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Hot Rod 100 Pro User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. 1-1. 1-2. 1-3. 1-4. 1-5. THE INTRODUCTION OF HOT ROD 100 PRO FEATURES ............................................................ 1-1 FEATURES OF THIS IDE RAID CONTROLLER CARD ............... 1-1 SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................... 1-2 LAYOUT DIAGRAM .................................................................. 1-4 INTRODUCTION OF ULTRA ATA/100.......................................
APPENDIX D. TROUBLE SHOOTING (NEED ASSISTANCE?) ...D-1 APPENDIX E. HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT .............
Introduction of Hot Rod 100 Pro Features 1-1 Chapter 1. The Introduction of Hot Rod 100 Pro Features 1-1. Features of This IDE RAID Controller Card This IDE RAID controller card provides two IDE hard drive connectors that support the latest Ultra ATA/100 (Also known as Ultra DMA/100) hard drives with the data transfer rate of 100MB/sec. It is also backward compatible with Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/33, Enhanced IDE, and Fast ATA-2.
1-2 Chapter 1 1-2. Specifications 1. Chipset ! HPT370 Ultra DMA 100 IDE controller 2. BUS ! PCI 3. Specification ! Ultra DMA 100MB/sec data transfer rate ! RAID 0 (stripping mode for boosting performance) ! RAID 1 (mirroring mode for data security) ! RAID 0 + 1 (stripping and mirroring) ! Two independent ATA channels ! 256 Byte FIFO per ATA channels ! Compliant with Plug & Play ! Up to 4 IDE devices supported 4.
Introduction of Hot Rod 100 Pro Features 1-3 Table 1-1: Hot Rod 100 Pro specifications Bus: PCI Drive Transfer Rate: 100MB/sec burst w/Ultra ATA/100 devices Number of Supporting Drives: 4 Drive Modes: Ultra DMA mode 5/4/3/2/1/0 DMA mode 2/1/0 PIO mode 4/3/2/1/0 Devices: ATAPI Hard Drives Operating Systems: Microsoft DOS 5.X and above Microsoft Windows 95/98 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT4.0 ABIT Gentus 2.0 (Linux) BIOS: 1MB Flash ROM Auto ID/Configure Max.
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Introduction of Hot Rod 100 Pro Features 1-5 1-4. Introduction of Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 enhances existing Ultra ATA/66 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity. This new high-speed interface enhances the Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra/33 burst data transfer rate to 100 Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI local bus environment. Figure 2-2 shows you the difference between the Ultra ATA/33 and Ultra ATA/66 Cable.
1-6 Chapter 1 Ultra ATA/100 is backwards compatible with all Ultra ATA/33/66 systems, but it will be limited in its transfer mode to Ultra ATA/33/66 (Ultra DMA Mode 2 - 33 Mbytes/sec or Ultra DMA Mode 2 - 66 Mbytes/sec) or PIO Mode 4 (16.6 Mbytes/sec). The Ultra ATA/100 hard drives are 100 percent backward compatible with both Ultra ATA/33/66, DMA and with existing ATA (IDE) hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and host systems.
Hardware Installation 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation This IDE RAID controller card is as easy to install as any other computer peripheral. It uses the Plug & Play design concept. First, plug this controller card into any PCI slot on your motherboard. Second, connect the Ultra ATA/100 devices to its IDE connectors using the included Ultra ATA/66 cables. 2-1. Installing the Hot Rod 100 Pro Installing this controller card into your computer is a simple process.
2-2 Chapter 2 2-2. Connecting Hard Drives This IDE RAID controller card provides two IDE hard drive connectors that support Ultra ATA/100 (Also known as Ultra DMA/100) specification. How to install the Ultra ATA/66 Cable Assembly: " Connect the BLUE connector of the first Ultra ATA/66 cable to the IDE1 connector on this IDE RAID controller card. (Note that the colored cable edge indicates Pin # 1.) " Connect the BLACK connector of this Ultra ATA/66 cable to the Master Drive.
Hardware Installation 2-3 Connecting hard drives with onboard ATAPI CD-ROM: Please DO NOT attach ATAPI devices to this IDE RAID controller card. Hot Rod 100 Pro is for hard drives only. ATAPI CD-ROM ATAPI IDE CD-ROM drives or other devices can be installed on motherboard or add-on IDE controllers. No configuration is necessary on the motherboard BIOS setup.
2-4 Chapter 2 Connecting hard drives with SCSI controller: This IDE RAID controller card is bootable with a SCSI controller in the system. The adapter with the lower BIOS address will be bootable. If it is necessary to change the boot sequence, swap the Hot Rod 100 Pro slot position with that of SCSI card’s PCI slot.
BIOS Setting Utility 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setting Utility In this chapter we will discuss the BIOS setting procedure of this IDE RAID controller card before starting the software installation. 3-1. Set Motherboard CMOS Setup No changes are necessary in the motherboard CMOS setup for resources or drive types. As this IDE RAID controller card is a PCI Plug and Play device, the motherboard’s PCI PnP BIOS automatically assigns the Interrupt and Port address.
3-2 Chapter 3 For selecting the options in the menu, you may: # Press F1 to view array status. # Press ↑↓ (up, down arrow) to choose the option you want to confirm or to modify. # Press Enter to confirm the selection. # Press Esc to return to the top menu. 3-3. Create RAID This item allows you to create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to this IDE RAID controller card.
BIOS Setting Utility 3-3 Array Mode: This item allows you to select the appropriate RAID mode for the desired array. There are four modes to choose. ✏ Striping (RAID 0): This item is recommended for high performance usage. Requires at least 2 disks. ✏ Mirror (RAID 1): This item is recommended for data security usage. Requires at least 2 disks. ✏ Striping and Mirror (RAID 0+1): This item is recommended for data security and high performance usage. Allows Mirroring with a Strip Array.
3-4 Chapter 3 3-5. Duplicate Mirror Disk This item allows you to select the disk you wish to duplicate in preparation for a “Mirror Disk Array”. After you had selected the function you want in the main menu, press the key to enter the sub menu as shown below: ✏ Select Source Disk: This item is to select the source disk. The size of the source disk must be smaller or equal to the one of the target disk. ✏ Select Target Disk: This item is to select the target disk.
BIOS Setting Utility 3-5 3-6. Create Spare Disk This item allows you to select the disk to be used as a spare for a Mirror Disk Array. 3-7. Remove Spare Disk This item allows you to remove the spare disk from a Mirror Disk Array. 3-8. Set Drive Mode This item allows you to select the drive transfer mode for the hard disk(s) attached to this IDE RAID controller card. Use the up/down arrow to select the menu option to “Set Drive Mode” and press .
3-6 Chapter 3 3-9. Select Boot Disk This item allows you to select the boot disk among the hard disk(s) attached to this IDE RAID controller card. Use the up/down arrow to select the menu option to “Select Boot Disk” and press . In the Channel Status, select the channel you would like to set as the bootable disk and press the key. There will be an asterisk mark in the parentheses indicating that the channel selection has been done.
Software Installation 4-1 Chapter 4. Software Installation In this chapter we will show you the driver installation procedure under various operating systems. 4-1. DOS Installation This IDE RAID card BIOS supports DOS 5.x (or above) and Windows 3.1x without software driver. 4-2. Windows 9x Installation Step 1: After the Windows 9x operating system had been installed and rebooted successfully, go to the “Control Panel” $ “System Properties” $ “Device Manager”.
4-2 Chapter 4 Step 2: Click the right button of your mouse on the “? PCI Mass Storage Controller”, and then go to “Driver” tab. Click “Update Driver” to go to the next step. Step 3: The wizard is going to install the PCI Mass Storage Controller. Click “Next >” to go to the next step. Step 4: Choose “Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location…” and click “Next >” to go on.
Software Installation 4-3 Step 5: Choose “SCSI controllers” and click “Next >” to go on. Step 6: Click “Have Disk…” to go on. Step 7: Insert the driver disk that comes with the Hot Rod 100 Pro and type the path in the text box “a:\WIN” (“a:\” is your floppy drive letter), or “E:\Drivers\Win9x” (E:\ is your CD-ROM drive letter). Click “OK” to go on. Step 8: Choose “HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller” and click “Next >” to go on.
4-4 Chapter 4 Step 9: Windows is now ready to install the driver. Click “Next >” to go on. Step 10: Windows has finished installing the driver. Click “Finish” to end the installation. Step 11: After rebooting the system, go to the “Control Panel” $ “System Properties” $ “Device Manager”. Now you can see the driver is installed under the item of “SCSI controllers”.
Software Installation 4-5 4-3. Windows NT 4.0 Installation Note # Before you start to install Windows NT 4.0, you have to create a driver disk for the Hot Rod 100 Pro. You can copy the Ultra ATA/100 (Hot Rod 100) driver files from the CD-Title that comes with this controller card. The path for the Ultra DMA/100 driver files is “E:\drivers\winnt (E is your CD-ROM drive letter).” # Please note two things before you copy the driver files to diskette.
4-6 Chapter 4 Step 2: Select “Other, requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer”, and then press . Step 3: Insert the driver disk into drive A and press . Step 4: Use the UP or DOWN arrow key to move the highlight to the mass storage device you want and press to continue setup. Step 5: Windows NT setup has recognized this IDE RAID controller card. Press to continue setup.
Software Installation 4-7 Step 6: After you configure your hard disk and specify the installation path, the NT setup will ask you to insert this IDE RAID controller card driver disk into drive A again. Insert the driver disk, and then press to continue setup. If you have followed the steps described above, you should be finished installing your Hot Rod 100 Pro controller. For the rest of the Windows NT installation steps, please follow the instructions displayed in the NT setup program.
4-8 Chapter 4 Step 3: Click “Have Disk…” to go on. Step 4: Insert this IDE RAID controller card driver disk into drive A, and then click “OK.” Step 5: Click “OK” to go on. Step 6: Enter “A:\” in the blank space, and then click “Continue”. Step 7: Click “Yes” to restart your computer.
Software Installation 4-9 4-4. Windows 2000 Installation Note If you want to install the Windows 2000 operating system on the hard drive connected to Hot Rod 100 Pro, please refer to the NT4.0 installation procedure. The following procedure is used only when you don’t want to install the Windows 2000 operating system onto the hard drive connected to Hot Rod 100 Pro. Step 1: Install the Hot Rod 100 Pro and reboot the system. Windows will detect the new hardware automatically.
4-10 Chapter 4 Step 4: Click “Have Disk…” to go on. Step 5: Insert the driver disk that comes with the Hot Rod 100 Pro and type the path in the text box “A:\2K” (“A:\” is your floppy drive letter), or “D:\Drivers\Win2k” (D:\ is your CD-ROM drive letter). Step 6: Choose “HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller” and click “Next >” to go on. Step 7: Windows is now ready to install the driver. Click “Next >” to go on.
Software Installation 4-11 Step 8: Click “Yes” to go on. Step 9: Windows has finished installing the driver. Click “Finish” to end the installation. Step 10: Click “Yes” to restart the system. Step 11: Go to the “Control Panel” $ “System Properties” $ “Device Manager”. Now you can see the driver is installed under the item of “SCSI and RAID controllers”.
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The Introduction of RAID A-1 Appendix A. The Introduction of RAID What is RAID? RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks) technology was developed to offer a combination of outstanding data availability, excellent performance, and high capacity that one single disk drive can not match.
A-2 Appendix A RAID technology overcomes these challenges by providing a combination of outstanding data availability, extraordinary and highly scalable performance, as well as high capacity. RAID provides real-time data rebuild when a disk drive fails, increasing system uptime and network availability, while protecting against the loss of data. Multiple drives working together also increases system performance. The RAID Levels RAID Level 0: .. .
The Introduction of RAID A-3 RAID Level 1 Mirroring and Duplexing Block D Block C Block B Block A RAID 1 provides 100% redundancy by mirroring one drive to another one. In the event of a disk drive failure, the array controller will automatically switch the read/write activity to another drive. Each individual drive can execute simultaneous read operations.
A-4 Appendix A RAID Level 2 Disk Striping with errorcorrection code (ECC) Block D Block C Block B Block A RAID 2, which uses Hamming error correction codes, is intended for use with drives which do not have built-in error A0 A1 detection. Because the check method of A2 B0 B1 B2 Hamming C0 C1 C2 Code D0 D1 D2 Disk 0 Disk1 Disk 2 ….
The Introduction of RAID A-5 RAID Level 5 Independent Data disks with distributed parity blocks DATA ABCD RAID 5 also stripes data at a block level across several drives. But it distributes A Block B Block C Block D Block parity among the drives, which avoids the B0 C0 0 Parity A1 B1 1 Parity D1 A2 2 Parity C2 D2 dedicated parity drive. Each drive takes 3 Parity B3 C3 D3 turns storing parity information for a Disk 0 Disk1 Disk 2 Disk3 different series of stripes.
A-6 Appendix A Which RAID Level Should I Use? Many different disk array configurations are possible, depending on end-user requirements and the goals of the manufacture. Each controller design has a different functionality to accomplish specific performance and data availability goals. Therefore, no individual RAID level is inherently superior to any other. Each of the five array architectures is well suited for certain types of applications and computing environments.
The Introduction of RAID ! Parallel transfer with parity A-7 ! ! ! RAID 3 3 ! ! RAID 4 Independent Data disks with shared parity disk 3 ! ! ! ! Independent Data disks with distributed parity blocks ! ! ! RAID 5 3 ! ! Very high Read data transfer rate Very high Write data transfer rate Excellent performance for large, sequential data requests Low ratio of ECC (Parity) disks to data disks means high efficiency Very high Read data transaction rate High aggregate Read transfer rate Low ratio
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BIOS Flashing User Instructions B-1 Appendix B. BIOS Flashing User Instructions This IDE RAID controller card is equipped with 1 Mbit flash BIOS onboard. If you receive information about an update for this IDE RAID controller card BIOS from our website (http://www.abit.com.tw) or technical support, download the BIOS file and save it under the name “BIOS”, then follow the procedure below to upgrade this IDE RAID controller card BIOS: Step 1: Copy the files “load.
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Hot Rod Utility Instructions C-1 Appendix C. Hot Rod Utility Instructions In order to provide you with the on-screen monitoring function about the device information of disk array, you may install the “Hot Rod Utility” onto your system. Please insert the Hot Rod 100 Pro CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of the CD-Title.
C-2 Appendix C Type in the information of your name and company and then click “Next>” to go on. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location. When you are sure of the folder, click “Next>” to go on. Now you can select the program folder. The setup wizard will add program icons to those program folders listed. Click “Next>” to go on. The system will start copying files. Click “Next>” to go on.
Hot Rod Utility Instructions C-3 When the installation is completed, choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” In the check box and click “Finish” to end the setup. After the system restart, you can run this “Stripe & Mirror Settings” monitoring program. Move the cursor to where the execution file is, shown left. The monitoring screen pops up. Note that there will be a shortcut icon appears in the tool bar.
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Trouble Shooting (Need Assistance?) D-1 Appendix D. Trouble Shooting (Need Assistance?) Q&A Q: May I use hard drives with different capacity or transfer mode? A: In order to get optimized performance, we suggest using hard drives with the same model. Q: How to assign a booting device? A: You may press to assign a booting device in RAID BIOS (user’s manual section 3-9). Q: Why can’t I see correct capacity in FDISK utility? A: It's a well-known issue of win95/98's FDISK utility.
D-2 Appendix D (i) Press to setup configuration (ii) Choose item 2 to Delete Array. (iii) Choose item 3 to Duplicate Mirror Disk. (iv) Choose sub item 1 to Select Source Disk, the one with data on it. (v) Choose sub item 2 to Select Target Disk, the brand new and empty one. (vi) Choose sub item 3 to Start Duplication Process. (vii) After duplication process completes, press to leave RAID BIOS.
Trouble Shooting (Need Assistance?) D-3 Do & Don’t 1. Do always use the same model drives to achieve best quality and performance. Different firmware has different timing characteristic, thus may somewhat decrease the RAID performance. 2. If you have two drives, do connect them on two different channels as master drive please. 3. When attach drives to the RAID card, do make sure the master/slave jumper settings are correct please.
D-4 Appendix D % Technical Support Form ! Company Name: ☎ Phone Number: " Contact Person: # Fax Number: & E-mail Address: IDE Card Product Name Motherboard Manufacturer, Model Name and Chipset type Operating System Type Hardware name CPU Type and Speed HDD IDE1 IDE2 CDIDE1 IDE2 ROM Drive System Memory Size (SDRAM) Add-On Card ' Problem Description: Hot Rod 100 Pro * IDE Card BIOS Version IDE Card Software and Driver Version * * * * * * Type * * Specifications
How to Get Technical Support E-1 Appendix E. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.abit-usa.com (In Europe) http://www.abit.nl Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors, resellers and system integrators, we have no direct sales to end-users.
E-2 Appendix E 4. Internet Newsgroups. They are a great source of information and many people there can offer help. ABIT's Internet News group, alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit, is an ideal forum for the public to exchange information and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT products. Many times you will see that your question has already been asked before. This is a public Internet news group and it is reserved for free discussions, Here is a list of some of the more popular ones: alt.comp.periphs.
How to Get Technical Support E-3 In North America and South America please contact: ABIT Computer (USA) Corporation 46808 Lakeview Blvd. Fremont, California 94538 U.S.A. sales@abit-usa.com technical@abit-usa.com Tel: 1-510-623-0500 Fax: 1-510-623-1092 In the UK and Ireland: ABIT Computer Corporation Ltd. Caxton Place, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2UG, UK abituksales@compuserve.com abituktech@compuserve.
E-4 Appendix E sales@abit.com.tw market@abit.com.tw technical@abit.com.tw Tel: 886-2-2698-1888 Fax: 886-2-2698-1811 7. RMA Service. If your system has been working but it just stopped, but you have not installed any new software or hardware recently, it is likely that you have a defective component. Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product. You should be able to get RMA service there. 8. Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT.
