StarTech.com PEXSAT34RH User manual

Manual Revision: 01/07/2019
User Manual
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4 Port PCIe 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller
Card with HyperDuo
Actual product may vary from photos
SKU#: PEXSAT34RH

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Compliance Statements
FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to
which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
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Protected Names and Symbols
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hereby acknowledges that all trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks,
and other protected names and/or symbols contained in this manual and
related documents are the property of their respective holders.

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Safety Statements
Safety Measures
• Wiring terminations should not be made with the product and/or electric
lines under power.
• Product installation and/or mounting should be completed by a certied
professional as per the local safety and building code guidelines.
• Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed
to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
Mesures de sécurité
• Les terminaisons de câblâge ne doivent pas être eectuées lorsque le produit
et/ou les câbles électriques sont sous tension.
• L’installation et/ou le montage du produit doit être réalisé par un
professionnel certié et dans le respect des normes locales et du code de
construction local.
• Les câbles (y compris les câbles d’alimentation et de chargement) doivent
être placés et acheminés de façon à éviter tout risque électrique, de chute ou
de sécurité
安全対策
• 電源が入っている状態の製品または電線の終端処理を行わないでくださ
い。
• 製品の設置やマウントは、使用地域の安全ガイドラインおよび建築基準に
従い、有資格の専門業者が行うようにしてください。
• ケーブル（電源ケーブルと充電ケーブルを含む）は、適切な配置と引き回し
を行い、電気障害やつまづきの危険性など、安全上のリスクを回避するよう
にしてください。
Misure di sicurezza
• I terminiali dei li elettrici non devono essere realizzate con il prodotto e/o le
linee elettriche sotto tensione.
• L’installazione e/o il montaggio dei prodotti devono essere eseguiti da un
tecnico professionale certicato che conosca le linee guida locali sulle norme
edilizie e sulla sicurezza.
• I cavi (inclusi i cavi di alimentazione e di ricarica) devono essere posizionati
e stesi in modo da evitare pericoli di inciampo, rischi di scosse elettriche o
pericoli per la sicurezza.

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Säkerhetsåtgärder
• Montering av kabelavslutningar får inte göras när produkten och/eller
elledningarna är strömförda.
• Installation och/eller montering får endast göras av behöriga yrkespersoner
och enligt gällande lokala förordningar för säkerhet och byggnormer.
• Kablar (inklusive elkablar och laddningskablar) ska dras och placeras på så
sätt att risk för snubblingsolyckor och andra olyckor kan undvikas.

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Table of Contents
Compliance Statements........................................................................1
Safety Statements..................................................................................2
Product Diagram ....................................................................................5
Product Information ..............................................................................6
Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................. 6
System Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 6
Installation ..............................................................................................6
Hardware Installation .............................................................................................................................. 6
Driver Installation...................................................................................................................................... 8
Management Utility Installation - Windows Only ......................................................................... 9
Operation ................................................................................................10
RAID Conguration .................................................................................................................................. 10
HyperDuo Conguration........................................................................................................................ 12
Software Operation ...............................................................................15
Create a RAID Array .................................................................................................................................. 15
Create a HyperDuo Array ....................................................................................................................... 20
Managing Your Array ............................................................................................................................... 21

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Product Diagram
4 x SATA III Ports
x 2

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Product Information
Packaging Contents
• PCIe SATA Controller Card x 1
• Low Prole Bracket x 1
• Driver CD x 1
• User Manual x 1
System Requirements
Host Computer
• PCI Express enabled computer with an available PCI Express
x2 slot
Operating System
• Windows® XP (32/64-bit), Server 2003(32/64-bit), Vista (32/64-
bit), 7 (32/64-bit), Server 2008 R2, or 8 (32/64-bit),
• Mac OS® 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8
• Linux®
Installation
Hardware Installation
Warning! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment,
can be severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that
you are properly grounded before opening your computer
case or touching your PCI Express card. StarTech.com recom-
mends that you wear an anti-static strap when installing any
computer component. If an anti-static strap is unavailable,
discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touch-
ing a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer

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case) for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the PCI
Express card by its edges and not the gold connectors.
1. Turn your computer o and any peripherals connected to
the computer (i.e. Printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug
the power cable from the rear of the power supply on the
back of the computer and disconnect all peripheral devices.
2. Remove the cover from the computer case. See
documentation for your computer system for details.
3. Locate an open PCI Express x2 slot and remove the metal
cover plate on the rear of the computer case (Refer to
documentation for your computer system for details).
Note: This card will work in PCI Express slots of additional
lanes (i.e.x4, x8, or x16 slots).
4. Gently insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and
fasten the bracket to the rear of the case.
Note: If installing the card into a small form factor/low
prole system, replacing the pre-installed full prole bracket
with the included low prole installation bracket may be
necessary.
5. Connect SATA cables from the ports on the card to the SATA
devices inside the computer.
6. Place the cover back onto the computer case.
7. Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply
and reconnect all other connectors removed in Step 1.

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Driver Installation
Windows XP
Note: The latest driver is available from www.startech.com.
1. Once the computer has started and the operating system
is fully loaded, insert the provided Driver CD into the
computer’s CD/DVD drive.
2. AutoPlay should give you the option to browse the les on
the CD or automatically open the CD.
Autoplay screen

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3. If AutoPlay does not start, go into “My Computer” and access
the CD/DVD drive that the CD is in.
My Computer screen
4. Open the folder“SATA6G_M9128”. Run the le ‘drvSetup.
exe’. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the driver
installation.
Windows Vista/ 7/ 8
The driver is natively supported by newer Operating Systems.
The driver should automatically install through Windows
Update.
Management Utility Installation - Windows Only
RAID and/or HyperDuo conguration can be accomplished
either through the integrated card-BIOS utility, or through the
Marvell Storage Utility (MSU). Details for installing the MSU are
below.

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1. Download the RAID Management Tool from: StarTech.com/
Support.
2. Open the “Win” folder from the main directory and launch
the MSUSetupX.X.XXXX(.exe) setup le. You may receive a
Windows Security Warning alerting you that the application
has been launched. Click Run.
3. The windows installation wizard will walk you through the
remaining installation steps. To complete the installation,
click the Next button on each window, and accept the
License Agreement when displayed.
4. Once installation is complete, click the Finish button. The
Marvell Storage Utility has now been installed.
Operation
RAID Conguration
Card BIOS Method
Warning! Creating a RAID virtual disk destroys all data on
the physical disks included in the virtual disk set. Make sure
to back up all data before continuing.
1. When prompted on startup, press Ctrl+M to enter the
card BIOS utility. Press <Ctrl>+<M> to enter BIOS Setup or
<Space> to continue.
2. Using the arrow keys to navigate, move to “HBA0: Marvell 0”
and press Enter to select
3. Press Enter again to open the Conguration Wizard

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Conguration Wizard
4. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list of free physical
disks to select the drives that will be part of the RAID set.
Press Space to select/de-select a disk.
Note: When a disk is selected, an asterisk (*) appears to the
left of the disk label.
5. After selecting the required disks, press Enter to continue.
6. The “Create Virtual Disk” conguration options appear in the
“Information” pane (right-side), here you are able to select
the RAID level and other conguration options:
• Select 2 HDDs for RAID 0 or RAID 1
• Select 3 HDDs for RAID 0
• Select 4 HDDs for RAID 0 or RAID 10

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Create Virtual Disk option
7. After conguring the virtual disk, highlight “Next” and press
Enter. Press Y to conrm the creation of the virtual disk. It will
now be listed in the Topology Pane (left).
HyperDuo Conguration
HyperDuo oers the following two modes that you can
congure using either of the procedures outlined in the
following sections:
• Safe mode creates a virtual disk that is optimized for best
fault tolerance – the frequently accessed les copied to the
SSD for performance are also stored on the HDD. It is safe
to use with hard drives that contain existing data. Virtual
disks created in safe mode can also be partially rebuilt if
the SSD fails, but not if the HDD fails.

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• Capacity mode creates a virtual disk that is optimized
for maximum utilization of the SSD – the frequently
accessed les are moved to the SSD (not copied). Virtual
disks created in capacity mode have better read and write
performance than those created in safe mode. However,
they cannot be rebuilt.
Warning! Capacity mode is a data-destructive process.
Please back up all data before using capacity mode.
Card BIOS Method
1. When prompted on startup, press Ctrl+M to enter the
card BIOS utility. Press <Ctrl>+<M> to enter BIOS Setup or
<Space> to continue.
2. Using the arrow keys to navigate, move to “HBA0: Marvell 0”
and press Enter
to select
3. Press Enter again to open the Conguration Wizard.
Conguration Wizard screen

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4. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list of free physical
disks to select the drives that will be part of the HyperDuo
set. Press Space to select/de-select a disk.
Note: When a disk is selected, an asterisk (*) appears to the
left of the disk label.
5. After selecting the required disks, press Enter to continue.
6. The “Create Virtual Disk” conguration options appear in the
“Information” pane (right-side), here you are able to select
HyperDuo or RAID options
Note: The default HyperDuo mode is Safe mode.
7. Highlight “Keep original data” and press Enter to select.
Select Yes or No and press Enter.
Warning! Selecting “No” will destroy all data on the disks
included in the virtual disk set. Make sure to back up all data
before continuing. The “Keep original data” option is disabled
when you choose Capacity mode, as it is inherently data-
destructive.
Create Virtual Disk option

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8. After conguring the virtual disk, highlight “Next” and press
Enter. Press Y to conrm the creation of the virtual disk. It will
now be listed in the Topology Pane (left).
Software Operation
The Marvell Storage Utility (MSU) is a browser-based
management utility that can create and manage RAID and
HyperDuo virtual disks using your Thunderbolt hard drive
enclosure.
Note: Active Scripting or JavaScript must be enabled in your
default web browser.
Create a RAID Array
Warning!: In order to prepare your drives for RAID operation,
this enclosure will congure newly installed drives into your
desired RAID conguration. Please be aware that any data
currently on the drives may be lost during this process. It is
recommended that you back up all data prior to setting your
RAID conguration.
1. Launch the MSU software using the icon on your desktop.
MSU Software icon
2. Once the application window is opened you will need to
login using your OS account user name and password.

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3. Select Adapter from the Marvell Storage menu, then hover-
over the operation tab, and select Create RAID.
Operations tab
4. The Create New VD window is now displayed, using the
Select RAID Level drop down menu choose your desired
RAID mode.
Select Raid Level drop-down menu

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5. Physically installed hard drives will be represented on the Create
New VD screen.
6. Select each drive you would like included in your RAID array.
7. Click the Next Button, a default name will now be assigned to
your RAID array.
Note: The Next button will not be selectable, until the correct
number of physical hard drives have been selected to build
your desired array.
Create New VD screen
8. To rename the array, click the Name eld and type your
desired name.

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9. Select the Initialization method for your choice from the
drop-down menu.
Select Initialization method
10. Select your desired stripe size using the Stripe size drop
down menu.
11. Click the Submit button, to rename the array.
Submit button

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Note: a number of advanced options can also be changed
such as Name, Initialize setting, Cache Modes, RAID Set Size,
Stripe Size, and Gigabyte Rounding (It is recommended that
they are left as their defaults).
12. Your RAID array has now been created. The Property tab will
now be displayed for your newly created RAID array.
Property tab