Digitus DS-30104-1 operation manual
4-PORT SATA III
PCI EXPRESS CARD
User Manual
DS-30104-1
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Product Introduction
This board is a single-chip, PCI Express to four SATA Gen III
6Gb/s channels host controller that brings server-class features
to the desktop.
This board enables the use of the industry’s newest and fastest
hard drives at 6Gb/s while providing backward compatibility to
legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s drives. It uses the same cable and
connectors as previous SATA generations to ease integration.
Besides, PCI Express 2.0 double the bandwidth of the existing
PCI Express bus for faster data throughput. It will enhance
system performance for every type of computer user. Each
PCI-Express 2.0 lane provides up to 500MB/s of throughput. It
also backward compatible with previous generation of PCI
Express 1.0 technology.
Using the onboard RAID firmware, the 4 SATA drives attached to
this controller can be easily configured as 4 individual ports with
no RAID or with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, HyperDuo.
1.2 Features
Compliant with PCI-Experss Specification v2.0
and backward compatible with PCI-Express 1.x
Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3.0
PCI Express x2 interface, and compatible with
PCI Express x4, x8 and x16 slots
Supports communication speeds of 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps,
and 1.5Gbps
Hot plug and Hot Swap
Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Supports Port Multiplier FIS based switching or command
based switching
Compatible with SATA 6G, 3G and 1.5G Hard Drives
Support RAID function: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10
and HyperDuo
Supports Windows
Linux 2.6.x and above
®
XP/Vista/7/8/Server 2008 R2/8,
1.3 System Requirements
PCI Express x4, x8 or x16 slot
Windows
and above
®
XP/Vista/7/8/Server 2008 R2/8, Linux 2.6.x
1.4 Package Contents
1 x PCIe SATA 6G Raid Card
1 x Driver CD
1 x User Manual
Chapter 2: Getting Started
2.1 Hardware Layout
Note: There are six SATA ports in PCIe SATA 6G Card. We name
these ports character A through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA
ports and E & F are external eSATA ports. By changing the
jumper setting on PCIe SATA 6G Card that allows you to select
between external and internal ports to use. By default, port A, B,
C and D are working.
Jumper Settings
JP Description Active Port
J1-J4 1-2 close Enable SATA Port A
2-3 close Enable eSATA Port E
J5-J8 1-2 close Enable SATA Port B
2-3 close Enable eSATA Port F
Port C and D are always active. With different jumper setting you
can active port A, B, E and F by referencing the above table.
2.2 Hardware Installation
1. Turn off the power to your computer.
2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover.
3. Locate to an empty PCI Express x4, x8, or x16 slot on the
motherboard.
4. To install the board, carefully align the card’s bus connector
with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard. Push the
board down firmly.
5. Attach your internal devices to the PCIe SATA 6G Raid Card.
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
7. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.
2.3 Creating and Managing Virtual Disk
2.3.1 Creating Virtual Disks
This section describes the produce for creating virtual disks using
the BIOS Configuration Wizard.
To create a virtual disk
1. In the Topology pane, scroll to HBA0: Marvell 0 and press
Enter to select. A menu pops-up, as shown in Figure 1.
Select Configuration Wizard and press Enter to begin
creating the virtual disk.
Figure 1 Configuration Wizard
2. Press Space to select/unselect a disk a disk, as shown in
Figure 2. Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of free disks.
Figure 2 Select Free Disks
Note: The PCIe SATA 6G Raid Card supports the creation of
RAID 0 and RAID 1 virtual disks comprising of exactly two
SATA physical disks. PATA physical disks cannot be used to
create RAID virtual disks.
3. After selecting the required disks, press Enter to continue,
as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Confirm Disk Selection
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