SIIG Serial ATA PCI Installationsanleitung

1Serial ATA PCI RAIDQuick Installation Guide04-0373DIntroducing the Serial ATA PCI RAIDThe Serial ATA PCI RAID is an ultra high-speed twochannel Seri

10For An Existing Windows 7 Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation andboot up to Windows.2. Right click Computer, click Mana

114. Insert the driver CD, click Browse.5. Double click CD Drive... Drivers.For Vista (32-bit): Click OK.For Vista (64-bit): Double click 64bit, click

12Windows XP (32-bit) / Server 2003 (32-bit)For a New Windows XP / Server 2003 InstallationA new installation requires a floppy disk for the driverins

134. Click Next, then click Finish.5. Remove the driver CD, shutdown Windows, andsetup your RAID array.When Windows resumes, go to Installing SATARaid

143. Insert the driver CD, select Install the softwareautomatically (Recommended), then click Next.4. Click Finish, remove the driver CD, shutdownWi

152. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locateand install the driver sofware (recommended).3. Click Don't search online.4. When prompted, in

16For An Existing Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to driver installation andboot up to Windows.2. Right click Compute

173. Restart the computer when prompted by theinstallation.4. At the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press F6.5. When prompted press S to specify the locat

18Windows MEFor a New Windows ME Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation.2. Follow Microsoft Windows installation procedure.

19Windows 98SEFor a New Windows 98SE Installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation.2. Follow Microsoft Windows installation proced

2System Requirements• Pentium or equivalent PC with an available PCI slot• Windows® 7 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit) / XP(32-/64-bit) / Server 2003

20To Verify Windows ME / 98SE Installation1. Right click My Computer and click Properties.Select Device Manager tab.2. Double click SCSI controllers,

213. Double click InstallSATARaid, click Allow. Followthe onscreen instructions to complete.4. Double click vcredist_x86, click Continue. Followthe o

225. Type D:\GUI\jre-1_5_0_05.exe, then click OK.(Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete theins

23Using SATARaid GUIDuring the installation process, the SATARaid GUI wassaved in the Windows Startup folder, a small blueSATARaid icon will appear in

24By selecting a specific channel the following informationis reported.Selecting each different component in the configurationtree provides specific i

25Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent informationto that drive, including Configuration and DiskIdentification information.

26Selecting Sets reports on active RAID sets.By selecting the specific RAID set, such as Set 1 which isa Mirrored Set, the type of RAID set, the numbe

27The Members tab reports the device identification(corresponding with the information in the BIOS) and thestate of each device.Besides reporting info

28The device identification, along with the state of eachdevice is also reported in the Members tab window. Notethat when a Mirror set is first create

29Configuration MenuWith the SATARaid GUI running, the small SATARaidicon should appear in the bottom right of the computerscreen, next to the clock.

3Hardware InstallationGeneral instructions for installing the card are providedbelow. Since the design of computer cases andmotherboards vary, refer

30E-MailUsing the E-mail tab in the Configuration Menu, the usermay set the default E-mail address and subject line towhere the configuration should

31Event LevelThere are different types of E-mail notifications that maybe sent which are set with the Event Level tab.The different levels are:Disable

32Log FileThe log file is used to store event information receivedfrom all the RAID drivers. The log file is a text file and canbe viewed with Notepa

33PopupThe popup window is a visual notification that an eventoccurred. The popup window can be disabled or set topopup for only certain event levels.

34TrayIcon and Event Table (except Windows 7 / Vista /Server 2008 R2)The TrayIcon sets which level of events the tray icon willblink for and the Event

35Menu CommandsAdvanced Menu (except Windows 7 / Vista /Server 2008 R2)Under the Advanced Menu you can create, delete, modifyyour RAID array, and crea

36RAID WizardSelect your option, click Next and follow the on screeninstructions. Options not related to your RAID array willbe greyed out.RAID Mana

37SATA RAID Help Menu (except Windows 7 / Vista/ Server 2008 R2)The SATARaid Help menu gives detailed information onfeatures and benefits and RAID fun

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39Technical Support and WarrantyQUESTIONS? SIIG’s Online Support has answers! Simply visit ourweb site at www.siig.com and click Support. Our onlin

42. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the systempower supply using the included Serial ATA powercable.3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA dat

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5RAID ArraysRAID arrays are setup in the Serial ATA PCI RAID BIOS.Find your RAID set from the table of contents. Follow thesteps in the order in whic

66. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.7. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y toexit and reboot.For Manual Configuration1. As the BIOS boots pr

7For Existing Hard Drives with Data1. As the BIOS boots press either Ctrl+S or F4 whenprompted to enter the RAID BIOS.2. At the next screen select Cre

83. Select Rebuild Mirror set then press Enter.4. Select Offline rebuild then press Enter.5. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.6. Th

9Low Level FormatLow Level Format is built into the RAID BIOS to make itmore convenient to erase the entire contents of a harddisk drive, including da