Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GIC704SR5W6 IOGear
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1 GIC704SR5W6 P ART NO. M0560 Installation Installation Installation Guide RAID5 eSA T A 1.5Gbps 4 External port PCI Card.
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3 T able of Contents Caution 4 Introduction 5 Features 6 Package Contents 7 What Is RAID? 8 Installation Procedur e 11 Software Installation 18 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 22 CE .
4 Caution • Before installation of the contr oller card, we recommend that users study this manual fi rst. This RAID manual has more information on RAID ar chitecture, RAID features, RAID installation, RAID settings and Management software for the RAID5 GUI (Graphical User Interface).
5 Introduction The board of fers the ability to upgrade your desktop computer to RAID 5, RAID 0+1, RAID 0, or RAID 1 as well as JBOD. The board can contr ol four independent Serial A T A channels. Each channel has its own Serial A T A bus and will support one Serial A T A device.
6 Features PCI Interface Compliant with PCI Speci fi cations, Revision 2.2. • Integrated PCI DMA engines. • 32 bit, 33/66MHz fully compliant PCI host interface. • High Speed Serial A T A Interface Four high speed Serial A T A interface ports, each supporting 1st generation Serial A T A data rates • (1.
7 Package Contents RAID5 SA T A-150 4Ports PCI Host Adapter • Quick Start Guide • Driver CD •.
8 RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide r edundancy in order to withstand the failur e of any individual drive, without loss of data. Disk Striping (RAID 0) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique.
9 Mirror ed-Striping (RAID 0+1 also known as RAID 10) A Mirror ed-Striping Set does just what it says, combining both Striping and Mirroring technologies to pro- vide both the performance enhancements that come from Striping and the data availability and integrity that comes from Mirr oring.
10 Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD/Contiguous) JBOD (also known as Contiguous) means a logical drive that can either be an entire disk drive or a segment of a single disk drive.
11 1. Power down the computer system. 2. Insert the Host card into an available bus slot. 3. Power on the computer system. 4. Install drivers for the device. 5. Remove all existing SA T ARAID GUIs (or Java SA T ARAID GUIs) to ensure your new SA T ARAID5 GUI installs and functions properly .
12 11. Use the SA T ARAID5 Manager GUI to con fi gur e your RAID settings. If using 1 Disk, please select “Concatenate” or “Contiguous” settings only . If using 2 Disks, do NOT select “Parity RAID” or “Mirror ed Stripe” settings. If using 3 Disks, do NOT select the “Mirror ed Stripe” setting.
13 BIOS (RAID Settings) Creating and deleting RAID sets is a function found in the BIOS. During boot up, the RAID setting message will appear and pause for a few moments to allow the user access to its settings. The board will act as a normal NON-RAID card when the BIOS does not have it con fi gured for RAID.
14 Creating Mirr ored Sets (RAID 1) 1. As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the RAID bios utility . 2. Select Create RAID set. Pr ess Enter . 3. Select RAID 1 then press Enter . 4. Select Auto con fi guration . Pr ess Enter . 5. Press Y to save your settings.
15 Creating a Mirr ored-Striped Set (RAID 10) 1. As the BIOS boots, press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the RAID bios utility . 2. Select Create RAID set . Pr ess F2 . 3. Select RAID 10 then press Enter . 4. Select Auto con fi guration . Pr ess Enter . 5. Press Y and then pr ess ESC to exit the setup.
16 Creating JBOD Sets 1. As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the RAID bios utility . 2. Select Create RAID set . Pr ess Enter . 3. Select JBOD (Single) then press Enter . 4. Select JBOD Drives . Press Enter . 5. Select RAID size . Press Enter .
17 Deleting RAID Sets 1. As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the RAID bios utility . 2. Select Delete RAID set . Press Enter . 3. Answer Y to remove the RAID set. If the RAID set being deleted is a Striped, then all of the data will be lost.
18 Windows XP Fresh Installation 1. Power off the system. Insert the contr oller card into a PCI slot and connect the hard drives to the controller car d. Power up the system. 2. Put your Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. 3. Press F6 for thir d party SCSI or driver installation.
19 Windows XP Existing Installation 1. Power off the system. Insert the contr oller card into a PCI slot and connect the hard drives to the control- ler card. Power up the system. 2. During OS boot up, Windows will display the ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ .
20 4. Insert the Driver CD in your CD-ROM/DVD drive, check Specify a location , uncheck the other boxes, click Next , type in your CD-ROM/DVD Drive Letter and Click Browse . 5. Specify the following location: [CD Drive Letter]:RAID5 SA T A_4PortSiI3114W in XP_2000_2003Driver .
21 V erifying controller installation 1. Right click on the ‘My Computer’ icon and select ‘Properties’ . Left click on the ‘Har dware’ tab then select the ‘Device Manager’ button.
22 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 15.21 Y ou are cautioned that changes or modi fi cations not expressly approved by the part r esponsible for compliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment.
23 - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif ferent from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P ART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: 1.
24 This device has been tested and found to comply with the requir ements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the law of member states r elating to EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC and R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC.
25 The manufacturer , IOGEAR, makes NO warranty or repr esentation, whether express or implied, regar ding the contents, use or suitability of this software, disk or documentation.
26 Contact T oll Free: (866) 9-IOGEAR Phone: (949) 453-8782 23 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618 USA www .iogear .com support@iogear .com ©2007 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. P ART NO. M0560 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView , VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc.
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© 2007 IOGEAR, INC. FUN IOGEAR offers connectivity solutions that ar e innovative, fun, and stylish, helping people enjoy daily life using our high technology products. GREEN IOGEAR is an environmentally conscious company that emphasizes the importance of conserving natural resour ces.
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