SATA 150 RAID Controller PCI Card user manual Model 176767 MAN-176767-UM-1007-01
introduction Thank you for purchasing this MANHATTAN® SATA 150 RAID Controller PCI Card, Model 176767. The easy-to-follow instructions in this manual help make installation of the card quick and simple, so you’ll also soon be enjoying the benefits of these features: • Easily adds two internal SATA 150 ports, each supporting SATA 150 data transfer rates of up to 1.
Features This MANHATTAN SATA 150 RAID Controller PCI Card is a PCI-todual-SATA host controller board that provides a 32-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI interface on the hose side and dual, fully compliant SATA ports on the device side to access SATA storage devices. The card can upgrade your desktop computer to have dual SATA channels and support RAID 0 and RAID 1 features. It accepts host commands through the PCI bus, processes them and transfers data between the host and SATA devices.
instantaneous protection from a single disk failure. If a read failure occurs on one drive, the system reads the data from the other drive. bios installation (raid setting) Creating and deleting RAID sets is a function found in the BIOS (basic integrated operating system). During boot up, the RAID setting message will appear and pause for a few moments to allow you to choose what to do. This board will act as a normal non-RAID card when BIOS is not configured for RAID. Just proceed to Driver Installation.
Deleting RAID Sets 1. As the BIOS boots, press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility. 2. Select "Delete RAID set." Press Enter. 3. Answer "Y" to remove the RAID set. If the RAID set being deleted is a Striped set, then all of the data will be lost. If the set being deleted is a Mirrored set, then the data will remain intact and accessible on both drives. Rebuilding Mirrored Sets 1. After replacing the failed hard drives, boot the BIOS, then press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility. 2.
1. On the Windows setup screen, press F6 to specify and add the driver. 2. Insert the driver CD; press S; press Enter. 3. Select “Silicon Image Sil-3x12 SATA Raid Controller Driver”; press Enter. 4. Press Enter to continue; follow on-screen instructions to complete the installation. To Add Windows 2000 Driver on Original Booting Device NOTE: Once the SATA 150 RAID Controller PCI Card and attached drives are configured, boot up Windows. 1. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click “Next.” 2.
To Add Windows XP Driver on Original Booting Device NOTE: Once the SATA 150 RAID Controller PCI Card and attached drives are configured, boot up Windows. 1. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, check “INstall from a list or specific location (advanced)”; click “Next.” 2. Insert the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive. Check “Include this location in the search”; uncheck the other boxes; enter “E:\” (or use whatever letter denotes your CD-ROM drive); click “Browse.” 3.
specifications Standards and Certifications • CE • FCC • SATA 1.0 • PCI 2.1 • WEEE General • 2 internal SATA 150 ports • Compliant with serial ATA 1.
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