SIIG Computer Hardware 04 0418A User Manual

eSATA II ExpressCard RAID  
Quick Installation Guide  
Introducing the eSATA ExpressCard RAID  
The eSATA II Express Card RAID is an ultra high-speed  
twochannelSerialATAGenerationIIRAIDcontrollerfor  
use in ExpressCard enabled systems.  
FeaturesandBenefits  
Adds two eSATA (external Serial ATA) ports  
Supports RAID 0 (stripe) and RAID 1 (mirror)  
Supports data transfer speeds up to 3.0Gbps  
(300MBps)  
Compliant with ExpressCard standards  
Compliant with Serial ATA 2.5 specification with  
support for a complement of SATA II optional  
features  
Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Non-  
zero offsets NCQ, and Out-of-order data delivery  
NCQ  
Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and  
command execution  
Supports hard disk hot-plugging  
SystemRequirements  
ExpressCard-enabled system with an available  
ExpressCard slot  
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003  
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Software Installation  
This section provides information on how to install the  
eSATA II ExpressCard RAID drivers.  
Windows2000  
1. Install the ExpressCard then boot up 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. Click Finish.  
6.  
Repeat steps 2-5.  
7. Restart Windows to complete the installation.  
When Windows resumes, go to SATARaid5 GUI on  
page 4 and install the RAID utility.  
WindowsXP/Server2003  
1. Install the ExpressCard then boot up Windows.  
2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard:  
XP (w/SP1 or earlier)/Server 2003: continue to step 2.  
XP(w/SP2orlater)/Server2003(w/SP1orlater): 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 Finish.  
6.  
Repeat steps 2-5.  
7. Restart Windows to complete the installation.  
When Windows resumes, go to SATARaid5 GUI on  
page 4 and install the RAID utility.  
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ToVerifyWindows2000/XP/2003Installation  
1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.  
2. Select Device Manager.  
3. Double click SCSI and RAID controllers, then  
double click Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5  
Controller to display driver properties. A message  
This device is working properly is displayed in the  
dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed.  
SATARaid5 GUI  
The SATARaid5 GUI provides the user an easy way to  
configure and monitor your RAID set.  
InstallingSATARaid5GUI  
1. Place the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. Type D:\Setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to  
match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
4. Click Next, then click Next again.  
5. At the Select Components box, uncheck RAID5  
Driver, then click Next.  
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the  
installation.  
SATARaid5GUIOverview  
TheinstallationprogramconfigurestheSATARaid5GUI  
to automatically start when Windows is started. If the  
GUI does not automatically start or is closed by the user,  
choose the SATARaid5 program from the start menu to  
launch the program. Upon launching the GUI, the main  
window should appear similar to the following.  
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Device Configuration  
window  
RAID Groups  
window  
RAID Groups window  
This window identifies SATA host adapters and  
configured RAID groups. Selecting each RAID group in  
the RAID Groups window, members consisting of the  
RAID group will be highlighted in the Device  
Configuration window.  
RightclickingoneachnodeintheRAIDGroupswindow,  
a popup menu will be displayed to let the user select an  
actiontobeperformedfortheselectedcontrollerorRAID  
group.  
Device Configuration window  
This window identifies all physical drives and their  
partitions. A physical drive can be partitioned into  
several portions and each portion can be a RAID group  
member.  
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Creating RAID Array  
The SATA II ExpressCard RAID is a two channel Serial  
ATA controller that supports two Serial ATA hard disk  
drives. Itisrecommendedtouseidenticalharddrivesfor  
allRAIDconfigurations,however,it'spossibletocombine  
hard drives of different sizes and makes. This section  
will guide you in setting up a RAID Array.  
RAID 0 (Striping)  
Striping will erase any existing data on the hard drive.  
Make sure you back up your data before striping.  
1. Double click the the SATARAID5 icon on the  
desktop to display the SATARAID5 Array  
Manager. Before proceeding confirm that both  
hard drives display as Available.  
2. In the menu bar click RAID Group, click Create  
RAID Group then click Yes.  
3. In Configuration box, select Striped.  
4. In Capacity box, select the desired stripe size. Select  
MAX for the maximum capacity.  
5. Select Chunk size as determined by your  
application. The default of 8 is used in most cases.  
6. In Path ID, select both hard disk drives, then click  
Create.  
7. Click Close, then restart Windows.  
When Windows resumes, go to Disk Management on  
page 8 to format the RAID Array.  
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RAID 1 (Mirror)  
1. Double click the the SATARAID5 icon on the  
desktop to display the SATARAID5 Array  
Manager. Before proceeding confirm that both  
hard drives display as Available.  
2. In the menu bar click RAID Group, click Create  
RAID Group then click Yes.  
3. In Configuration box, select Mirrored.  
4. In Capacity box, select the desired mirror size.  
Select MAX for the maximum capacity.  
5. In Path ID, select both hard disk drives, then click  
Create.  
6. Click Close, then restart Windows.  
When Windows resumes, go to Disk Management on  
page8toformattheRAIDArray. Formatingwilleraseall  
exixting data from the hard drive.  
JBOD(Concatenated)  
JBOD will add the full capacity of each hard drive to  
make one single drive. In this configuration, data is not  
saved on the second drive until the first drive is full.  
1. Double click the the SATARAID5 icon on the  
desktop to display the SATARAID5 Array  
Manager. Before proceeding confirm that both  
hard drives display as Available.  
2. In the menu bar click RAID Group, click Create  
RAID Group then click Yes.  
3. In Configuration box, select Concatenated.  
4. Select each hard drive, then click Next.  
5. Enter the capacity of each hard drive, then click  
Create.  
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6. Click Close, then restart Windows.  
When Windows resumes, go to Disk Management on  
page 8toformattheRAIDArray. Formatingwilleraseall  
exixting data from the hard drive.  
SingleDriveSetup(non-RAID)  
The eSATA II ExpressCard RAID has the flexibility to  
work in RAID or non-RAID mode. Please use these steps  
if RAID is not needed.  
1. Double click the the SATARAID5 icon on the  
desktop to display the SATARAID5 Array  
Manager. Before proceeding confirm that the hard  
drive(s) display as Available.  
2. In the menu bar click RAID Group, click Create  
RAID Group then click Yes.  
3. In Configuration box, select Contiguous.  
4. Select a hard drive, then click Next.  
5. Enter the capacity of the hard drive, then click  
Create.  
6. Click Close, then restart Windows.  
When Windows resumes, go to Disk Management to  
format the hard drive. Formating will erase all exixting  
data from the hard drive.  
DiskManagement  
With Windows' Disk Management utility you can easily  
create, delete and format partitions while in Windows.  
1. Right click My Computer, click Manage then click  
Disk Management.  
2. Right click the box marked Unknown Disk, then  
click Initialize Disk.  
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3. Select the disk, then click OK.  
4. Right click Unallocated, then click New Partition.  
5. At the New Partition Wizard, click Next.  
6. Select a partition type, then click Next.  
7. SelectPartitionSize,thenclickNext. Thedefaultisthe  
maximum capacity of the RAID Array.  
8. Accept the default driver letter, then click Next.  
9. AttheFormatPartitionwindow,selectFileSystem,  
Allocation Unit Size and Volume label, then click  
Next. It is recommended to accept the default values.  
Note: Due to a limitation in Windows' Disk  
Managementutility,thepartitionsizefortheFAT32  
file system is limited to 30GB or less.  
10. Click Finish to begin the format. Do not turn off the  
computer while formating. Depending on the size  
of your RAID Array, formatting could take up to 2  
hours or more to complete.  
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SATARAID5ConfigurationMenu  
SATARAID5configurationmenuincludescustomization  
ofthesettingsforLogFile,PopupandAdvancedOptions.  
By clicking on File, then Configuration, the user may  
customizethesettingsforLogFile, PopupandAdvanced  
Options tabs.  
Log File  
The log file is used to store event information received  
fromalltheRAIDdrivers. Thelogfilecanbeviewedwith  
any text viewer (such as Notepad) or with the Event Log  
window of SATARAID5 GUI. Use the Log File tab to  
enable/disable the log file, set where the log file should  
be stored and the name of the file as well.  
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Popup  
The popup window is a visual notification that an event  
has occurred. The popup window can be disabled or set  
to popup for only certain event levels.  
The different levels are:  
Informational - The popup window will be displayed  
for the following events:  
- Informational  
- Warnings  
- Errors  
Warning - The popup window will be displayed for the  
following events:  
- Warnings  
- Errors  
Errors - The popup window will be displayed for the  
following events:  
- Errors  
Disabled - No popup will occur  
Advanced Options  
The advanced options tab is used to control advanced  
features of the RAID driver. By default, all advanced  
options are disabled.  
Legacy(Bootable)Support: Whenthisfeatureisselected,  
Legacy Support menu will be available in the menu bar.  
The Legacy Support menu includes a list of menu items  
to support RAID functions for legacy RAID groups.  
Delete Member Support: When this feature is selected,  
Delete Member menu item will be available under the  
Device menu. The Delete Member menu item allows the  
user to delete a member from RAID 1 group.  
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Advanced RAID Features: When this feature is selected  
and the user selects to create RAID group, if the RAID  
group to be created is fault tolerant group (RAID1), the  
user will be able to select Improper Shutdown Policy in  
the Create RAID Group dialog box. The Advanced RAID  
Features are not supported for Legacy RAID groups.  
Resources Info Support: When this feature is selected,  
ResourcesmenuitemwillbeavailableundertheWindow  
menu. This feature is for debugging purpose only.  
DeviceMenuCommands  
Create Spare and Delete Spare  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user create  
or delete a spare drive. This feature is not used with the  
SATA II PCIe RAID.  
Delete Member  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user  
choose RAID groups' members to delete. Since RAID 0 is  
not fault-tolerant, RAID 0 members will not be shown in  
the list.  
Delete Orphan  
An orphan device segment is part of a RAID group that  
cannot access another device segment within the same  
RAIDgroup. WhenamemberofaRAIDgroupfails(such  
as a loss of power or a complete hard disk failure), it  
becomes an orphan. This command displays the Delete  
Orphan Segment window to show all orphan segments  
and allows the user to delete selected orphan segments.  
Device Summary  
This command displays the Segment Summary window  
to show all physical devices' segments.  
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RAIDGroupMenuCommands  
Create RAID Group  
This command displays a dialog box to let user create a  
RAID group, the user needs to specify the following  
parameters:  
RAID Group Label: Provides a name for the RAID  
group.  
RAIDGroup: SelectagroupIDfromtheavailableIDlist.  
Configuration:  
Striped: for RAID 0; Mirrored: for RAID 1  
Capacity: SelectfromalistofRAIDgroupsizes. Selecting  
MAX will create the largest RAID set possible with the  
drives selected.  
Chunk Size: Select one size from the available list. This  
setting is for RAID 0 (Stripe) set only.  
Rebuild Priority: Select from the available list. RAID 0  
and virtual disk do not require this. 10 is the highest level  
of rebuild prioritywhich means thatrebuild times will be  
faster but will take more CPU resources to rebuild.  
Devices: SelectRAIDmemberdevicesfromtheavailable  
device segment list.  
Rebuild RAID Group  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user  
choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non-fault  
tolerant RAID group.  
Delete RAID Group  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user  
choose RAID groups to delete.  
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RAID Group Summary  
This command displays a dialog box to show all RAID  
groups' group ID, configuration and status. The RAID  
Group Summary window has it's own menu bar. All  
options available via the menu bar are shown below.  
Sorting: This command displays a dialog box to let the  
user choose up to 3 items to sort RAID group items in the  
RAID Group Summary window.  
Fields: This command displays a dialog box to let the  
user choose which fields will be shown in the RAID  
Group Summary window.  
WindowMenuCommands  
Task Manager  
This command displays the Task Manager window. The  
TaskManagerwindowlistallRAIDanddiskmanagement  
tasks that have been started and/or done. This window  
provides the user with the ability to schedule any RAID  
and disk management operations including RAID group  
creation, rebuild and test. The Task Manager window  
has it's own menu bar. All options available via the menu  
bar are shown below.  
Open, Save and Print: These options will be available in  
future revisions.  
Sorting: This command displays a dialog box to let the  
user choose up to 3 items to sort task items in the task list.  
Fields: This command displays a dialog box to let the  
user choose which fields will be shown in the task list.  
Modify: This command allows the user to modify  
parameters of the selected task items.  
Suspend: This command allows the user to suspend the  
selected task items.  
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Resume: This command allows the user to resume the  
suspended task items.  
Cancel: This command allows the user to cancel the  
selected task items.  
Delete: This command displays a dialog box to let the  
user delete the selected task items.  
Event Log  
This command displays the Event Log window. The  
Event Log window displays SATA device-related events  
that occur while SATARAID5 GUI is running. The Event  
Log window has it's own menu bar. All options available  
via the menu bar are shown below.  
Sorting: This command displays a dialog box to the the  
user choose up to 3 items to sort event items in the event  
log.  
Fields: This command displays a dialog box to let the  
user choose which fields will be shown in the event log.  
Resources  
This command displays the Resources Information  
window. This feature is for debugging purpose only.  
LegacySupportMenuCommands  
Legacy (bootable) RAID Groups are not supported by  
the eSATA II ExpressCard RAID. This is presented for  
informational purposes only.  
Create Legacy RAID Group  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user create  
legacy (bootable) RAID groups. This item is disabled if  
new RAID groups exist. The parameters are discussed  
below.  
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RAID Group: Selects a group ID from the available list.  
Configuration:  
Striped: for RAID 0; Mirrored: for RAID 1  
Capacity: Select from a list of RAID group sizes.  
Chunk Size: Select one value from the available list.  
Rebuild Priority: Select from the available list. RAID 0  
and virtual disk do not require this. 10 is the highest level  
of rebuild prioritywhich means thatrebuild times will be  
faster but will take more CPU resources to rebuild.  
Devices: SelectRAIDmemberdevicesfromtheavailable  
device segment list.  
Rebuild Legacy RAID Group  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user  
choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non-fault  
tolerant legacy RAID group.  
Delete Legacy RAID Group  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user  
choose legacy RAID groups to delete. This item is  
disabled if no legacy RAID group exists.  
Convert Legacy RAID Group  
This command displays a dialog box to let the user  
choose legacy RAID groups to convert to new RAID  
groups of the same RAID type. This item is disabled if no  
legacy RAID group exists.  
Create/Delete/Convert Legacy Spare  
These commands display a dialog box to let the user  
configure a legacy spare. These features are not used  
with the eSATA II ExpressCard RAID.  
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Technical Support and Warranty  
QUESTIONS?  
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support analysts will promptly respond.  
A lifetime manufacturer warranty supplied with this product is  
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If you should happen to encounter any problems with this product,  
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If it is within the store's return policy period, please return the  
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If your purchase has passed the store's return policy period, please  
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Step 1: Submit your RMA request.  
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PRODUCT NAME  
eSATA II ExpressCard 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.  
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eSATAIIExpressCardRAIDisatrademarkofSIIG,Inc. SIIGandSIIGlogoareregisteredtrademarks  
of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other  
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companies.  
January, 2006  
Copyright ©2006 by SIIG, Inc. All rights reserved.  
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