Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 1
RAID Native SATA–150
4 Ports PCI Host
User Manual
English
LINDY No. 70541 (Internal 4 Port)
LINDY No. 70542 (External 2 Port + Internal 2 Port)
www.LINDY.com
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (November 2004)
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 2
1. Introduction This RAID Native SATA-150 4Ports PCI Host Adapter is a PCI to 4Ports Serial ATA host controller board. It provides a 32bit, 33/66 MHz PCI interface on the host side and dual, fully compliant Serial ATA ports on the device side to access SATA Hard disk drive. The board can be used to upgrade your desktop computer to have 4Ports Serial ATA Channels and support RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 features. It accepts host commands through the PCI bus, processes them and transfer
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 3
Four 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. Provides RAID 1 (Mirroring) to protect the data from a disk failure by writing identical data on 2 drives. RAID 0+1 (Mirrored-Stripping) combine both Striping and Mirroring technologies to provide both the performance enhancements that come from Striping
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 4
2. What Is RAID RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member, without loss of data. This card provides two RAID Set types, Striped (RAID 0) and Mirrored (RAID 1). Disk Striping (RAID 0) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. While Striping is discussed as a RAID Set type, it is actually does not prov
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 5
4. Select Auto configuration. Press Enter. 5. Press Y to save your settings. 6. Press CTRL+E and then press Y to exit the setup. 7. Continue with conventional Fdisk and Format steps as if you are installing a conventional hard drive. 8. Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to software installation section. 3.2. Creating Mirrored Sets (RAID 1) 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 Mir
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 6
1. After replacing the failed hard drives boot the BIOS, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility. 2. Select rebuilding Mirrored set. Press Enter. 3. Select Online rebuild or Offline rebuild. 4. Answer Y to rebuild the Mirrored set of hard drive. 3.5. Resolving Conflict When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information (Primary and Secondary). If, after a disk failure, the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set (or
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 7
CD-ROM/DVD is E:\) and click Browse. 8. Points specify a location, example E:\SATA Raid_4Port\Sil3114\Win98_me _2000_xp_nt4.0, click OK and then Next. 9.Click Next and then Finish. 10. Remove the Driver CD and click Yes to restart Windows to complete driver installation. For Existing Windows 98/98 SE Systems 1. After the SATA RAID PCI Host Adapter and attached drives are configured, boot up Windows. 2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 3. Select Search for the best drive
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 8
2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, check Specify the location of the driver (Advanced), and click Next. 3. Insert the Driver CD, check Specify a location, uncheck the other boxes, and click Browse. 4.Points specify a location, example E:\SATA Raid_4Port\Sil3114\Win98_me _2000_xp_nt4.0, click OK and then Next.(If your CD-ROM/DVD is E:\) 5. Click Next and then Finish. Verification of the Proper Installation for Windows 98/98SE/ME 1. Double click My Computer/Control Panel/System. Click
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 9
_2000_xp_nt4.0\Sl3114r.inf, click Open then OK. 5. Highlight Silicon Image Sil 3114 SATARaid Controller and click OK. 6.If the Insert Disk dialog appears, click OK then Browse. 7.Highlight Sl3114r.sys and click Open then 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 3114 SATARaid Controller and click Properties. This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the dr
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 10
For New Windows XP Systems (Fresh Installation) 1. Before installation, copy all the files under directory E:\SATA Raid_4Port\ Sil3114\ Win98_me _2000_xp_nt4.0\driver\ *.* to a blank floppy disk 2. After the SATA RAID PCI Host Adapter and attached drives are configured, follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows accordingly. 3. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 in order to specify and add the driver. 4. Insert the Driver diskette. Press S then press Enter. 5. Select Silicon Ima
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 11
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations. - 11 -
