PNY Computer Hardware P DSA2 PCIE RF User Manual

PCI Express SATA II RAID 2 CH.  
(2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD  
User Manual  
Model P-DSA2-PCIE-RF  
Ver. 1.0  
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Respective owners.  
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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, Server 2003 and Vista  
Package Contents  
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1 x PCIe SATA II Card  
1 x Driver CD  
1 x Data Cable  
1 x Power Cable  
1 x Manual  
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Hardware Description  
Jumper  
J8,J7, J6, J5  
J8,J7, J6, J5  
Jumper  
Settings  
Active Port  
Internal SATA Port D  
enabled (Con3)  
External SATA Port B  
enabled (Con2)  
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J4,J3, J2, J1  
J4,J3, J2, J1  
Internal SATA Port C  
enabled (Con4)  
External SATA Port A  
enabled (Con1)  
There are four SATA ports on the card.  
However only two of the four ports may  
be enabled at any time.  
NOTE  
Hardware Installation  
1. Turn Off the power to your computer and all the 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.  
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.  
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Device Connection  
The PCI Express Dual Channel SATA II RAID Card supports two  
Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to use identical drives  
for all RAID configurations.  
RAID Arrays  
RAID Arrays are set up in the card’s on-board BIOS. Refer to the  
following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays.  
RAID 0 (Striping)  
This RAID array is to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will  
destroy any existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is  
recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size, please  
use Manual Configuration.  
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 RAID0, then press Enter.  
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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 steps outlined in Appendix 1 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 RAID0, then press Enter.  
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.  
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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 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 RAID1 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 steps outlined in Appendix 1 for formatting your  
hard disk drive.  
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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: Selecting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows.  
Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before exiting the RAID  
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  
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(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 the 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.  
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.  
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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  
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.  
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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  
function.  
BIOS Configuration  
The card’s BIOS screen will appear every time your system starts up. If  
the BIOS screen does not show up, please try your controller in another  
PCI Express slot. During this (POST) process, the BIOS screen will  
show up and indicate the attached device(s).  
Driver Installation  
For Windows® 2000  
For 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 “PCI_IO\SiI3132\Driver\RAID\FLOPPY” 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. 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 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for  
Windows 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  
(recommended) then click Next.  
4. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive, check  
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CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, click Next, then click  
Next again.  
5. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes.  
Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and  
compatibility.  
6. Click Next, then Finish.  
7. Repeat steps 2-6.  
8. Click Yes to restart to complete the installation.  
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\SiI3132\Driver\RAID\FLOPPY” 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.  
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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.  
Note: If the Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes. Our driver has  
passed Microsoft compatibility test. 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 provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive, 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.  
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7. Click Yes to restart to complete the installation.  
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\SiI3132\Driver\64-bit Windows\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 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller (64-bit  
Extended), 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 test, this message appears during new  
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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 provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive, 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. Click Yes to restart to complete the installation.  
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\SiI3132\Driver\RAID\FLOPPY” 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.  
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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 3132  
SoftRaid 5 Controller (A:\si3132r5.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 provided driver CD 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.  
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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\SiI3132\Driver\64-bit Windows\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 3132  
SoftRaid 5 Controller (A:\si3132r5.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 provided driver CD 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 SCSI and RAID Controller, then double click  
Silicon Image SiI 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 Management Software Installation  
For Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista  
1. Please insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. TypeD:\PCI_IO\SiI3132\Driver\RAID\32-bitWindows  
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SATARAID5Management Utility\3132-W-I32-Sm_15141.msi, then  
click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.  
For Windows® XP-x64//Server 2003-x64/Vista-x64  
1. Please insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. TypeD:\PCI_IO\SiI3132\Driver\64-bitWindows\64-bit  
WindowsSATARAID5ManagementUtility\3132-W-A64-Sm_15141  
.msi, 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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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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