Install RAID cards

2-Port SATA II 300 PCIe Host Card w/RAID
User Manual
UGT-ST420R

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Features and Benefits
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Silicon Image SiI 3132 chipset
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Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
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Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification with support for full complement of SATA II optional features
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Installs in any available PCI Express slot and supports data transfer rates up to 3.0Gbps
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Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Non-zero offsets NCQ, and Out-of-order data delivery NCQ
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Supports RAID 0(striping) and RAID 1(mirroring) for speed and data protection respectively
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Supports Serial ATA II Port-Multiplier specification
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Supports Windows® 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 (32/64 bit)
Bus Interface
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PCI-Express x 1
Connectors
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2 x internal SATA connectors
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System Requirements
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PCI Express-enabled system with one available PCI Express slot
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Windows® 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 (32/64 bit)
Package Contents
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Vantec 2-Port SATA II 300 PCIe Host Card w/RAID x 1
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SATA Cables x 2
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Installation Guide x 1
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Driver CD x 1
*User’s Manual Is on Driver CD
Hardware Installation
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.
3.
Remove your computer’s cover.
4.
Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI Express slot.
5.
To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCI Express slot on the motherboard. Push the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well seated.
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6.
Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
Device Connection
Serial ATA hard drives should come with their own accessories. In most cases, you just need to power up the device and connect them to the ports. The Vantec 2-Port SATA II 300 PCIe Host Card w/RAID is two channel Serial ATA controller that supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to use identical drives for all RAID configurations. However, it’s possible to combine hard drives of different sizes and makes.
RAID Arrays
RAID Arrays are setup in the Vantec 2-Port SATA II 300 PCIe Host Card w/RAID’s BIOS.
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.
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Auto configuration (recommended)
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto 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 RAID0, then press Enter.
4.
Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
5.
Input the RAID size, press Enter.
6.
When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
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 FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard 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 RAID0, then press Enter.
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4.
Select Manual configuration then press Enter.
5.
Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k, then press Enter.
6.
Select the first drive, press Enter.
7.
Select the second drive, press Enter.
8.
Input the RAID size, press Enter.
9.
When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
10.
Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
11.
When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot.
12.
Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard 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 RAID1 then press Enter.
4.
Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
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5.
Input the RAID size, press Enter.
6.
When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
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 FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard 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.
3.
At the next screen select RAID1 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.
Select Create with data copy, then press Enter.
8.
Select online copy, then press Enter.
Note: Selcting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows. Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before exiting the RAID
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BIOS.
9.
Input the RAID size, press Enter.
10.
Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
11.
When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot.
CONCATENATION (JBOD)
This RAID array allows you to use one or two hard drives to a JBOD(Just a Bunch Of Disks) array. Although JBOD doesn’t offer other RAID functionality, it makes the hard disks appear to be a single one by combining the drives into one larger 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 during boot. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set.
1.
Replace he failed drive(s) with one of equal or greater capacity, then start the computer.
2.
During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS.
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3.
Select Create RAID Set press Enter.
4.
Select SPARE DRIVE, then press Enter.
5.
Select the single hard drive then press Enter.
6.
Input RAID size, press Enter. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, Press Y to confirm.
7.
Select Rebuild Raid 1 Set, press Enter.
8.
When asked Are you sure(Y/N)?, press Y confirm. The mirror will begin rebuilding. Do not interface with process.
9.
When rebuilding is finished, press Ctrl+E.
10.
When asked Are 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 Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.
Resolving Conflicts
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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.
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.
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
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function.
BIOS Configuration
The PCIe SATA II 300 RAID Card BIOS will appear every time your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn’t show, please try your controller in another PCI Express slot. During this (POST) process, the BIOS will show up and indicate the devices attached to it.
Driver Installation
For Windows® 2000
or New Installation
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “UGT-ST420R\XP_2003_Vista_2008 32-bit” 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 Windows® 2000 installation procedure.
3.
At the Windows® 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID driver.
4.
When prompted, press S to specify the location of the driver.
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5.
Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter.
6.
Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows 2000, then press Enter.
7.
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.
5.
Repeat steps 2-4.
6.
Click Finish.
For Windows® XP/Server 2003
or A New Installation
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver
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installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “UGT-ST420R\XP_2003_Vista_2008 32-bit” 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 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 Windows 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
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(Recommended), and click Next.
4.
Click Finish
5.
Restart Windows to complete the installation.
For Windows®XP-x64/Server 2003-x64
or A New Installation
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “ UGT-ST420R\XP_2003_Vista_2008 64-bit ” 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.
Inset the floppy disk, then press Enter.
7.
Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller (64-bit Extended), then press Enter.
8.
Press Enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-screen
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For Windows® 7
or A New Installation
1.
Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.
2.
At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver.
3.
Insert the CD driver into your CD-ROM Drive, please select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller (D:\ UGT-ST420R\Win7 32-bit), then press Next. (Change D:\ to
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 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
5.
Restart Windows to complete the installation.
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match your CD-ROM )
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows installation.
For An Existing Installation
1.
Click Start →Control Panel. When the Control Panel Window appears, click the System and Security Link, and then click Device Manager.
2.
When the Device Manager window appears, click on the next to other device to expacnd the list. Right-click”RAID Controller” and select Updated Driver Software…
3.
When the Update Driver Software appears, select “Browse my computer for driver software”
4.
When the next window appears, insert the driver CD into the computer’s optical drive, type D:\ UGT-ST420R\Win7 32-bit ( substitute whatever drive letter is appopriate), and then click Next.
5.
When the next window appears, click Close to complete the installation.
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For Windows® 7-x64
or A New Installation
1.
Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.
2.
At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver.
3.
Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller (D:\ UGT-ST420R\Win7 64-bit), then press Next. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter)
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows installation.
For An Existing Installation
1.
Click Start →Control Panel. When the Control Panel Window appears, click the System and Security Link, and then click Device Manager.
2.
When the Device Manager window appears, click on the next to other device to expacnd the list. Right-click”RAID Controller” and select Updated Driver Software…
3.
When the Update Driver Software appears, select “Browse my computer for driver software”
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4.
When the next window appears, insert the driver CD into the computer’s optical drive, type D:\ UGT-ST420R\Win7 64-bit ( substitute whatever drive letter is appopriate), and then click Next.
5.
When the next window appears, click Close to complete the installation.
To Verify Driver Installation
1.
Right click My Computer and click Manage.
2.
Select Device Manager.
3.
Look for the following:
Windows® 2000/XP_2003_Vista_2008: Double click SCSI and RAID Controller:
-Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller should be displayed
Windows® 7: Double click Storage controllers:
-Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller should be displayed
SATARAID Management Software Installation
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For Windows® 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 (32/64bit)
1.
Please insert the CD driver bound with PCIe SATA II 300 RAID Card into your CD-ROM Drive.
2.
At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.
3.
Type D:\UGT-ST420R\SATARAID Tool\XP_2003_Vista_2008 32-bit&64bit\setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
For Windows® 7 (32/64bit)
1.
Please insert the CD driver bound with PCIe SATA II 300 RAID Card into your CD-ROM Drive.
2.
At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.
3.
Type D:\UGT-ST420R\SATARAID Tool\Win7 32-bit&64-bit\setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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Warranty
The Vantec 2-Port SATA II 300 PCIe Host Card w/RAID comes with a 1 year limited warranty(90 day parts). If your unit becomes defective within that time frame, please go to www.vantecusa.com for information on how to receive warranty exchange or repair. Cosmetic defects and missing parts are not covered under this warranty. Please check the contents of the unit to make sure you received all parts. Also, check for any cosmetic flaws. If any parts are missing or if there are cosmetic defects, please contact the retailer from which you purchased the unit immediately and ask for a replacement.
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