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SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Features and Benefits z Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification z Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual that all users turn off the power before you add any HD to PC. 5. If you want to use RC-215 without any RAID function, please do not enter RAID BIOS and change the RAID setting. RAID function will only be activate after you enter RAID BIOS and set a RAID set correctly. Driver installation is the same for a RAID card whether you want to use a RAID function or not.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual 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. Push the board down firmly. Attach your internal or external devices to the PCI SATA+PATA RAID card. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the PCI SATA+PATA RAID card’s BIOS.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter. At the next screen select Auto Setup For Performance, press Enter. When asked Auto Create array will destroy all data on disks. Continue? (Y/N), press Y to accept. And then a Create New Raid Success!! Message will be displayed. Press ESC to quit then go back to the RAID utility main menu. Press ESC to exit the BIOS.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual RAID 1 (Mirroring) For New/Blank Hard Drives As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter. At the next screen select Auto Setup For Data Security, press Enter. When asked Auto Create array will destroy all data on disks. Continue? (Y/N), press Y to accept. And then a Create New Raid Success!! Message will be displayed.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Rebuild Mirror Drive When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified by the RAID BIOS during boot. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set. Replace he failed drive(s) with one of equal or greater capacity, then start the computer. Then you will see the following message shown by the PCI SATA+PATA RAID card’s BIOS on the screen.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration. As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter. At the next screen select Auto Setup (Safe, Performance), press Enter. When asked Auto Create array will destroy all data on disks. Continue? (Y/N), press Y to accept. And then a Create New Raid Success!! Message will be displayed.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Press ESC to exit the BIOS. When asked Do you really want to exit the utility? (Y/N), press Y to accept. SPAN (JBOD) As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter. At the next screen select Auto Setup For Capacity, press Enter. When asked Auto Create array will destroy all data on disks. Continue? (Y/N), press Y to accept.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual For Windows® 2000 For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “RC-212\VRAIDDrv\drvdisk” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. Follow Windows® 2000 installation procedure. Restart the computer when prompted by the installation.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Restart Windows to complete the installation. For Windows® XP/Server 2003 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-212\VRAIDDrv\drvdisk” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Type D:\RC-212\SETUP.EXE, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Restart Windows to complete the installation. For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual Please insert the CD driver bound with PCI SATA+PATA RAID card into your CD-ROM Drive. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then Run. Type D:\RC-212\SETUP.EXE, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Restart Windows to complete the installation. For Windows® Vista For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual driver for this device will be installed in the next step. Please insert the CD driver bound with PCI SATA+PATA RAID card into your CD-ROM Drive. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then Run. Type D:\RC-212\SETUP.EXE, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Restart Windows to complete the installation.
SATA105G/ATA 133 RAID Controller Card RC215 User Manual button to cancel the driver installation for the device at this moment. The driver for this device will be installed in the next step. Please insert the CD driver bound with PCI SATA+PATA RAID card into your CD-ROM Drive. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then Run. Type D:\RC-212\SETUP.EXE, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
