Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card
User Manual
Ver. 2.00
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Features and Benefits
z Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
z Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification with support for full
complement of SATA II optional features
z Installs in any available PCI Express slot and supports data
transfer rates up to 3.0Gbps
z Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Non-zero offsets
NCQ, and Out-of-order data delivery NCQ
z Supports RAID 0(striping) and RAID 1(mirroring) for speed and
data protection respectively
System Requirements
z PCI Express-enabled system with one available PCI Express slot
z Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista™
Package Contents
z 1x Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card
z 1x Driver CD
z 1x SATA Data Cable & 1 x SATA Power Cable
z 1x Manual
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Jumper Settings
JP Description Active Port
1-2 close Enable SATA Connector 1 J1-J4
2-3 close Enable SATA Connector 3
1-2 close Enable SATA Connector 2 J5-J8
2-3 close Enable SATA Connector 4
Note: There are four SATA ports in Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card.
We named these ports character A through D. Ports A & B are external
SATA ports and C & D are internal SATA ports. By changing the
jumper setting on Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card that allows you to
utilize 2 ports of this card at the same time. Please set which port to
work by jumper setting. By default, Port C and D are working.
Hardware Installation
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.
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
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down firmly, but gently, until it is well seated.
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
Device Connection
Serial ATA hard drives should come with their own accessories. In
most cases, you just need to power up the device and connect them to
the ports. The Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card is two channel Serial
ATA controller that supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is
recommended to use identical drives for all RAID configurations.
However, it’s possible to combine hard drives of different sizes and
makes.
RAID Arrays
RAID Arrays are setup in the SiI 3132 SATA PCIe RAID adapter’s
BIOS.
RAID 0 (Striping)
This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will
destroy existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is
recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size,
Manual Configuration is offered.
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Auto configuration (recommended)
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto 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 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 FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were
installing a conventional hard 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.
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