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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID
RC-209-EX
User Manual
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SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 User Manual Content • Feature highlights .............................................................................. 01 • Package contents .............................................................................. 01 • System requirement .......................................................................... 01 • Hardware Description ..............................................................
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual SiI 3114 SATA PCI Card Feature • Silicon Image SiI34 SATA controller chip • Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz • Provides four independent channels to support up to four Serial ATA drives • Supports RAID0(striping), RAID(mirroring), RAID5(Parity RAID), RAID 0+(mirroring+striping) and Concatenation modes • HDDs function normally when not in RAID sets • Supports SATA up to 50MB/Sec • Supports Windo
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual Hardware Description C.D SATA port A.B SATA port Jumper G E e-SATA port F A SATA Connector (internal) B SATA Connector (internal) C SATA Connector (internal) D SATA Connector (internal) E SATA Connector (external) F SATA Connector (external) G Jumpers Jumper Settings ( Default mode as below : 2-3 close ) J8 J7 J6 J5 J4 J3 J2 J 3 2 Jumper Settings JP D
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual Step by step photo installation of Magic Switch . There are six SATA ports in RC-209-EX 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 RC-209-EX 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.
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual Mode (Default) - ABCD Active 2 & 3 PIN close 2 & 3 PIN close D C E F B A Mode 2 - ABDF Active 2 & 3 PIN close & 2 PIN close D C E F B A Mode 3 - ABEF Active & 2 PIN close & 2 PIN close D C E F B A 4
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual Mode 4 - ABCE Active & 2 PIN close 2 & 3 PIN close D C E F B A 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 select between external and internal ports to use. By default, Port A, B, C and D are working. H
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual Important message for user . Backup all your data in HD befor e setting any RAID. 2. New HD connecting to RC-209-EX is recommended to “initial” and “format” before setting a RAID. Otherwise, PC might find nothing in the system. 3. If you want to boot from correct HD either from motherboard HD or RC-209-EX HD, please change from BIOS “booting sequence”. 4. Although SATA HD is a “hot swap” design, it is strongly recommended tha
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter. 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. 7
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 9. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. 0. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. Manual configuration . 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 RAID0, then press Enter. 4. Select the number of drives then press Enter. 5. Select Manual c
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 6. Select the Target drive, press Enter. 7. Select Create with data copy, then press Enter. 8. Select online copy, then press Enter. Note : Selcting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows. Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before exiting the RAID BIOS. 9. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 0. Pr ess Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. . When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot.
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 4. Select SPARE DRIVE then press Enter. 5. Select the replacement drive then press Enter. 6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm. 7. Press Ctrl+E to exit. 8. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit. RAID 0+1 (Mirroring+Striping) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives, do not use existing hard drive(s) with data. To create a RAID 0+ set at least four hard drives are required. Auto confi
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual RAID 5 (Parity) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size, Manual Configuration is offered. Auto configuration (recommended) The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration. . As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2. At the next scree
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual CONCATENATION This RAID array allows you to use one, two, three or four hard drives to a array. It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover space on disks. . 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 CONCATENATION, then press Enter. 4. Select the number of dri
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual Logical Drive Info This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set(RAID0, RAID, etc.). This is display only function. BIOS Configuration The Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter BIOS will appear every time your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn’t show, please try your controller in another PCI slot. During this (POST) process, the BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it. Dri
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual This will let PC boot from a HDD controller instead of motherboard HDD. e. Keep the floppy in floppy drive and follow the installation. Press “S” when the screen shows as the following picture. Choose the correct OS which you are going to install when system asks you. 4
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual If below screen happens, please choose “Standard PC with C-Step i486”. Keep the floppy disk in floppy drive. PC will notice you as below if you take them off from the drive. 5
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual The installation of RC-209-EX by floppy drive will be completed and the system will detect the HD which now plug on the card. After you install RC-209-EX 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-EX, you can follow the normal steps to comp
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 3. If you want to create a mirror with a HDD with existing OS and a fresh HDD, the data on existing HDD will copy to fresh HDD and boot as RAID . In addition, based on the above situation, if a bootable HDD on the RC-209-EX is desired. It means in this case you will boot our computer from RC-209-EX instead of motherboard. Please follow the following instructions. a. Install RC-209-EX to an existing OS HD conn
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e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual 4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, click Next, then click Next again. 5. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility. 6. Click Finish. 7. Repeat steps 2-6. For Windows® XP/Server 2003 For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy t
