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Vantec UGT-ST310R User Manual

Summary of UGT-ST310R

  • Page 1

    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.

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    Ugt-st310r page 2 table of contents 1. Bus interface .......................................... 3 2. Connectors............................................. 3 3. Package contents.................................. 3 4. System requirements............................ 4 5. Hardware description............

  • Page 3: Bus Interface

    Ugt-st310r page 3 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 (mirror...

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    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 1-2 close enable sata connector f j1-j4 2-3 close enable sata connector c 1-2 close enable sata connector e j...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    Ugt-st310r page 5 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...

  • Page 6: Raid Arrays

    Ugt-st310r page 6 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 ...

  • Page 7: Raid0, Then Press Enter.

    Ugt-st310r page 7 3. Select raid0, then press enter. 4. Select the number of drives then press enter. 5. Select auto configuration, then press enter. 6. Input the raid size, press enter. 7. When asked are you sure (y/n)?, press y to accept. 8. Press ctrl+e to exit the bios. 9. When asked are you sur...

  • Page 8: Raid 1 (Mirror)

    Ugt-st310r page 8 raid 1 (mirror) for new/blank hard drives 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 auto configuration, then press ente...

  • Page 9: Ctrl+E To Exit The Bios.

    Ugt-st310r page 9 9. Input the raid size, press enter. 10. Press ctrl+e to exit the bios. 11. When asked are you sure to exit(y/n)?, press y to exit and reboot. Note: if during boot the raid bios reports an raid1 set is in rebuild status, the rebuild will continue after boot sequence is complete, di...

  • Page 10: Configuration.

    Ugt-st310r page 10 use existing hard drive(s) with data. To create a raid 0+1 set four hard drives are required. 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 n...

  • Page 11: Enter.

    Ugt-st310r page 11 6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k, then press enter. 7. Select the first drive, press enter. 8. Select the second drive, press enter. 9. Select the third drive, press enter. 10. Select the fourth drive, press enter. 11. Select create without data copy then press e...

  • Page 12: Enter.

    Ugt-st310r page 12 enter. 3. Select raid5, then press enter. 4. Select the number of drives then press enter. 5. Select auto configuration, then press enter. 6. Input the raid size, press enter. 7. When asked are you sure(y/n)?, press y to accept. 8. Press ctrl+e to exit the bios. 9. When asked are ...

  • Page 13: Concatenation (Jbod)

    Ugt-st310r page 13 and reboot. 15. Continue with fdisk and format steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive. Concatenation (jbod) this raid array allows you to use one, two, three or four hard drives to a array. It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but c...

  • Page 14: Resolving Conflicts

    Ugt-st310r page 14 2. Select delete raid set, then press enter. 3. Select the raid set then press enter. 4. When asked are you sure(y/n)?, press y to confirm. Resolving conflicts when a raid set is created, then metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information. If, after a disk fai...

  • Page 15: Bios Configuration

    Ugt-st310r page 15 f bios configuration the 6-port sata ii 150 pci host card w/raid bios will appear every time 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 show up and indicate the devices attached to it. ...

  • Page 16: Finish.

    Ugt-st310r page 16 f to windows. 2. At found new hardware wizard, click next. 3. Select search for a suitable driver for my device (recommend) then click next. 4. Insert the driver cd, check cd-rom drives, uncheck the other boxes, click next, then click next again. 5. If the digital signature not fo...

  • Page 17: Time, Then Click Next.

    Ugt-st310r page 17 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 driver cd, select install the software automatically (recommended), and click nex...

  • Page 18: Time, Then Click Next.

    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 driver cd, select install the software automatically (recommended), and click next. 4. Click finish. 5. Restart windows to comple...

  • Page 19: For Windows® Vista-X64

    Ugt-st310r page 19 f to verify windows® installation 1. Right click my computer and click manage. 3. Please insert driver cd, click next. 4. Click close to complete the installation. For windows® vista-x64 or a new installation a new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. T...

  • Page 20: Device Manager.

    Ugt-st310r page 20 2. Select device manager. 3. Double click scsi and raid controller (storage controllers), then double click silicon image sii 3114 softraid 5 controller to display driver properties. A message this device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been corr...