SATA150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................... 2 2. What Is RAID ........................................................................................3 3. BIOS Installation ( RAID Setting ) ......................................................... 3 4. Software Installation............................................................................. 5 Quick guide: ......................
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual Important Message: 1. Before controller card installation, we recommend to study the PDF file of SATA Raid manual at enclosed CD folder \ SATA Raid_2Port \ SiI3x12 \ Win98_me_2000_xp_nt4.0 \ Gui first. This Raid manual has more information on Raid architecture, Raid features, Raid installation, Raid setting and Management software for Raid GUI (Graphical User Interface). 2.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual 1.1.2. High Speed Serial ATA Interface Two special shielded and durable SATA1 connectors for plugging more than 1,000 times Dual high speed Serial ATA interface ports, each supporting 1st generation Serial ATA data rates (1.5Gb/s). Provides RAID 0 (Stripping) to greatly increase the performance of data transfer by simultaneously writing data to 2 drives.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual 3.1. Creating Striped Sets (RAID 0) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will “destroy” all existing data on the original hard drive. Auto Configuration is recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size, Manual Configuration is offered. 1. As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility. 2. Select Create RAID set. Press Enter. 3. Select Stripe (RAID 0) then press Enter. 4. Select Auto configuration.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual 3.4. Rebuilding Mirrored Sets This function is used when any HD in mirror is failure. Your data is still safety. System will notice and help you rebuild mirror by replacing new HD to the broken part. When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATARaid GUI while in Windows. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set. 1.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 d. User Manual Press F6 at the beginning as the blue screen scanning. This will let PC boot from a HD controller instead of motherboard HD. e. Keep the floppy in floppy drive and follow the installation. Press “S” when the screen shows as the following picture.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual Choose the correct OS for your future system. 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-201 by floppy drive will be completed and the system will detect the HD which now plug on the card. After you install RC-201 successfully by floppy disk, installation will lead you back to the same screen as below and then press “enter” to left the setting.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 f. 3. User Manual Once the system can find the HD connecting to RC-201, you can follow the normal steps to complete the Windows installation. 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. In addition, based on the above situation, if a bootable HD on the RC201 is desired. It means in this case you will boot our computer from RC201 instead of motherboard.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual procedures to install Windows accordingly. 2. Once Windows has been installed, click My Computer, then click Properties. Click Device Manager tab. 3. Double click Other Devices then PCI RAID Controller. 4. Click Driver tab, then Update Driver. 5. Insert the Driver CD, check Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) and click Next. 6.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual Driver, click Open then OK. 5. Highlight Silicon Image Sil-3x12 SATA Raid Controller and click OK. Verification of the Proper Installation for Windows NT 4.0 1. Double click My Computer/Control Panel/SCSI Adapters. 2. Highlight Silicon Image Sil-3x12 SATA Raid Controller and click Properties. This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed. 4.3.
SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host RC201 User Manual Add Windows XP Driver on Original Booting Device 1. After the SATA RAID PCI Host Adapter and attached drives are configured, boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, check Install from a list or specific location (advanced), then click Next. 3. Insert the Driver CD. Check Include this location in the search, uncheck the other box, type in E:\, and click Browse. 4.
