Siig 04-0373C Manuel d'utilisateur

1Serial ATA PCI RAIDQuick Installation Guide04-0373CIntroducing the Serial ATA PCI RAIDThe Serial ATA PCI RAID is an ultra high-speed twochannel Seri

10For An Existing Installation1. Install the board and boot up to Windows.2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next tocontinue.3. Select Search fo

11For An Existing Installation1. Install the board and boot up to Windows.2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, insert the driverCD.3. Select Automatic

124. At the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press F6.5. When prompted press S to specify the location ofthe driver.6. Insert the driver diskette, then pres

132. Follow Microsoft installation procedure to installWindows accordingly.3. Restart your system when prompted by Windowsinstallation.4. At the Windo

1464-bit Windows XP/Server 2003For A New InstallationA new installation of Windows XP/Server 2003 requiresa floppy disk for the driver installation.

154. Click Finish, remove the driver CD, shutdownWindows, and setup your RAID array.When Windows resumes, go to SATARaid GUI on page17 and install t

16For An Existing Installation1. Install the board and boot up Windows.2. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locateand install the driver automat

17SATARaid GUIThe SATARaid GUI provides the user an easy way tomonitor and configure your RAID array. It also offersadministrative tools to save, cop

18For 98SE/ME/2000/XP(32-/64-bit)/Server 2003(32-/64-bit)1. Place the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.

19Using SATARaid GUIDuring the installation process, the SATARaid GUI wassaved in the Windows Startup folder, a small blueSATARaid logo will appear in

2System Requirements• Pentium® or equivalent PC with an available PCIslot• Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP (32-/64-bit)/Server2003 (32-/64-bit)/Vista (32-/6

20By selecting a specific channel the following informationis reported.Selecting each different component in the configurationtree provides specific i

21Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent informationto that drive, including Configuration and DiskIdentification information.

22Selecting Sets reports on active RAID sets.By selecting the specific RAID set, such as Set 1 which isa Mirrored Set, the type of RAID set, the numbe

23The Members tab reports the device identification(corresponding with the information in the BIOS) and thestate of each device.Besides reporting info

24The device identification, along with the state of eachdevice is also reported in the Members tab window. Notethat when a Mirror set is first create

25Configuration MenuWith the SATARaid GUI running, the small SATARaidicon should appear in the bottom right of the computerscreen, next to the clock.

26E-MailUsing the E-mail tab in the Configuration Menu, the usermay set the default E-mail address and subject line towhere the configuration should

27Event LevelThere are different types of E-mail notifications that maybe sent which are set with the Event Level tab.The different levels are:Disable

28Log FileThe log file is used to store event information receivedfrom all the RAID drivers. The log file is a text file and canbe viewed with Notepa

29PopupThe popup window is a visual notification that an eventoccurred. The popup window can be disabled or set topopup for only certain event levels.

3Hardware InstallationGeneral instructions for installing the card are providedbelow. Since the design of computer cases andmotherboards vary, refer

30TrayIcon and Event TableThe TrayIcon sets which level of events the tray icon willblink for and the Event Table sets which level of eventswill show

31Menu CommandsAdvanced MenuUnder the Advanced Menu you can create, delete, modifyyour RAID array, and create and delete a Spare Drive inaddition to S

32RAID WizardSelect your option, click Next and follow the on screeninstructions. Options not related to your RAID array willbe greyed out.RAID Mana

33SATA RAID Help MenuThe SATARaid Help menu gives detailed information onfeatures and benefits and RAID functions to help you getthe most out of the S

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42. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the systempower supply using the included Serial ATA powercable.3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA dat

5RAID ArraysRAID arrays are setup in the Serial ATA PCI RAID BIOS.Find your RAID set from the table of contents. Follow thesteps in the order in whic

66. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.7. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y toexit and reboot.For Manual Configuration1. As the BIOS boots pr

7For Existing Hard Drives with Data1. As the BIOS boots press either Ctrl+S or F4 whenprompted to enter the RAID BIOS.2. At the next screen select Cre

83. Select Rebuild Mirror set then press Enter.4. Select Offline rebuild then press Enter.5. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.6. Th

9Low Level FormatLow Level Format is built into the RAID BIOS to make itmore convenient to erase the entire contents of a harddisk drive, including da