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card (ADSA4R5) User’s Guide Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2: Fcc Warning

    Addonics reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 5 Existing Windows System installation ....... 13-18 Windows 2000 Driver ..........13-14 Windows XP Driver ..........15-16 Windows 2003 Server ..........17-18 Verifying controller driver..........18 Technical Support & Contact Information ........…19 Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Specifications

    =Supports hot-plug of SATA devices =Built-in RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1+0, RAID 5 and JBOD support =Silicon Image chipset SiI 3124 PCI Interface =Supports PCI bus host cards with 32-bit data Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Raid Tutorial

    Raid 1 set drive fails, the Spare Drive becomes a member drive and automatically starts to rebuild. Thus making it th e new member of the Raid 1Set. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 6 2.6 JBOD (Just Bunch of Disks) The JBOD is a virtual disk that can either be an entir e disk drive or a segment of a single disk drive. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 7: Chapter 3 Bios Installation

    7. Press Y to save your settings. 8. Press Ctrl-E then Y to exit the setup. 9. Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to software installation section. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 8 To resolve this, select Resolve Conflicts, and the correct metadata, including the correct drive connection information; will be written to the replacement disk. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 9: Chapter 4 New Windows System (Fresh Installation)

    To do a fresh install of Windows, your hard drive must be connected to Port 1 of the host controller. For New Windows Systems (Fresh Installation) with Multilane Bridge Hardware Configuration Port 1 Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 10 Open the Addonics Technologies Driver Disk. On the main menu select SATA Controller Drivers > ADSA45R. The Winzip Self-Extractor – ADSA4R5 opens. Click Browse and select My Documents. d. The folder ADSA4R5 will be created. Select the folder with your corresponding operating system and extract the file to the floppy diskette.
  • Page 11 Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP/ Server 2003 or Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows 2000, press Enter. 13. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 12 7. Under the Logical Drive Component, you should see SiI Raid1 Set and the Drive Capacity. 8. Press CRTL+E to Exit. 9. Are you sure to exit? Press Y. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 13 Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP/ Server 2003 or Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows 2000, press Enter. 16. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 14: Chapter 5 Existing Windows System Installation

    Host Controller. 1. Power on the system. Insert the CDROM that came with the product. The Addonics Technologies Driver Disk window pops up. Select SATA Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up. Click the Browse button and locate My Documents, click OK.
  • Page 15 14. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device, click Finish to complete the installations. 15. Restart the PC for the new settings to take effect. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 16: Windows Xp Driver

    Host Controller. 1. Power on the system. Insert the CDROM that came with the product. The Addonics Technologies Driver Disk window pops up. Select SATA Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up. Click the Browse button and locate My Documents, click OK.
  • Page 17 15. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device, click Finish to complete the installations. 16. Restart the PC for the new settings to take effect. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 18: Windows 2003 Server

    Host Controller. 1. Power on the system. Insert the CDROM that came with the product. The Addonics Technologies Driver Disk window pops up. Select SATA Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up. Click the Browse button and locate My Documents, click OK.
  • Page 19: Verifying Controller Driver

    2. Double click on 'SCSI and RAID Controllers', If there is no yellow '! ' or ' ? ' in front of 'Silicon Image SiI 3124 SoftRaid 5 Controller', the driver is started correctly. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 4-Port SATA II PCI RAID5/JBOD Controller Card...
  • Page 20: Technical Support & Contact Information

    OPERATING SYSTEM – What version of Windows WHAT’S THE TROUBLE? – Give enough information about your problem so that we can recreate and diagnose it. FREE Software Drivers for all Addonics Technologies Products are available 24 hours per day at the World Wide Web Site: www.addonics.com.

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