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PNY P-DSA2-PCIE-RF manual

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    PCI Express SA T A II RAID 2 CH. (2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD User Manual Model P-DSA 2-PC IE-RF V er . 1.0 All brand nam es and tradema rks are properties of the ir R espectiv e owners. Aug/07 MN2036400001 1[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 2 Features and Benefit s z Connect a maximum of 2 SA T A hard drives to any of the 4 connectors (Either 2 internal or 2 extern al) via jumpers to your desktop computer z Supports data transfer rate of 300MBps z Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SA T A TCQ commands z Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a z Co[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 3 System Requir ements z PCI Express-enabled system with one availab le PCI Express slot z W indows® 2000, XP , Server 2003 and V ista Package Contents z 1 x PCIe SA T A II Card z 1 x Driver CD z 1 x Data Cable z 1 x Power Cable z 1 x Manual[...]

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    Hardware Description Aug/07 MN2036400001 4 Jumper Jumper Settings Active Port J8,J7, J6, J5 Internal SA T A Port D enabled (Con3) J8,J7, J6, J5 External SA T A Port B enabled (Con2)[...]

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    J4,J3, J2, J1 Internal SA T A Port C enabled (Con4) J4,J3, J2, J1 External SA T A Port A enabled (Con1) NOTE There ar e four SA T A ports on the card. However only two of the four ports may be enabled at any time. Hardware Inst allation Aug/07 MN2036400001 5 1. T urn Off the p ower to your computer and all the connected peripheral devices. 2. Unplu[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 6 Device Connection The PCI Express Dual Channel SA T A II RAID Card supports two Serial A T A hard disk drives. It is recommended to use identical drives for all RAID configurations. RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are set up in the card’ s on-board BIOS. Refer to the following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays. RAID 0 (S[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 7 4. Select Auto configuration , then press Enter . 5. Input the RAID size, press Enter . 6. When asked Ar e Y ou Sure (Y/N)? , pre ss Y to acce pt . 7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 8. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)? , press Y to exit and reboot. 9. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix 1 for formatting your hard dis[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 8 10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS. 11. When asked Ar e you sure to exit(Y/N)? , press Y to exit and reboot. 12. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your hard disk drive. 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 s[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 9 For Existing Hard Driv es with Data 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the next sc reen select Create RAID Set , then press Enter . 3. At the next sc reen select RAID1 then press Enter . 4. Select Manual configuration , then press Enter . 5. Select the Sour ce drive, press En te[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 10 (Just a Bunch Of Disks) array . Although JBOD doesn’t offer other RAID functionality , it makes th e hard disks appear to be a single one by combining the drives into one lar ger logical one without any capacity loss. Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified by the RAID BIOS d[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 11 10. When asked Ar e 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. 2. Select Delete RAID Set , then press Enter . 3. Select the RAID set then press Enter . 4. When asked Ar e Y ou Sure(Y/N)? , press Y to confirm. Resolving[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 12 Low Level Format Low Level Format is build int o the RAID BIOS to m ake it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive, including data, drive and partition inform ation. The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drive only , befo re the RAID set is configured. Logical Drive Info This menu item al[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 13 installation. T o make this floppy dis k, copy the contents of the “ PCI_IOSiI3132DriverRAIDFLOPPY ” fold er , found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the dir ections below . 1. Setup the RAID Array prio r to W indows installation. 2. Follow W indows® 2000 installation procedure. 3. Restart the c[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 14 CD-ROM drives , uncheck th e other boxes, click Next , then click Next again. 5. If the Digital Signature Not Found mess age appears, click Ye s . Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility . 6. Click Next , then Finish . 7. Repeat steps 2-6 . 8. Click Ye s to restart to complete the install ation. [...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 15 7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows XP/Server 2003 , then press Enter . 8. Press Enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the W indows installation. Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Ye s . Our driver has passed Microsoft compatibil[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 16 7. Click Ye s to restart to complete the install ation. For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64 For New Inst allation A ne w installation r equir es a floppy disk for the driver installation. T o make this floppy dis k, copy the contents of the “ PCI_IOSiI3132Driver64-bit W indowsRAID ” folder , found on the driver CD, o[...]

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    installation. For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to dr iver installation and boot up to W indows. 2. At the Found New Har dware W izard , select No, not this time , then click Next . 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive, select Install the software automatically (Recommended) , and cli ck Next . 4. Accept [...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 18 2. Follow Microsoft’ s W indows installation procedure. 3. Restart the computer when prompted by W i ndows’ installation. 4. At the W i ndows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver . 5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller (A:si3132r5.inf) , then press Nex[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 19 For W indows® V ista-x64 For New Inst allation A ne w installation r equir es a floppy disk for the driver installation. T o make this floppy dis k, copy the contents of the “ PCI_IOSiI3132Driver64-bit W indowsRAID ” folder , found on the driver CD, onto a blank flopp y disk then follow the dir ections below . 1. Set[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 20 SA T ARAID5 Management Software Inst allation For W indows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/V ista 1. Please insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. At the W indows desktop click S tart , then Run . 3. Ty p e D:PCI_IOSiI3132Driver RAID32-bitWindows 2. At Found New Hardware Wizard , select Lo cate and install driver[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 21 SA T ARAID5M anagement Ut ility3132-W -I32-Sm_15141.msi , then click OK . (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to com plete the installation. For Windows® XP-x64//Server 2003-x64/V ista-x64 1. Please insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. At the W indows deskto[...]

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    Aug/07 MN2036400001 22 Appendix A Refer to W indows documentation to pa rtition and format the hard drive as if you were installing a conven ti onal hard drive. In W indows XP use the Disk Administrator tool (S tart -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative tool -> Disk Administrator) . In W indows 2000, use the [...]