Digitus DS-33102-1 User manual

4-CHANNEL SATA
PCI CONTROLLER
User Manual
DS-33102-1

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Features
Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA controller chip
Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32-bit, 33/66Mhz
Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification
Provides four independent channels to support up to four Serial
ATA drives
Supports RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), RAID5 (Parity RAID),
RAID 0+1(mirroring + striping) and Concatenation modes
HDDs function normally when not in RAID sets
Supports SATA up to 150MB/Sec
Supports Windows®2000, XP/2003 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64bit
Bus Interface
PCI Bus 32 bit
Connectors
4 x internal SATA connectors
Package Contents
1 x SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID Card
1 x Driver CD
2 x SATA Data Cable
1 x Manual
System Requirements
With one available PCI slot
Windows®2000, XP/2003, Vista, Windows 7

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Hardware Installation
1. Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected
peripheral devices.
2. Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer.
3. Remove your computer’s cover.
4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.
5. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with
the selected PCI slot on the motherboard. Push the board down
firmly, but gently, until it is well seated.
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
Device Connection
The SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID Card is a four channel Serial ATA
controller that supports up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is
recommended to use identical hard drives for all RAID configurations.
1. Install your hard disk drive(s) in chassis.
2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power
supply using the included Serial ATA power cable.
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive.
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA
controller on the SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID Card.
5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four hard drives.
Device connection is now complete.
6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.

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RAID Arrays
RAID Arrays are setup in the SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID Card’s
BIOS. RAID 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
recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size,
Manual Configuration is offered.
Auto configuration (recommended)
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration.
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or
F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID0, then press Enter.
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.
5. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
6. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
7. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
9. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?,
press Y to exit and reboot.
10. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were
installing a conventional hard drive.

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Manual configuration
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter
the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID0, then press Enter.
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.
5. Select Manual configuration then press Enter
6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k, then press Enter.
7. Select the first drive, press Enter.
8. Select the second drive, press Enter.
9. If applicable select the 3rd and 4th
drives pressing enter after each selection.
10. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
11. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
12. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
13. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?,
press Y to exit and reboot.
14. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing
a conventional hard drive.

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RAID 1 (Mirror)
For New/Blank Hard Drives
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or
F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter.
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
5. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
8. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?,
press Y to exit and reboot.
9. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as
if you were installing a conventional hard drive.
For Existing Hard Drives with Data
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or
F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter.
4. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter.
5. Select the Source drive, press Enter.
6. Select the Target drive, press Enter.
7. Select Create with data copy, then press Enter.
8. Select online copy, then press Enter.
Note: Selecting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows.
Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before exiting the
RAID BIOS.

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9. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
11. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?,
press Y to exit and reboot.
Note: If during boot the RAID BIOS reports an RAID1 set is in
Rebuild status, The rebuild will continue after boot
sequence is complete, disregard the message, continue
booting, and let the Mirror rebuild.
Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set
When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified either by the
RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATARAID5 GUI while in Windows.
The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set.
1. Replace the failed drive with one of equal or greater capacity,
then start the computer.
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 sure to exit(Y/N)?,
press Y to exit. RAID 0+1 (Mirroring + Striping)
This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives, do not use
existing hard drive(s) with data. To create a RAID 0+1 set four hard
drives are required.

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Auto configuration (recommended)
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration.
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter
the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID10, then press Enter.
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
5. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
8. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?,
press Y to exit and reboot.
9. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as
if you were installing a conventional hard drive.
Manual configuration
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or
F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID10, then press Enter.
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.
5. Select Manual configuration then press Enter.
6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k, then press Enter.
7. Select the first drive, press Enter.
8. Select the second drive, press Enter.
9. Select the third drive, press Enter.
10. Select the fourth drive, press Enter.
11. Select Create without data copy then press Enter.
12. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
13. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.

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14. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
15. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?,
press Y to exit and reboot.
16. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as
if you were installing a conventional hard drive.
RAID 5 (Parity)
This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will
destroy existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is
recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size,
Manual Configuration is offered.
Auto configuration (recommended)
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration.
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or
F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID5, then press Enter.
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.
5. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
6. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
7. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
9. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot
10. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as
if you were installing a conventional hard drive.

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Manual configuration
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or
F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID5, then press Enter.
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.
5. Select Manual configuration then press Enter.
6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k, then press Enter.
7. Select the first drive, press Enter.
8. Select the second drive, press Enter.
9. Select the third drive, press Enter.
10. If applicable select the 4th drive pressing enter after each selection.
11. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
12. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
13. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
14. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?,
press Y to exit and reboot.
15. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a
conventional hard drive.