4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card User Manual Model: UGT-ST644R All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners www.vantecusa.
Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................... 3 1.1 Product Introduction ................................................ 3 1.2 Features.................................................................... 3 1.3 System Requirements .............................................. 4 1.4 Package Contents ..................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Getting Started ................................................. 5 2.1 Hardware Layout .............
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction This board is a single-chip, PCI Express to four SATA Gen III 6Gb/s channels host controller that brings server-class features to the desktop. This board enables the use of the industry’s newest and fastest hard drives at 6Gb/s while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s drives. It uses the same cable and connectors as previous SATA generations to ease integration. Besides, PCI Express 2.
compatible with PCI-Express 1.x Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3.0 PCI Express x2 interface, and compatible with PCI Express x4, x8 and x16 slots Supports communication speeds of 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps, and 1.5Gbps Hot plug and Hot Swap Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Supports Port Multiplier FIS based switching or command based switching Compatible with SATA 6G, 3G and 1.
Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 Hardware Layout Figure 1: Layout *Note: The internal SATA 3 and SATA 4 connectors are dedicated channels, they can not be disabled.
Jumper Settings Refer to Figure 1 for the positions of each connectors. SATA 1, 2 and SATA 1A, 2A are interchangeable. Follow the instructions in Table 1 to configure the jumper.
2.2 Hardware Installation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Turn off the power to your computer. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover. Locate to an empty PCI Express x4, x8, or x16 slot on the motherboard. To install the board, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard. Push the board down firmly. Attach your internal devices to the 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
To create a virtual disk 1. In the Topology pane, scroll to HBA0: Marvell 0 and press Enter to select. A menu pops-up, as shown in Figure 1. Select Configuration Wizard and press Enter to begin creating the virtual disk. Figure 1 Configuration Wizard 2. Press Space to select/unselect a disk a disk, as shown in Figure 2. Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of free disks.
3. After selecting the required disks, press Enter to continue, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 Confirm Disk Selection 4.
pane, as shown in Figure 4. The controls for making selection are listed in the Help pane when an available setting is highlighted. Figure 4 Configure Virtual Disk Note: Max size (MB) and Disk ID are properties of the virtual disk that cannot be edited. Max size (MB) in the size of the RAID virtual disk as determined by the selected RAID Level. Disk ID lists the IDs of the physical disks comprising the virtual disk. 5.
6. Scroll the list, as shown in Figure 5, and press Enter to select a RAID Level (HyperDuo Safe, HyperDuo Capacity, RAID 0, RAID 10, RAID 1). Figure 5 RAID Level Note: The default Level is HyperDuo Safe. 7. After selecting the raid level, scroll to Next, as shown in Figure 6. Press Enter to create the virtual disk.
8. Please Y to select Yes, as shown in Figure 7, to confirm the creation of the virtual disk. The virtual disk is now listed in the Topology pane, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 8 Virtual Disks in Topology Pane 2.3.
To view the properties of a virtual disk, scroll to the Virtual Disk (HyperDuo in Figure 9) in the Topology pane. The properties of the virtual disk are displayed in the Information pane when HyperDuo is highlighted, as shown in Figure 9. Figure 9 Virtual Disk Properties: Functional VD Erasing RAID Configuration Data Note: The RAID controller stores RAID configuration data on all physical disks that are part of a virtual disk.
OCZ-VERTEX2 in Figure 10) and press Enter. A menu pops-up, as shown Figure 10. 2. Select Erase RAID Config Data to delete the virtual disk, as shown in Figure 10. 3. Select Yes when prompted to confirm the erase operation. Figure 10 Erase RAID Configuration Data Rebuilding Virtual Disk Note: The 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card BIOS supports manual rebuilding of RAID 1 virtual disks. The rebuild process is both initiated and complete in the BIOS.
to initiate, resume, or complete the rebuild process. Spare physical disks are not supported. To manually rebuild a RAID 1 virtual disk 1. When a virtual disk is degraded, the Status of a virtual disk is changed from Functional to Degrade, as shown in Figure 11. Figure 11 Virtual Disk Properties: Degrade VD 2. Replace the faulty physical disk with an identical physical disk.
Disks in the Topology pane, as shown in Figure 12. Figure 12 Replace Physical Disks 3. In the Topology pane, scroll to Virtual Disks (VD 0: New_VD in Figure 13), and press Enter to select. A menu pops-up, as shown in Figure 13 Scroll to Rebuild and press Enter to configure the rebuild process.
4. Scroll through the list of free disk, as shown Figure 14, and press Space to select or unselect a replacement physical disk. Press Enter to continue.
5. Press Y to select Yes, as shown in Figure 15, when prompted to confirm the rebuild process. Figure 15 Confirm Rebuild Virtual Disk 6. The status of the Rebuild process is reflected in the properties of the virtual disk, as shown in Figure 16.
Deleting Virtual Disk To delete a virtual disk 1. In the Topology pane, select Virtual Disk (New_VD in Figure 17) and press Enter. A menu pops-up, as shown Figure 17. 2. Select Delete to delete the virtual disk, as shown in Figure 17. 3. Press Y to select Yes when prompted Do you want to delete this virtual disk? 4.
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2.4 Driver Installation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Please insert the CD driver bundle with the 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card into your CD-ROM drive. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Run. Type D:\UGT-ST644R\Windows\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. 2.5 To Verify Driver Installation 1. 2. 3. Right click My Computer and click Manage.
2.6 What is HyperDuo? HyperDuo is a technology created by Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. to optimize the performance of storage technology. This technology is built in to the UGT-ST644R card. It involves the combination of SSD as cache storage for the HDD drive to give unparalleled access speed. This tiering of SSD and HDD can give you 80% SSD performance at about the a third of the cost.
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