SIIG SATA II PCIe RAID Guide d'installation

1SATA II PCIe RAIDQuick Installation Guide04-0389AIntroducing the SATA II PCIe RAIDThe SATA II PCIe RAID is an ultra high-speed twochannel Serial ATA

10Resolving ConflictsWhen a RAID set is created, the metadata written to thedisk includes drive connection information. If, after adisk failure, the

11Software InstallationThis section provides information on how to install theSATA II PCIe RAID drivers.Table of ContentsWindows 2000 ...

12For An Existing Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation andboot up to Windows.2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.3

135. When prompted, press S to specify the location ofthe driver.6. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter.7. Select Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid

14To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.2. Select Device Manager.3. Double click SCSI and RAID contro

15RAID Groups windowThis window identifies SATA host adapters andconfigured RAID groups. Selecting each RAID group inthe RAID Groups window, members

16SATARAID 5 Configuration MenuSATARAID5 configuration menu includes customizationof the settings for Log File, Popup and Advanced Options.By clicking

17PopupThe popup window is a visual notification that an eventhas occurred. The popup window can be disabled or setto popup for only certain event le

18Advanced RAID Features: When this feature is selectedand the user selects to create RAID group, if the RAIDgroup to be created is fault tolerant gr

19RAID Group Menu CommandsCreate RAID GroupThis command displays a dialog box to let user create aRAID group, the user needs to specify the followingp

2Package Contents• SATA II PCIe RAID adapter• Spare enhanced low profile bracket• 2 Serial ATA data cables• Dual-connector Serial ATA power cable• &qu

20RAID Group SummaryThis command displays a dialog box to show all RAIDgroups' group ID, configuration and status. The RAIDGroup Summary window

21Resume: This command allows the user to resume thesuspended task items.Cancel: This command allows the user to cancel theselected task items.Delet

22Capacity: Select from a list of RAID group sizes.Chunk Size: Select one value from the available list.Rebuild Priority: Select from the available

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

41. Install your hard disk drive(s) in chassis.2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the systempower supply using the included Dual ConnectorSe

55. Follow the same instructions to connect the secondhard drive. Device connection is now complete.Note: If it is your desire to monitor disk activ

6RAID 0 (Striping)This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives.Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive.Auto Configuration is reco

75. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k,then press Enter.6. Select the first drive, press Enter.7. Select the second drive, press Enter.8

82. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, thenpress Enter.3. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter.4. Select Manual configuration,

96. Input the RAID size, press Enter. When asked AreYou Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.7. Select Rebuild Raid 1 Set, press Enter.8. When asked Are y