Rosewill RC215 User Manual

SATA1.5G/ATA133 RAID

Controller Card

RC215

User Manual

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Features and Benefits

z Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification
z Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.2
z Provides three independent channels to connect two SATA and one

PATA hard disk drive

z Supports up to UDMA6 transfer mode of PATA
z Supports up to 4 storage device connection
z Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD functions
z Supports drives with capacities larger than 137GB
z Supports Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64 bit

Important Message for User before Installing RC-215:

Windows Device Manager can NOT recognize the hard drives that without

correct RAID setting before.

The working data on your existing HDD may NOT work when you migrate it to

RAID Host Card.

Raid sets can be created and managed by the BIOS utility setting.

For RAID creating, BIOS utility allow the random creating.

The “Rebuilding” function on Raid 1 or Raid 10 may spend long hours for

component ready and function available, please be patient for that.

Raid 0 and Raid1 need at least 2 drives, and Raid10 need 4 drives.

1. Backup all your data in HD before setting any RAID. Setting RAID 0/0+1

will destroy all original data of your HD.

2. New HD connecting to RC-215 must process “initial (F-disk)” and

“format” before using. Otherwise, PC might find nothing in the system.

3. If you want to boot from correct HD connecting to either motherboard

or RC-215, please change correct HD source from CMOS “booting

sequence”.

4. Although SATA HD is a “hot swap” design, it is strongly recommended

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that all users turn off the power before you add any HD to PC.

5. If you want to use RC-215 without any RAID function, please do not

enter RAID BIOS and change the RAID setting. RAID function will only

be activate after you enter RAID BIOS and set a RAID set correctly.

Driver installation is the same for a RAID card whether you want to use

a RAID function or not. Never install a un-RAID version driver to a RAID

card even you want to use a RAID card without RAID function.

Bus Interface

PCI Bus 32 bit

Connectors

2 x internal SATA connectors

1 x PATA connector

Package Contents

1x PCI SATA + PATA Raid Card

1 x User Manual

1 x Driver CD

Note: Contents may vary depending on the market/country.

System Requirements

Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot

Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64 bit

Hardware Installation

Turn Off the power to your computer.

Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover.

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Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.

To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected

PCI slot on the motherboard. Push the board down firmly.

Attach your internal or external devices to the PCI SATA+PATA RAID card.

Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.

Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.

RAID Arrays

RAID Arrays are setup in the PCI SATA+PATA RAID card’s BIOS.

There are four configurations supported:

RAID level/Type Configurations Number of disks needed

RAID 0 Disk Striping 2 or 3 or 4

RAID 1 Disk Mirroring 2

RAID 0+1 Disk Striping

+ Mirroring

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JBOD Disk Concatenation 2 or 3 or 4

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 selecting Auto configuration.

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As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.

At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter.

At the next screen select Auto Setup For Performance, press Enter.

When asked Auto Create array will destroy all data on disks. Continue? (Y/N),

press Y to accept.

And then a Create New Raid Success!! Message will be displayed. Press ESC

to quit then go back to the RAID utility main menu.

Press ESC to exit the BIOS.

When asked Do you really want to exit the utility? (Y/N), press Y to accept.

Manual configuration

As the BIOS boots press Tab when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.

At the RAID utility main menu select Create Array, press Enter.

At the next screen select Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring), press Enter.

At the next screen select RAID 0 for performance, press Enter.

At the next screen select Select Disk Drives, press Enter.

Please use arrow keys ↑and ↓ to switch the disk, then press Enter to mark

the selected disk.

Select Block Size 64, press Enter.

Select chunk size from 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K or 64K, then press Enter.

Select Start Create Process, press Enter.

When asked The data on the selected disk will be destroied. Continue? (Y/N),

press Y to accept.

And then a Create New Raid Success!! Message will be displayed. Press ESC

to quit then go back to the RAID utility main menu.

Press ESC to exit the BIOS.

When asked Do you really want to exit the utility? (Y/N), press Y to accept.