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Manual SIIG 04-0370D

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Page 2 - Package Contents; Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID; Layout

2 Package Contents • Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID • 4 Serial ATA data cables (1M) • 2 Dual Connector Serial ATA power cables • 2 "Y" split power cables • Driver CD • Quick installaton guide Layout Figure 1. Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID layout Serial ATA Connectors CN4 CN3 CN2 CN1 Hard Disk LED Pin...

Page 3 - Hardware Installation; Device Connection

3 Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer ’ s reference manual for further information, if needed. Static electricity discharge may permanently damage your system. Discharg...

Page 4 - Serial ATA data cable

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 of the Serial ATA data cable to the hard disk drive. Figure 2. Hard disk drive connections 4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA data cable to the ...

Page 5 - RAID Arrays

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 case to the Hard Disk LED Pins on the Serial ATA controller, see Board Layout on page 2 for the location of the pins. All four Serial ATA Connectors acti...

Page 11 - Single Drive Setup

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. 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...

Page 12 - JBOD Drive Setup

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 Drive Setup This RAID Array combines the full capacity of two or more hard drives to form one logical drive. Since this configuration will destroy all...

Page 13 - Deleting RAID Arrays

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 use it at your own risk. 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...

Page 14 - Serial ATA 4-channel RAID

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, including data, drive and partition information. The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drives only, before the RAID set is configured. Software I...

Page 16 - To Verify Windows 7 Installation

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 AutoPlay box if prompted. 3. Right click Computer , click Manage , click Device Manager . 4. Under Other devices , right click RAID Controller , click ...

Page 17 - To Verify Windows Vista Installation

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 Image SiI ... , then click Next . 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete Windows Vista operating system installation. When Windows install...

Page 22 - To Verify Windows Server 2008 Installation

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 monitoring utility. To Verify Windows Server 2008 Installation 1. Right click Computer , click Manage . 2. Double click Diagnostics , select Device Manag...

Page 24 - SATARaid5 GUI; SATARaid5 GUI Installation

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, insert the driver CD. For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 For 32-bit : Click Start, in Start Search box, type D:\32bitgui.msi , then press Enter . (Change ...

Page 25 - SATARaid5 GUI Overview; RAID Groups window

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 the user, choose the SATARaid5 program from the start menu to launch the program. Upon launching the GUI, the main window should appear similar to what ...

Page 26 - Device Configuration window; SATARAID 5 Configuration Menu

26 Device Configuration window This window identifies all physical drives and their partitions. A physical drive can be partitioned into several portions and each portion can be a RAID group member. SATARAID 5 Configuration Menu SATARAID5 configuration menu includes customization of the settings for...

Page 28 - Device Menu Command; Create Spare and Delete Spare

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 list of menu items to support RAID functions for legacy RAID groups. Delete Member Support : When this feature is selected, Delete Member menu item ...

Page 29 - RAID Group Menu Command; Striped

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 of a RAID group fails (such as a loss of power or a complete hard disk failure), it becomes an orphan. This command displays the Delete Orphan Segment...

Page 31 - Window Menu Command

31 Window Menu Command Task Manager This command displays the Task Manager window. The Task Manager window list all RAID and disk management tasks that have been started and/or done. This window provides the user with the ability to schedule any RAID and disk management operations including RAID gro...

Page 32 - Legacy Support Menu Command

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 displays a dialog box to let the user choose which fields will be shown in the event log. Resources This command displays the Resources Information window....

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Page 35 - Technical Support and Warranty; Online Support

35 Technical Support and Warranty QUESTIONS? SIIG ’ s Online Support has answers! Simply visit our web site at www.siig.com and click Support . Our online support database is updated daily with new drivers and solutions. Answers to your questions could be just a few clicks away. You can also submit ...