PNY Network Card P DSA150 PCI RF User Manual

PCI SATA RAID 2 CH.  
(2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD  
User Manual  
Model P-DSA150-PCI-RF  
Ver. 1.0  
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Respective owners.  
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System Requirements  
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One available PCI slot  
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Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista  
Package Contents  
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1 x PCI SATA Card  
1 x Driver CD  
1 x Data Cable  
1 x Power Cable  
1 x Manual  
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Hardware Description  
Jumper  
Jumper  
Settings  
Active Port  
J8  
J7  
J6  
J5  
Internal SATA Port  
Enabled (Con2)  
B
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J8  
J7  
J6  
J5  
J4  
J3  
J2  
J1  
J4  
J3  
J2  
J1  
External SATA Port  
Enabled (Con4)  
D
A
C
Internal SATA Port  
Enabled (Con1)  
External SATA Port  
Enabled (Con3)  
There are four SATA ports on the card.  
However only two of the four ports may be  
enabled at any time.  
NOTE  
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Hardware Installation  
1. Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected  
peripheral devices.  
2. Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer.  
3. Remove your computer’s cover.  
4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.  
5. 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.  
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.  
Device Connection  
The SATA PCI RAID Card is a two channel Serial ATA controller that  
supports up to two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to  
use identical hard drives for all RAID configurations.  
1. Install your hard disk drive(s) in chassis.  
2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power  
supply using the included Serial ATA power cable.  
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive.  
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA port  
on the SATA 150 PCI Raid Card 2-Channel  
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5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to two hard drives.  
Device connection is now complete.  
6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.  
RAID Arrays  
RAID Arrays are setup in the card’s on-board BIOS. Refer to the  
following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays.  
RAID 0 (Striping)  
This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will  
destroy existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is  
recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size,  
Manual Configuration is offered.  
Auto configuration (recommended)  
The default chunk size is 64k when Auto configuration is selected.  
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter  
the RAID BIOS.  
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.  
3. Select Striped, then press Enter.  
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.  
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5. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
6. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
7. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and  
reboot.  
8. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your  
hard disk drive.  
Manual configuration  
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter  
the RAID BIOS.  
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.  
3. Select Striped, then press Enter.  
4. Select Manual configuration then press Enter  
5. Select the first drive, press Enter.  
6. Select the second drive, press Enter.  
7. Select chunk size from 4k, 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k, then press  
Enter.  
8. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
9. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
10. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and  
reboot.  
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11. 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 screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.  
3. At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter.  
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.  
5. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
6. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
7. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and  
reboot.  
8. Continue with steps outlined in Appendix A for formatting your  
hard disk drive.  
For Existing Hard Drives with Data  
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter  
the RAID BIOS.  
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.  
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3. At the next screen select Mirrored then press Enter.  
4. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter.  
5. Select the Source drive, press Enter.  
6. Select the Target drive, press Enter.  
7. Enable Disk Copy, select Yes, then press Enter.  
Note: Enable Disk Copy – Copy current content of source driver to  
mirror drive; Disable Disk Copy – RAID 1 set formed must be  
repartitioned and reformatted to guarantee the consistency in their  
contents.  
8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
9. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and  
reboot.  
Note: If during boot the RAID BIOS reports an RAID1 set is in  
Rebuild status, The rebuild will continue after boot sequence is  
complete, disregard the message, continue booting, and let the Mirror  
rebuild.  
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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 SATARAID GUI while in  
Windows. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror  
set.  
1. Replace the failed drive with one of equal or greater capacity, then  
start the computer.  
2. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS.  
3. Select Rebuild Mirrored Set then press Enter.  
4. Select the desired set and then press Enter.  
5. Select online rebuild if you wish to rebuild the mirror in the  
background when you boot into Windows. Select offline rebuild  
if you wish to rebuild the mirror now. This might take some time.  
6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.  
7. The set will be rebuilt.  
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.  
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4. 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  
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. If Resolve Conflicts does not solve the problem, the  
RAID metadata on the replacement disk must be manually deleted  
using the following steps:  
1. Power off the computer and disconnect all drives from the SATA  
card, leaving only the replacement drive connected.  
2. Power on the computer and follow the section “Deleting RAID  
Arrays” to delete the RAID metadata on the replacement drive.  
3. Power off the computer. Re-connect the primary mirror and  
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follow the section “Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set” to rebuild the  
mirror.  
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.  
BIOS Configuration  
The Serial ATA 2-Channel RAID adapter BIOS will appear every time  
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 devices attached to it.  
Driver Installation  
For Windows® 2000  
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 “PCI_IO\Sata\RAID” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a  
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blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.  
2. Follow Windows® 2000 installation procedure.  
3. Restart the computer when prompted by the installation.  
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 Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARAID Controller for  
Windows NT 4.0 and 2000, then press Enter.  
8. Press Enter again to finish driver installation, then 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.  
2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.  
3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommend)  
then click Next.  
4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other  
boxes, click Next, then click Next again.  
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5. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes.  
Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and  
compatibility.  
6. Click Finish.  
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 “PCI_IO\Sata\RAID” 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’s Windows installation procedure.  
3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation.  
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.  
7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid 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 Windows installation.  
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Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes. Our driver has  
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.  
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  
this time, then click Next.  
3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically  
(Recommended), and click Next.  
4. Click Finish.  
For Windows®XP-x64/Server 2003-x64  
For New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of  
the “PCI_IO\Sata\64-bit Windows RAID Driver” 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’s Windows installation procedure.  
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3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation.  
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. Inset the floppy disk, then press Enter.  
7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid Controller (64-bit  
Extended) or Silicon Image SiI 3x12 SATARaid Controller  
(Itanium), then press Enter.  
8. Press Enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-screen  
instructions to complete the Windows installation.  
Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes. Our driver has  
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.  
2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this time,  
then click Next.  
3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically  
(Recommended), and click Next.  
4. Click Finish.  
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For Windows® Vista  
For New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of  
the “PCI_IO\Sata\RAID” 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’s Windows installation procedure.  
3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation.  
4. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the  
RAID driver.  
5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3512  
SATARaid Controller (A:\si3112r.inf), then press Next. (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.  
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2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install  
driver software (recommended).  
3. Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card  
into your CD-ROM Drive, click Next.  
4. If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not  
signed, select the option Install this driver software anyway.  
5. Click Close to complete the installation.  
For Windows® Vista-x64  
For New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of  
the “PCI_IO\Sata\64-bit Windows RAID Driver” 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’s Windows installation procedure.  
3. Restart the computer when prompted by Windows’ installation.  
4. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the  
RAID driver.  
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5. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3512  
SATARaid Controller (A:\si3112r.inf), then press Next. (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.  
2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install  
driver software (recommended).  
3. Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card  
into your CD-ROM Drive, click Next.  
4. If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not  
signed, select the option Install this driver software anyway.  
5. Click Close to complete the installation.  
To Verify Windows® Installation  
1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.  
2. Select Device Manager.  
3. Double click Storage controllers, then double click Silicon  
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Image SiI 3512 SATARaid Controller to display driver  
properties. A message this device is working properly is displayed  
in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed.  
JAVA 2 Runtime Environment Installation  
The Java 2 Runtime Environment is required for the SATARAID  
Management Software.  
1. Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card  
into your CD-ROM Drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. Type  
D:\PCI_IO\Sata\Medley\jre-1_5_0_05-windows-i586-p.exe,  
then click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.  
SATARAID Management Software Installation  
1. Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 150 PCI RAID card  
into your CD-ROM Drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. Type  
D:\PCI_IO\Sata\Medley\InstallSATARaid.exe, then click OK.  
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(Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.  
5. Start the SATARaid program (Start -> All Programs -> JAVA  
SATARaid). Refer to the SATARaid online help to learn more  
about SATARaid administration.  
Appendix A  
Refer to Windows documentation to partition and format the hard drive  
as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. In Windows XP use  
the Disk Administrator tool (Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and  
Maintenance -> Administrative tool -> Disk Administrator). In  
Windows 2000, use the Disk Management tool (Start -> Programs ->  
Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk  
Management)  
1 Year Warranty  
Free Technical Support: 1-800-234-4597  
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