StarTech.com PCISATA4R1 User Manual

4 Port PCI SATA RAID Controller Adapter Card

PCISATA4R1

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Manual Revision: 01/30/2012

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equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
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Table of Contents

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................1

Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................1

System Requirements ............................................................................................................................1

Installation............................................................................................................................................................1

Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................................................1

Driver Installation ......................................................................................................................................2

Verifying Your Installation ....................................................................................................................2

Accessing the RAID BIOS Utility ..............................................................................................................3

Conguring an Array...............................................................................................................................5

Deleting a RAID set ..................................................................................................................................6

Rebuilding a RAID 1 Set ........................................................................................................................6

Resolving Conicts ...................................................................................................................................7

Low Level Formatting.............................................................................................................................7

Logical Drive Information ....................................................................................................................7

Allocating Partitions ................................................................................................................................7

SATARaid GUI Overview ...............................................................................................................................8

Devices and Information Windows ...............................................................................................8

Event Viewer and Events Windows ................................................................................................8

SATARaid Toolbar and Menu Commands ..................................................................................9

SATARaid Conguration ........................................................................................................................10

Specications .....................................................................................................................................................15

Technical Support ...........................................................................................................................................16

Warranty Information ....................................................................................................................................16

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Introduction

Make the jump to Serial ATA performance with a four-port RAID card from StarTech.com. You get
four RAID-ready internal Serial ATA ports for your high performance Serial ATA hard drives. Whether
you need Striping (RAID 0), Mirroring (RAID 1), or both (RAID 0+1), this card has you covered.

The PCISATA4R1 also supports RAID 1+S (Mirrored-Sparing), which automatically replaces a failed
hard drive and rebuilds the system if a booting hard drive fails.

It also includes a low prole bracket for adapting to slimline or small form factor system applications.
Plus, guaranteed performance backed by our lifetime warranty and FREE lifetime tech support
makes this the perfect upgrade for power users.

Packaging Contents

• 1 x PCI SATA RAID controller card

• 1 x Low prole bracket

• 1 x Installation CD

• 1 x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• An available PCI or PCI-X slot

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ 2003 Server(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008

R2/ 7(32/64-bit)

• An internal SATA cable for each hard drive

Installation

Hardware Installation

1. Turn your computer o and any peripherals connected to the computer (ie. Printers, external
hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the
computer.

2. Remove the cover from the computer case.

3. Locate an open PCI or PCI-X slot and remove the metal cover plate on the rear of the computer
case.

4. Insert the card into the open PCI or PCI-X slot and screw the bracket to the rear of the case.

5. Place the cover back onto the computer.

6. Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply.

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Driver Installation

Windows 2000/XP

1. Windows will launch the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Next.

2. Choose the Search for a suitable driver... option and click Next.

3. Check only the CD-ROM drives option. Ensure the installation CD is inserted in the CD-ROM or
other optical drive. Click Next.

4. Windows will display a message stating that “Windows has found a driver for this device”. Click
Next. Choose Yes or Continue Anyway if you are warned that the driver le has not been digitally
signed.

5. Windows will display a message that states “Windows has nished installing software for this
device”. Click Finish.

6. Windows will continue to detect and install any remaining new devices. If the Add New Hardware
Wizard is launched again, repeat steps 1 through 5 from above.

Windows Vista/7

1. When the Found New Hardware window appears on the screen, click on the “Locate and install
drivers software (recommended)” option. If prompted to search online, select the “Don’t search
online” option.

2. When prompted to insert the disc, insert the Driver CD that came with the card, into your CD/
DVD drive and Windows will automatically proceed to search the CD.

3. If a Windows Security dialog window appears, click the “Install this driver software anyway”
option to proceed.

4. Once the driver is installed, click the Close button.

Verifying Your Installation

Windows 2000/XP to Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

1. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2. Double click System.

3. Click the Hardware tab and choose Device Manager.

4. If the card does not appear with a red x or yellow exclamation point (!) next to it, Windows has
not detected a problem with the installation and the card should function normally.

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Accessing the RAID BIOS Utility

The PCISATA4R1 comes with an integrated BIOS-level conguration utility that allows you to
congure the RAID setup, rebuild your array in the event of failure, and resolve conicts with the
arrays you have setup. Once you have installed the card according to the instructions and attached
the SATA drives you wish to use with the card, you can then congure the type of array you would
like to use.

To enter the conguration utility, press and hold [CTRL] and [S] at the same time (or press [F4]) when
you see the following prompt:

NOTE: At least one SATA drive must be installed for you to access the RAID BIOS utility. Once you
access the utility, you will be presented with the following menu:

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