Page 2 - Contents
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 2 Contents Feature and benefits Package contents System requirement Magic Switch introduction and jumper setting Hardware installation Important message for user RAID introduction RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 Driver installation Quick guide ...
Page 3 - Features and Benefits; two; Package Contents
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 3 Features and Benefits Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.2 Provides three independent channels to connect two SATA and two PATA hard disk drive Supports up to UDMA6 transfer mode of PATA ...
Page 4 - Magic Switch introduction and jumper setting; which shows all the ports & jumpers on this PCI Card.; PATA Connector
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 4 Magic Switch introduction and jumper setting Before installing the VIA VT6421 RAID PCI Card, please see the photo below which shows all the ports & jumpers on this PCI Card. A SATA Connector (External) B SATA Connector (External) C SATA Connecto...
Page 5 - to D are internal SATA ports and A to B are external SATA ports.
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 5 IDE/RAID: Jumper Settings JP Description 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector B J8-J11 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector C 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector A J12-J15 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector D Default Mode is all jumper 2-3 close, so C-D is active an...
Page 6 - Hardware Installation
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 6 character A through D. Ports C & D are internal SATA ports and A & B are external SATA ports. By changing the jumper setting on the PCI SATA+PATA RAID card that allows you to utilize 2 ports of this card at the same time. Please set which po...
Page 7 - RAID Arrays
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 7 set any RAID set at the beginning of booting. You can jump to P11 “Driver installation” directly to complete the install. The only different is ignoring the step of RAID setting and the driver setting is the same as a RAID card. RAID Arrays RAID Arr...
Page 8 - Manual configuration
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 8 4. When asked Auto Create array will destroy all data on disks. Continue? (Y/N), press Y to accept. 5. And then a Create New Raid Success!! Message will be displayed. Press ESC to quit then go back to the RAID utility main menu. 6. Press ESC to exit...
Page 9 - For New/Blank Hard Drives
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 9 RAID 1 (Mirroring) For New/Blank Hard Drives 1. As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array , press Enter . 3. At the next screen select Auto Setup For Data Security , press ...
Page 10 - Power off and check the failed drive; Enter
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 10 you that build is finished. Rebuild Mirror Drive 12. 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. 13. Replace he failed drive(s) with one o...
Page 12 - Delete RAID Disk Drive
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 12 14. And then a Create New Raid Success!! Message will be displayed. Press ESC to quit then go back to the RAID utility main menu. 15. Press ESC to exit the BIOS. 16. When asked Do you really want to exit the utility? (Y/N), press Y to accept. SPAN ...
Page 14 - Keep the floppy in floppy drive and follow the installation. Press “
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 14 This will let PC boot from a HD controller instead of motherboard HD. e. Keep the floppy in floppy drive and follow the installation. Press “ S ” when the screen shows as the following picture.
Page 15 - If below screen happens, please choose “Standard PC with C-Step i486”.
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 15 Choose the correct OS which you are going to install when system asks you. If below screen happens, please choose “Standard PC with C-Step i486”.
Page 17 - the HD which now plug on the card.; enter; ” to left the setting.
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 17 The installation of RC-212 by floppy drive will be completed and the system will detect the HD which now plug on the card. After you install RC-212 successfully by floppy disk, installation will lead you back to the same screen as below and then pr...
Page 18 - steps to complete the Windows installation.
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 18 f. Once the system can find the HD connecting to RC-212, you can follow the normal steps to complete the Windows installation. 1. If you want to create a mirror with a HD with existing OS and a fresh HD, the data on existing HD will copy to fresh H...
Page 19 - all your data will be lost.; For Windows® XP/Server 2003; For New Installation; onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 19 c. Turn on PC and enter RAID BIOS to set mirror. Choose “Manual” and then select the original HD as the data source to complete mirror. The copy will take a long time depending on your HD capability. After data copy complete, save and left RAID BIO...
Page 20 - For A New Installation
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 20 ＊ 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 window pop-up, please click Cancel button to cancel the driver installation for the device at this momen...
Page 23 - For An Existing Installation
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 23 ＊ 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 window pop-up, please click Cancel button to cancel the driver installation for the device at this momen...
Page 24 - To Verify Windows® 98SE/Me Installation
SATA+ULTRA ATA RAID CONTROLLER RC212 User Manual 24 ＊ To Verify Windows® 98SE/Me Installation 1. Right click My Computer , click Properties , then click Device Manager . 2. Double click SCSI Controllers , VIA VT6421 RAID Controller should be displayed. 3. Highlight VIA VT6421 RAID Controller and cli...
