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    e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX User Manual[...]

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    Content • Feature highlights .............................................................................. • Package contents .............................................................................. • System requir ement .......................................................................... • Hardwar e Description ...............[...]

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    1 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX SiI 3114 SA T A PCI Car d Featur e • Silicon Image SiI3114 SA T A controller chip • Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev . 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz • Provides four independent channels to support up to four Serial A T A drives • Supports RAID0(striping), RAID1(mirroring), RAID5(Par[...]

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    2 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Har dware Description A SA T A Connector (internal) B SA T A Connector (internal) C SA T A Connector (internal) D SA T A Connector (inter nal) E SA T A Connector (external) F SA T A Connector (external) G Jumpers Jumper Settings ( Default mode as below : 2-3 close ) Jumper Settings JP De[...]

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    3 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Step by step photo installation of Magic Switch 1. Ther e are six SA T A ports in RC-209-EX RAID adapter . W e named these ports character A thr ough F . Ports A to D ar e inter nal SA T A ports and E to F are exter nal SA T A ports. By changing the jumper setting on RC-209-EX that allow[...]

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    4 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Mode 1 (Default) - ABCD Active Mode 2 - ABDF Active Mode 3 - ABEF Active E F C D B A 2 & 3 PIN close 2 & 3 PIN close E F C D B A 2 & 3 PIN close 1 & 2 PIN close E F C D B A 1 & 2 PIN close 1 & 2 PIN close[...]

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    5 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Mode 4 - ABCE Active Note: There ar e six SA T A ports in Serial A T A 4-Channel RAID adapter . W e named these ports character A through F . Ports A to D ar e internal SA T A ports and E & F are external SA T A ports. By changing the jumper setting on the Serial A T A 4-Channel RAID[...]

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    6 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX Important message for user 1. Backup all your data in HD before setting any RAID. 2. New HD connecting to RC-209-EX is recommended to “initial” and “format” befor e setting a RAID. Otherwise, PC might find nothing in the system. 3. If you want to boot from corr ect HD either fro[...]

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    7 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 2. At the next screen select Cr eate RAID Set , then press Enter . 3. Select RAID0 , then press Enter . 4. Select the number of drives then press Enter . 5. Select Auto configuration , then press Enter . 6. Input the RAID size, press Enter . 7. When asked Are Y ou Sure (Y/N) ?, pr ess Y[...]

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    8 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 9. When asked Are you sur e to exit (Y/N)? , press Y to exit and r eboot. 10. Continue with FDISK and FORMA T steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. Manual configuration 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when pr ompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the next scr[...]

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    9 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 6. Select the T arget drive, press Enter . 7. Select Create with data copy , then pr ess Enter . 8. Select online copy , then press Enter . Note : Selcting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows. Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror befor e exiting the RAID BIOS. 9. Input th[...]

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    10 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 4. Select SP ARE DRIVE then press Enter . 5. Select the replacement drive then pr ess Enter . 6. When asked Are Y ou Sure(Y/N)?, pr ess Y to confirm. 7. Press Ctrl+E to exit. 8. When asked Are you sur e to exit(Y/N)? , press Y to exit. RAID 0+1 (Mirroring+Striping) This RAID array to b[...]

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    11 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX RAID 5 (Parity) This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will destr oy existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is r ecommended. For applications that requir e custom chunk size, Manual Configuration is offer ed. Auto configuration (recommended) The de[...]

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    12 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX CONCA TENA TION This RAID array allows you to use one, two, three or four har d drives to a array . It does not provide any data pr otection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover space on disks. 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when pr ompted to ente[...]

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    13 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 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 Serial A T A 4-Channel RAID adapter BIOS will appear every time your system starts up. If the BIOS d[...]

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    14 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX This will let PC boot from a HDD contr oller instead of motherboard HDD. e. Keep the floppy in floppy drive and follow the installation. Press “S” when the scr een shows as the following picture. Choose the correct OS which you ar e going to install when system asks you.[...]

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    15 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX If below screen happens, please choose “Standar d PC with C-Step i486”. Keep the floppy disk in floppy drive. PC will notice you as below if you take them off fr om the drive.[...]

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    16 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX The installation of RC-209-EX by floppy drive will be completed and the system will detect the HD which now plug on the card. After you install RC-209-EX successfully by floppy disk, installation will lead you back to the same screen as below and then pr ess “enter” to left the se[...]

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    17 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 3. If you want to create a mirr or with a HDD with existing OS and a fresh HDD, the data on existing HDD will copy to fresh HDD and boot as RAID 1. In addition, based on the above situation, if a bootable HDD on the RC-209-EX is desired. It means in this case you will boot our computer [...]

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    18 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives , uncheck the other boxes, click Next , then click Next again. 5. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Y es . Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility . 6. Click Finish . 7. Repeat steps 2-6. [...]

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    19 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64 For New Installation A new installation requir es a floppy disk for the driver installation. T o make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “ RC-20964-bit WindowsRAID5 ” folder , found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then fol[...]

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    20 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX 4. At the Windows Setup screen, pr ess Load Driver to install the RAID driver . 5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3114 Soft Raid 5 Controller (A:si3114r5.inf) , then press Next . (Change A : to match your floppy drive letter) 6. Follow the on-screen instruct[...]

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    21 User Manual e-SA T A 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX T o V erify Windows® Installation 1. Right click My Computer and click Manage . 2. Select Device Manager . 3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller , then double click Silicon Image SiI 3114 Soft Raid 5 Controller to display driver pr operties. A message this device is working properly[...]

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