6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host
Card w/RAID
User Manual
Model: UGT-ST310R
All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
w w w . v a n t e c u s a . c o m
Table of Contents
1. Bus Interface..........................................3
2. Connectors.............................................3
3. Package Contents..................................3
4. System Requirements............................4
5. Hardware Description.............................4
6. Hardware Installation .............................5
7. Device Connection.................................5
8. RAID Arrays...........................................6
RAID 0 (Striping).................................6
RAID 1 (Mirror) ...................................8
RAID 0+1 (Mirroring + Striping) ..........9
RAID 5 (Parity).................................. 11
CONCATENATION (JBOD)..............13
9. BIOS Configuration..............................15
10. Driver Installation.................................15
UGT-ST310R Page 2
Features
• Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA controller chip
• Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32-bit, 33/66Mhz
• Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification
• Provides four independent channels to support up to four
Serial ATA drives
• Supports RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), RAID5 (Parity
RAID), RAID 0+1(mirroring + striping) and Concatenation
(JBOD), Individual Mode
• HDDs function normally when not in RAID sets
• Supports SATA up to 150MB/Sec
• Supports Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64bit
Bus Interface
z PCI Bus 32 bit
Connectors
z 4 x internal SATA connectors
z 2 x external eSATA connectors
Package Contents
z 1 x 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID
z 1 x Driver CD
z 2 x SATA Data Cable
z 1 x User’s Manual
UGT-ST310R Page 3
System Requirements
z Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot
z Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64bit, Vista 32/64bit
Hardware Description
G (Jumper Settings)
JP Description Active Port
J1-J4
J5-J8
1-2 close Enable SATA Connector
F
2-3 close Enable SATA Connector
C
1-2 close Enable SATA Connector
E
2-3 close Enable SATA Connector
D
UGT-ST310R Page 4
Note: There are six SATA ports in 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host
Card w/RAID. We name these ports from A through F. Ports A to
D are internal SATA ports. Ports E and F are external SATA ports.
Changing the jumper settings allows you to select between
external and internal ports to use. By default, Port A, B, C and D
are working.
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 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID is a four channel
Serial ATA controller that supports up to four 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
UGT-ST310R Page 5
drive.
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial
ATA controller on the 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card
w/RAID.
5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four 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 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card
w/RAID’s BIOS.
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.
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.
UGT-ST310R Page 6
Loading...