DP SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port Hybrid PCIe Quick Installation Guide Introduction The DP SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port Hybrid PCIe is a high performance SATA host adapter designed to add four internal Serial ATA 6Gb/s channels and two eSATA external connectors to your PCIe-equipped computer. Features and Benefits • • • • • • 04-0860A Compliant with Serial ATA specification, Revision 3.
System Requirements • • Desktop PC with an available 4-lane (or more) PCIe slot Windows® 8 (32-/64-bit) / 7 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit) / XP (32-/64-bit) /Server 2003 & 2008 (32/64-bit) / Server 2008 R2 Package Contents • • • • • 2 DP SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port Hybrid PCIe Spare low profile bracket SATA data cable (2) Driver CD Quick installation guide
Layout 3 2 1 JP1 2 eSATA JP2 JP3 JP4 connectors eSATA 6 HDD LED (optional) eSATA 5 SATA 3 (bottom) & SATA 4 (top)* SATA 1 3 2 1 (bottom) JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 & SATA 2 4 SATA (top) internal connectors Figure 1: Layout *Note: The internal SATA 3 and SATA 4 connectors are dedicated channels, they can not be disabled.
Jumper Settings Refer to Figure 1 for the positions of each connectors. SATA 1, 2 and eSATA 5, 6 are interchangeable. Follow the instructions in Table 1 to configure the jumper.
Hardware Installation For Low profile systems, install the spare low profile bracket now. 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 case for a few seconds.
5. 6. Carefully align the card's bus connector with the selected PCI Express slot on the motherboard. Push the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well seated. Replace the slot bracket holding screw to secure the card. Device Connection The DP SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port Hybrid PCIe supports up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives. You will need to purchase additional SATA data cable(s) if a third or forth channel is going to be used. 1. Install your hard disk drive(s) in the chassis. 2.
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive. Serial ATA Power Figure 2: SATA hard disk drive connections 4. 5. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA data cable to the Serial ATA connector on the DP SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port Hybrid PCIe. Follow the same instructions to connect the second hard drive, if needed. Device connection is now complete. RAID Arrays This controller can be configure for hardware RAID 0, 1 and 10, if needed.
RAID 0 (Striping) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will destroy data on the hard drive. A minimum of 2 drives are needed to configure this array. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8 As the BIOS boots, press Ctrl+M when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the next screen select HBA 0: Marvell 0, press Enter. Select Configuration Wizard, then press Enter. Use the Up or Down arrow key to choose a hard drive. Press the Spacebar to select the hard drive.
6. Press F10 to exit the BIOS. When asked Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? press Y to exit and reboot. RAID 1 (Mirror) Two drives are needed to make a Mirror. 1. 2. 3. 4. As the BIOS boots, press Ctrl+M when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the next screen select HBA 0: Marvell 0, press Enter. Select Configuration Wizard, then press Enter. Use Up or Down arrow key to choose a hard drive. Press Spacebar to select the hard drive. Perform the same procedure with the other hard drive.
6. Press F10 to exit the BIOS. When asked Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? press Y to exit and reboot. RAID 10 (Mirror+Striping) Four drives are needed to make a RAID10. 1. 2. 3. 4. As the BIOS boots, press Ctrl+M when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the next screen select HBA 0: Marvell 0, press Enter. Select Configuration Wizard, then press Enter. Use Up or Down arrow key to choose hard drive. Press Spacebar to select the hard drive.
6. Press F10 to exit the BIOS. When asked Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? press Y to exit and reboot. Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified by the RAID BIOS during boot up. 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 boot the computer. 2. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+M when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 3. Select New_VD, press Enter.
7. Press F10 to exit the BIOS. When asked Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS setup? press Y to exit and reboot. Deleting RAID Arrays Deleting a RAID array will destroy data on the hard drives. Please backup all data on your hard drive before deleting any RAID array. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 12 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+M when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. Select New_VD press Enter. Select Delete then press Enter. When asked Do you want to delete this virtual disk? press Y to select Yes.
Driver Installation This section provides information on how to install the drivers. Windows 8 (32-/64-bit) / Windows 7 (32-/ 64-bit) / Server 2008 R2 For New Installation 1. Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation. If RAID is not required, go directly to step 2. 2. Follow Windows installation procedure. 3. At the Windows desktop: For Windows 8 / 7: Right click Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager. For Server 2008 R2: Click Computer, click Manage.
6. 7. For 32-bit: Type D:\Drivers\storport\i386, click Next. (Change D: to match your CD/DVD-ROM drive letter) For 64-bit: Type D:\Drivers\storport\ amd64, click Next. (Change D: to match your CD-/DVD-ROM drive letter) Click Close, then restart the computer. For Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. If RAID is not required, simply boot up Windows and go directly to step 2. 2.
5. 6. For 32-bit: Type D:\Drivers\storport\i386, click Next. (Change D: to match your CD-/DVD-ROM drive letter) For 64-bit: Type D:\Drivers\storport\ amd64, click Next. (Change D: to match your CD-/DVD-ROM drive letter) Click Close, then restart the computer. Windows Vista (32-/64-bit) / Server 2008 (32-/64-bit) For A New Installation 1. Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation. If RAID is not required, go directly to step 2. 2. Follow Windows installation procedure. 3.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Right click Marvell Console ATA Device under Other devices, click Update Driver Software. Click Browse my computer for driver software. Insert the driver CD. Close the CD autoplay window if prompted. For 32-bit: Type D:\Drivers\storport\i386, click Next. (Change D: to match your CD-/DVD-ROM drive letter) For 64-bit: Type D:\Drivers\storport\ amd64, click Next. (Change D: to match your CD-/DVD-ROM drive letter) Click Close, then restart the computer. For Existing Installation 1.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. For Windows Vista: Click Computer, click Manage, click Continue, click Device Manager. For Server 2008: Click Computer, click Manage. Double click Diagnostics, click Device Manager. Right click Marvell Console ATA Device under Other devices, click Update Driver Software. Insert the driver CD. Close the CD autoplay window if prompted. Click Browse my computer for driver software. For 32-bit: Type D:\Drivers\storport\i386, click Next.
Windows XP (32-/64-bit) / Server 2003 (32-/64-bit) Important: New Installation is not supported by Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. For Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation and boot up Windows. If RAID is not required, simply boot up Windows and go directly to step 2. 2. At the Found New Hardware window, click No, not this time, click Next. Skip this step if not prompted. 3. Click Install from a specific location (advanced), click Next. 4.
6. 7. 8. Click Finish. Repeat steps 2-6. Restart the computer. To Verify Windows Installation 1. 2. Use Device Manager to verify installation. For Windows 8 / 7 / XP / Server 2003: Right click Computer or My Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager. For Windows Vista: Right click Computer, click Manage, click Continue. Click Device Manager. For Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2: Right click Computer, click Manage. Double click Diagnostics, click Device Manager.
Marvell Storage Utility Follow the instuctions below to install the Marvell Storage Utility GUI. 1. Double click MSUSetup in the GUI folder on your software CD. 2. At the User Account Control, click Yes or Continue. Skip this step if not prompted. 3. At Welcome to the Marvell MSU V4 Setup Wizard, click Next. 4. At License Agreement, select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, click Next. 5. Click Next again. 6. Change the Destination folder if you want to change it; otherwise, click Install. 7.
10. Type in the Username and Password to log in. Username and Password are your Windows user name and password. If you have a user name but no password, please leave the password field blank. Figure 3 11. After log in, you can access to the MSU user interface for further VD management. See Figure 4 in the next page. Refer to your UserGuide on the software CD for more details.
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About SIIG, Inc. Founded in 1985, SIIG, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of IT connectivity solutions (including Serial ATA and Ultra ATA Controllers, FireWire, USB, and legacy I/O adapters) that bridge the connection between Desktop/ Notebook systems and external peripherals. SIIG continues to grow by adding A/V and Digital Signage connectivity solutions to our extensive portfolio.
