User manual ENCORE SATA2 RAID PCIE CARD VER. 2.00

[. . . ] However, it's possible to combine hard drives of different sizes and makes. RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the SiI 3132 SATA PCIe RAID adapter's BIOS. RAID 0 (Striping) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. For applications that require custom chunk size, Manual Configuration is offered. Mar/07 5 MN Auto configuration (recommended) The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. Manual configuration 1. [. . . ] Replace he failed drive(s) with one of equal or greater capacity, then start the computer. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot. Deleting RAID Arrays 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 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 Mar/07 10 MN 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 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(RAID0, RAID1, etc. ). This is display only function. BIOS Configuration The SiI 3132 SATA II PCIe RAID adapter BIOS will appear every time your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn't show, please try your Mar/07 11 MN controller in another PCI Express slot. During this (POST) process, the BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it. Driver Installation For Windows® XP/Server 2003 For New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the "Driver\x86" folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller 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. Our driver has Mar/07 12 MN passed Microsoft compatibility testing, this message appears during new installation. For An Existing Installation 1. 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 this time, then click Next. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next. [. . . ] At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller (A:\si3132r5. inf), then press Next. Mar/07 15 MN (Change A:\ to match your floppy drive letter) 6. 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. [. . . ]