SIIG Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI User manual

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Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID
Quick Installation Guide
04-0370B
Introducing the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID
The Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID is an ultra high-speed
four channel Serial ATA controller for use in Pentium
class computers. It achieves burst data transfer rates up
to 150MB/s (1.5Gb/s) and supports various brands of
hard disk drives with capacities greater that 137GB.
Features and Benefits
• Compliant with Serial ATA Specification, revision
1.0
• Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.2
• Provides four independent channels to support up
to four Serial ATA drives
• Co-exists with on-board Ultra ATA controller
• Supports 32-bit wide PCI bus at 66MHz
• Supports RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring) and
RAID 10 (mirroring+striping) RAID Arrays and
Single and JBOD modes
• Lower pin count and voltage requirement, plus
better cabling over traditional Parallel ATA make
Serial ATA the controller of the future
SystemRequirements
• Pentium® orequivalentcomputerwithone available
PCI slot
• Windows®2000 / XP (32-/64-bit) / Server 2003
(32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit)

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PackageContents
• Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID
• 4 Serial ATA data cables (1M)
• 2 Dual Connector Serial ATA power cables
• 2 "Y" split power cables
• DriverCD
• Quick Installaton Guide
Layout
Figure 1. Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID layout
Serial ATA
Connectors
CN4 CN3
CN2
CN1
Hard Disk
LED Pins

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Hardware Installation
General instructions for installing the card are provided
below. Since the design of computer cases and
motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference
manual for further information, if needed.
Static electricity discharge may permanently damage
your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in
your body by touching your computer case for a few
seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and
handle cards only by their external edges.
1. Turn OFF the power to your computer and any
other connected peripheral devices.
2. Unplug the power cord from 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
thecard.
7. Now go to Device Connection to connect your
Serial ATA hard disk drives.
DeviceConnection
It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all
RAID configurations, however, it's possible to combine
hard drives of different sizes and makes.
1. Install your hard disk drive(s) in the chassis.

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2. ConnecttheSerial ATA harddiskdrive tothesystem
power supply using the included Dual Connector
Serial ATA power cable.
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA data cable to the
hard disk drive.
Figure 2. Hard disk drive connections
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA data cable to
the Serial ATA connector on the Serial ATA
4-channelRAID.
Serial ATA cable
Power cable adapter
Figure 3. Connecting the Serial ATA cable
5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four
hard drives. Device connection is now complete.

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Note: If it is your desire to monitor disk activity of
the Serial ATA hard drives, you may at this time
connect the hard disk LED of the system case to the
Hard Disk LED Pins on the Serial ATA controller,
see Board Layout on page 2for the location of the
pins. All four Serial ATA Connectors activate the
LED. For most systems connect the Red wire to the
pin farthest from the mounting bracket.
6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the
power cord. Go to RAID Arrays to configure the
RAIDBIOS.
RAID Arrays
RAID Arrays are setup in the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID
BIOS.
RAID 0 (Striping)
This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives.
Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive.
For Manual Configuration
1. AstheBIOSbootspressCtrl+S orF4 whenprompted
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 4k, 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k,
then press Enter.
7. Select the first drive, press Enter.

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8. Select the second drive, press Enter.
9. If applicable select the 3rd and 4th drives pressing
enter after each selection.
10. After selecting the last drive, you are asked Are You
Sure (Y/N)?, press Yto accept.
11. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
12. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit.
13. Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you
were installing a conventional hard drive.
For Auto Configuration
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto
configuration.
1. AstheBIOS bootspressCtrl+S orF4whenprompted
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. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Yto accept.
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
8. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit and reboot.
9. 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. AstheBIOS bootspressCtrl+Sor F4when 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. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Yto accept.
6. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
7. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit and reboot.
8. Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you
were installing a conventional hard drive.
For Existing Hard Drives with Data
1. AstheBIOS bootspressCtrl+Sor F4when 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. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y.
10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
11. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit.
Note: If during restart the RAID BIOS reports an
incomplete Mirror set, disregard the message,
continue booting, and let the Mirror rebuild.
Creating a SPARE Drive
When a hard drive failure occurs in a mirror set, the auto-
rebuild feature enables a drive designated as SPARE to
become the new member of the mirror set.
1. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID
BIOS.
2. Select Create RAID Set press Enter.
3. Select SPARE DRIVE, then press Enter.
4. Select the single hard drive then press Enter.
5. WhenaskedAre YouSure (Y/N)?,pressYtoconfirm.
6. Press Ctrl+E to exit.
7. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit.
The SPAREdrive will notbe seen byWindows, however,
it remains in the background waiting to rebuild the
mirror in the event of a hard drive failure.
Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set
Whenafailuretoonememberoccurs, you will be notified
either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATA
Raid GUI while in Windows. The steps below will guide
you in rebuilding a failed mirror set.
1. Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or
greater capacity, then start the computer.

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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. WhenaskedAreYouSure (Y/N)?,pressYtoconfirm.
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit.
8. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit.
Note: If during restart the RAID BIOS reports an
incomplete RAID set, disregard the message,
continue booting, and let the Mirror rebuild.
RAID 10 (Mirror+Striping)
This RAID set is used on New/Blank hard drives, do not
useexisting hard drive(s)withdata. To create aMirrored-
Striped set four hard drives are required.
For Manual Configuration
1. AstheBIOSbootspressCtrl+SorF4 whenprompted
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 Manual configuration, then press Enter.
5. Select chunk size from 4k, 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k,
then press Enter.
6. Select the first drive, press Enter.
7. Select the second drive, press Enter.
8. Select the third drive, then press Enter.

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9. Select the fourth drive, then press Enter.
10. Select Create without data copy then press Enter.
11. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Yto accept.
12. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
13. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit.
14. Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you
were installing a conventional hard drive.
For Auto Configuration
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto
configuration.
1. AstheBIOS bootspressCtrl+Sor F4when 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. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Yto accept.
6. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
7. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Yto
exit and reboot.
8. Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you
were installing a conventional hard drive.
Rebuilding a Failed RAID 10 Set
Whenafailuretoonememberoccurs, you will be notified
either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATA
Raid GUI while in Windows. The steps below will guide
you in rebuilding a failed RAID 10 set.
1. Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or
greater capacity, then start the computer.