PCI Ultra 133 User manual

PCIUltra133RAIDCard
User's Manual

Table of Contents
»IntroductionP.I
•Features P.I
«Package Content P.I
*System Requirement P.I
•Hardware Installation P.2
»Software Installation P.2
*Appendix P. 3
«Creating Striped Sets (RAID 0) P.3
«Creating Mirrored Sets (RAID 1) P.5
«Deleting RAID Sets P.6
»Creating a Mirrored-Striped Set (RAID 0+1 to RAID 10) P.7

,Introduction
TheCardisa single-chipsolutionfora PCItoATAcontroller.Itaccepts
hostcommandsthroughthePCIbus,processesthemandtransfersdata
betweenthehostandATAdevices.Itcanbeusedtocontroltwoindependent
ATAchannels:primaryandsecondary.EachchannelhasitsownATAbusand
willsupportuptotwoATA/ATAPIdevicesforamaximumoffourdevices.
TheCardsupportsuptoa 133MB/sectransferrateexceedingthatwhichis
specifiedinATA/ATAPI-6.
1.1 Features
•StandalonePCItoATAhostcontrollerchip.
•CompliantwithPCISpecification,revision2.2.
•CompliantwithPCIIDEControllerSpecification,revision1.0.
•CompliantwithProgrammingInterfaceforBusMasterIDEController,
revision1.0.
•CompliantwithATA/ATAPI-6specifications.
•CompliantwithUDMA6ATA/133Specification
•DriversupportforDOS,Win9x,WinME,NT4,Win2KandXP.
•SupportsallnecessarytestrequirementsforWHQL.
•SupportstheMicrosoftdriverforgenericIDEoperationsandIntelbus
masterDMAoperations.
•Supportsthefullindustrialtemperaturerange:-40o C to+85o C.
•SupportsPCI33MHzwith32-bitdata.
•SupportstwoindependentATAchannels.
•SupportsATA133.
•Featuresone256-byteFIFO(32-bitx 64deep)perIDEchannelforhost
readsandwrites.
1.2 Package Content
1.BSD bagX 1
2.UserManualX 1
3.Disk(Driver)X1
4.IDECableX 1
1.3 System Requirement
•CPU:PentiumII/!!!Processor.
•Memory:32Mbyte.
•DOS,Win9x,WinME, NT4,Win2KandXP.
1

•MotherboardshaveonePCIinterfaceoneslot.
•User5 1/4storageDevice.
2.HardwareInstallation
•Poweroffcomputer.
•InsertCardinPCIslot.
•Connect1-4devicetoboard.
•Powercomputeron.
3.SoftwareInstallation
Windows9X/ME/2000/XPOperatingSystem
InstallingDrivers
1.Right-ClickontheMyComputericonlocatedontheDesktop.
2.SelectProperties.
3.SelecttheHardwaretab.
4.SelectDeviceManager.
5.Iftheboardwasproperlyinstalled,RAIDControllershouldappearinth
listing.
6.Right-clickonRAIDController.
7.SelectProperties.
8.SelectDrivertab.
9.SelectUpdateDriver.
10.FollowdirectionsinWizard.BesuretoselectDisplaya listoftheknow
driversforthisdevicesothatI canchoosea specificdriver.ClickNext.
11.SelectSCSIandRAIDControllers.ClickNext.
12.SelectHaveDisk.
13.Select2K.ClickNext.
14.SelectContinueInstallation.ClickYes.
IS.ClickFinish.
16.Restartcomputer.
WindowsNTOperatingSystem
InstallingDrivers
1.Right-clickontheStartbottomlocatedinthebottomlefthandcomerof
theDesktop.
2.SelectSettings.
3.SelectControlPanel.

4.SelectSCSIAdapters.
5.ClickonDriverstab.
6.ClickonAdd.
7.InsertDriversdiskinfloppydiskdrive.
8.ClickonHaveDisk.
9.ClickonBrowse.
10.Finddisk(normallyA:/),SelectSiI680R.inf.
11.ClickonOpen.
12.ClickOK.
13.SelectSIIPCI-0680Ultra133DMAIDEController.
14.ClickOK.
15.CloseWindow.
16.Rebootcomputer.
4.Appendix
CreatingStripedSets(RAID0)
1.AsBIOSboots,thefollowingmessagewillappear,pausingfora few
momentsToallowtheusertochoosewhattodo:
PressF3toenterRAIDutility.
2.PressF3.
3.Thefollowingscreenwillappear:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3 ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:1 <0>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:2<l>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:3 <2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:4<3>ManufacturerModel19541MB
PressFltodissolveRAIDset
PressF2toformRAIDset
Press<ESC>toexitRAIDconfigurationutility
Thenameofthemanufacturerandmodelnumbershouldactuallyappear.
Alsothesizeofeachdrive/setappears(inthisexample,theseare20GB
driveswith19541MBspaceavailable).

4.PressF2tocreatea RAIDset.ThefollowingScreenappears:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3 ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:1 <0>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:2<l>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:3<2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:4<3>ManufacturerModel19541MB
PressFltodissolveRAIDOset
PressF2toformRAID1set
PressF3toformRAID10set
Press<ESC>toexit
Yourselection?
5.ChoosewhichtypeofRAIDsettocreate.
Ifa stripedSet(RAID0)isdesired,pressFl.Thefollowingscreenappears:
SelectthechunksizetobeusedinRAIDOset:
0=1K1=2K2=4K3=8K4=16K5=32K6=64K7=128K8=256K9=.5M
Yourselection?
6.Choosethechunksizedesired(forexample,press5 for32Kchunksize).
Oncedone,thefollowingscreenappears:
EnterthetotalnumberofdrivesinRAIDOset:
7.A stripedset(RAID0)needsbetween2 and4 drives.Choosenumberof
drivesandthefollowingscreenappears(forexample,choose2):
EnterthefirstdrivenumberinRAIDOset:
8.ChoosewhichdrivestobeusedinStripedset.Foroptimalthroughput,
choosedrivesfrombothchannels.Afterenteringthefirstdrive(for
example,choose0),thefollowingscreenappears:
EntertheseconddrivenumberinRAIDOset:
9.Entertheseconddiskdrivenumber(forexample,press2).Afteralldrives
fortheRAIDOsetareentered,thefollowingscreenappears:
Areyousure?(Y/N)
10.EnterY tocreateRAID0 set.Thefollowingscreenappears:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0 ManufacturerModel19541MB

DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3 ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:1<0,2>CMDRAIDO39081MB
Set:2<l>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:3<3>ManufacturerModel19541MB
PressFltodissolveRAIDset
PressF2toformRAIDset
Press<ESC>toexitRAIDconfigurationutility
ANoteAboutDriveandNumbers
Itshouldbenotedthatthephysicaldrivesarenumbered0-3whilesetsare
numbered1 -4.Thesetnumbersareassignedbasedonthenumberofthe
physicaldrives,withthelowestnumbereddrivesbeingpartofthelowest
numberedsets.Inotherwords,Drive0 willALWAYSbepartofSet1,
nomatterifitisa singlediskorpartofa RAIDset.Drive1 couldbepart
ofSet1 ifitispartofa RAIDsetwithDrive0.Ifnot,itwillbepartofSet2.
Forexample,ifa stripedsetwerecreatedwithdrives1 and2,thesets
Wouldbe:
Set:1 <0>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:2<l,2>CMDRAIDO19541MB
Set:3<3>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Andnow,ifanotherstripedsetwerecreatedwithdrives0 and3,itwouldbe:
Set:1<0,3>CMDRAIDO19541MB
Set:2<l,2>CMDRAIDO19541MB
CreatingMirroredSets(RAID1)
1.TocreateanotherRAIDset,pressF2.Thefollowingscreenappears:
PressF1toformRAIDOset
PressF2toformRAID1set
PressF3toformRAIDO+1set
Press<ESC>toexit
Yourselection?
2.TocreateRAID1 set,pressF2.Thefollowingscreenappears:
SetupRAID1
Enterthefirstdrivenumber(sourcedrive)inRAID1 set
3.Ina Mirroredset(RAID1),thesourcedriveneedstobeEQUALTOOR
SMALLERthanthedestinationdrive. Foroptimalperformance,thesource

Driveanddestinationdriveshouldbefromdifferentchannels.Afterentering
thesourcedrive(forexample,enter1),thefollowingscreenappears:
Entertheseconddrivenumber(destinationdrive)inRAID1 set:
4.Entertheseconddrive(forexample,enter3).Thefollowingscreenappears:
Doyouwanttocopyfromthesourcetodestinationdrive?(Y/N)
NOTE:IntheTechnicalDemonstrationRelease,enterN.
5.Afteranswering,thefollowingscreenappears:
Areyousure? (Y/N):
6.AnswerY tocreateRAID1 set.Thefollowingscreenappears:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturersModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3 ManufacturersModel19541MB
Set:1<0,2>CMDRAIDO39081MB
Set:2<l><3>CMDRAIDl19541MB
PressF1todissolveRAIDset
PressF2toformRAIDset
Press<ESC>toexitRAIDconfigurationutility
NotethatthesizeoftheRAIDsetisstill19541asthereisonly
halftheavailablespacesincethesecondhalfisusedformirroring.
DeletingRAIDSets
1.ToremovebothRAIDsets.PressFlandthefollowingscreenappears:
EnterthesetnumberfortheRAIDsettobedissolved
Press<ESC>toexit
Yourselection:
2.ToremovetheRAID0 set,press1 (correlatingtoSet1)andthefollowing
screenappears:
Areyousure?(Y/N)
3.AnswerY toremovetheRAID0 set.Thefollowingscreenappears:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturersModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3 ManufacturersModel19541MB

Set:1 <0,2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:2<l><3>CMDRAID119541MB
Set:3 <2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
PressF!todissolveRAIDset
PressF2toformRAIDset
Press<ESC>toexitRAIDconfigurationutility
4.RepeattheprocessforRAID1 set(entering2 forSet2).Thefollowing
screenshouldappear:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturersModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3 ManufacturersModel1 9541MB
Set:1<0,2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:2<l><3>CMDRAIDl19541MB
Set:3 <2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:4<3>ManufacturerModel19541MB
PressF1todissolveRAIDset
PressF2toformRAIDset
Press<ESC>toexitRAIDconfigurationutility
Creatinga Mirrored-StripedSet(RAID0+1toRAID10)
1.Tocreatea Mirrored-StripedRAIDset(alsocalledRAID0+1orRAID10)
pressF2.A Mirrored-Stripedsetneedsallfourdiskdrivers,Thefollowing
screenappears:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0 ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturersModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3 ManufacturersModel19541MB
Set:1<0,2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:2<l><3>CMDRAIDl19541MB
Set:3<2>ManufacturerModel19541MB
Set:4<3>ManufacturerModel19541MB

PressFltodissolveRAIDset
PressF2toformRAIDset
PressF3toformRAIDO+1set
Press<ESC>toexit
Yourselection?
2.ChooseF3andthefollowingscreenappears:
SelectthechunksizetobeusedinRAIDOset:
0=lkl=2k2=4k3=8k4=16k5=32k6=64k7=128k8=256k9=,5M
Yourselection?
3.Choosedesiredchunksize(forexample,choose5).Thefollowingscreen
appears:
EnterthefirstsourcedrivenumberinRAIDO+1set:
4.Onceagain,tooptimizethroughput,havebothsourcedrivesbefrom
differentchannelsandthenbothdestinationsdrivesbefromdifferent
channels.Italsomustberememberedhatthetotalcapacityofthesource
drivesmustbelessthanorequaltothetotalcapacityofthedestination
drives(forexample,choose0).Thefollowingscreenappears:
EnterthesecondsourcedivenumberinRAIDO+1set:
5.Forexample,choose2.Thefollowingscreenappears:
EnterthefirstdestinationdrivenumberinRAIDO+1set:
6.Forexample,choose1.Thefollowingscreenappears:
EntertheseconddestinationdrivenumberinRAIDO+1set:
7.Forexample,choose3 . Thefollowingscreenappears:
Areyousure?(Y/N)
8.EnterY tocreateMirrored=Stripedset.Thefollowingscreenappears:
PrimaryChannel:
DriveNumber:0ManufacturerModel19541MB
DriveNumber:1 ManufacturerModel19541MB
SecondaryChannel:
DriveNumber:2 ManufacturersModel19541MB
DriveNumber:3ManufacturersModel19541MB
Set:1<0,2><1,3>CMDRAID1 39081MB
PressFltodissolveRAIDset
PressF2toformRAIDset
Press<ESC>toexitRAIDconfigurationutility

Acknowledgements
IBM,andOS/2areregisteredtrademarksofInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.
IntelandPentiumareregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporation.
MicrosoftandWindowsareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.
Allotherbrandnamesandtrademarksusedherearetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.
TestedToComply
WithFCCStandards
FORHOMEOROFFICEUSE
ThisdeviceisinconformancewithPart15oftheFCCRulesandRegulationsfor
InformationTechnologyEquipment.Operationofthisproductissubjecttothefoilowing
twoconditions:(l)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)Thisdevice
acceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
FCC NOTICE
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora ClassB Computing
Device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedina residential
Installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand
Ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancetotheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccur
ina particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioand
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the
userisencouragedtryingtocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing
measures:
$&Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
$8Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandtheantenna.
%.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletona circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiver
isconnected.
y&ConsultthedealeroranexperienceradioorTVtechnicianforhelp.
IMPORTANT
Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforthe
compliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
ThisproductrequirestheuseofshieldedcablesinordertocomplywithFCCrequirements.