SATA II PCIe RAID Quick Installation Guide Introducing the SATA II PCIe RAID The SATA II PCIe RAID is an ultra high-speed two channel Serial ATA Generation II RAID controller for use in PCI Express enabled systems. Features and Benefits • • • • • • • • Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0A Compliant with Serial ATA 1.
Package Contents • • • • • • • SATA II PCIe RAID adapter Spare enhanced low profile bracket 2 Serial ATA data cables Dual-connector Serial ATA power cable "Y" split power cable Driver software CD This quick installation guide Layout Hard Disk LED Pins (optional)* HDD Activity LED Serial ATA Connectors CH1 CH2 Figure 1. SATA II PCIe RAID layout * Note: Connect the hard disk drive activity LED of the system case to the pins horizontally. This connection is optional.
Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed. Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching your computer’s case for a few seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and handle cards only by their external edges. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
1. 2. Install your hard disk drive(s) in chassis. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power supply using the included Dual Connector Serial ATA power cable. Note: For hard drives with both SATA power connector and legacy 5-pin connector, use either the SATA power connector or the legacy 5-pin power connector. Using both power connectors may damage the hard drive. 3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive. Figure 2. Hard disk drive connections 4.
. Follow the same instructions to connect the second hard drive. Device connection is now complete. Note: If it is your desire to monitor disk activity of the Serial ATA hard drives, you may at this time connect the hard disk LED of the system case to the Hard Disk LED Pins on the Serial ATA controller. Figure 4. Connecting HDD LED 6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. Go to RAID Arrays to configure the RAID BIOS. RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the SATA II PCIe RAID's BIOS.
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 selecting Auto configuration. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 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.
5. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k, then press Enter. 6. Select the first drive, press Enter. 7. Select the second drive, press Enter. 8. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 9. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept. 10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 11. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. 12. Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. RAID 1 (Mirror) For New/Blank Hard Drives 1.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter. Select the Source drive, press Enter. Select the Target drive, press Enter. Select Create with data copy, then press Enter. Select online copy, then press Enter. Note: Selecting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows. Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before exiting the RAID BIOS. 9.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Input the RAID size, press Enter. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to confirm. Select Rebuild Raid 1 Set, press Enter. When asked Are you sure (Y/N)?, press Y confirm. The mirror will begin rebuilding. Do not interfere with the process. When rebuilding is finished, press Ctrl+E. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. For Online Mirror Rebuild (in Windows) 1. Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or greater capacity, then start the computer. 2.
Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created, the 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.
Software Installation This section provides information on how to install the SATA II PCIe RAID drivers. Table of Contents Windows 2000 ........................................... page 11-12 Windows XP/Server2003 ........................ page 12-13 Verify Windows Installation ........................ page 14 Windows 2000 For A New Installation A new installation of Windows 2000 requires a floppy disk for the driver 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, click Next. 3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), then click Next. 4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, click Next, then click Next again. 5. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility. 6. Click Next, then Finish. 7.
5. 6. 7. 8. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the driver. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter. Select Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5 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. Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes. Our driver has passed Microsoft compatibility testing, this message appears during new installation.
To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation 1. 2. 3. Right click My Computer and click Manage. Select Device Manager. Double click SCSI and RAID controllers, then double click Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller to display driver properties. A message This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed. SATARaid5 GUI The SATARaid5 GUI provides the user an easy way to monitor your RAID set. Installing SATARaid5 GUI 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
RAID Groups window Device Configuration window RAID Groups window This window identifies SATA host adapters and configured RAID groups. Selecting each RAID group in the RAID Groups window, members consisting of the RAID group will be highlighted in the Device Configuration window. Right clicking on each node in the RAID Groups window, a popup menu will be displayed to let the user select an action to be performed for the selected controller or RAID group.
SATARAID 5 Configuration Menu SATARAID5 configuration menu includes customization of the settings for Log File, Popup and Advanced Options. By clicking on File, then Configuration, the user may customize the settings for Log File, Popup and Advanced Options tabs. Log File The log file is used to store event information received from all the RAID drivers. The log file can be viewed with any text viewer (such as Notepad) or with the Event Log window of SATARAID5 GUI.
Popup The popup window is a visual notification that an event has occurred. The popup window can be disabled or set to popup for only certain event levels.
Advanced RAID Features: When this feature is selected and the user selects to create RAID group, if the RAID group to be created is fault tolerant group (RAID1), the user will be able to select Improper Shutdown Policy in the Create RAID Group dialog box. The Advanced RAID Features are not supported for Legacy RAID groups. Resources Info Support: When this feature is selected, Resources menu item will be available under the Window menu. This feature is for debugging purpose only.
RAID Group Menu Commands Create RAID Group This command displays a dialog box to let user create a RAID group, the user needs to specify the following parameters: RAID Group Label: Provides a name for the RAID group. RAID Group: Select a group ID from the available ID list. Configuration: Striped: for RAID 0; Mirrored: for RAID 1 Capacity: Select from a list of RAID group sizes. Selecting MAX will create the largest RAID set possible with the drives selected.
RAID Group Summary This command displays a dialog box to show all RAID groups' group ID, configuration and status. The RAID Group Summary window has it's own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below. Sorting: This command displays a dialog box to let the user choose up to 3 items to sort RAID group items in the RAID Group Summary window. Fields: This command displays a dialog box to let the user choose which fields will be shown in the RAID Group Summary window.
Resume: This command allows the user to resume the suspended task items. Cancel: This command allows the user to cancel the selected task items. Delete: This command displays a dialog box to let the user delete the selected task items. Event Log This command displays the Event Log window. The Event Log window displays SATA device-related events that occur while SATARAID5 GUI is running. The Event Log window has it's own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below.
Capacity: Select from a list of RAID group sizes. Chunk Size: Select one value from the available list. Rebuild Priority: Select from the available list. RAID 0 and virtual disk do not require this. 10 is the highest level of rebuild priority which means that rebuild times will be faster but will take more CPU resources to rebuild. Devices: Select RAID member devices from the available device segment list.
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