Shuttle AE23 User manual

RAID Administrator
User's Manual
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Chapter 1
Getting Started..........................................................................................................3
1-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................3
1-2 Main Features & Benefits..............................................................................3
Chapter 2
Installation of Driver .................................................................................................4
2-1 Windows 98/ME............................................................................................4
2-2 WindowsNT4.0 ............................................................................................6
2-3 Windows 2000..............................................................................................7
2-4 Windows XP.................................................................................................9
Chapter 3
Use RAID Administrator .........................................................................................12
3-1 InstallRAIDAdministrator............................................................................13
3-2 Run RAIDAdministrator ..............................................................................13
3-3 Create Stripe Array.....................................................................................15
3-4 Create Mirror Array .....................................................................................17
3-5 Add/Remove Spare Disk ............................................................................18
3-6 Synchronize/Validate/VerifyMirrorArray......................................................19
3-7 Create Span Array......................................................................................21
3-8 Create 0+1 Array ........................................................................................22
3-9 Remove Disk Array.....................................................................................23
3-10 SetTransferMode ....................................................................................24
3-11 Device Status............................................................................................25
3-12 Hot-swapping Hard Disks of Mirror Array ..................................................26
3-13 Event Log .................................................................................................27
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Chapter 4
BIOS Configuration ................................................................................................28
4-1 Enter into BIOSConfigurationUtility ............................................................29
4-2 Create RAID ...............................................................................................30
4-3 Delete RAID............................................................................................... 31
4-4 RebuildMirrorArray....................................................................................31
4-5 Add Spare Disk......................................................................................... 32
4-6 Remove Spare Disk ...................................................................................32
4-7 Set Disk Mode............................................................................................32
4-8 Set Boot Disk .............................................................................................33

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1.1 Introduction
1.2 Main Features & Benefits
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1.1 Introduction
HPT372 is UDMA/ATA133 RAID controller.
RAID Administrator is a Windows- ased RAID management utility for
HPT372 RAID Controller. With graphical user interface, RAID Administrator
ena le users easily configure and manage disk and disk arrays connected to
HPT372 RAID controller.
1.2 Main Features & Benefits
Below are the main features and enefits of RAID Administrator.
(1) Support RAID 0, 1,0+1 & JBOD
(2) Allowed maximum 4 disks connection to every controller
(3) Hot-swapping failed hard disk in mirror array
(4) Support independent use of hard disk
(5) Support hot spare disk
(6) Support Operating Systems: DOS/Windows 3.x, Windows98/Me,
Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Linux.
(7) Windows- ased software for RAID management(compati le with
BIOS)
(8) Disk error alarm mechanism
(9) Event log for easy trou le shooting
(10) Plug-and-play
GETTING STARTED Chapter 1

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INSTALLATIONOFDRIVER
Chapter 2
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This chapter will guide user to install drivers for HPT372 RAID controller. Contents
include:
2.1 Windows 98/Me
2.2 Windows NT4.0
2.3 Windows 2000
2.4 Windows XP
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2.1 Windows 98/Me
6Automatic Installation
After the computer start-up, Windows system will find the newly installed
RAID adapter and ask you to install its driver. Please follow the prompt to
finish the driver installation.
6Manual Installation
If Windows can not find new hardware, the driver can e installed through the
following steps :
1. Shut down all programs.
2. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel, then dou le-click on Add
New Hardware icon.
3. Click Next in the popup window to continue.
4. A dialog ox will appear and ask whether to let windows search new
hardware. Select No,I want to select the hardware form a list. and
then click Next to continue.
5. Hardwares of different types will e shown in the follow-on window.
Select SCSI Controllers and then click Next to continue.
6. Insert the CD disk of driver into the CD-ROM drive, then click Ha e
Disk....

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7. A dialog ox will pop up, input the path of drive D:\RAID\Win9X.
Then click OK to continue.
8. In the follow-on window, driver will list out the controller type you
need to install, please just click Next to continue.
9. Follow the system prompt to install driver. When finished, restart
the computer.
6Verify Installation
When the driver has een successfully installed and the computer restarted:
1. Right-click My Computer icon on desktop, and then select Property
item from the popup menu.
2. Select De ice Manager item from the popup window.
If there is HPT372 items under SCSI Controllers, it indicates that the
driver has een installed properly.
If you cannot find these two a ove-mentioned device items,or there are ? or !
on device icon, it indicates that the driver has not een correctly installed
and needs reinstallation.

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2.2 Windows NT4.0
6Install driver under Windows NT4.0
1. Click Start -->Setup -->Control Panel, then dou le-click SCSI
Adapter icon.
2. In the follow-on window, select Dri er item. then click Add utton.
3. In the follow-on window, select Ha e Disk....
4. Insert the CD disk of driver, input the path of driver D:\RAID\WinNT,
then click OK.
5. In the follow-on window, select HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID
Controller item, then click OK.
6. Follow the system prompt to install the driver. When finished, restart
the computer.
6Install driver in the process of Windows NT4.0 installation
1. Press F6 key when the system prompts Setup is inspecting your
computers hardware configuration.
2. Press F6 key, the installation will continue. Later, installation pro-
gram will remind user to press S key to specify other devices. Please
press S key.
3. In the follow-on De ice Type window, select Other item, then
press Enter to confirm.
4. The installation program will prompt users to insert the CD disk
of driver. Please insert it and then press Enter to confirm.
5. In the follow-on window, select HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID
Controller, then press Enter to confirm.
6. The follow-on interface will list the devices to e installed, in which
HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller item should e included.(
If users want to install other devices,please operate at this time. If all
devices have een successfully installed, please go to next.)
7. Press Enter to continue the installation of Windows NT4.0.
6Verify Installation
When the driver has een successfully installed and the computer restarted:
1. Click Start -->Setup -->Control Panel, and then dou le-click SCSI
Adapter item.

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2. If there is HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller item in the
popup window, it indicates that the driver has een successfully
installed. Otherwise, users need to reinstall the driver.
2.3 Windows 2000
6Install driver under Windows 2000
Automatic Installation
Start the computer and enter the operating system of Windows 2000,
the system will automatically detect new hardware and prompt users to
install the driver. Please insert the CD disk of driver and follow the
system prompt to finish the driver installation and restart the computer.
Manual Installation
If Windows can not find new hardware, the driver shall e installed
through the following steps :
1. Click Start -->Setup -->Control Panel, select Add/Remo e New
Hardware. In the follow-on window, Click Next to continue.
2. In the follow-on window, select the first item Add/Troubleshoot a
de ice, then click Next to continue.
3. In the follow-on device list, select the first item Add New De ice,
then click Next to continue.

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4. Then the system will ask Did you want Windows to search for
your new hardware? Please select No, I want to select the hardware
from a list. then click Next to continue.
5. In the follow-on window of device types, select SCSI and RAID
controllers, then click Next to continue.
6. In the follow-on window, select Ha e Disk....
7. Please insert the CD disk of driver and input path name
D:\RAID\Win2k into Copy manufacturers files from: column, then
click OK.
8. In the follow-on type column, select HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID
Controllers.
9. Follow the system prompt to finish the installation, and restart the
computer.
6Install driver in the process of Windows 2000 installation
1. If Windows 2000 is installed from the CD-ROM drive, please F6 key
when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or
RAID dri er appears. If it is to type Winnt and install, after files have
een copied and the computer restarted, press F6 key when the
message Setup is inspecting your computers hardware configura-
tion appears.
2. Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000
Setup window appears.
3. In the follow-on window of device type, please select Other and
press Enter to continue.
4. Insert the CD disk of driver, then press Enter to continue.
5. The system will ask whether to install driver under WinNT or under
Windows 2000, please select to install driver under Windows 2000.
6. The follow-on interface will list the devices to e installed, in which
HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller item should e included.(
If users want to install other devices,please operate at this time. If all
devices have een successfully installed, please go to next.)
7. Press Enter to continue Windows 2000 setup.

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6Verify Installation
When the driver has een successfully installed and the computer restarted:
1. Right-click My Computer icon, select Property item in the popup menu.
2. In the popup window, select Hardware item and then click De ice
Manager utton.
If there is HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller item in the popup
De ice Manager window, it indicates that the driver has een successfully
installed. Otherwise, please reinstall the driver.
2.4 Windows XP
6Install driver under Windows XP
Automatic Installation
Start the computer and enter the operating system of Windows XP, the
system will automatically detect new hardware and prompt users to
install the driver. Please insert the CD disk of driver and follow the
system prompt to finish the driver installation and restart the computer.
Manual Installation
If Windows can not find new hardware, the driver shall e installed
through the following steps :