SIIG eSATA II ExpressCard RAID Installation Guide

1eSATA II ExpressCard RAIDQuick Installation Guide04-0418AIntroducing the eSATA ExpressCard RAIDThe eSATA II Express Card RAID is an ultra high-speedt

10SATARAID 5 Configuration MenuSATARAID5 configuration menu includes customizationof the settings for Log File, Popup and Advanced Options.By clicking

11PopupThe popup window is a visual notification that an eventhas occurred. The popup window can be disabled or setto popup for only certain event le

12Advanced RAID Features: When this feature is selectedand the user selects to create RAID group, if the RAIDgroup to be created is fault tolerant gr

13RAID Group Menu CommandsCreate RAID GroupThis command displays a dialog box to let user create aRAID group, the user needs to specify the followingp

14RAID Group SummaryThis command displays a dialog box to show all RAIDgroups' group ID, configuration and status. The RAIDGroup Summary window

15Resume: This command allows the user to resume thesuspended task items.Cancel: This command allows the user to cancel theselected task items.Delet

16RAID Group: Selects a group ID from the available list.Configuration:Striped: for RAID 0; Mirrored: for RAID 1Capacity: Select from a list of R

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2Package Contents• eSATA II ExpressCard RAID• Driver CD• This quick installation guideLayoutFigure 1. eSATA II ExpressCard RAIDHardware InstallationG

eSATA II ExpressCard RAID is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and SIIG logo are registered trademarksof SIIG, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registere

3Software InstallationThis section provides information on how to install theeSATA II ExpressCard RAID drivers.Windows 20001. Install the ExpressCard

4To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.2. Select Device Manager.3. Double click SCSI and RAID control

5RAID Groups windowThis window identifies SATA host adapters andconfigured RAID groups. Selecting each RAID group inthe RAID Groups window, members c

6Creating RAID ArrayThe SATA II ExpressCard RAID is a two channel SerialATA controller that supports two Serial ATA hard diskdrives. It is recommende

7RAID 1 (Mirror)1. Double click the the SATARAID5 icon on thedesktop to display the SATARAID5 ArrayManager. Before proceeding confirm that bothhard d

86. Click Close, then restart Windows.When Windows resumes, go to Disk Management onpage 8 to format the RAID Array. Formating will erase allexixting

93. Select the disk, then click OK.4. Right click Unallocated, then click New Partition.5. At the New Partition Wizard, click Next.6. Select a partiti