Rosewill RC-209-EX - Manuals

Page 2 - Content; RAID introduction; User Manual

Content • Feature highlights .............................................................................. • Package contents .............................................................................. • System requirement ............................................................................

Page 3 - Feature; • PCI Bus 32bit; Connectors; Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot

User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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...

Page 4 - Hardware Description

2 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Hardware Description 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 :...

Page 5 - *Jumper setting for pin and 2 pin close

3 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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 jumpe...

Page 6 - Mode 2 - ABDF Active

4 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Mode (Default) - ABCD Active Mode 2 - ABDF Active Mode 3 - ABEF Active E F C D B A 2 & 3 PIN close 2 & 3 PIN close E F C D B A 2 & 3 PIN close & 2 PIN close E F C D B A & 2 PIN close & 2 PIN close

Page 7 - Mode 4 - ABCE Active; Hardware Installation

5 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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...

Page 8 - Important message for user; Auto Configuration

6 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Important message for user . Backup all your data in HD before 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 ...

Page 15 - Logical Drive Info

3 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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 ever...

Page 17 - If below screen happens, please choose “Standard PC with C-Step i486”.

5 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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.

Page 19 - Detail guide; For New Installation

7 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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 m...

Page 20 - For Windows® XP/Server 2003; For A New Installation

8 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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 compatibi...

Page 21 - For Windows® Vista

9 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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 “ RC-209\64-bit Windows\RAID5 ” folder, found on the driver C...

Page 22 - For An Existing Installation; For Windows® Vista-x64

20 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 4. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver. 5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3114 Soft Raid 5 Controller (A:\si3114r5.inf) , then press Next . (Change A :\ to match your floppy dr...

Page 23 - To Verify Windows® Installation; and click; SATARAID5 Management Software Installation; Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

2 User Manual e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX To Verify Windows® Installation . Right click My Computer and click Manage . 2. Select Device Manager. 3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller , then double click Silicon Image SiI 3114 Soft Raid 5 Controller to display driver properties. ...