PNY P-DSA150-PCI-RF User Manual
PCI SATA RAID 2 CH.
(2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD
User Manual
Model P-DSA150-PCI-RF
Ver. 1.0
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Features and Benefits
z Connect a maximum of 2 SATA hard drives to any of the 4
connectors (Either 2 internal or 2 external) via jumpers to your
desktop computer
z Supports data transfer rate of 150MBps
z Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA TCQ
commands
z Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3
z Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 Specification
z Support SATA hard disk hot-plugging
z Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command
execution
z Supports RAID0(striping) and RAID1(mirroring) for speed and
data protection respectively.
Connectors
z 2 x internal SATA connectors
z 2 x external eSATA connectors ( Selectable by jumpers)
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System Requirements
z One available PCI slot
z Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista
Package Contents
z 1 x PCI SATA Card
z 1 x Driver CD
z 1 x Data Cable
z 1 x Power Cable
z 1 x Manual
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Hardware Description
Jumper Jumper
Settings
J8
J7
J6
J5
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Active Port
Internal SATA Port B
Enabled (Con2)
J8
J7
J6
J5
J4
J3
J2
J1
J4
J3
J2
J1
External SATA Port D
Enabled (Con4)
Internal SATA Port A
Enabled (Con1)
External SATA Port C
Enabled (Con3)
There are four SATA ports on the card.
However only two of the four ports may be
enabled at any time.
NOTE
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Hardware Installation
1. Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected
peripheral devices.
2. Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer.
3. Remove your computer’s cover .
4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.
5. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with
the selected PCI 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.
Device Connection
The SATA PCI RAID Card is a two channel Serial ATA controller that
supports up to two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to
use identical hard drives for all RAID configurations.
1. Install your hard disk drive(s) in chassis.
2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power
supply using the included Serial ATA power cable.
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk drive.
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA port
on the SATA 150 PCI Raid Card 2-Channel
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5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to two hard drives.
Device connection is now complete.
6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.
RAID Arrays
RAID Arrays are setup in the card’s on-board BIOS. Refer to the
following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays.
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.
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 Striped, then press Enter.
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
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