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PNY P-DSA2-PCIE-RF User Manual

Manual is about: PCI Express SATA II RAID 2 CH. (2 External/ 2 Internal) CARD

Summary of P-DSA2-PCIE-RF

  • Page 1

    Pci express sata ii raid 2 ch. (2 external/ 2 internal) card user manual model p-dsa2-pcie-rf ver. 1.0 all brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Aug/07 mn2036400001 1.

  • Page 2: Features and Benefits

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 2 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 w...

  • Page 3: System Requirements

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 3 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.

  • Page 4: Hardware Description

    Hardware description aug/07 mn2036400001 4 jumper jumper settings active port j8,j7, j6, j5 internal sata port d enabled (con3) j8,j7, j6, j5 external sata port b enabled (con2).

  • Page 5: Internal Sata Port C

    J4,j3, j2, j1 internal sata port c enabled (con4) j4,j3, j2, j1 external sata port a enabled (con1) note there are four sata ports on the card. However only two of the four ports may be enabled at any time. Hardware installation aug/07 mn2036400001 5 1. Turn off the power to your computer and all th...

  • Page 6: Device Connection

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 6 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 pro...

  • Page 7: Manual Configuration

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 7 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...

  • Page 8: Raid 1 (Mirror)

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 8 10. Press ctrl+e to exit the bios. 11. When asked are you sure to exit(y/n)?, press y to exit and reboot. 12. Continue with steps outlined in appendix a for formatting your hard disk drive. Raid 1 (mirror) for new/blank hard drives 1. As the bios boots press ctrl+s or f4 when p...

  • Page 9: Concatenation (Jbod)

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 9 for existing hard drives with data 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. At the next screen select raid1 then press enter. 4. Select manual configuration, then press enter...

  • Page 10: Press Y To Confirm.

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 10 (just a bunch of disks) array. Although jbod doesn’t offer other raid functionality, it makes the hard disks appear to be a single one by combining the drives into one larger logical one without any capacity loss. Rebuilding a failed mirror set when a failure to one member occ...

  • Page 11: Deleting Raid Arrays

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 11 10. When asked are you sure to exit(y/n)?, press y to exit and reboot. Deleting raid arrays 1. As the bios boots press ctrl+s or f4 when prompted to enter the raid bios. 2. Select delete raid set, then press enter. 3. Select the raid set then press enter. 4. When asked are you...

  • Page 12: Low Level Format

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 12 low level format low level format is build into the raid bios to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive, including data, drive and partition information. The low level format utility works on single hard drive only, before the raid set is con...

  • Page 13

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 13 installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the“ pci_io\sii3132\driver\raid\floppy” folder, found on the driver cd, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. 1. Setup the raid array prior to windows installation. 2. Follow windows® 2000 instal...

  • Page 14: Next Again.

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 14 cd-rom drives, uncheck the other boxes, click next, then click next again. 5. If the digital signature not found message appears, click yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and compatibility. 6. Click next, then finish. 7. Repeat steps 2-6. 8. Click yes to ...

  • Page 15: Next.

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 15 7. Select silicon image sii 3132 softraid 5 controller for windows xp/server 2003, then press enter. 8. Press enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the windows installation. Note: if the security alert warning pops up, click ye...

  • Page 16: For New Installation

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 16 7. Click yes to restart to complete the installation. For windows® xp-x64/server 2003-x64 for new installation a new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the“ pci_io\sii3132\driver\64-bit windows\raid” ...

  • Page 17: Then Click Next.

    Installation. For an existing installation 1. Setup the raid array prior to driver installation and boot up to windows. 2. At the found new hardware wizard, select no, not this time, then click next. 3. Insert the provided driver cd into your cd-rom drive, select install the software automatically (...

  • Page 18: Click Next.

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 18 2. Follow microsoft’s windows installation procedure. 3. Restart the computer when prompted by windows’ installation. 4. At the windows setup screen, press load driver to install the raid driver. 5. Insert the floppy disk, please select silicon image sii 3132 softraid 5 contro...

  • Page 19: For Windows® Vista-X64

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 19 for windows® vista-x64 for new installation a new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the“ pci_io\sii3132\driver\64-bit windows\raid” folder, found on the driver cd, onto a blank floppy disk then follo...

  • Page 20: Click Next.

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 20 sataraid5 management software installation for windows® 2000/xp/server 2003/vista 1. Please insert the provided driver cd into your cd-rom drive. 2. At the windows desktop click start, then run. 3. Typed:\pci_io\sii3132\driver\raid\32-bitwindows 2. At found new hardware wizard...

  • Page 21

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 21 sataraid5management utility\3132-w-i32-sm_15141.Msi, then click ok. (change d: to match your cd-rom drive letter) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. For windows® xp-x64//server 2003-x64/vista-x64 1. Please insert the provided driver cd into your...

  • Page 22: Appendix A

    Aug/07 mn2036400001 22 appendix a refer to windows documentation to partition and format the hard drive as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. In windows xp use the disk administrator tool (start -> control panel -> performance and maintenance -> administrative tool -> disk administrat...