Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SATA II-150 SIIG
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1 SATA II-150 PCI RAID Quick Installation Guide Introducing the SATA II-150 PCI RAID The SATA II-150 PCI RAID is an ultra high-speed two channel Serial ATA Generation II RAID controller for use in PCI enabled systems. Features and Benefits • Compliant with PCI 2.
2 Package Contents • SATA II-150 PCI RAID board • 2 SATA data cables and one dual-connector SATA power cable • Spare low profile bracket • Driver CD and Quick Installation Guide Layout Figure 1. SATA II-150 PCI RAID Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below.
3 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, remove the cover. 3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot. 4. To install the card, carefully align the card's bus connector with the selected PCI slot on the motherboard.
4 3. Select Create, then press Enter . 4. Select RAID 0 , then press spacebar . 5. Select chunk size from 8k , 16k , 32k , 64k , 128k or 256k , then press spacebar . 6. Create name or leave blank, press Enter . 7. When asked Expand RAID 0 to maximum capacity , select No , then press Enter .
5 JBOD This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. JBOD will destroy existing data on the hard drive. 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+R when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the next screen select RAID , then press Enter . 3. Select Create, then press Enter .
6 6. When asked, All data in selected drive will lost! Continue (Yes/No)? , select Yes , then press Enter . 7. Select RAID , then select Rebuild . 8. Press Enter . The mirror will begin rebuilding. Do not interfere with the process. 9. When rebuilding is finished, select Exit , then press Enter 10.
7 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.
8 4. At the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID driver. 5. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the driver. 6. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter . 7. Select Initio INIC162x S-ATA RAID Driver For Windows 2000 , then press Enter .
9 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 Floppy folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.
10 2. 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 . 3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically (Recommended) , and click Next .
11 For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locate and install the driver software (recommended) . 3. Click Continue . Insert the driver CD when prompted.
12 4. Click Install this driver software anyway , then click Close . 5. Restart Windows to complete the installation. When Windows resumes, go to Initio SATA RAID Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID utility. To Verify Windows Installation For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 1.
13 Initio SATA RAID Manager GUI The Initio SATA RAID Manager GUI provides the user an easy way to monitor your RAID set. Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 Installation 1. Place the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. At the Windows desktop click Start , then Run .
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SATA II-150 PCI RAID is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and the SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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