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Introduction1-31-2 Introducing the UltraATA100 PCI RAIDThe UltraATA100 PCI RAID is an ultra high-speed dual channelUltraATA100 RAID controller board f

1-4User's Manual11Figure 1-1. UltraATA 100 PCI RAID Board LayoutDual ChannelUltra ATA/100Connectors1-2.3 Board LayoutIDE1 IDE2Full FunctionUltra

RAID2-1Chapter 2RAID Arrays2-1 RAID OverviewHistorically, the cost of implementing RAID in the small officeor home office environment has not been co

User's Manual2-22-1.2 RAID 1 (mirroring)Mirroring provides fault tolerance by making an exactduplicate of existing disks. The mirrored disk can

RAID2-3“Set” numbers are assigned in the RAID utility based on theassigned disk number of the physical drives, with the lowestnumbered drives being pa

User's Manual2-43. If this is the first time opening the BIOS utility, or if no RAID setsexist, something similar to the following screen will

RAID2-55. Choose which type of RAID set to create.For a Striped Set, press F1. The following screen appears:Select the chunk size to be used in RAID

User's Manual2-610. Enter Y to create the Striped set. The following screen appears:Drive Number: 0 Manufacturer Model 19541 MBDrive Number: 1 Ma

RAID2-74. In a Mirrored set, the source drive needs to be EQUAL TO ORSMALLER than the destination drive. For optimal performance,the source drive an

User's Manual2-8Set: 1 <0,2> CMD Striped set <PM> 39081 MBSet: 2 <1><3> CMD Mirrored set <PS> 19541 MBPress F1 to

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RAID2-92. Choose F3 and the following screen appears:Select the chunk size to be used in RAID 0 set:A=Auto Configure 0=1k 1=2k 2=4k 3=8k 4=16k 5=32k

User's Manual2-10Press F1 to delete RAID setPress F2 to create RAID setPress F3 to create spare drivePress F4 to resolve conflictsPress <ESC&g

RAID2-112-3.2 RAID 1 (mirroring)Use this section to mirror New/Blank hard drives.1. As the BIOS boots press F3 when prompted to enterthe UltraATA 1

User's Manual2-127. Press Y to copy from the Source to the Destinationdrive.8. Press N to Offline copy.9. Answer Y to Enable Auto-Rebuild.10.

RAID2-132-4 Deleting RAID Arrays1. As the BIOS boots press F3 when prompted to enter theUltraATA 100 RAID BIOS utility.2. Press F1 to dissolve a

User's Manual2-142. Press F2 to create a RAID set.3. Press F3 to create a Mirrored-Striped set.4. Press A to Auto configure.5. Press Y to acc

RAID2-152-8 Rebuilding a Failed Mirrored setThe steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed Mirror set.When a failure to one member occurs you

User's Manual2-162-9 Rebuilding a Failed Mirrored-Striped setThe steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed Mirrored-Stripe set. When a f

Installation3-1Chapter 3InstallationThis chapter will guide you through the installation ofUltraATA100 PCI RAID into your computer.3-1 Hardware Inst

User's Manual3-23-2 Device ConnectionThe UltraATA100 PCI RAID is a dual channel Ultra ATA 100controller that supports up to four IDE hard disk

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Installation3-33. Install the hard disk drive to your computer. Attach the endconnector of the Ultra ATA/100 cable to the connector onthe hard dis

User's Manual3-43-3.1 Windows 98/98 SE Driver InstallationFor a new Windows 98/98 SE system1. Setup the RAID array prior to the Windows install

Installation3-53-3.2 Windows ME InstallationFor a new Windows ME installation1. Setup the RAID array prior to the Windows installation.2. Follow

User's Manual3-63. Highlight CMD PCI-0649 Ultra 100 IDE RAID Controller andclick Properties. A message This device is working properly isdisp

Installation3-7For an existing Windows NT System1. Before installing the board, boot up Windows NT. Select MyComputer/Control Panel/SCSI Adapters,

User's Manual3-8For an existing Windows 2000 Systems1. After installing the board, boot up Windows 2000. Windowswill attempt to detect the con

Medley GUI4-1Chapter 4Using Utilities4-1 Introducing the CMD Medley GUIThe CMD Medley GUI provides significant functionality includingthe ability to

User's Manual4-2Selecting each different component in the configuration treeprovides specific information for that component, such as the chip.By

Medley GUI4-3Selecting a specific drive reports all pertinent information to thatdrive, including Configuration and Disk Identification information.No

User's Manual4-4Selecting Sets reports how many RAID sets have been created.By selecting a specific RAID set, such as Set 0 which is the Stripeds

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Medley GUI4-5The Members tab reports the device identification (correspondingwith the information in the BIOS) and the State of each device.Besides re

User's Manual4-6The device identification, along with the State of each device is alsoreported in the Members tab window. Note that when a Mirror

Medley GUI4-74-3 CMD Medley Configuration MenuWith CMD Medley running, the small Medley icon should appearin the bottom right of the computer screen,

User's Manual4-8E-MailThe current Medley configuration may be sent via e-mail. Usingthe e-mail tab in the Medley Configuration Menu, the user may

Medley GUI4-9Event LevelThere are different types of e-mail notifications may be sent whichare set with the Event Level tab.The different levels are:D

User's Manual4-10Log FileThe log file is used to store event information received from all theCMD IDE RAID drivers. The log file is a text file a

Medley GUI4-11PopupThe popup window is a visual notification that an event occurred.The popup window can be disabled or set to popup for only certaine

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5-1Technical Support & Product Return5-1 OverviewThis chapter will give you instructions on how to obtainproduct information, contact technical su

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User's ManualivContentsChapter 1: Introduction1-1 Unpacking Your UltraATA100 PCI RAID ... 1-11-1.1 Static Electricity Precaution .

5-3Technical Support & Product ReturnStep 2: Complete the RMA form• Fill out your Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)form, and include it in th

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User's ManualviThe purpose of this manual is to introduce you to yourUltraATA 100 PCI RAID. It will guide you on how to installthe card and softw

Introduction1-1Thank you for your purchase of the UltraATA 100 PCI RAID.SIIG’s goal is to provide its customers with reliable, highquality products an

1-2User's Manual1-1.1 Static Electricity PrecautionOne of the routine precautions you must be aware of whenworking with computer components is th