SIIG Computer Hardware SATA II 150 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  
channelSerialATAGenerationIIRAIDcontrollerforuse  
in PCI enabled systems.  
FeaturesandBenefits  
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  
SystemRequirements  
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)  
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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. Replacethecomputercoverandreconnectthepower  
cord.  
HardDiskDriveConnection  
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.  
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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.  
WhenaskedExpandRAID0tomaximumcapacity,  
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.  
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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  
Whenafailuretoonememberoccurs,youwillbenotified  
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.  
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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. DoubleclickInitioSATARAIDManagericonfrom  
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.  
DeletingRAIDArrays  
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.  
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LowLevelFormat  
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  
singleharddrivesonly,beforetheRAIDsetisconfigured.  
BIOSConfiguration  
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.  
Windows2000  
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. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortoWindowsinstallation.  
2. Follow the Windows 2000 installation procedure.  
3. Restart the computer if prompted by Windows  
installation. Otherwise, go directly to step 4.  
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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 Enteragain continue and follow the on-screen  
instructions to complete the Windows installation.  
Do not remove the floppy disk until instructed.  
WhenWindowsinstallationcompletes,gotoInitioSATA  
RAID Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID  
utility.  
For An Existing Installation  
1. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortodriverinstallationand  
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. IftheDigitalSignatureNotFoundmessageappears,  
click Yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for  
stabilityandcompatibility.  
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.  
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WindowsXP/Server2003  
For A New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents  
oftheFloppyfolder, foundonthedriverCD, ontoablank  
floppy disk then follow the directions below.  
1. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortoWindowsinstallation.  
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  
RAIDDriverForWindowsXP/Server2003AMD64,  
then press Enter.  
7.  
Press Enter to continue the installation, then follow  
theon-screeninstructionstocompletetheWindows  
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. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortodriverinstallationand  
boot up to Windows.  
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2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard:  
XP(w/SP1orearlier)/Server2003: continuetostep#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.  
WindowsVista™  
For A New Installation  
1. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortoWindowsinstallation.  
2. Follow Microsoft Windows installation procedure.  
3. At the Where do you want to install Windows  
screen, insertthedriverCD, clickLoadDriver, 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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For An Existing Installation  
1. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortodriverinstallationand  
boot up to Windows.  
2. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locate  
and install the driver software (recommended).  
3. ClickContinue. InsertthedriverCDwhenprompted.  
4.  
At The software for this device has been  
successfully installed, click Close.  
5. Restart Windows Vista to complete the installation.  
When Windows resumes, go to Initio SATA RAID  
Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID utility.  
WindowsServer2008  
For A New Installation  
1. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortoWindowsinstallation.  
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 Server 2008 operating  
system installation.  
For An Existing Installation  
1. SetuptheRAIDarraypriortodriverinstallationand  
boot up to Windows.  
2. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locate  
and install the driver software (recommended).  
3. Click Don't search online. Insert driver CD.  
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4. ClickInstallthisdriversoftwareanyway,thenclick  
Close.  
5. Restart Windows to complete the installation.  
When Windows resumes, go to Initio SATA RAID  
Manager GUI on page 13 and install the RAID utility.  
ToVerifyWindowsInstallation  
For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003  
1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.  
2. Select Device Manager.  
3. DoubleclickSCSIandRAIDcontrollers,andInitio  
INIC1622 S-ATA Raid Controllerand Initio RAID  
Interface should be displayed.  
For Windows Vista  
1. RightclickComputer, clickManage,clickContinue.  
Select Device Manager.  
2. Double click Storage controllers, Initio INIC1622  
S-ATA Raid Controller and Initio RAID Interface  
should be displayed.  
For Windows Server 2008  
1. Right click Computer, click Manage, double click  
Diagnostics. Select Device Manager.  
2. Double click Storage controllers, Initio INIC1622  
S-ATA Raid Controller and Initio RAID Interface  
should be displayed.  
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Initio SATA RAID Manager GUI  
TheInitioSATARAIDManager GUIprovidestheuseran  
easy way to monitor your RAID set.  
Windows2000/XP/Server2003Installation  
1. Place the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. Type D:\Gui\Setup.exe, then click OK. (Change  
D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
4. Click Next, Next, Next.  
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the  
installation.  
WindowsVista/Server2008Installation  
1. Place the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start. In the Start  
Search box, type D:\Gui\Button Manager.exe,  
press Enter. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM  
drive letter)  
3. Windows Vista: Click Allow.  
Windows Sever 2008: Continue on step #4.  
4.  
Follow the on screen instructions.  
5. Click Finish. Select Yes, I want to restart my  
computer now, then click OK.  
6. When Windows resumes, click Start. In the Start  
Search box, type D:\Gui\Setup.exe, press Enter.  
(Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
7. Click Next, Next, Next.  
8. Click Close to complete the installation.  
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Technical Support and Warranty  
QUESTIONS?  
SIIGs Online Support has answers!  
Simply visit our website at www.siig.com and click on Support.  
Our online support database is updated daily with new drivers  
and solutions. Answers to your questions could be just a few clicks  
away. Youcanalsosubmitquestionsonlineandoneofourtechnical  
support analysts will promptly respond.  
A lifetime manufacturer warranty supplied with this product is  
offeredbySIIG,Inc. PleaseseeSIIGwebsiteformorewarrantydetails.  
If you should happen to encounter any problems with this product,  
please follow the procedures below.  
If it is within the store's return policy period, please return the  
product to the store where you purchased from.  
If your purchase has passed the store's return policy period, please  
follow these steps to have the product repaired or replaced.  
Step 1: Submit your RMA request.  
Go to www.siig.com, click Support, then RMA to submit a  
request to SIIG RMA. If the product is determined to be  
defective, an RMA number will be issued.  
Step 2: After obtaining an RMA number, ship the product.  
Properly pack the product for shipping. All software, cable(s)  
and any other accessories that came with the original package  
must be included.  
Clearly write your RMA number on the top of the returned  
package. SIIG will refuse to accept any shipping package, and  
will not be responsible for a product returned without an  
RMA number posted on the outside of the shipping carton.  
YouareresponsibleforthecostofshippingtheproducttoSIIG  
at the following address:  
SIIG, Inc.  
6078 Stewart Avenue  
Fremont, CA 94538  
RMA#:  
SIIG will ship the repaired or replaced product via Ground  
in the U.S and International Economy outside of the U.S at  
no cost to the customer.  
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About SIIG, Inc.  
Foundedin1985,SIIG,Inc.isaleadingcomputerupgrademanufacturer  
ofI/Oconnectivityproducts,includingPCI&ISAserialandparallel  
ports, USB, Serial ATA & UltraATA controllers, FireWire (1394a/b),  
Networking,SoundCards,andotheraccessories. SIIGisthepremier  
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High-quality control standards are evident by the overall ease of  
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PRODUCT NAME  
SATA II-150 PCI RAID  
FCC RULES: TESTED TO COMPLY WITH FCC PART 15, CLASS  
B OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE  
FCCCOMPLIANCESTATEMENT:  
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is  
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause  
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference  
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.  
THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT COMPLIANCE  
SIIG, Inc.  
6078 Stewart Ave.  
Fremont, CA 94538-3152  
Phone: 510-657-8688  
SATAII-150PCIRAIDisatrademarkofSIIG,Inc. SIIGandtheSIIGlogoareregisteredtrademarksof  
SIIG,Inc. Microsoft,WindowsandWindowsVistaareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksof  
MicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries. Pentiumisaregisteredtrademark  
of Intel Corporation. Other names used in this publication are for identification only and may be  
trademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.  
April, 2009  
Copyright ©2009 by SIIG, Inc. All rights reserved.  
 

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