1 Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID Quick Installation Guide 04-0370D Introducing the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID The Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID is an ultra high
10 9. Select the fourth drive, then press Enter. 10. Select Create without data copy then press Enter. 11. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to
11 2. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS. 3. Select Create RAID set then press Enter. 4. Select SPARE DRIVE then press Enter. 5.
12 8. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. Note: The hard disk will show up as Contiguous in the SATARAID5 GUI. JBOD Dr
13 RAID5 While RAID5 feature is enabled in the SATA Raid 5 BIOS, this RAID Array is not supported by the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID controller. Please
14 Low Level Format Low Level Format is built into the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive, includi
15 2. At the desktop, insert the driver CD. Close the AutoPlay box if prompted. 3. Right click Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager. 4. Under
16 For An Existing Windows 7 (64-bit) Installation 1. Setup your RAID array, and boot up Windows. 2. At the desktop, insert the driver CD. Close the
17 5. Double click your CD-ROM drive. For 32-bit Windows Vista: Click OK. For 64-bit Windows Vista: Select 64bit, then click OK. 6. Select Silicon Im
18 2. Follow Microsoft installation procedure to install Windows accordingly. 3. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the driver. Note: P
19 Windows XP (64-bit) / Server 2003 (64-bit) For A New XP (64-bit) / Server 2003 (64-bit) Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for
2 Package Contents • Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID • 4 Serial ATA data cables (1M) • 2 Dual Connector Serial ATA power cables • 2 "Y" split
20 To Verify XP / Server 2003 / 2000 Installation 1. Right click My Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager. 2. Double click SCSI and RAID contr
21 4. Click Next, then click Close. 5. Shutdown Windows, and setup your RAID array. When Windows resumes, go to SATARaid5 GUI on page 24 and install
22 5. Remove the driver CD, shutdown Windows, and setup your RAID array. When Windows resumes, go to SATARaid5 GUI on page 24 and install the RAID mo
23 4. When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver. 5. Insert the driver diskette you made earlier, then press Enter. 6. Select Silic
24 SATARaid5 GUI The SATARaid5 GUI provides the user an easy way to monitor your RAID set. SATARaid5 GUI Installation 1. At the Windows desktop, inse
25 SATARaid5 GUI Overview The SATARaid5 GUI will automatically start when Windows boots up. If the GUI does not automatically start or is closed by t
26 Device Configuration window This window identifies all physical drives and their partitions. A physical drive can be partitioned into several port
27 Log File The log file is used to store event information received from all the RAID drivers. The log file can be viewed with any text viewer (such
28 Legacy (Bootable) Support: When this feature is selected, Legacy Support menu will be available in the menu bar. The Legacy Support menu includes a
29 Delete Orphan An orphan device segment is part of a RAID group that cannot access another device segment within the same RAID group. When a member
3 Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, re
30 Rebuild Priority: Select from the available list. RAID 0 and virtual disk do not require this. 10 is the highest level of rebuild priority which
31 Window Menu Command Task Manager This command displays the Task Manager window. The Task Manager window list all RAID and disk management tasks th
32 Sorting: This command displays a dialog box to the the user choose up to 3 items to sort event items in the event log. Fields: This command display
33 Delete Legacy RAID Group This command displays a dialog box to let the user choose legacy RAID groups to delete. This item is disabled if no legac
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4 2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power supply using the included Dual Connector Serial ATA power cable. 3. Connect one end
5 Note: If it is your desire to monitor disk activity of the Serial ATA hard drives, you may at this time connect the hard disk LED of the system cas
6 8. Select the second drive, press Enter. 9. If applicable select the 3rd and 4th drives pressing enter after each selection. 10. After selecting t
7 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
8 9. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y. 10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 11. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit. Note:
9 2. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS. 3. Select Create RAID set then press Enter. 4. Select SPARE DRIVE then press Enter. 5. S
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