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2. installed 11 Windows 2000 A new installation of Windows 2000 requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the Floppy folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below For A New Installation 1 2 Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation Follow Microsoft s Windows 2000 installation procedure Restart the computer when prompted by the installation At the Windows 2000 Setup screen press F6 When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Insert the driver diskette then press Enter Select Silicon Image Sil3x12 SATARaid Controller for Windows NT 4 0 and 2000 then press Enter Press Enter to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete Windows 2000 installation When Windows installation completes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and install the RAID monitoring utility For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID array prior to driverinstallation and boot up to Windows At the Found New Hardware Wizard click Next Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next Insert the driver CD check CD ROM drives uncheck the other check boxes click Next click Next again 5 Click Finish Remove the driver CD then restart Windows to complete the installation When Windows resumes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and inst
3. to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter Select Manual configuration then press Enter Select the Source drive press Enter Select the Target drive press Enter At the Disk Copy window select Yes then press Enter Select Offline copy then press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to begin disk copy Note Disk copy time is dependant on the size of the mirrored set Do not interrupt disk copy once started After disk copy completes press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set Whena failure to one member occurs 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 Shutdown Windows replace the failed hard drive then restart the system During boot press Ctrl S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS Select Rebuild Mirror set then press Enter Select Offline rebuild then press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm The mirror will start to rebuild When rebuilding finishes press Ctrl E to exit Rebuilding can take 30 90 minutes depending on the size of the mirror 7 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot GNADE i ee Deleting RAID Arrays 1 As the
4. A cable to the hard disk drive Serial ATA cable Serial ATA power cable Figure 2 Hard disk drive connections Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA connector on the Serial ATA PCI RAID Ls Figure 3 Connecting the Serial ATA cable Follow the same instructions to connect a second hard drive Device connection is now complete Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord Go to RAID Arrays to configure the RAID BIOS RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the Serial ATA PCI RAID s BIOS Find your RAID set from the table of contents Follow the steps in the order in which they appear Table of Contents AUD OSD Me cisevnssckanivoaeneroatbaieaiaannen page 5 6 RAID 1 mirroring csesesiniisesecieasi page 6 7 Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set sissicasvassssess page 7 8 Deleting RAID ATAY S oesiisseni setist page 8 Resolving Conflicts ncnasvantavaniasvvasavnrnnteanivaines page 8 Low Level Format eessesceeeesersersrreessrreerereee page 9 RAID 0 Striping This RAID array to be used on New Blank hard drives Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive Note Itis recommended to use Auto configuration For Advanced users or software applications that require a custom chunksize Manual configuration is offered For Auto Configuration The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration 1 Asthe BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to en
5. BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS Select Delete RAID Set then press Enter Press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm The RAID set is now deleted vt a N Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata Ifso this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt in order for the RAID set to function properly this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata To resolve this from the main BIOS window select Resolve Conflicts then press Enter the correct metadata including the correct drive connection information will be written to the replacement disk Low Level Format Low Level Format is built into the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive including data drive and partition information The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drives only before the RAID set is configured Driver Installation This section provides information on how to install the Serial ATA PCI RAID drivers Table of Contents Windows 98SE sicscacdiivedsssses enti datidigencstiads page 9 10 Windows ME is sa sverbnapaneeveanaracieaiieenstnienans page 10 11 Verify 985E ME Installation sissies
6. E For A New Installation 1 2 Setup the RAIDarray prior to Windowsinstallation Follow Microsoft s Windows ME installation procedure Once Windows has installed right click My Computer click Properties click Device Manager Double click PCI RAID Controller listed under Other Devices Select Driver tab and click Update Driver button Insert the driver CD select Automatic search for a better driver Recommended then click Next Accept the default entry then click OK Click Finish remove the driver CD then restart Windows to complete the installation When Windows resumes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and install the RAID monitoring utility For An Existing Installation 1 pi Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows Atthe Add New Hardware Wizard insert the driver CD Select Automatic search for a better driver Recommended then click Next Accept the default entry then click OK Click Finish Remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation When Windows resumes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and install the RAID monitoring utility To Verify Windows 98SE ME Installation 1 Right click My Computer and click Properties Select Device Manager tab Double click SCSI controllers double click Silicon Image Sil 3512 SATARaid Controller A message This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box the driver has been correctly
7. Enable Log File Path C File sataraidevents tog Audio The user may set different audio alerts for the different levels of events Trayicon Event Table Event Time SMTP E mad Notification Evert Level Log Fie Popup Audo Notification Information Audio notification is use to alert the system administrator or user that event occured Audio Notification Configuration Select the sound to play by clicking the browse button or click the disable button for no sound notification Informational Event C rows J Denti Leene J oee _ Warning Event Error Event 24 Popup The popup window is a visual notification that an event occurred The popup window can be disabled or set to popup for only certain event levels Configuration TrayIcon Event Table Event Tene E mail Notification Event Level Log Fie Audo Popup Popup Window Information The popup window is a visual notification that an event occured This popup windows can be disabled or set to popup for only certain event levels Popup Window Event Level Configuration E gt Error Level Move the slider to set event level for notification Warning Level Information Level Disable Al The different levels are Disabled No popup will occur Informational The popup window will be displayed for the following events Informational Warnings Errors Warning The popup window will be displayed for the following events Warnings Errors
8. Quick Installation Guide P Serial ATA PCI RAID Introducing the Serial ATA PCI RAID The Serial ATA PCI RAID is an ultra high speed two channel Serial ATA controller board 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 Increased performance and security with Serial ATA RAID Supports 32 bit wide PCI bus at 66MHz and data transfer rates up to 1 5Gb s 150MB s Supports RAID 0 stripe for performance and RAID 1 mirror for data reliability Compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 and PCI 2 2 specifications Coexists with on board controller Features independent 256 byte FIFOs per channel for host reads and writes Feature Watch Dog timer for fault resiliency and flash memory for future BIOS updates Breaks the 137GB barrier Works with various brands of large capacity Serial ATA hard disks 04 0373B 1 System Requirements e Pentium or equivalent PC with an available PCI slot e Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Server 2003 Package Contents e Serial ATA PCI RAID and 2 SATA data cables e Dual Connector Serial ATA power cable and Y split power cable e Driver software and user s manual Layout l Hard Disk LED Pins t Connect Serial ATA horizontally Connectors Figure 1 Serial ATA PCI RAID layout Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card a
9. all the RAID monitoring utility Windows XP Server 2003 A new installation of Windows XP and Server 2003 requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the Floppy folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 2 3 Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure Restart the computer when prompted by Windows installation At the Windows Setup screen press F6 to install the driver When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Insert the driver diskette then press Enter Select Silicon Image Sil 3x12 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP Server 2003 then press Enter Press Enter to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete Windows installation When Windows installation completes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and install the RAID monitoring utility For An Existing Installation 1 4 5 Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows At the Found New Hardware Wizard XP w SP1 or earlier Server 2003 continue to step 3 XP w SP2 or later Server 2003 w SP1 or later select No not at this time then click Next Insert the driver CD select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next Accept the default entry then click Next Click Finish then restart
10. caiassis page 11 Windows 2000 ssssctssnssnscntaistecncatssacsiareawaas page 12 13 Windows XP Server 2003 oeer page 13 14 Verify 2000 XP Server 2003 Installation page 14 y pag Windows 98SE For A New Installation 1 Setup the RAIDarray prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows 98SE installation procedure 3 Once Windows has installed right click My Computer click Properties click Device Manager 4 Double click PCI RAID controller listed under Other Devices 5 Select Driver tab then click Update Driver button N Insert the driver CD then click Next Select Search for the better driver and click Next Check CD ROM drive uncheck the other boxes then click Next Click Next again then Finish Remove the driver CD then restart Windows to complete the installation When Windows resumes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and install the RAID monitoring utility For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows At the Add New Hardware Wizard click Next to continue Select Search for the best driver for your device option then click Next Insert the driver CD check CD ROM drive uncheck the other check boxes then click Next Click Next then Finish Remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete installation When Windows resumes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and install the RAID monitoring utility Windows M
11. ent Wizard to edd a device to the set To remove a member from a set highiight the member ond cich the remove button Type Tene ind ormatiory 2005 04 07 a 09 24 55 SATAR ad Configuration tool tart lt gt 19 The device identification along with the state of each device is also reported in the Members tab window Note that when a Mirror set is first created the state of the destination drive may report as Rebuild for as muchas 30 90 minutes depending on the size of the disk SEPAID 1 Set Members Smart Configuration identify Osta To remove a member from a set haghight the member and cick the remove button Goto the RAID management Wizard to add a device to the set Type Tae Deseretion pramen SMEO RORLIS me o CHOBE OE RIG gt SMART and Configuration information as well as Data Identification is again provided for each Set Coonan te mewn rt aosan aay ae pet ranten neon tet TATA Carige aon tod at gt 20 Configuration Menu With the SATARaid GUI running the small SATARaid icon should appear in the bottom right of the computer screen next to the clock By right clicking on the icon and clicking Configure the user may configure SATARaid including customizing the settings for SMTP E mail Notification Event Level Log File Audio and Popup SMTP The SMTP server is the server that is used to send e mails Normally the network administrator
12. ess Acrrarests ator your comany nana com Emal Subject SATAR ad Report 22 Event Level There are different types of E mail notifications that may be sent which are set with the Event Level tab Configuration ed ih vere rere EN Table Event Time SMTP E mail Notification Event Level Log File Audio Popup r E mail Notification Information E mail notification is used to send an e mail to each address in the list for each event received from the driver or for sending system configuration rSubject SATARaid Event Report Address List The different levels are Disabled No event logs will be sent Informational The following events will be sent Informational Warnings Errors Warning The following events will be sent Warnings Errors Errors The following events will be sent Errors 23 Log File The log file is used to store event information received fromallthe RAID drivers The log file is a text file and can be viewed with Notepad or the SATARaid GUI Use the Log File tab to set where the log file should be stored and the name of the file as well Trayicon Event Table Ex eDE Tie sme E mail Notification Evert Level Log Fie ASO Popup Log Mile Inforamtion The log file is used to store event received from all the Silicon image IDE RAID drivers The logfile can be viewed with any text editor or the event property page of the GUI Log File Configuration Disable Log Fe
13. is device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT COMPLIANCE SUG Inc 6078 Stewart Ave Fremont CA 94538 3152 Serial ATA PCI RAID is a trademark of SIG Inc SUG and SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentiumisa registered trademark of Intel Corporation Other names used in publication are for identification only and may be trademarks of theirrespective companies July 2006 Copyright 2006 by SIIG Inc All rights reserved
14. knows what this name is Both the name and domain must be entered Configuration E mail Notification Event Level Log File Audio Popup TrayIcon Il Event Table Event Time i__SMTP_ j SMTP Information A SMTP server is the server that is use to send e mails Contact your network administrator to find out the name of this server Be sure to Include the name and domain Example server company com SMTP Configuration SMTP Server server yourcompanyname com 21 E Mail Using the E mail tab in the Configuration Menu the user may set the default E mail address and subject line to where the configuration should be sent This however can be overridden at the time of sending the E mail be greligugcon Event Table Evert Tene sm Notification Event Level Log File Audio Popup E mnad Information E mail Subject can be overridden at the point when the configuration is sent E mal Configuration E ma Address Adninistr ator pyourcomanyname com Emal Subject SATAR ad Report Notification When different types of events occur SATARaid may be configured to send notices to assigned individual E mail addresses Using the Notification tab all E mail addresses desired to receive the notices may be entered eauh Event Tabie Evert Tene Not ic ation Evert Level Log Fie Audo E mal Information E mail Subject can be overridden at the point when the configuration is sent E mail Configuration E mad Addr
15. ponent in the configuration tree provides specific information for that component such as the chip Sets GH Se PAD 1 Set Petormecn 2005 04 07 at 09 24 55 Che Information Type veran Driver Information Ta seas Fie verson Modtied Cate Ide Management PC Inteemazen RQ Ba Orve Te I lt 0001 RAD 1 0 540 Thu Jan 12 11 34 34 2008 2s Lid 3 3 Description SATAR DI Cortigs 207 tool Rates gt By selecting a specific channel the following information is reported 16 Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent information to that drive including Configuration and Disk Identification information __Event Table Evert Time SMTP Notification Event Level Log File Audio Popup E mail Information E mail Subject can be overridden at the point when the configuration is sent E mail Configuration E mail Address Administrator yourcomanyname com E mail Subject SATARaid Report System aD 51251200 T Crane Bo Come ves ER Seis aaan o E an RAD 1 wt Yraruter Mote arrera Moc Leone Mte Attar Rte terma rab fCmaabe Wren Cache O rates O Create Tee indermation 3008 04 07 wt OO 2055 Satanai Coripe ation took arto Dereon SAT AR ant Cordi ation took started 17 Selecting Sets reports on active RAID sets Configuration for SATARaid Fle Advanced tiep OSFBE RY system SEP 1 3512U 0 S Channel 0 R
16. re 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 s 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 e 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 the card 7 Now go to Device Connection to connect your Serial ATA hard disk drives Device Connection The Serial ATA PCI RAID is a two channel Serial ATA controller that supports up to two Serial ATA hard disk drives Itis 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 chassis gt Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to thesystem power supply using the included Serial ATA power cable Connect one end of the Serial AT
17. refuse to accept any shipping package and will not be responsible for a product returned without an RMA number posted on the outside of the shipping carton e Youare responsible for the cost of shipping Ship the product to the following address SIIG Inc 6078 Stewart Avenue Fremont CA 94538 RMA e SIIG will ship the repaired or replaced product via Ground in the U S and International Economy outside of the U S at no cost to the customer 27 About SIIG Inc Founded in1985 SHG Inc isaleading computer upgrade manufacturer of I Oconnectivity products including PCI amp ISA serial and parallel ports USB Serial ATA amp UltraATA controllers FireWire 1394a b Networking Sound Cards and other accessories SIIG is the premier one stop source of upgrades SIIG products offer comprehensive user manuals many user friendly features and are backed by an extensive manufacturer warranty High quality control standards are evident by the overall ease of installation and compatibility of our products as well as one of the lowest defective return rates in the industry SIIG products can be found incomputer retail stores mail order catalogs and e commerce sites in the Americas and the UK as wellas through major distributors system integrators and VARs PRODUCT NAME Serial ATA PCI RAID FCC RULES TESTED TO COMPLY WITH FCC PART 15 CLASS B OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FCC COMPLIANCESTATEMENT Th
18. s Device 0 P Channel 1 Ry Device 0 amp Sil RAID 1 Set Type Tene information 2005 04 07 at 09 24 55 lt By selecting the specific RAID set such as Set 1 which is a Mirrored Set the type of RAID set the number of members and capacity is reported Configuration for SATARoid Fle Adeanced Help SSF BER ea system S E s 3512U 0 2 Channeli 0 Ry Device 0 P Channel 1 Ry Device 0 S amp Sets 8 Type Tene information 2005 04 07 at 09 24 85 lt 18 The Members tab reports the device identification corresponding with the information in the BIOS and the state of each device Contiguration for SATARaid system SIRAID 1 Set Members Smart Configuration Identity Data SE S1 3512U 0 5 S Channel 0 Ry Device 0 D Channel t By Orwce 0 Go to the RAID management Wizard to add a device to the set S Sets To remove a member from a set haghight the member and cich the remove button ea Deserption SATAR ad Configuration tool tart Type Tene Information 2005 04 07 at 09 24 55 lt gt Besides reporting information the Members tab of a Mirrored Set allows the user to remove a specific drive from that set However a drive cannot be removed from a stripe set as this would destroy all the data Contiguration for SATARaid SM RAID Set Members Smart Cortiguraton Identify Data Si 3512U 0 S Channel 0 Ry Device 0 Channel t Go to the RAID managem
19. ter the RAID BIOS 2 Atthe next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select Striped then press Enter 4 Select Auto configuration then press Enter 5 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept 6 7 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot For Manual Configuration 1 eae So Ot S 10 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter Select Striped then press Enter Select Manual configuration then press Enter Select the first drive press Enter Select the second drive press Enter Select the chunk size then press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot RAID 1 Mirror For New Blank Hard Drives 1 NOD Or go As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter Select Auto configuration then press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot For Existing Hard Drives with Data 1 ee p 10 11 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4when prompted
20. to complete the installation When Windows resumes go to SATARaid GUI on page 15 and install the RAID monitoring utility To Verify Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Installation 1 Right click My Computer click Manage click Device Manager Double click SCSI and RAID controllers then double click Silicon Image Sil 3512 SATARaid Controller to display driver properties A message This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box the driver has been correctly installed SATARaid GUI The SATARaid GUI provides the user an easy way to monitor your RAID set It also offers administrative tools to save copy or send via E mail the current configuration Installing SATARaid GUI 1 Place the driver CD into the CD ROM drive 2 At the Windows desktop click Start then Run 3 Type D GUI then click OK Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter 4 Install JavaRaid exe first then install jre 1_5_0_05 exe afterwards 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Using SATARaid GUI During the installation process the SATARaid GUI was saved in the Windows Startup folder a small blue SATARaid logo will appear in the right hand corner of taskbar To launch the GUI simply click on the icon or right click icon and choose Open Upon launching the GUL the the first window which identifies the computer running SATARaid should appear similar to the following Selecting each different com

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