Important message for user, RAID Arrays

e-SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC-209-EX

User Manual

Important message for user

1.Backup all your data in HD before setting any RAID.

2.New HD connecting to RC-209-EX is recommended to “initial” and “format” before setting a RAID. Otherwise, PC might find nothing in the system.

3.If you want to boot from correct HD either from motherboard HD or RC-209-EX HD, please change from BIOS “booting sequence”.

4.Although SATA HD is a “hot swap” design, it is strongly recommended that all users turn off the power before you add any HD to PC.

5.If you want to use RC-209-EX as a un-RAID card, please do not enter the RAID BIOS and set any RAID set at the beginning of booting. You can jump to P11 “Driver installation” directly to complete the install. The only different is ignoring the step of RAID setting and the driver setting is the same as a RAID card.

RAID Arrays

RAID Arrays are setup in the Serial ATA 4-Channel RAID adapter’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.