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Thank you for purchasing this 4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe Card.

It is designed to support up to 4 SATA3 ports in RAID 0 and RAID 1,

RAID 0+1 modes and HyperDuo modes for SSD (Solid State Drive) and

hard drive combination. It supports SATA3 SSD and hard drives with up

to 6.0Gbps data rate. It is an ideal solution to add new SATA3 SSD and

hard drives for your system.

Features:

 Supports 1-lane 5.0Gb/s PCI Express Gen.2 Data Transfer Rate

 Built-in 4 Internal SATA3 Ports

 Supports RAID 0,1, 0+1 and HyperDuo (Safe or Capacity) Modes

 Supports Windows based RAID GUI (Marvell Storage Utility, MSU)

 Supports SATA3 transfer rate up to 6.0Gb/s (600Mbytes/sec)

 Supports RAID 1 Rebuild by BIOS Setup Utility

 Supports Windows 2003, 2008, XP, Vista and Win 7

EX-3516

4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo

PCIe(x2) Card

1. Introduction

2. Board Layout

JP1 BIOS

Enable/Disable

Jumper

J1: SATA3 Ports

UP: Port 1

Down: Port 0

J2:

LED

Connector

J3: SATA3 Ports

UP: Port 3

Down: Port 2

Summary of content (10 pages)

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EX-3516 4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing this 4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe Card. It is designed to support up to 4 SATA3 ports in RAID 0 and RAID 1, RAID 0+1 modes and HyperDuo modes for SSD (Solid State Drive) and hard drive combination. It supports SATA3 SSD and hard drives with up to 6.0Gbps data rate. It is an ideal solution to add new SATA3 SSD and hard drives for your system. Features: Supports 1-lane 5.0Gb/s PCI Express Gen.
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card 3. Jumper Settings The JP1 can be used to disable the BIOS on the card for some critical applications, please leave the jumper at “ENA” all the time. JP1: BIOS Enable/Disable Jumper DIS DIS ENA ENA BIOS Enabled: Jumper Installed at “ENA” (Default) BIOS Disabled: Jumper Installed at “DIS” 4. Hardware Installation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Power down the computer, remove the computer cover.
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card If the information displayed on your monitor is correct (the installed devices are listed with the correct device name, etc.), congratulations! You have successfully installed the SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe Card in your computer. If you want to configure your RAID drives, press and hold the 2 keys, Ctrl and M, to enter the BIOS Setup Utility for this card. You can configure the SATA RAID or HyperDuo modes in the BIOS Setup. 5. RAID and HyperDuo Modes 5.
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-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card Stripe member 1 Write data Streams … ….. 4, 3, 2, 1 1 3 : : Read data Streams ….. 4, 3, 2, 1 2 4 : : Stripe member 2 5.4 Mirroring (RAID 1) Writes duplicate data on to a pair of drives while reads are performed in parallel. The RAID controller performs reads using advanced data handling techniques that distribute the workload in a more efficient manner than using a single drive.
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card two pairs of drives are striped. Each pair mirrors the data on the other pair of striped drives. The data capacity is similar to a standard mirroring array with half of total capacity dedicated for redundancy. 5.6 HyperDuo The HyperDuo mode in combination with a SATA HDD and a SSD, offering a breakthrough embedded technology for new-generation 6Gb/s SATA controllers, enabling 80 percent of the performance of a solid state drive (SSD) at one-third the cost.
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card 5.6.2 HyperDuo: Capacity Mode Capacity Mode augments SSD and HDD capacity for the most cost-effective configuration. 6. Configuring a SATA Disk Array Turn on your computer and press and keys to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Please check the Help field at the bottom of the screen for proper operations.
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card 6.1 Create a Disk Array: Under Free Physical Disks, use the key to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. The selected hard drive will be marked with an asterisk (*). After selecting the hard drives, press to proceed. To further configure the disk array, use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item in the right block of the screen and press .
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card 7. When completed, you Topology\Virtual Disks. can see the new array under 8. Save the Settings and Exit. After you complete the RAID configuration and before you exit the configuration screen, be sure to press in the main screen. Press to confirm or to cancel. 9. Now, you may proceed to create the SATA driver diskette (for AHCI mode) and the installation of the SATA driver and operating system 6.
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card 2. Reboot the system to let the drivers take effect. 3. Run the RAID GUI installer (\SATA3\88SE9230\Utility\MRUSetup.exe) to install the RAID Utility. Note: After the installation, you must login the utility with the same account name and password that you use to login the operating system. If you did not set the account password before, click Login to enter the Marvell Storage Utility (MSU) directly.
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4-Port SATA3 RAID/HyperDuo PCIe(x2) Card 8. Troubleshooting Tips Q: What should I do if my disk array is broken? If a disk array is broken, please don’t open the computer case immediately to correct the problem before you backup all your important data. It’s because you are most likely to make a mistake in this abnormal condition. PLEASE BACKUP YOUR DATA FIRST! If your array is in RAID 1 mode or HyperDuo Safe mode, that means your system is still running in the critical condition instead of dead.