Vantec 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID
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1. Manual configuration 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter Select RAID10 then press Enter Select the number of drives then press Enter Select Manual configuration then press Enter Gu OO UGT ST310R Page 10 6 Select chunk size from 8k 16k 32k 64 or 128k then press Enter 7 Select the first drive press Enter 8 Select the second drive press Enter 9 Select the third drive press Enter 10 Select the fourth drive press Enter 11 Select Create without data copy then press Enter 12 Input the RAID size press Enter 13 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept 14 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 15 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 16 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive RAID 5 Parity This RAID array to be used on New Blank hard drives Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive Auto Configuration is recommended For applications that require custom chunk size Manual Configuration is offered Auto configuration recommended The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration 1 As the BIOS boots press Cirl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press UGT ST310R Page 11 OONMDOAP W Enter Select RAID5 the2. S LYANTEC 6 Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w RAID User Manual Model UGT ST310R All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners www vantecusa com Table of Contents 1 Bus Interface iasiacciccndstserencatecendetwereastataes 3 2 COMMECHOIMS ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 3 Package Contents ccceeeeeee 3 4 System Requirements 0cceeeee 4 5 Hardware Description ccceeee 4 6 Hardware Installation ceeeee 5 7 Device Connection cccceeeeeeee 5 Be RAID ANAY S oieee 6 RAID 0 Striping ccceeeeeeeeeeees 6 RAID 1 Mirror eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 8 RAID 0 1 Mirroring Striping 9 RAID 5 Panily cesissnueisusisenatcanecamanacioa 11 CONCATENATION JBOD 13 9 BIOS Configuration 15 10 Driver Installation cceeeeeeeeeeeees 15 UGT ST310R Page 2 Features Silicon Image Sil3114 SATA controller chip Compliant with PCI Specification Rev 2 3 32 bit 33 66Mhz Compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specification Provides four independent channels to support up to four Serial ATA drives e Supports RAIDO striping RAID1 mirroring RAID5 Parity RAID RAID 0 1 mirroring striping and Concatenation JBOD Individual Mode e HDDs function normally when not in RAID sets e Supports SATA up to 150MB Sec e Supports Windows 2000 XP 2003 32 64 bit V
3. a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the UGT ST310R XP_2003_Vista 64bit folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 At the Windows Setup screen press Load Driver to install the RAID driver 4 Insert the floppy disk please select Silicon Image Sil 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller A si3114r5 inf then press Next Change A to match your floppy drive letter 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows 2 At Found New Hardware Wizard select Locate and install driver software recommended Please insert the driver CD click Next Click Close to complete the installation PO To Verify Windows Installation 1 Right click My Computer and click Manage UGT ST310R Page 19 Select Device Manager Double click SCSI and RAID Controller Storage controllers then double click Silicon Image Sil 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller to display driver properties A message this device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box the driver has been correctly installed SATA RAID 5 Management Software Installation For Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista 1 2 3 4 Please
4. 114 SoftRAID 5 Coniroller for Windows XP Server 2003 then press Enter Press Enter to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation UGT ST310R Page 16 For An Existing Installation l 2 3 4 5 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows At the Found New Hardware Wizard select No not this time then click Next Insert the driver CD select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next Click Finish Restart Windows to complete the driver installation For Windows XP x64 Server 2003 x64 For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the UGT ST310R XP_2003_Vista 64bit folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 2 3 4 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation Follow Microsofts Windows installation procedure At the Windows Setup screen press F6 to install the RAID driver When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Insert the floppy disk then press Enter Select Silicon Image Sil 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller 64 bit Extended then press Enter Press Enter to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation For An Existing Installation UGT ST310R P
5. age 17 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows 2 At the Found New Hardware Wizard select No not this time then click Next 3 Insert the driver CD select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 4 Click Finish 5 Restart Windows to complete the driver installation For Windows Vista For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the UGT ST310R 2000_XP_2003_Vista 32bit folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation 2 Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure 3 At the Windows Setup screen press Load Driver to install the RAID driver 4 Insert the floppy disk please select Silicon Image Sil 3114 SoftRAID 5 Coniroller A si3114r5 inf then press Next Change A to match your floppy drive letter 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows 2 At Found New Hardware Wizard select Locate and install driver software recommended UGT ST310R Page 18 3 Please insert driver CD click Next 4 Click Close to complete the installation For Windows Vista x64 For A New Installation A new installation requires
6. ct metadata including the correct drive connection information will be written to the replacement disk Low Level Format Low Level Format is build 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 drive only before the RAID set is configured Logical Drive Info This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set RAIDO RAID1 etc This is display only function UGT ST310R Page 14 BIOS Configuration The 6 Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w RAID BIOS will appear every time your system starts up If the BIOS doesn t show please try your controller in another PCI slot During this POST process the BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it Driver Installation For Windows 2000 For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the UGT ST310R 2000_XP_2003_Vista 32bit folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then one the directions below Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation a Follow Windows 2000 installation procedure 3 At the Windows 2000 Setup screen press F6 to install the RAID driver 4 When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Insert the floppy disk then pr
7. elect Create RAID Set then press Enter UGT ST310R Page 6 3 Select RAIDO then press Enter 4 Select the number of drives then press Enter 5 Select Auto configuration then press Enter 6 Input the RAID size press Enter 7 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept 8 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 9 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 10 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive Manual configuration 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select RAIDO then press Enter 4 Select the number of drives then press Enter 5 Select Manual configuration then press Enter 6 Select chunk size from 8k 16k 32k 64k or 128k then press Enter 7 Select the first drive press Enter 8 Select the second drive press Enter 9 If applicable select the 3rd and 4th drives pressing enter after each selection 10 Input the RAID size press Enter 11 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept 12 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 13 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 14 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive UGT ST310R Page 7 RAID 1 Mirror B Cor ST Ne For New Blank Hard Drives As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prom
8. ess Enter 6 Select Silicon Image Sil 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows 2000 then press Enter 7 Press Enter again to finish driver installation then follow the on screen instructions to complete the Windows installation pi For An Existing Installation 1 Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up UGT ST310R Page 15 to Windows At Found New Hardware Wizard click Next Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommend then click Next Insert the driver CD check CD ROM drives uncheck the other boxes click Next then click Next again If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears click Yes Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility Click Finish Repeat steps 2 6 Restart Windows to complete the driver installation For Windows XP Server 2003 For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation To make this floppy disk copy the contents of the UGT ST310R 2000_XP_2003_Vista 32bit folder found on the driver CD onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below 1 2 3 4 Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation Follow Microsoft s Windows installation procedure At the Windows Setup screen press F6 to install the RAID driver When prompted press S to specify the location of the driver Insert the floppy disk then press Enter Select Silicon Image Sil 3
9. ftover space on disks 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl F4 or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter Select CONCATENATION then press Enter Select the number of drives then press Enter Select the first drive press Enter If applicable select the 2nd 3rd 4th drive pressing enter after each selection When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept Press Cirl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot 10 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive Ouro 9 N Deleting RAID Arrays 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS UGT ST310R Page 13 2 Select Delete RAID Set then press Enter 3 Select the RAID set then press Enter 4 When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created then 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 If so 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 corre
10. insert the driver CD into your CD ROM Drive At the Windows desktop click Start then Run Type DAUGT ST310R 2000_XP_2003_Vista 32bitsetup msi then click OK Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Windows XP x64 Server 2003 x64 Vista x64 Please insert the driver CD into your CD ROM Drive At the Windows desktop click Start then Run Type D UGT ST310R XP_2003_Vista 64bit setup msi then click OK Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation UGT ST310R Page 20
11. ista 32 64bit Bus Interface e PCI Bus 32 bit Connectors 4x internal SATA connectors 2x external eSATA connectors Package Contents 1 x 6 Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w RAID 1 x Driver CD 2 x SATA Data Cable 1 x User s Manual UGT ST310R Page 3 System Requirements Pentium class computer with one available PCI slot Windows 2000 XP 2003 32 64bit Vista 32 64bit Hardware Description Jumper Settings Default Mode 2 3 close on 6 HW BR 3 ee ee ee 2 ee ee ee ees oes G Jumper Settings JP Description Active Port J1 J4 1 2 close Enable SATA Connector F 2 3 close Enable SATA Connector Cc J5 J8 1 2 close Enable SATA Connector E 2 3 close Enable SATA Connector D UGT ST310R Page 4 Note There are six SATA ports in 6 Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w RAID We name these ports from A through F Ports A to D are internal SATA ports Ports E and F are external SATA ports Changing the jumper settings allows you to select between external and internal ports to use By default Port A B C and D are working Hardware Installation 1 Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer Remove your computer s cover Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot To install the card carefully align the card s bus connector with the selected PCI slot on the motherboard P
12. n press Enter Select the number of drives then press Enter Select Auto configuration then press Enter Input the RAID size 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 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive Manual configuration 1 N As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter Select RAID5 then press Enter Select the number of drives then press Enter Select Manual configuration then press Enter Select chunk size from 8k 16k 32k 64 or 128k then press Enter Select the first drive press Enter Select the second drive press Enter Select the third drive press Enter If applicable select the 4th drive pressing enter after each selection Input the RAID size 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 UGT ST310R Page 12 and reboot 15 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive CONCATENATION JBOD This RAID array allows you to use one two three or four hard drives to a array It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing le
13. pted to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter Select Auto configuration then press Enter Input the RAID size press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to accept Press Cirl E to exit the BIOS When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive For Existing Hard Drives with Data 1 R iad 8 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter Select Manual configuration then press Enter Select the Source drive press Enter Select the Target drive press Enter Select Create with data copy then press Enter 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 UGT ST310R Page 8 9 Input the RAID size press Enter 10 Press Ctrl E to exit the BIOS 11 When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit and reboot Note If during boot the RAID BIOS reports an RAID1 set is in Rebuild status The rebuild will continue after boot sequence is complete disregard the message continue booting and let the Mirror rebuild Rebuilding a Failed Mir
14. ror Set When a failure to one member occurs you will be notified either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATARAID5 GUI while in Windows The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set 1 Replace the failed drive with one of equal or greater capacity then start the computer During boot press Ctrl S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS Select Create RAID Set then press Enter Select SPARE DRIVE then press Enter Select the replacement drive then press Enter When asked Are You Sure Y N press Y to confirm Press Ctrl E to exit When asked Are you sure to exit Y N press Y to exit ONDAN RAID 0 1 Mirroring Striping This RAID array to be used on New Blank hard drives do not UGT ST310R Page 9 use existing hard drive s with data To create a RAID 0 1 set four hard drives are required Auto configuration recommended The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen select Create RAID Set then press Enter Select RAID10 then press Enter Select Auto configuration then press Enter Input the RAID size 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 Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive ONDARY
15. ush the board down firmly but gently until it is well seated 6 Replace the slot bracket s holding screw to secure the card Dr pe Gb Device Connection The 6 Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w RAID is a four channel Serial ATA controller that supports up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all RAID configurations 1 Install your hard disk drive s in chassis 2 Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power supply using the included Serial ATA power cable 3 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk UGT ST310R Page 5 drive 4 Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA controller on the 6 Port SATA Il 150 PCI Host Card w RAID 5 Follow the same instructions to connect up to four hard drives Device connection is now complete 6 Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the 6 Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w RAID s BIOS RAID 0 Striping This RAID array to be used on New Blank hard drives Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drive Auto Configuration is recommended For applications that require custom chunk size Manual Configuration is offered Auto configuration recommended The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration 1 As the BIOS boots press Ctrl S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS 2 At the next screen s
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