Rosewill RC217 user manual Software Driver Installation

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SATAII 4 port PCI RAID Card RC217

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2.Select Create RAID set. Press Enter.

3.Select Spare Drive then press Enter.

4.Select Spare Drives. Press Enter.

5.Select RAID size. Press Enter.

6.Press Y to save your settings.

4.7. Deleting RAID Sets

1.As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility.

2.Select Delete RAID set. Press Enter.

3.Answer Y to remove the RAID set. If the RAID set being deleted is a Striped set, then all of the data will be lost. If the set being deleted is a Mirrored set, then the data will remain intact and accessible on both drives.

4.8. Rebuilding Mirrored Sets (RAID 1)

1.After replacing the failed hard drives boot the BIOS, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility.

2.Select Rebuild RAID 1 set. Press Enter.

3.Select Rebuild Hard Drive. Press Enter.

4.Answer Y to rebuild the Mirrored set of hard drive.

4.9. Resolving Conflict

When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information (Primary and Secondary). If, after a disk failure, the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set (or used in another system), it may have conflicting metadata, specifically in reference to the drive connection information. If so, this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt, In order for the RAID set to function properly, this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata. To resolve this, select Resolve Conflicts, and the correct metadata, including the correct drive connection information, will be written to the replacement disk.

5. Software Driver Installation

5.1. Windows Vista/2000/XP/2003 Fresh Installation

1.Power off the system. Connect the hard drives to the controller card and insert the controller card into a PCI slot. Power up the system.

2.Put your Windows Vista//2000/XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive, or the 2000/XP boot diskette #1 in the floppy drive if your system cannot boot from the CD.

3.Press F6 for third party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning of text mode installation. Press 's' when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device and insert the Driver CD. Press 'Enter' and select 'E:\Raid5 SATA2_4Port \SiI3124\Windows\Driver'.

4.Press 'Enter' to continue on with text mode setup.

5.Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for partition and file system.

6.After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to Windows 2000 installation folders and restart the system. The setup program will continue and finish the installation after restart.

7.Waiting until Windows finishes installing devices, regional settings, networking settings, components, and final set of tasks, reboot the system if it is required.

8.See instructions in section 5.3 to verify controller was installed correctly.

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Contents Sata II 4 Port PCI RAID Card RC217 Q2 How to use a single hard drive on RAID5 Card? Q0 What is RAID5 Card?Q3 Why 2Port Sata II Host Card can support Raid5 or Raid10? Q4 What is Raid0?Q6 What is Raid10? Q5 What is Raid1?Q7 What is RAID5? Q8 What is JBOD?Q15 How to create the RAID setting on RAID5 Card? Q14 Why Rebuilding take so long time?Q21 OK to install Windows OS on RAID5 Drives? Q22 How to get Linux drivers?Introduction FeaturesWhat Is RAID Bios Setting RAID Setting Installation ProceduresCreating Mirrored Sets RAID Select Auto configuration. Press EnterCreating a Mirrored-Striped Set RAID Select Create RAID set. Press F2Software Driver Installation Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product

RC217 specifications

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Overall, the Rosewill RC217 is an exemplary PC chassis that expertly combines aesthetics with practicality. Its robust cooling potential, compatibility with a variety of components, and thoughtful design make it ideal for gamers and PC builders looking to create a powerful and visually striking machine.