Page 2 - Content; RAID introduction; User Manual
Content • Feature highlights .............................................................................. • Package contents .............................................................................. • System requirement ............................................................................
Page 3 - Feature Highlights; Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot
User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 SiI 3114 SATA PCI Card Feature Highlights • Silicon Image SiI34 SATA controller chip• Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz• Compliant with Serial ATA .0 specification• Provides four independent channels to support up to four ...
Page 4 - Magic Switch introduction and jumper setting
2 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Magic Switch introduction and jumper setting Before installing the SiI 34 SATA PCI Card, please see the photo below which shows all the ports & jumpers on this PCI Card. A SATA Connector (internal) B SATA Connector 2 (internal) C SATA Connect...
Page 5 - *Jumper setting for pin and 2 pin close
3 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Step by step photo installation of Magic Switch . There are six SATA ports in RC209 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 ...
Page 7 - Hardware Installation
5 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Mode 4 - ABCE Active 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 th...
Page 8 - Important message for user; This RAID array to be used on; New/Blank hard drives. Striping will destroy all existing data; on the original hard drive.; Manual Configuration is offered.
6 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive.4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA controller on the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter.5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four hard dri...
Page 9 - The default chunk size is; 4k when selecting Auto configuration.; . As the BIOS boots press; Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.; At the next screen select
7 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 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 screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
Page 11 - SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209
9 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 2. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 3. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot.4. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. RAID 1 (Mirror) For New/Blank Hard Drive Recommend...
Page 12 - Creating a SPARE Drive
0 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Creating a SPARE Drive This function is used when you want to backup your data by adding a new HD to RC-209. You can transfer original data to the new adding HD by the following.When a hard drive failure occurs in a mirror set, the auto-rebuild f...
Page 14 - CONCATENATION
2 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 3. Select RAID5, 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 ...
Page 15 - Deleting RAID Arrays; Select the RAID set then press; Resolving Conflicts; connection information, will be written to the replacement disk.; Low Level Format
3 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 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. Deleting RAID Arrays . As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter ...
Page 16 - BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it.; Driver Installation
4 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it. Driver Installation Quick guide: . If you want to add RC-209 to an existing OS, set up RC-209 into a PCI slot. Enter the OS and install RC-209 with driver disk. In this case, PC is bootin...
Page 17 - Choose the correct OS for your future system.
5 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 Choose the correct OS for your future system. Then choose “Standard PC with C-Step i486”.
Page 19 - Detail guide
7 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 After you install RC-209 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, you can follow the normal steps...
Page 20 - For New Installation
8 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “RC-209\Driver\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the direction...
Page 21 - complete the Windows installation.; For Windows® 98SE
9 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 6. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter. 7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid 5 Controller for Windows 2000, then press Enter. 8. Press Enter again to finish driver installation, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Win...
Page 22 - file’s location. Press; For Windows® Me
20 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 file’s location. Press Next to continue to setup. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 9. Click Next again, then Finish. 0. Remove the driver CD, close all open Windows, then restart Windows to complete the installation. For An Existing...
Page 23 - To Verify Windows® 98SE/Me Installation; Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product.
2 User Manual SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209 3. Click Finish. 4. Remove the driver CD, close all open Windows, then restart Windows to complete the installation. To Verify Windows® 98SE/Me Installation . Right click My Computer, click Properties, then click Device Manager. 2. Double click S...