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6-Port SA T A II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID User Manual Model: UGT -ST310R All brand names and tradema rks are pr operties of the ir respective o wners. w w w .
UGT -ST310R Page 2 T able of Contents 1. Bus Interface .......................................... 3 2. Connectors ............................................. 3 3. Package Contents .................................. 3 4. System Requirements .........
UGT -ST310R Page 3 Features • Silicon Image SiI31 14 SA T A controller chip • Compliant with PCI S pecification, Rev . 2.3, 32-bit, 33/66Mhz • Compliant with Serial A T A 1.
System Requirements z Pentium-class computer with one avail able PCI slot z Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64bit, Vista 32/64bit Hardware Description G (Jumper Settings) JP Description Act ive Po rt 1-2 c.
UGT -ST310R Page 5 Note: There are six SA T A ports in 6-Port SA T A II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID. We name these ports from A through F . Ports A to D are internal SA T A ports. Ports E and F are external SA T A ports. Changing the jumper settings allo ws you to select between external and internal p orts to use.
UGT -ST310R Page 6 drive. 4. Attach the other end of the Serial A T A cable to the Serial A T A controller on the 6-Port SA T A II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID. 5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four hard drives. Device connecti on is now complete.
UGT -ST310R Page 7 3. Select RA ID0 , 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 Y ou Sure (Y/N)? , press Y to accept. 8.
UGT -ST310R Page 8 RAID 1 (Mirror) For New/Blank Hard Drives 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the next screen select Create R A ID Set , then press Enter . 3. At the next screen select RA ID1 then press Enter .
UGT -ST310R Page 9 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.
UGT -ST310R Page 10 use existing hard drive(s) w ith data. T o create a RAID 0+1 set four hard drives are required. Auto configuration (recommended) The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Au t o configuration . 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
UGT -ST310R Page 1 1 6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k , then pr es s 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 driv e , press Enter .
UGT -ST310R Page 12 Enter . 3. Select RA ID5 , 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 Y ou Sure(Y/N)? , press Y to accept.
UGT -ST310R Page 13 and reboot. 15. Continue with F DISK and FORMA T steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. CONCA TENA TION (JBOD) This RAID array allows you to use one, t wo, three or four hard drives to a array .
UGT -ST310R Page 14 2. Select Delete RAID Set , then press Enter . 3. Select the RAID set then press Enter . 4. When asked Are Y ou Sure(Y/N)? , press Y to confirm. Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created, then metadata w ritten to the disk includes drive c onnection information.
UGT -ST310R Page 15 F BIOS Configuration The 6-Port SA T A 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.
UGT -ST310R Page 16 F to Windows. 2. At Found New Hardware Wizard , click Next . 3. Select Search for a su it ab le driver for my device (recommend) then click N ext . 4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives , uncheck th e other boxes, click Next , then click Next again.
UGT -ST310R Page 17 For An Existing Installation 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 soft ware automatically (Recommend ed ) , and click Next .
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and bo ot up to Windows. 2. At the Found Ne w Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time, then click Next. 3. Insert the d river CD, select Inst all the soft ware automatically (Recommend ed ) , and click Next .
UGT -ST310R Page 19 F T o Verify Windows® Installation 1. Right click My Computer and click Manage . 3. Please insert driver CD, click Next . 4. Click Close to complete t he installation. For Windows® V ista-x64 or A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy di sk for the driver installation.
UGT -ST310R Page 20 2. Select Device Manager . 3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller (S torage controllers) , then double click Silicon Image SiI 31 14 SoftRA ID 5 Controller to display driver properties. A message this device is working properl y is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed.
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