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PCI Express SATA II RAID 2 CH.
(2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD
User Manual
Model P-DSA2-PCIE-RF
Ver. 1.0
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Respective owners.
Aug/07 1 MN2036400001
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Features and Benefits Connect a maximum of 2 SATA hard drives to any of the 4 connectors (Either 2 internal or 2 external) via jumpers to your desktop computer Supports data transfer rate of 300MBps Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA TCQ commands Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a Compliant with Serial ATA Generation 2 Specification Support SATA hard disk hot-plugging Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution Supports RAI
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System Requirements PCI Express-enabled system with one available PCI Express slot Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista Package Contents 1 x PCIe SATA II Card 1 x Driver CD 1 x Data Cable 1 x Power Cable 1 x Manual Aug/07 3 MN2036400001
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Hardware Description Jumper Jumper Active Port Settings J8,J7, J6, J5 Internal SATA Port D enabled (Con3) J8,J7, J6, J5 External SATA Port B enabled (Con2) Aug/07 4 MN2036400001
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J4,J3, J2, J1 Internal SATA Port C enabled (Con4) J4,J3, J2, J1 External SATA Port A enabled (Con1) There are four SATA ports on the card. However only two of the four ports may be enabled at any time. NOTE Hardware Installation 1. Turn Off the power to your computer and all the connected peripheral devices. 2. Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer. 3. Remove your computer’s cover. 4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI Express slot. 5. To
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Device Connection The PCI Express Dual Channel SATA II RAID Card supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to use identical drives for all RAID configurations. RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are set up in the card’s on-board BIOS. Refer to the following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays. RAID 0 (Striping) This RAID array is to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will destroy any existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is recommended. For a
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4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. 5. Input the RAID size, press Enter. 6. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept. 7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 8. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. 9. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix 1 for formatting your hard disk drive. Manual configuration 1. 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 Ente
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10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 11. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. 12. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your hard disk drive. RAID 1 (Mirror) For New/Blank Hard Drives 1. 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. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter. 4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter. 5. Input t
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For Existing Hard Drives with Data 1. 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. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter. 4. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter. 5. Select the Source drive, press Enter. 6. Select the Target drive, press Enter. 7. Select Create with data copy, then press Enter. 8. Select online copy, then press Enter. Note: Selecting Online Copy builds t
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(Just a Bunch Of Disks) array. Although JBOD doesn’t offer other RAID functionality, it makes the hard disks appear to be a single one by combining the drives into one larger logical one without any capacity loss. Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set 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. 1. Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or greater capacity, then start the compu
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10. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. Deleting RAID Arrays 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. Select Delete RAID Set, then press Enter. 3. Select the RAID set then press Enter. 4. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm. Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created, then metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information. If, after a disk failure, the replacement disk was pre
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Low Level Format Low Level Format is build into the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive, including data, drive and partition information. The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drive only, before the RAID set is configured. Logical Drive Info This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set(RAID0, RAID1, etc.). This is display only function. BIOS Configuration The card’s BIOS sc
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installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “PCI_IO\SiI3132\Driver\RAID\FLOPPY” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. 2. Follow Windows® 2000 installation procedure. 3. Restart the computer when prompted by the installation. 4. At the Windows® 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID driver. 5. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the driver
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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 Next, then Finish. 7. Repeat steps 2-6. 8. Click Yes to restart 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
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7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows XP/Server 2003, then press Enter. 8. Press Enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows installation. Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes. Our driver has passed Microsoft compatibility test. This message appears during new installation. For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. 2.
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7. Click Yes to restart 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. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “PCI_IO\SiI3132\Driver\64-bit Windows\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. 2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 3. Restart
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installation. For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time, then click Next. 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next. 4. Accept the default entry, then click Next. 5. Click Finish. 6. Repeat steps 2-5. 7. Click Yes to restart to complete the installation. For Windows® Vis
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2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation. 4. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver. 5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller (A:\si3132r5.inf), then press Next. (Change A:\ to match your floppy drive letter) 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows installation. For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID A
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For Windows® Vista-x64 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “PCI_IO\SiI3132\Driver\64-bit Windows\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation. 2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation. 4. At the Window
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2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver software (recommended). 3. Please insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive, click Next. 4. If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not signed, select the option Install this driver software anyway. 5. Click Close to complete the installation. To Verify Windows® Installation 1. Right click My Computer and click Manage. 2. Select Device Manager. 3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller, then
