ESATA PCI Card RAID Manager Configuration Utility
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1. INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Disk Rescan RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS725080PL 438680 13 5668 CHi Reserve For RAID WU WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GB b Select Screen Ye Select tem SPACE SelectMeselect Enter Execute 14 Change to Pass through Select Change to Passthrough on the Disk menu to change the hard disk to pass through mode to leave the state of Raid Member or Reserve for RAID INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Rescan EXIT RAID List Hard Disk List CHO Passthrough HDS 72 030PLA350 78 56B CH1 Passthrough WU 14D02000 J5 00 MH 190 7GB b Select Screen Be Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute Reserve for RAID Select Reserve For RAID on the Disk menu to change from Passthrough to Reserve For RAID to rebuild the array INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Rescan EXIT RAID List Hard Disk List CHO Passthrough HDS72350580PLA3850 718 56B CH1 Passthrough WU 14D02000 J5 00 MH 190 7GB b Select Screen gt amp Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute 15 Rescan The Rescan function updates the status of RAID drive that will refresh all of the attached devices The resulting information is shown in the RAID List and Hard Disk List INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility RAID Disk EXIT RAID List Hard Disk List CHO Passthrough HDS7235080PLA380 Cie CH1 Passthrough WU WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GB b Select Screen Se2. e Select Clear All Events will clear all logged messages and events from the log file 37 e Toclose the Event Viewer window and return to the ESATA RAID Manager select Exit View Menu UO Pro Event Viewer All Events Filter Events Informational _ Add F Informational Deet Informational Add F Informational Delti Informational Add Fh Informational Delati Newest First Oldest Firsk Gisisi2o04 6 3 22 PM e e A A e All Events bypasses all event filter settings to displays all events in the log file e Filter Events filter viewable event via selecting among various criteria in the Filter window e Newest First display events from newest to oldest e Oldest First display events from oldest to newest e Refresh reload the event viewer with events from the log file Set Filter Events Tme Fite Fest Event 57 7 2004 120000 AM Ee Des Oe Last Evert 57 7 2008 sl 6343PM Seveny e All Events Critical Events IT hfornation T Error T Waming Others Configure criteria in the in the Filter dialog to display only relevant events The filter can be configured to display events based on time and or severity 38 Troubleshooting Potential operational problems and recommended solutions are provided in the following table Recommended solution Drives arent detected Change cables or change the drives if everything fails BIOS system will hang M
3. on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software hor Initio INEA 62 DATA Raid Controller f If your hardware came with an installation CD LEA o floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue 28 Select Include this location in the search and click Browse to specify a location Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options 2 Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found wll be installed Search removable media floppy CD AOM Include this location in the search wi Browse Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for pour hardware Click Continue Anyway to install the software Hardware Update W
4. 2 disk Fault Tolerant RAID 0 provides disk striping across all configured drives in the RAID subsystem Although RAID 0 provides no data redundancy it offers the best performance of any RAID level as it breaks up data into smaller segments and stripes the data segments across each drive in the array as shown above The size of each data segment is determined by the stripe size parameter which is set during the creation of the RAID set RAID 1 Disk Mirroring Physical Disks Logical Drive o E Minar J e Black 1 Block F Minimum Number of Physical Drives Two Logical Capacit Minimum N 2 disk Fault Tolerant RAID 1 mirrors all data from one drive to a second drive This configuration offers total data redundancy but requires double the amount of data storage capacity Physical Disks Block 4 Block A Block E Block E Block g RAID JBOD Minimum Number of Physical Drives Logical Capacit N1 N2 disk Fault Tolerant JBOD combines two or more drives into a larger logical volume JBOD offers neither fault tolerance nor performance improvements when compared to individual drives BIOS Configuration Utility Configuring the ESATA PCI card is outlined in the following Use the provided BIOS RAID utility to assign RAID levels plan array configuration and optimize storage Configuring Arrays A disk array consists of two or more physical disk drives depending on the desi
5. 725060PL 4380 718 56bB CH1 RAID Member WOC WO2000 5 00MH 190 7G6 b Select Screen Yee Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute 12 Rebuild 1 Use the Rebuild function to repair a damaged RAID 1 configuration The Reserved For RAID disk is required to complete the rebuild INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Rescan Heed Reserved For RAID disk to rebuild Press any key to continue RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HOS723080PL 4380 18 566 CH1 Passthrough WDC WO2000 35 00MH 190 7GB b Select Screen Select tem SPACE SelectDeselect Enter Execute 2 Acknowledge the prompt that all data in the selected drive will be lost to proceed INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Rescan All data in selected drive will lost Continue No RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS728080PL 4380 18 56 B CH1 Passthrough WOC WO2000J5 00MH 190 766 b Select Screen gt Select tem SPACE SelectDeselect Enter Execute 13 3 The state will be changed from Passthrough to Reserve For RAID INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Rescan RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS728080PL 4380 18 56B CH1 Reserve For RAID WDC WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GB b Select Screen gt Select tem SPACE 5SelectTDeselect Enter Execute 4 Rebuilding is a time consuming process the status bar displays the percent complete press the ESC key to halt the rebuild
6. 728050PLA4 350 Cie CH1 Passthrough WU WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GB b Select Screen Be Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute Create a RAID Array RAID 0 1 The stripe size parameter specifies the size of the segment written to each disk ina RAID configuration Stripe size can be set to 8 16 32 64 128 or 256 Kbytes The default is 8 Kbytes A larger stripe size yields higher read performance Choose a smaller stripe size if your computer regularly performs random read requests 2 RAID 0 can optionally be expanded to maximum capacity 3 The RAID Level Stripe Size Name and Capacity of the RAID 0 configuration will be shown in the RAID list INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility RAID Disk Rescan EXIT Create Delete Initialize Rebuild Verify RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS7280860PLA380 13 566 CH1 RAID Member WDC WO02000J5 00MH 190 7G6 b Select Screen Be Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute RAID 1 1 RAID 1 requires two physical drives Data on a first disk is duplicated on another disk by mirroring thus more disk space is required RAID 1 configuration reduces usable disk space to the size of the smallest drive and reduces performance during rebuilds INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility RAID Disk Rescan EXIT Create Delete Initialize Create RAID Rebuild RAID Level Verify Stripe Size Invalid Name DR RAID List Hard Disk List CHO Passthrough H
7. DS725050PL 4380 8 566 CH1 Passthrough WU WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GB Select Screen Ye Select tem SPACE SelectMeselect Enter Execute 2 Activate the load balance function for RAID 1 to average the load across the drives 3 RAID 1 information including the RAID Level Load Balance Name and Capacity is provided in the RAID list INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Disk Rescan EXIT RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS725060PL 4380 718 56bB CH1 RAID Member WOCYWD0 2000 J5 00M4H 190 7GB b Select Screen Select tem SPACE 5SelectDeselect Enter Execute JBOD 1 This configuration simply treats multiple disks as a single disk INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Disk Rescan Create RAID RAID Level Stripe Size Invalid Name RAID List Hard Disk List CHO Passthrough HDOS728050PL 4350 18 56 B CH1 Passthrough WOC WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GE b Select Screen 3e amp Selectitem SPACE SelectMeselect Enter Execute 2 JBOD information including the RAID Level Name and Capacity is provided in the RAID list INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Disk Rescan RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS7280860PL 4380 13 5668 CHi RAID Member WDC WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GB b Select Screen gt amp Select tem SPACE SelectDeselect Enter Execute Initialize RAID 1 Initialize a logical drive by selecting initialize using the initialize selection and completing the
8. ESATA PCI CARD User s Manual eeler e EE 3 DY SEM CUI OMNIS e cada cil 3 RAID INTO UCI errada 3 BIOS ee tie ee AMY A A a 5 Eet Leit ele srat osne Ea E a EE RERE 5 BAID MOS ETH acaire SE ee 5 BIOS e tute tele e GUY EE 5 Greater RAIDAN EE 6 NITE VE LR EE 10 VEV E WE 11 Delete BRAID EE 12 REDUI enaa a a a a a 13 Change t Pass througn DEE 15 Reserve for HAD 19 qt Tr o 0 In 16 Shell e 16 Application and Driver Installation Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2008 008 17 Repair the Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2003 Application and Driver Installation 19 Remove the Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2003 Application ooccococcccoococoocnoo 21 Installing the eSATA driver for Windows 2000 XPDI200D 22 Windows 98 ME Driver Installation coocccocccoonncooncocnncornconnncnonnonrncncnconcnnns 25 Windows 2000 XP 2003 Driver Installaton 28 ESATA PCI Card RAID Manager Configuration Uiluv 33 SIS MEA nene esto OSOS 33 Fle Menu Command S ee a 33 FHOD MONU ica iia 34 Array VIEW AMINO Wins 34 DEVICE MICW VV ING OW EE 34 EE EE 35 Woman 35 IR e EE 35 A O O E 36 DEISE ge EE 36 ROW A Ay cigars isa 37 ROSCA EE 37 EVON Viewer TOON EE Log Metadata 37 VIEW IVICA EE 38 SEPRE SE 38 TOUDICSMOOUIG A 39 Notices and CIASSIN CANONS E 40 FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement nnannnnennnnannenenennnnnennnnnennnnne 40 Introduction The ESATA PCI CARD provides the advantages of next generation Seria
9. Malfunctioning or offline devices in the array can be located in the Device View Window Lg Devices Y r KEE EENEG T380013 Ch Hoc 4 Shite Array hambar 34 Task Menu The Task Menu provides access the following operations Information Operations Create Array Delete Arrays Rebuild Arrays Rescan and Event Viewer mitit SATA HA Managocr DEE zi Ch Heg Tiata Away bamia 37350013 Ch HEI State aay ba eae Information The Task Menu information option provides access to adapter information array information and device information Adapter information Displays information about the currently selected adapter array or device If no array or device is selected the information page will only show information about the currently selected adapter Array information The Array View Window displays detailed information about a currently selected aray Device information The Device View Window information about a currently selected device Operations The Operations button provides access to the following Array Operations When an array is selected in the Array View Window common operations for all array levels and RAID 1 specific operations are available Array Level Specifies how data is organized on the set of disks which form the array properties disks Stripe Only 1 RAID 1 Data Is mirrored on two disks Load Balance Span RAID Data is stored disk after disk SPAN Common o
10. RAID Controllers will appear in the Device Manager Device Manager File Action Wiew ge LO e Disk drives ES a Display adapters E LA DYDICD ROM drives ch Floppy disk controllers EL Floppy disk drives E fe IDE ATA ATAPI controllers sa IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers E ss Keyboards ER i Mice and other pointing devices Monitors S Network adapters a Ports COM amp LPT SR Processors E E SCSI and RAID controllers E Initio INIC162x 5 474 Raid Controller E Initio Raid Interface Er 2 sound video and game controllers r System devices DI Universal Serial Bus controllers The eSATA PCI card is now ready for use for further information visit http Awww onnto com 32 ESATA PCI Card RAID Manager Configuration Utility The ESATA RAID Manager supports the Windows 2000 2003 XP operating systems and mainly consists of a System Menu a Task Menu an Array View Window anda Device View Window The task menu consists of all available operations the array and device view windows display the results of operations and the current RAID configuration and related devices The RAID Manager provides the following functions Configuration of RAID Provides access to create and delete functions Maintenance of RAID Provides access to adapter inquiry array and device functions for information initialize create a mirrored set verify verify the integrity of a mirrored set and reb
11. RAlD Event Viewer eege LEE EE EE Est E 51512004 Lee ID ajz2j2004 a apisjz009 E aitatzopg 10 30 33 4M 10 17 30 AM 6 28 23 PM 6 16 47 PM 6355 Ph 63 22 PM 11 10 38 AM 11 18 24 AM 11 40 30 4M 11 0 53 AM Informate Informativa Informativa Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Infor mative Delete RAID Add RAID Delete RAID Add RAID Delete RAID RAID process RAID process Adapter D Description Array added successfully Array deleted successfully Array added successfully Array deleted successfully Array added successfully foray deleted successfully Array added successfully Array deleted successfully Array initialized Array initialization started eee E The Event Viewer comprises several columns describing various events The Date Time column s record the time of the event or operation The Severity column displays the severity level of the event or notification The Category column displays the event or notification type The Adapter ID column displays which adapter has generated the event or notification e The Description column displays a brief description of the event or notification The Event Viewer can be further configured via the Log Menu and View Menu items Log Menu WO Pro Event Viewer Leg View Clear All Events severity Categ FAM Informational Add R Exit El 10 17 30 AM Informational Delete 5 5 2004 6 28 23PM Informational Add R
12. determine the amount of space available on the designated hard drive ig Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Select Installation Folder The installer will install Initia 54 74 RAID Manager v1 07 to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files Initio Initio SATA RAID Manager d OI Disk Cost Install Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer O Everyone 2 Just me Click Next to confirm that you want to install the application 2 Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Sales Contirm Installation The installer i ready to install Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 07 on your computer Click Next to start the installation 18 Click Close the application has been successfully installed iy Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Installation Complete Initio SATA RAID Manager 41 01 has been successtully installed Click Close to exit Restart the computer Repair the Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2003 Application and Driver Installation Double click Setup exe to repair the RAID Manager The repair can also be initiated vial the Change option from the add and remove programs control panel Add Remove Programs 19 Select Repair Initio SATA RAID Manager and click Finish 1 Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Welcome t
13. izard Please wait while the wizard installs the software 5 Initio INICT E28 S ATA Raid Controller Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Initio NIC TA S ATA Raid Controller has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows SH Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation 29 Click Finish Found Mew Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for d Initio INMICTE Zu S ATA Raid Controller Click Finish to close the wizard z Back Finish Cancel The Raid Interface will be discovered Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows wll search for current and updated software by looking on pour computer on the hardware installation CO or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue 30 Choose install the sof
14. l ATA in an easy to use expansion card Designed to replace parallel ATA technology Serial ATA overcomes speed obstacles of parallel ATA Serial ATA is the next generation internal storage inter connect designed to replace parallel ATA technology Serial ATA is the proactive evolution of the ATA interface from a parallel bus to serial bus architecture This architecture overcomes the electrical constraints that are increasing the difficulty of continued speed enhancements for the classic parallel ATA bus Though Serial ATA will not be able to directly interface with legacy Ultra ATA hardware it is fully compliant with the ATA protocol and thus is software compatible Please thoroughly read and follow the instructions provided in this manual Failure to do so may result in damage to the Mini Storage Hub and any or all connected devices System Requirements Windows e 266MHz or faster CPU e 64MB of RAM e One available PCI card slot e Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Server 2003 Macintosh e G3 Processor or newer e 64MB or RAM e One available PCI card Slot e Mac OS 8 6 9 x or 10 2 and later RAID Introduction The following sections briefly describe the various RAID configuration options RAID 0 Disk Striping rm Logical Drive we Physical Disks Ba BS E lt Siping gt E j wi ei Block 7 Block E RAID 0 Minimum Number of Physical Drives Logical Capacity N1 N2 or Minimum N x
15. lect tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute Exit BIOS Utility Select Exit selection to leave the RAID BIOS Setup utility INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility RAID Disk Rescan Are you sure to Exit d Ho RAID List Hard Disk List CHO Passthrough HDS f2 030PLA4A350 78 56B CH1 Passthrough WU WO2000J5 00MH 190 7GB b Select Screen gt amp Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute 16 Application and Driver Installation Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2003 After installing the eSATA PCI card perform the following steps to install the Initio RAID Manager application and eSATA PCI card driver Download the driver from http www onnto com tw Locate and open the downloaded folder Double click the Setup exe InstMsi InstMsiw Click Next ig Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Welcome to the Initio SATA RAID Manager 1 01 setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install Initio 5474 RAID Manager v1 07 on Your computer WARNING This computer program i protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel 17 Click Next to install the application in the default folder Click Browse to specify a different folder Click Disk Cost to
16. o the Initio SATA RAID Manager 1 01 setup Wizard Select whether you want to repair or remove Initio 5 474 RAID Manager 1 01 Repair Initio SATA RAID Manager vi D Remove Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Cancel Click Close to complete the installation ig Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Installation Complete Initio SATA RAID Manager 41 01 has been successtully installed Click Close to exit 20 Restart the system Remove the Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2003 Application Double click Setup exe file to remove the RAID Manager application and eSATA PCI card driver The files can alternatively be removed by via the Remove option from the the add and remove programs control panel Add Remove Programs Select Remove Initio SATA RAID Manager and click Finish 2 Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Welcome to the Initio SATA RAID Manager 1 01 setup Wizard Select whether you want to repair or remove Initio 5474 RAID Manager v1 01 Repair Initio SATA RAID Manager vi D 21 Click Close to complete the removal 1 Initio SATA RAID Manager v1 01 Installation Complete Initio 5474 RAID Manager 41 01 has been successtully removed Click Close to exit Restart the system Installing the eSATA driver for Windows 2000 XP 2003 Press F6 to install the SATA Host Controller Windows 2000 Setup Press F if you need to install a third party SCSI
17. odify HDD boot up sequence at BIOS during booting setting of the mainboard Press Del key during booting Enter the BIOS setting program and set the local HDD as the first boot up HDD lt cant finish the Remember to unplug the SATA host installation of Raid card when you update the application manager application or driver of windows 2000 on windows 2000 when you updating the application of Raid manager Booting function fail Update the motherboard s BIOS with SATA optical drive from SATA host controller There is not existing Press lt Cirl R gt key to enter the BIOS RAID configuration on configuration Utility then select a any of the drives rebuild method to configure the drives connected to the system and the message with RAID utility displays reserve for Raid Update the windows Remember to unplug the SATA host service patch file that card when you update the service will show warning patch file of windows 2000 message during the upgrading action 39 Notices and Classifications FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device p
18. or RAID driver 22 Press S to specify additional drivers for use with Windows2000 Ss S5pecify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Insert the disk and press ENTER ENTER Continue ESC Cancel F3 Exit 23 The driver and index file for installation will be displayed Select the SATA Adapter from the displayed list and press ENTER Windows 2000 Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows 2000 Using a device support disk prowded by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous Screen INITIO INIC 162 5 ATA Adapter For Windows NT4 0 INITIO INIC 162 S5 ATA Adapter For Windows 2000 INITIO INIC 162 5 ATA Adapter For Windows XP 2003 ENTER Continue ESC Cancel F3 Exit 24 Press ENTER to continue Specity Additional Device EN TER Continue F3 Exit Windows 98 ME Driver Installation Select Specify the location of the driver and click Next 25 Choose Specify a location and enter a location for the driver Update Device Driver Wizard Windows will now search for updated drivers in its driver database and in any of the following locations te search for a better driver than the one pour device 1s using now Recommended Removable Media Floppy CO ROM e Specify a locatior bl Browse Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location
19. outlined steps Acknowledge the prompt that all data in the selected drive will be lost and continue with the provided choices INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Disk Rescan EXIT All data in selected drive will lost Continue Ho RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS728060PLA380 13 566 CH1 RAID Member VU WO02000J5 00MH 190 7G6 b Select Screen Be Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute 10 2 Initializing is a time consuming process the status bar displays the percent complete press the ESC key to halt initialization INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Disk Rescan EXIT RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS728060PLA380 13 566 CH1 RAID Member WDC WO2000J5 00MH 190 7G6 b Select Screen Ye Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute Verify RAID Verification is a time consuming process the status bar displays the percent complete press the ESC key to halt verification INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility Disk Rescan EXIT RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HOST 23050PLA330 13 566 CH1 RAID Member WDC WO2000J5 00MH 190 7G6 b Select Screen Ye Select tem SPACE Select Deselect Enter Execute 11 Delete RAID From the RAID menu select delete then choose the desired RAID INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility RAID Disk Rescan EXIT Create Delete Initialize Rebuild a Delete which RAID RAID List Hard Disk List CHO RAID Member HDS
20. peration The name of the selected array can be changed via the Change Name item in the Change Properties category RAID 1 specific operation 35 Initialize Array This command clears both mirrored disks ensuring that they are in sync It is highly recommended that a RAID 1 array be initialized immediately subsequent to array creation Warning This operation erases all data Verify Array This operation compares both mirrored disks to determine if they are in sync Load Balance The Load balance check box in the change property category turns the RAID load balance feature on or off Device Operations The Device View Window displays operations related to a currently selected device The Device Operations only support Change State of a selected disk Based on a current array configuration however only applicable new disk states can be changed to Applicable new disk states are summarized in the following table Array Configuration Current State Applicable New States Pass through Reserved for RAID Array RAID 0 SPAN Reserved for RAID Pass through Dedicated spare Dedicated spare Reserved for RAID Disk States The ESATA RAID Manager defines for device states Disk states are changed via Device Operations Pass through The ESATA RAID Manager has configured no physical device Reserved for A disk has been configured for later deployment in an array and RAID is currently hidden from the operating system A disk i
21. red RAID level RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID JBOD arrays can all consist of two physical drives RAID Mode Definitions The following table displays the drives required per RAID level RAID Description Minimum Logical Capacity Fault Mode Number of Tolerant Physical Drives RAID 0 Disk Striping Two N1 N2 or Minimum No Nx2 disk RAID 1 Disk Mirroring Two Minimum N 2 disk Yes RAID Just a Bunch of Two N1 N2 disk No JBOD Disks BIOS Configuration Utility Perform the following steps to configure arrays and logical drives using the Configuration Utility Start the system Press lt Ctrl gt lt R gt Select a configuration method Configure an array with available physical drives Define the logical drive Initialize the logical drive a ee During boot up the following BIOS screen is presented 1 Press Ctrl and R simultaneously to run ESATA RAID BIOS utility Into INI Tee x SATA RAID Bs Version 1 Copyright 4 Initio Carp 2002 Controller at Bus 0 slot 9 Channel 0 HDS728080PLA380 PSB Channel 1 WDC Y44D2000J5 00MHBO 190 160 can EAI wane A to enter RAID utility ress lt ESC gt to continue 2 The configuration utility associates each hard drive with a single logical drive If logical drives have already been configured the BIOS utility leaves the configuration unchanged INITIO SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility RAID Disk Rescan EXIT RAID List Hard Disk List CHO Passthrough HDS
22. s a configured member of an an array Dedicated Spare A disk configured for participation in a selected array reserved for later use Create Array Build an array from a set of selected disks into a logical disk based on user specified you specified Common array properties for an array are name and array level Additional array properties are available for different array levels Refer to array level for more information Warning All data on selected disks will be erased when creating an array Delete Array This command deletes a selected array the original array member disks are changed to the Reserved for RAID state Warning All data on stored in the array will erased when deleting the array 36 Rebuild Array The Rebuild Array command copies the entire disk image from one disk to another ina RAID 1 array mirrored set Typically only a few circumstances necessitate an array rebuild A mirrored set requires a rebuild when the mirrored disks are out of sync This occurs when unrecoverable l O errors occur or when one of the disks is removed from the array To repair a damaged array the bad or missing disk must be replaced with a good disk with a capacity no smaller than the remaining disk in the array Rescan This refreshes all current statuses to newly initialized status Event Viewer Tool The Event Viewer displays a log of events and operations The Event Viewer tool is supported by Windows 98SE ME Crys
23. s0 yoy can select the diver you want Back Cancel Click Next to install the driver Update Device Driver Wizard Windows driver file search for the device Initio INIC162x S ATA Raid Controller Windows i now ready to install the selected driwer for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver Cancel 26 Click Finish Add New Hardware Wizard d Initio 1410162 S 474 Raid Controller Windows has finished installing the new hardware device Cancel Verify that the drive has been installed successfully via the Device Manager optional General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance Te View devices by type t View devices by connection HE 1394 Bus Controller de COROM H E Disk drives IS Display adapters GH Floppy disk controllers GH Hard disk controllers Keyboard Monitors y Mouse a Network adapters 4 Ports COM amp LPT SCSI controllers E Into INIC16 5 4 T A aid Controller Sa Into ARAID Interace e i Sound video and game controllers gt r ec Lu A Properties Refresh Remove Print 2 Windows 2000 XP 2003 Driver Installation Select No not this time and click Next Found Hew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on Your computer
24. tware automatically and click Next Found Hew Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Initia Raid Interface y mn J Es If your hardware came with an installation CD EA or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Click Continue Anyway to install the software New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software GS Initio Dad Interface Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Initio Raid Interface haz not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows AH Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation 31 Click Finish Found Mew Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Fe Initio Raid Interface Click Finish to close the wizard Upon successful installation the Initio INIC162x S ATA Raid Controller and Initio Raid Interface list in SCSI and
25. uild for rebuilding a damaged mirrored set Modify RAID and device states Provides access to modify array properties and change device state Event viewing and notification Provides access to an event viewer and notification mechanism enabling monitoring of RAID and device operation System Menu The system menu provides to RAID Manager commands e File menu e Helo menu pito SATA RAT Manager File Menu Commands Initio SATA RAID Manager w Hide Wher Minimiza w Start Minimized Ext El ever The File menu provides the following commande for configuring the ESATA RAID Manager Hide when minimized Select this command to hide the ESATA RAID Manager when minimized While hidden an icon on will be displayed in the task bar Start minimized Select this option to minimize the ESATA RAID Manager at startup Exit Exit the ESATA RAID Manager 33 Help Menu Initio SATA RAID Manager ada Heb Topics About CrysRAlD Manager The Help menu provides access to Help Topics A comprehensive index of help topics About Displays the application version number Array View Window The Array View Window displays the configured array and its major properties including RAID level array name and status Initia SATA RAID Manager Strip size Y KB Device View Window The Device View Window displays all the devices connected to the ESATA PCI Card as well as device operational status and properties
26. ursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications 40
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