SIIG SATA II-150 PCI User manual

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 2.3

• Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications and

complement of SATA II optional features

• SupportsRAID0(stripe)forperformanceandRAID

1 (mirror) for data protection

• Supports two SATA channels and data transfer rate

up to 1.5Gb/s (150MB/s)

• Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and

SATA TCQ commands

• Onboard bus master engine relieves the system

processor and enhances system performance

• Features independent 256-byte FIFOs per channel

for host reads and writes

• Breaks the 137GB barrier! Works with various

brands of large capacity Serial ATA hard disks

• Supports SATA hard disk hot-plugging

System Requirements

• Pentium®or equivalent PC with an available PCI

slot

• Windows®2000 / XP (32-/64-bit) / Server 2003 &

2008 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit)

04-0412C

PackageContents

•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. Since the design of computer cases and

motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference

manual for further information, if needed.

Static electricity discharge may permanently damage

your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in

your body by touching your computer’s case for a few

seconds. Avoid contact with internal parts and handle

cards only by their external edges.

Internal

connectors

HDD

Activity

LEDs

HDD LED pins (Front chassis

LED; connects horizontally)

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. Push the board down firmly, but

gently, until it is well seated.

5. Replace the slot bracket holding screw to secure the

card.

6. Replacethecomputercoverand reconnectthe power

cord.

Hard Disk Drive Connection

The SATA II-150 PCI RAID is a two channel Serial ATA

controller that supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives.

It is recommended use identical hard drives for all RAID

configurations. It's possible to combine hard drives of

differentsizesandmakes,however,itisnotrecommended

to do so.

RAID Arrays

RAID Arrays are setup in the SATA II-150 PCI RAID

BIOS.

RAID 0 (Striping)

This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives.

Striping will destroy existing data on the hard drives.

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.

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.

8. Select Exit, then press Enter.

9. When asked Are You Sure to Exit(Yes/No)?, select

Yes, then press Enter to exit and reboot.

10. Continue with the Fdisk and Format steps as if you

were installing a conventional hard drive.

RAID 1 (Mirror)

This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives.

Mirroring will destroy existing data on the hard drives.

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.

4. At the next screen choose RAID1, then press

spacebar.

5. Create name or leave blank, then press Enter.

6. When asked, Activate load balance for RAID 1

(Yes/No)?, select Yes, then press Enter.

7. Select Exit, then press Enter.

8. When asked Are You Sure to Exit(Yes/No)?, select

Yes, then press Enter to exit and reboot.

9. Continue with the Fdisk and Format steps as if you

were installing a conventional hard drive.

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.

4. Select JBOD, then press spacebar.

5. Create name or leave blank, press Enter.

6. Select Exit, then press Enter.

7. When asked Are You Sure to Exit(Yes/No)?, select

Yes, then press Enter to exit and reboot.

8. Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you

were installing a conventional hard drive.

Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set

When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified

either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the Initio

SATA RAID Manager while in Windows. The steps

below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set.

To Rebuild the Mirror while in the SATA RAID BIOS

This method may not be compatible in some systems, in

this case, use the Online Mirror Rebuild method on the

next page to rebuild your mirror set.

1. Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or

greater capacity, then start the computer.

2. During boot press Ctrl+R to enter the RAID BIOS.

3. Select Disk, press Enter.

4. Select Reserved for RAID, then press Enter.

5. Select the single hard drive then press Enter.

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. When asked Are You Sure to Exit(Yes/No)?, select

Yes, then press Enter to exit and reboot.

To Rebuild the Mirror while in Windows

1. Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or

greater capacity, then start the computer.

2. When Windows resumes, click Start/Programs or

All Programs/Initio SATA RAID/Initio RAID

Manager.

3. Double click Initio SATA RAID Manager iconfrom

the system tray to bring up the application.

4. Click Mirror Array, then click Tasks.

5. Click Rebuild Array, then click OK.

6. The mirror will rebuild. Rebuild time is dependent

on the size of the mirror set.

Deleting RAID Arrays

1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+R when prompted to

enter the RAID BIOS.

2. Select RAID, then press Enter.

3. Select the Delete, then press Enter.

4. Select Exit, then press Enter.

5. When asked Are You Sure to Exit(Yes/No)?, select

Yes, then press Enter to exit and reboot.

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

singleharddrives only, before the RAID setisconfigured.

BIOS Configuration

SATA II-150 PCI RAID BIOS will appear everytime 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 hard

drives attached to it. If a failure to your RAID set should

occur, your system boot up will stop at the RAID BIOS set

up screen. To continue, press either Ctrl+R to enter the

RAID BIOS set up or ESC key to continue booting.

Driver Installation

This section provides information on how to install the

SATA II-150 PCI RAID drivers.

Windows 2000

For A New Installation

A new installation of Windows 2000 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.

1. Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation.

2. Follow the Windows 2000 installation procedure.

3. Restart the computer if prompted by Windows

installation. Otherwise, go directly to step 4.

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.

8. Press Enter again continue and follow the on-screen

instructions to complete the Windows installation.

Do not remove the floppy disk until instructed.

WhenWindows installationcompletes,go toInitio SATA

RAID Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID

utility.

For An Existing Installation

1. SetuptheRAIDarrayprior to driver installation and

boot up to Windows.

2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.

3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device

(recommended), then click Next.

4. InsertthedriverCD,checkCD-ROMdrives,uncheck

the other boxes, click Next, then click Next again.

5. IftheDigital Signature NotFound messageappears,

click Yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for

stabilityand compatibility.

6. Click Next, then Finish.

7. Repeat step 5.

8. Restart Windows to complete the installation.

When Windows resumes, go to Initio SATA RAID

Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID utility.

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.

1. Setup the RAID array prior to Windows installation.

2. Follow Microsoft Windows installation procedure.

3. Restart the computer if prompted by Windows'

installation. Otherwise, go directly to step 4.

4. At the Windows 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.

For 32-bit Windows: Select Initio INIC162x S-ATA

RAID Driver For Windows XP/Server 2003, then

press Enter.

For 64-bit Windows: Select Initio INIC162x S-ATA

RAIDDriverFor WindowsXP/Server 2003AMD64,

then press Enter.

7. Press Enter to continue the installation, then follow

the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows

installation. Do not remove the floppy disk until

instructed.

When Windows resumes, go to Initio SATA RAID

Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID utility.

For An Existing Installation

1. SetuptheRAIDarrayprior to driver installation and

boot up to Windows.

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.

4. Accept the default entry, then click Next.

5. Click Continue Anyway, then click Finish.

6. Repeat steps 2-5.

7. Click Yes to restart to complete the installation.

When Windows resumes, go to Initio SATA RAID

Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID utility.

Windows Vista™

For A New Installation

1. Setupthe RAID arrayprior to Windowsinstallation.

2. Follow Microsoft Windows installation procedure.

3. At the Where do you want to install Windows

screen, insert the driver CD, click Load Driver, then

click Browse.

4. Double click your CD/DVD drive, select the Vista

folder, then click OK.

5. Select Initio INIC1622 S-ATA RAID Controller...,

then click Next.

6. Continue with Windows Vista operating system

installation.

When Windows resumes, go to Initio SATA RAID

Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID utility.

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