SIIG Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID Guide d'installation

1Serial ATA 4-Channel RAIDQuick Installation Guide04-0370AIntroducing the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAIDThe Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID is an ultra high-spee

10RAID 0+1 (Mirror+Striping)This RAID set is used on New/Blank hard drives, do notuse existing hard drive(s) with data. To create a Mirrored-Striped

112. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, thenpress Enter.3. Select RAID10 then press Enter.4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.5

12Deleting RAID Arrays1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when promptedto enter the RAID BIOS.2. Select Delete RAID Set, then press Enter.3. Selec

13Software InstallationThis section provides information on how to install theSerial ATA 4-channel RAID drivers.Table of ContentsWindows 98SE...

14For An Existing Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation andboot up to Windows.2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next

15For An Existing Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation andboot up to Windows.2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, insert the

16For A New InstallationImportant: During NT installation you will be asked torestart several times. If during any restart the RAID BIOSreports an i

1712. Follow on-screen instructions to complete setup foryour NT version.When Windows installation completes, go to SATARaidGUI on page 22 and instal

18Windows 2000A new installation of Windows 2000 requires a floppydisk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk,copy the contents of the

19For An Existing Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation andboot up to Windows.2. When Found New Hardware Wizard appears, cl

2Package Contents• (1) Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID board• (1) Driver CD• (4) Serial ATA cable• (2) Dual Connector Serial ATA power cable• (2) "Y&qu

20Mirror rebuild on its own. This should happen only onceand it's done automatically. Please do not interfere thisprocess by re-configuring the

213. Accept the default entry, then click Next.4. At the Windows logo window, click ContinueAnyway. Our driver has been thoroughly tested forstabilit

22SATARaid GUIThe SATARaid GUI provides the user an easy way tomonitor your RAID set. It also offers administrative toolsto save, copy, or send via

23Selecting each different component in the configurationtree provides specific information for that component,such as the chip.By selecting a specifi

24Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent informationto that drive, including Configuration and DiskIdentification information.

25Selecting Sets reports on active RAID sets.By selecting the specific RAID set, such as Set 0 which isa Mirrored Set, the type of RAID set, the numbe

26The Members tab reports the device identification(corresponding with the information in the BIOS) and thestate of each device.Besides reporting info

27The device identification, along with the State of eachdevice is also reported in the Members tab window. Notethat when a Mirrored-Striped set is fi

28SATARaid Configuration MenuWith the SATARaid GUI running, the small SATARaidicon should appear in the bottom right of the computerscreen, next to th

29E-MailUsing the Email tab in the Configuration Menu, the usermay set the default E-mail address and subject line towhere the configuration should

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

30Event LevelThere are different types of E-mail notifications that maybe sent which are set with the Event Level tab.The different levels are:Disable

31Log 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

32PopupThe popup window is a visual notification that an eventoccurred. The popup window can be disabled or set topopup for only certain event levels.

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42. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the systempower supply using the included Dual ConnectorSerial ATA power cable.3. Connect one end of the

5Note: If it is your desire to monitor disk activity ofthe Serial ATA hard drives, you may at this timeconnect the hard disk LED of the system case t

6RAID 0 (Striping)This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives.Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive.For Manual Configuration1.

72. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, thenpress Enter.3. Select RAID0, then press Enter.4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.5.

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. Press Ctrl+E to exit.7. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y toexit.The SPARE drive will not be seen by Windows, however,it remains in