SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID User Manual Ver. 1.00 All brand names and trademarks are properties of their Respective owners.
Features z z z z z z z z Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA controller chip Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32-bit, 33/66Mhz Compliant with Serial ATA 1.
System Requirements z z Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64bit, Vista 32/64bit Hardware Description G (Jumper Settings) Description Active Port 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector F 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector C J5-J8 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector E 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector D Note: There are six SATA ports in SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID JP J1-J4 Card. We name these ports from A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports.
jumper settings allows you to select between external and internal ports to use. By default, Port A, B, C and D are working. Hardware Installation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 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.
RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID Card’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. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2.
Manual configuration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 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 RAID0, then press Enter. Select the number of drives then press Enter. Select Manual configuration then press Enter Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k, then press Enter. Select the first drive, press Enter. Select the second drive, press Enter.
. 8. 9. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard 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. 3. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter. 4. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter. 5.
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 SATARAID5 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 Create RAID Set then press Enter. 4. Select SPARE DRIVE then press Enter. 5.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Select RAID10, then press Enter. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. Input the RAID size, 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. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. Manual configuration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
RAID 5 (Parity) 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. 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.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Select the number of drives then press Enter. Select Manual configuration then press Enter. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k, then press Enter. Select the first drive, press Enter. Select the second drive, press Enter. Select the third drive, press Enter. If applicable select the 4th drive pressing enter after each selection. Input the RAID size, press Enter. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
7. 8. 9. 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. 10. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. Deleting RAID Arrays 1. 2. 3. 4. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. Select Delete RAID Set, then press Enter. Select the RAID set then press Enter. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.
data, drive and partition information. The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drive only, before the RAID set is configured. Logical Drive Info This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set (RAID0, RAID1, etc.). This is display only function. BIOS Configuration The SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID Card BIOS will appear every time your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn’t show, please try your controller in another PCI slot.
7. 8. Select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid 5 Controller for Windows 2000, then press Enter. Press Enter again to finish driver installation, then follow the onscreen 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, click Next. 3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommend) then click Next. 4.
6. 7. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter. Select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows XP/Server 2003, then press Enter. 8. 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. 5. 6. 7. 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 SiI 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows XP/Server 2003, then press Enter. 8. 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.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid 5 Controller (A:\si3114r5.inf), then press Next. (Change A:\ to match your floppy drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows installation.
5. 6. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid 5 Controller (A:\si3114r5.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. 2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver software (recommended). 3. Please insert the driver CD, click Next. 4.
4. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64/Vista-x64 1. 2. 3. 4. Jun/07 Please insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run. Type D:\PCI_IO\SiI 3114\AP\64-bit Windows SATARAID5 Management Utility\3114-W-A64-R_15100.msi, then click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
