PNY 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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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 300MBps z Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA TCQ

commands

z Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a z Compliant with Serial ATA Generation 2 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

Bus Interface

z PCI-Express x 1

Connectors

z 2 x internal SATA connectors z 2 x external eSATA connectors ( Selectable by jumpers)

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System Requirements

z PCI Express-enabled system with one available PCI Express slot z Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista

Package Contents

z 1 x PCIe SATA II 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 D enabled (Con3) External SATA Port B enabled (Con2)

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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