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.
Features and Benefits z 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 z Supports data transfer rate of 150MBps z Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA TCQ commands z Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3 z Compliant with Serial ATA 1.
System Requirements z One available PCI slot z Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista Package Contents z 1 x PCI SATA Card z 1 x Driver CD z 1 x Data Cable z 1 x Power Cable z 1 x Manual Aug/07 3 MN2036400000
Hardware Description Jumper Jumper Active Port Settings J8 Internal SATA J7 Enabled (Con2) Port B J6 J5 Aug/07 4 MN2036400000
J8 External SATA Port J7 Enabled (Con4) J4 Internal SATA J3 D J6 J5 Port A Enabled (Con1) J4 External SATA Port C J3 Enabled (Con3) J2 J1 J2 J1 There are four SATA ports on the card. However only two of the four ports may be enabled at any time.
Hardware Installation 1. Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices. 2. Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer. 3. Remove your computer’s cover. 4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot. 5. 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. 6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to two hard 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.
5. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept. 6. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 7. 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. Manual configuration 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 Manual configuration then press Enter 5.
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. 2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter. 3. At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter. 4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. 5. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept. 6. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 7.
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 reformatted to guarantee the consistency in their contents. 8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 9.
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. 2. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS. 3. Select Rebuild Mirrored Set then press Enter. 4. Select the desired set and then press Enter. 5.
4. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm. Resolving Conflicts When a 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.
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 configured. BIOS Configuration The Serial ATA 2-Channel RAID adapter BIOS will appear every time your system starts up.
blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. 2. Follow Windows® 2000 installation procedure. 3. Restart the computer when prompted by the installation. 4. At the Windows® 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID driver. 5. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the driver. 6. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter. 7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARAID Controller for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000, then press Enter.
5. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility. 6. 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. 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. 2.
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 Hardware 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.
3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation. 4. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID driver. 5. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the driver. 6. Inset the floppy disk, then press Enter. 7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid Controller (64-bit Extended) or Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid Controller (Itanium), then press Enter. 8.
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.
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, select 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.
5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 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. 2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver software (recommended). 3.
Image SiI 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.
(Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 5. Start the SATARaid program (Start -> All Programs -> 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.
