PCI SATA RAID 2 CH. (2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD User Manual
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1. J8 External SATA Port D J7 Enabled Con4 J6 J5 J4 Internal SATA Port A J3 Enabled Con1 J2 J1 J4 External SATA Port C J3 Enabled Con3 J2 J1 There are four SATA ports on the card However only two of the four ports may be enabled at any time NOTE Aug 07 5 MN2036400000 Hardware Installation 1 GOS 3 Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer Remove your computer s cover 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 but gently until it is well seated Replace the slot bracket s holding screw to secure the card Device Connection The SATA PCI RAID Card is a two channel Serial ATA controller that supports up to two Serial ATA hard disk drives It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all RAID configurations 1 2 Aug 07 Install your hard disk drive s in chassis Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power supply using the included Serial ATA power cable Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA port on the SATA 150 PCI Raid Card 2 Channel 6 MN2036400000 5 Follow the same instructions to connect up to two hard2. 8k 16k 32k 64k or 128k then press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 8 MN2036400000 11 Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your hard disk drive RAID 1 Mirror For New Blank Hard Drives 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter Select Auto configuration then press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS es TS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 8 Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your hard disk drive For Existing Hard Drives with Data 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter Aug 07 9 MN2036400000 3 At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter 4 Select Manual configuration then press Enter 5 Select the Source drive press Enter 6 Select the Target drive press Enter 7 Enable Disk Copy select Yes then press Enter Note Enable Disk Copy Copy current content of source driver to mirror drive Disable Disk Copy RAID 1 set formed must be repartitioned and reform
3. RAID set is created then metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata If so this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function properly this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata To resolve this from the main BIOS window select Resolve Conflicts then press Enter the correct metadata including the correct drive connection information will be written to the replacement disk If Resolve Conflicts does not solve the problem the RAID metadata on the replacement disk must be manually deleted using the following steps 1 Power off the computer and disconnect all drives from the SATA card leaving only the replacement drive connected 2 Power on the computer and follow the section Deleting RAID Arrays to delete the RAID metadata on the replacement drive 3 Power off the computer Re connect the primary mirror and Aug 07 12 MN2036400000 follow the section Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set to rebuild the mirror Low Level Format Low Level Format is build into the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive including data drive and partition information The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drive only before the RAID set is
4. XP use the Disk Administrator tool Start gt Control Panel gt Performance and Maintenance gt Administrative tool gt Disk Administrator In Windows 2000 use the Disk Management tool Start gt Programs gt Administrative Tools gt Computer Management gt Storage gt Disk Management 1 Year Warranty Free Technical Support 1 800 234 4597 Aug 07 22 MN2036400000
5. configured BIOS Configuration The Serial ATA 2 Channel RAID adapter BIOS will appear every time your system starts up If the BIOS doesn t show please try your controller in another PCI slot During this POST process the BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it Driver Installation 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 PCI_IO Sata RAID folder found on the driver CD onto a Aug 07 13 MN2036400000 blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 2 3 4 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation Follow Windows 2000 installation procedure Restart the computer when prompted by the installation At the Windows 2000 Setup screen press F6 to install the RAID driver When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Insert the floppy disk then press Enter Select Silicon Image Sil 3x12 SATARAID Controller for Windows NT 4 0 and 2000 then press Enter Press Enter again to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows At Found New Hardware Wizard click Next Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommend then click Next Insert the driver
6. drives Device connection is now complete 6 Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the card s on board BIOS Refer to the following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays RAID 0 Striping This RAID array to be used on New Blank hard drives Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive Auto Configuration is recommended For applications that require custom chunk size Manual Configuration is offered Auto configuration recommended The default chunk size is 64k when Auto configuration is selected 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select Striped then press Enter 4 Select Auto configuration then press Enter Aug 07 7 MN2036400000 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your hard disk drive Manual configuration 1 pe IO Os Oe Aug 07 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter Select Striped then press Enter Select Manual configuration then press Enter Select the first drive press Enter Select the second drive press Enter Select chunk size from 4k
7. CD check CD ROM drives uncheck the other boxes click Next then click Next again Aug 07 14 MN2036400000 If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears click Yes Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility Click Finish 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 PCI_IO Sata RAID folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below SG Be Nh Aug 07 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure Restart the computer when prompted by Windows installation At the Windows Setup screen press F6 to install the RAID driver When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Insert the floppy disk then press Enter Select Silicon Image Sil 3x12 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP Server 2003 then press Enter Press Enter to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation 15 MN2036400000 Note If the Security Alert warning pops up click Yes Our driver has passed Microsoft compatibility testing this message appears during new installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows 2 At the Found New Hard
8. ID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows At the Found New Hardware Wizard select No not this time then click Next Insert the driver CD select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next Click Finish Aug 07 17 MN2036400000 For Windows Vista For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the PCI_IO Sata RAID folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 Restart the computer when prompted by Windows installation 4 At the Windows Setup screen press Load Driver to install the RAID driver 5 Insert the floppy disk please select Silicon Image Sil 3512 SATARaid Controller A si3112r inf then press Next Change A to match your floppy drive letter 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows Aug 07 18 MN2036400000 2 At Found New Hardware Wizard select Locate and install driver software recommended 3 Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card into your CD ROM Drive click Next 4 If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not signed se
9. PNY PCI SATA RAID 2 CH 2 External 2 Internal CARD User Manual Model P DSA150 PCI RF Ver 1 0 All brand names and trademarks are properties of their Respective owners Aug 07 1 MN2036400000 Features and Benefits Connect a maximum of 2 SATA hard drives to any of the 4 connectors Either 2 internal or 2 external via jumpers to your desktop computer Supports data transfer rate of 150MBps Supports Native Command Queuing NCQ and SATA TCQ commands Compliant with PCI Specification Rev 2 3 Compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 Specification Support SATA hard disk hot plugging Independent command fetch scatter gather and command execution Supports RAIDO striping and RAID1 mirroring for speed and data protection respectively Connectors Aug 07 2 x internal SATA connectors 2 x external eSATA connectors Selectable by jumpers 2 MN2036400000 System Requirements One available PCI slot Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 and Vista Package Contents 1 x PCI SATA Card 1 x Driver CD 1x Data Cable 1 x Power Cable 1 x Manual Aug 07 3 MN2036400000 Hardware Description A SATA Connector 1 internal B SATA Connector 2 internal C SATA Connector 3 External D SATA Connector 4 External E Jumpers Jumper Jumper Active Port Settings J8 aaa Internal SATA Port B Oe J7 Be Enabled Con2 Dee J6 Dee J5 Aug 07 MN2036400000
10. atted to guarantee the consistency in their contents 8 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 9 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot Note If during boot the RAID BIOS reports an RAID1 set is in Rebuild status The rebuild will continue after boot sequence is complete disregard the message continue booting and let the Mirror rebuild Aug 07 10 MN2036400000 Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set When a failure to one member occurs you will be notified either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATARAID GUI while in Windows The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set 1 Replace the failed drive with one of equal or greater capacity then start the computer During boot press Ctrl S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS Select Rebuild Mirrored Set then press Enter Select the desired set and then press Enter a G20 IS Select online rebuild if you wish to rebuild the mirror in the background when you boot into Windows Select offline rebuild if you wish to rebuild the mirror now This might take some time 6 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm 7 The set will be rebuilt Deleting RAID Arrays 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 Select Delete RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select the RAID set then press Enter Aug 07 11 MN2036400000 4 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm Resolving Conflicts When a
11. k My Computer and click Manage Select Device Manager Double click Storage controllers then double click Silicon 20 MN2036400000 Image Sil 3512 SATARaid Controller to display driver properties A message this device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box the driver has been correctly installed JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Installation The Java 2 Runtime Environment is required for the SATARAID Management Software 1 Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card into your CD ROM Drive 2 At the Windows desktop click Start then Run 3 Type D PCI_IO Sata Medley jre 1_5_0_05 windows i586 p exe then click OK Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation SATARAID Management Software Installation 1 Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card into your CD ROM Drive 2 At the Windows desktop click Start then Run 3 Type D PCI_IO Sata Medley InstallSATARaid exe then click OK Aug 07 21 MN2036400000 Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Start the SATARaid program Start gt All Programs gt JAVA SATARaid Refer to the SATARaid online help to learn more about SATARaid administration Appendix A Refer to Windows documentation to partition and format the hard drive as if you were installing a conventional hard drive In Windows
12. lect the option Install this driver software anyway 5 Click Close to complete the installation For Windows Vista x64 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the PCI_IO Sata 64 bit Windows RAID Driver folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 Restart the computer when prompted by Windows installation 4 At the Windows Setup screen press Load Driver to install the RAID driver Aug 07 19 MN2036400000 Insert the floppy disk please select Silicon Image Sil 3512 SATARaid Controller A si3112r inf then press Next Change A to match your floppy drive letter Follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows At Found New Hardware Wizard select Locate and install driver software recommended Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card into your CD ROM Drive click Next If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not signed select the option Install this driver software anyway Click Close to complete the installation To Verify Windows Installation 1 2 3 Aug 07 Right clic
13. ware Wizard XP w SP1 or earlier Server 2003 continue to step 3 XP w SP2 or later Server 2003 w SP1 or later select No not this time then click Next 3 Insert the driver CD select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 4 Click Finish For Windows X P x64 Server 2003 x64 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the PCI_IO Sata 64 bit Windows RAID Driver folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure Aug 07 16 MN2036400000 SO OR 92 Restart the computer when prompted by Windows installation At the Windows Setup screen press F6 to install the RAID driver When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Inset the floppy disk then press Enter Select Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid Controller 64 bit Extended or Silicon Image Sil 3x12 SATARaid Controller Itanium then press Enter Press Enter to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation Note If the Security Alert warning pops up click Yes Our driver has passed Microsoft compatibility testing this message appears during new installation For An Existing Installation 1 4 Setup the RA
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