SIIG CN2496 User guide
UltraATA 133 PCI RAID
Quick Installation Guide
Introducing the
The UltraATA 133 PCI RAID is a ultra high-speed dual channel Ultra
ATA/133 controller board for use in Pentium class computers. It
achieves burst data transfer rates up to 133MB/sec and supports
drive capacities greater than 137GB. It's enhanced BIOS
auto-detects device types and fine tunes to the best performance
for each connected hard drive.
UltraATA 133 PCI RAID
Features and Benefits
• Compliant with Ultra ATA/133 specifications and PCI v2.2/
2.1 Plug-n-Play
• Provides two independent Ultra ATA channels (built-in 128byte FIFOs per channel) for faster data transfer
• Supports Ultra DMA 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and Multi-word DMA 0,
1, 2
• Breaks the 137GB barrier! Supports hard drives larger than
137GB
• Coexists with on-board IDE controller
• Supports RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring) and RAID 0+1
(mirror+striping)
• CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Check) error-checking provides
data verification and achieves flawless data tranfer
• Flash BIOS for easy upgrade
• Full ACPI power management support
• Works with various brands of Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 hard
disk drives
System Requirements
• Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot
• Windows 98 or later
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Package Contents
• UltraATA 133 PCI RAID board
• Two 40-pin/80-wire Ultra ATA cables
• Two power supply "Y" split cables
• One driver diskette
• This quick installation guide
• One 5-year warranty card
Hardware Installation
General instructions for installing the card are provided below. If
needed, please refer to your computer’s reference manual for more
information.
Caution: Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage
your system. To avoid possible static electricity discharge during
installation, please follow the guidelines below:
• Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching
a large grounded metal surface or the computer’s case (if plugged
in), for a few seconds.
• During installation avoid any contact with internal parts. Handle
cards only by their external edges.
1. Turn OFF the power to your computer and any other con-
nected peripheral devices.
2. Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer.
3. Open 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.
7. Close your computer's cover and reconnect the power cord.
Note: Hold the board by its external edges only. Try to avoid
touching the components, connectors or pins.
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Device Connection
The UltraATA 133 PCI RAID is a dual channel Ultra ATA/133
controller that adds RAID support for up to four IDE hard drives.
In order to achieve high-speed data transfer, a 40-pin/80-wire Ultra
ATA ribbon cable is recommended. Also, do not mix Ultra ATA/133
hard drives with slower IDE hard drives on the same channel.
1. Install hard disk drive(s) in chassis.
2. Attach one connector on the long end of the Ultra ATA ribbon
cable to the board's IDE connector and the other connector(s)
to your hard disk drive(s). Make sure pin 1 on the cable
(indicated by the colored stripe) matches pin 1 on the board's
IDE connector and your hard disk drive(s).
3. When two hard disk drives are installed on the same IDE
channel, make sure one drive is set up as Master and the other
as Slave. This rule applies to both IDE channels.
4. The Ultra ATA ribbon cable has two connectors. If you install
only one drive, connect it to the end connector of the cable.
On the other hand, if you install two drives, connect the master
drive to the end connector of the cable and the slave drive in
the middle connector.
Figure 1. Connecting the cable
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BIOS Configuration
The UltraATA 133 PCI RAID BIOS will appear everytime your
system starts up. If the bios doesn't show, please try your controller
in another PCI slot. During this (Post) process, the bios will detect
and indicate the devices attached to it.
RAID
The UltraATA 133 PCI RAID supports RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1
(Mirroring) and RAID 0+1 (Striping+Mirroring). Refer to page 4 for
RAID 0 configuration, RAID 1 configuration starts on page 6 and
RAID 0+1 configuration starts on page 9.
RAID Functions
• Stripe Size: Choose the best stripe size for your system, there
are seven options; 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, and 64K.
• Build Mirror Disk: Use this function to make an exact
duplicate of your exisitng hard drive to complete a mirror set.
• Quick Erase Disk: Erases the entire content of a hard drive.
Please beware that all information on the disk will be
completly erased.
• Delete Array_0 and Delete Array_1: Use this function to
delete the failed mirror array. Then reset the RAID mode.
RAID Configuration
RAID 0 (Stripe)
Striping is a performance oriented, non-redundant data mapping
technique. It does not provide fault tolerance. Data is spread across
all disks in the stripe set allowing multiple I/O operations enhancing
performance by taking advantage of today bus mastering technology.
The drawback is when one disk fails the whole group fails. Two to
four blank hard drives are required for striping.
It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all RAID
configurations, however it's also possible to combine hard drives of
different sizes and makes. In a stripe set, when combining hard
drives of different sizes the total stripe size will be the sum of the
smallest hard drive.
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Raid 0 Setup Modes
Stripe (4 Drives): Set up 3 or 4 hard drives into a single
Stripe set.
Stripe * Stripe: Set up one or two independent Stripe sets.
Connect the drive pair to seperate IDE channels.
Single Stripe Set Setup
With two hard drives attached:
1. Install the UltraATA 133 PCI RAID, attach one hard drive to
IDE1 and the other hard drive to IDE2. Make sure both
drives are set up as Master.
2. Start the computer. When prompted by the RAID BIOS, press
F1 to enter the raid bios setup.
3. Select Set RAID Mode, press Enter.
4. Select Stripe * Stripe, then press Enter.
5. Select the stripe size, then press Enter. If you don't have a size
preference, accept the default setting.
6. Press Y to save your settings.
7. Do you want to erase disk window appears. Press Y, select
disk and press Enter. Press Y to confirm. Press ESC when
finished to reboot the computer.
8. Continue with conventional Fdisk and Format steps as if you
are installing a conventional hard drive.
9. Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to
Software Installation section.
With three or four hard drives attached:
1. Install the UltraATA 133 PCI RAID and attach your hard
drives. Follow directions on page 3, Device Connections, to
connect your hard drives.
2. Start the computer. When prompted by the RAID BIOS, press
F1 to enter the raid bios setup.
3. Select Set RAID Mode, press Enter.
4. Select Stripe (4 Drives), then press Enter.
5. Select the stripe size, then press Enter. If you don't have a size
preference, accept the default setting.
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6. Press Y to save your settings.
7. Do you want to erase disk window appears. Press Y, select
disk and press Enter. Press Y to confirm. Press ESC when
finished to reboot the computer.
8. Continue with conventional Fdisk and Format steps as if you
are installing a conventional hard drive.
9. Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to
Software Installation section.
Dual Stripe Set Setup
With two or four hard drives attached:
1. Install the UltraATA 133 PCI RAID and attach your hard
drives. Follow directions on page 3, Device Connections, to
connect your hard drives.
2. Start the computer. When prompted by the RAID BIOS, press
F1 to enter the raid bios setup.
3. Select Set RAID Mode, press Enter.
4. Select Stripe * Stripe, then press Enter.
5. Select the stripe size, then press Enter.
6. Press Y to save your settings.
7. Do you want to erase disk window appears. Press Y, select
disk and press Enter. Press Y to confirm. Press ESC when
finished to reboot the computer.
8. Continue with conventional Fdisk and Format steps as if you
are installing a conventional hard drive.
9. Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to
Software Installation section.
RAID 1 (Mirror)
Mirroring provides fault tolerance by making an exact duplicate
of existing disks. The mirrored disk can then take over if the
source disk fails. The mirror approach provides excellent fault
tolerance to protect your valuable data. Two disks are required
for one mirror set and four hard disks are required for two mirror
sets.
It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all RAID
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