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1. Select Specify a location and click the Next button to continue Select CDROM drive e Select folder Silicon_Image e Select folder SIL680RAID e Select folder Win_Drv 5 The Update Device Driver Wizard will appear informing you that it has found the Silicon Image SIL0680 ATA 133 Controller driver Click the OK button and then the Next button Step 6 Ifthe Digital Signature Not Found dialog appears click Yes to continue installing the driver Step 7 Follow the instructions to finish up the drive installation Step 8 Finally switch off your system Connect the hard disk to the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card and start Windows 2000 XP Installing Medley Software This software is use to change the UDMA mode of the attached devices and to manage the RAID functions if available In most case the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card is tuned to the highest UDMA mode that is supported by the connected devices To install the Medley software please follow these steps Step 1 Start Windows Step 2 Click Start and then Run Step 3 Insert the Driver CD into the CDROM drive and select Browse button Select CDROM drive Select folder Silicon_Image Select folder SIL680RAID Select folder Medley Select folder INSTALLSILCFG EXE e Click the Open button and then the OK button Step 4 Fol2. Bytes buffer per channel e Connect up to four IDE ATA devices Coexists with other on board IDE controllers Fully backwards compatible with Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 33 EIDE Fast ATA 2 IDE and ATAPI devices Automatic performance tuning for each device attached e Supports Ultra and Multi Word DMA timing modes Enhanced data integrity of transferred data with CRC Cyclical Redundancy Check protection and verification RAID Functions e Supports RAID functions 0 1 and 0 1 with adjustable stripe size for RAID 0 and 0 1 e Supports co exist RAID set and Non RAID HDD e Allow HDDs with different sizes to be configured in a RAID set e RAID functions can be mixed in different RAID set e System GUI monitoring utility to display log alert the user for vital RAID set information and to manage the RAID functions configures rebuild etc Accessories e One User Manual One Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card e One Driver CD One ATA 133 80 wires 40pin IDE cable optional Requirements There are four requirements for achieving the performance of the Ultra ATA 133 1 The device must support Ultra ATA 133 mode 2 The motherboard and system BIOS or an add on IDE controller card must support Ultra ATA133 mode 3 The operating system must support Direct Memory Access DMA such as Microsoft Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT Widows ME Windows 98SE 98 and Windows 95B OSR2 4 The IDE cable must be AT
3. the external devices to your computer Driver Installation Note Current drivers can only support Windows 98 98SE ME NT 2000 and XP Driver Locations This Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card has two sets of drivers a b Sil0680A RAID Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card with RAID functions Sil0680A IDE Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card without RAID functions These two sets of drivers can be located in these two directories of the Driver CD 1 Sil0680A RAID Silicon_Image SIL680RAID 2 Sil0680A IDE_ Silicon_Image SIL680 Windows 98 98SE or Windows ME Step 1 Start Windows 98 98SE or Windows ME Step 2 The Update Device Driver Wizard will appear informing you that it has found a PCI RAID Controller click the Next button Step 3 a Windows 98 98SE user Select Specify a location b Windows ME user Select Specify the location of the driver Advanced and then select Specify a location Step 4 Insert the Driver CD in the CDROM drive and click on the Browse button Step 5 At the Browse option Select CDROM drive e Select folder Silicon_Image e Select folder SIL680RAID e Select folder Win_Drv Step 6 The Update Device Driver Wizard will appear informing you that it has found the Silicon Image SiL0680 ATA 133 Controller driver Click the Next button Step 7 Follow the instructi
4. A 133 80 wires 40 pin and the length of the cable should not exceed 18 inches 44 1cm The performance of the ATA 133 can only be achieved when all the above requirements are met Jumper Settings J3 Primary IDE Connector Blue JS Secondary IDE Connector White JP2 HDD Busy LED Connector Installing the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card into your computer Turn off your computer and all external devices connect to it Disconnect your computer from power sources Open the computer case Refer to your computer user manual for more details Find an available PCI slot and remove the slot bracket Save the bracket screw for later use Align the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card horizontally with respect to the PCI slot and insert it into the slot firmly and evenly Take care not to force it into the slot Once you have properly positioned the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card into the slot fasten it to the computer case with the bracket screw you have saved Connect the HDD LED connector from the computer case to the HDD Busy LED connector JP2 on the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card Connect any Ultra ATA 133 device to the connector s of the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card with the ATA 133 80 wires 40 pin IDE cable The BLUE connector of the ATA 133 IDE cable must be connected to IDE connector on the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller cad Close the computer case Make sure to reconnect all
5. USER MANUAL ULTRA ATA 133 IDE RAID CONTROLLER CARD SIL680 RAID Warning Before installing and activating RAID function please make sure you have a complete backup of your existing data from hard drives Manufacturer is not responsible for data loss due to abuse misuse or neglect Should you have any installation problem please contact us for assistance All other company and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Features This Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card is design to offer a high performance cost effective and reliability solution to the system up grader This card provides two IDE connectors that support Ultra ATA 133 protocols and optional RAID functions 0 1 and 0 1 Each IDE connector can support a master slave combination of any devices including Ultra ATA 133 Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 33 EIDE Fast ATA 2 IDE and ATAPI standards Specifications Ultra ATA 133 Functions Silicon Image Sil0680A Ultra ATA 133 IDE controller chipset Compliant with UDMA6 ATA 133 specification Compliant with ATA ATAPI 6 specification Supports maximum data transfer rate of 133MB sec Compliant with PCI Specification Version 2 2 Compliant with Programming Interface for Bus Master IDE Controller Rev 1 0 PCI Plug amp Play compatibility e Support 48 bit sector addressing maximum HD drive size is 131 072 TB Two independent Ultra ATA channels with 256
6. ling Windows NT 2000 XP Installing drivers with existing Windows NT 4 0 Step 1 While the hard drive is still running from the main board s IDE controller insert the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card into a PCI slot and start Windows NT Step 2 After Windows NT boot up open Control Panel and then enter SCSI Adapters Step 3 Insert the Driver CD into the CDROM drive and select Drivers tab and click Add Step 4 Select Have Disk and click on the Browse button Select CDROM drive e Select Silicon_Image e Select folder SIL680RAID e Select folder Win_Drv Step 5 Select Silicon Image SIL0680 ATA 133 Controller and then click OKR Step 6 Click Yes to restart your computer to complete driver installation Step 7 Finally switch off our system Connect the hard disk to the Ultra ATA 133 RAID controller card and start Windows NT Installing drivers with existing Windows 2000 XP Step 1 While the hard drive is still running from the main board s IDE controller insert the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card into a PCI slot and start Windows 2000 XP Step 2 Windows 2000 XP will inform you that it has found a PCI RAID Controller Click the Next button to continue Step 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for your device Recommended and click on the Next button Step 4 Insert Driver CD into the CDROM drive
7. low the instructions to complete installation Step 5 A copy of the Medley manual in Adobe Acrobat format PDF is also included in the Driver CD This manual can be located in the Driver CD inside the folder Medley You need to install a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader in your system first to open this manual If you do not have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader in your system you can download a free copy at this website http www adobe com products acrobat readstep html BIOS Setup If you already have a bootable hard disk connected to the main board s IDE controller but want to use the hard disk connect to the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card as default bootable drive Drive C You need to set main board s BIOS to boot SCSI first Please refer to the main board s user manual for more details
8. on to finish up the drive installation Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 XP Fresh Installation If you are performing a new Windows NT 4 0 2000 or XP installation to a hard drive attached to the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card Step 1 Make sure to copy the Windows driver from the Driver CD on to a 1 44MB floppy diskette You will need the driver in the 1 44MB floppy diskette during the installation a With RAID function Copy the Silicon_Image SIL680RAID Win_Dryv driver from the Driver CD to the diskette Step 2 Connect the hard drive to the Ultra ATA 133 IDE RAID controller card and insert the card into a PCI slot Start up the system Step 3 Put your Windows NT 2000 XP CD into the CDROM drive or use the Windows NT 2000 XP boot diskette if your system cannot boot from the CD to start installation Step 4 Press F6 for the third party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning of the test mode installation Insert the 1 44MB floppy diskette into the floppy drive Press s when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device a If installing Windows NT 4 0 select the following option Silicon Image SIL0680 A TA 133 Controller for NT 4 0 b If installing Windows 2000 XP select the following option Silicon Image SIL0680 A TA 133 Controller for Windows 2000 XP Step 5 Press Enter to continue on with text mode setup Step 6 Follow the setup instructions to complete instal
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