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1-4 Getting Started
Marvell RAID Utility User Guide
1.2 Setting Up the Software
This section describes how to install the disk drives and the MRU.
The topics included in this section are:
 Installing the Disk Drives
 Verifying Driver Installation
 Installing the Software
1.2.1 Installing the Disk Drives
Before installing the MRU, ensure that you have the required number of SATA and PATA disk
drives connected to the appropriate ports on your computer’s motherboard. We recommend
installing SATA and PATA drives of similar capacity, which enhance performance.
To install the SATA and PATA disks
1. Connect one end of each data cable to the individual disk drives and connect the other end
of each data cable to the connectors either on the motherboard or on the adapter.
2. Connect power to each of the disk drives.
Note: To create the logical drives, use only drives connected to a single adapter.
The following table lists the minimum number of drives required for each RAID level.
1.2.2 Verifying Driver Installation
To run the MRU, install the driver specific to your operating system. The driver file is
automatically installed on your computer during MRU installation.
To verify the driver installation
1. On the Desktop, right-click My Computer, and then select Manage.
The Computer Management window appears.
2. In the left pane, double-click System Tools, and then double-click Device Manager.
The left pane displays a list of devices for your computer. If the driver properly installed during
the MRU installation, the right pane displays the Marvell RAID adapter under SCSI and RAID
Controllers.
RAID Level Number of Drives Required
RAID 0 Any number
RAID 1 2 only
RAID 10 4 only