SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 User Manual
SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Content • Feature highlights .............................................................................. 01 • Package contents .............................................................................. 01 • System requirement .......................................................................... 01 • Magic Switch introduction and jumper setting ............................... 02 • Step by step photo installation of Magic Switch ............................
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 SiI 3114 SATA PCI Card Feature Highlights • • • • • Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA controller chip Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz Compliant with Serial ATA 1.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Magic Switch introduction and jumper setting Before installing the SiI 3114 SATA PCI Card, please see the photo below which shows all the ports & jumpers on this PCI Card.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Step by step photo installation of Magic Switch 1. There are six SATA ports in RC209 RAID adapter. We named these ports character A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports and E to F are external SATA ports. By changing the jumper setting on RC209 that allows you to utilize 4 ports of this card. Please reference our photos below for the proper jumper setting. Port A and B are always active.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Mode 1 (Default) - ABCD Active D Active C B Active A E F 2.3 close 2.3 close Mode 2 - ABDF Active Active D C B Active A E F 2.3 close .2 close Mode 3 - ABEF Active D C B Active E Active F .2 close .
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Mode 4 - ABCE Active Active D C B Active A E F .2 close 2.3 close Note: There are six SATA ports in Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter. We named these ports character A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports and E & F are external SATA ports. By changing the jumper setting on the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter that allows you to utilize 4 ports of this card at the same time. Please set which port to work by jumper setting.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive. 4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA controller on the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter. 5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four hard drives. Device connection is now complete. 6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. Important message for user 1. Backup all your data in HD before setting any RAID. 2.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 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.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 3. Select RAID0, then press Enter. 4. Select the number of drives then press Enter. 5. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. 6. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 7. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept. 8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 9. 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. Manual configuration 1.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 12. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 13. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. 14. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. RAID 1 (Mirror) For New/Blank Hard Drive Recommended for all fresh HD without 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.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Creating a SPARE Drive This function is used when you want to backup your data by adding a new HD to RC-209. You can transfer original data to the new adding HD by the following. When a hard drive failure occurs in a mirror set, the auto-rebuild feature enables a drive designated as SPARE to become the new member of the mirror set. After you process this function, your mirror will be rebuilded. 1. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS. 2.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 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. Select RAID10, then press Enter. 4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. 5. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept. 7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 8.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 3. Select RAID5, then press Enter. 4. Select the number of drives then press Enter. 5. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. 6. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 7. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept. 8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 9. 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. Manual configuration 1.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 9. 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.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it. Driver Installation Quick guide: 1. If you want to add RC-209 to an existing OS, set up RC-209 into a PCI slot. Enter the OS and install RC-209 with driver disk. In this case, PC is booting up by an existing HD connecting to motherboard. After RC-209 is installed complete, you can add HD and set the RAID by RAID BIOS. 2.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Choose the correct OS for your future system. Then choose “Standard PC with C-Step i486”.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Keep the floppy disk in floppy drive. PC will notice you as below if you take them off from the drive. The installation of RC-209 by floppy drive will be completed and the system will detect the HD which now plug on the card.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 After you install RC-209 successfully by floppy disk, installation will lead you back to the same screen as below and then press “enter” to left the setting. f. Once the system can find the HD connecting to RC-209, you can follow the normal steps to complete the Windows installation. 3. If you want to create a mirror with a HD with existing OS and a fresh HD, the data on existing HD will copy to fresh HD and boot as RAID 1.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “RC-209\Driver\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. 2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation. 4.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 6. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter. 7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid 5 Controller for Windows 2000, then press Enter. 8. Press Enter again to finish driver installation, then 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, click Next. 3.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 file’s location. Press Next to continue to setup. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 9. Click Next again, then Finish. 10. Remove the driver CD, close all open Windows, then restart Windows to complete the installation. For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. 2. At he Found New Hardware Wizard window pop-up, click Next to continue. 3.
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 3. Click Finish. 4. Remove the driver CD, close all open Windows, then restart Windows to complete the installation. To Verify Windows® 98SE/Me Installation 1. Right click My Computer, click Properties, then click Device Manager. 2. Double click SCSI Controllers, Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid 5 Controller should be displayed. 3. Highlight Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid 5 Controller and click Properties.
