PNY P-DSA2-PCIE-RF Low Level Format, Logical Drive Info, Bios Configuration, Driver Installation

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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 configured.

Logical Drive Info

This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set(RAID0, RAID1, etc.). This is display only function.

BIOS Configuration

The card’s BIOS screen will appear every time your system starts up. If the BIOS screen does not show up, please try your controller in another PCI Express slot. During this (POST) process, the BIOS screen will show up and indicate the attached device(s).

Driver Installation

For Windows® 2000

For A New Installation

A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver

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Contents PCI Express Sata II RAID 2 CH External/ 2 Internal Card Features and Benefits ConnectorsBus Interface Package Contents System RequirementsHardware Description JumperHardware Installation Auto configuration recommended Device ConnectionRAID Arrays RAID 0 StripingManual configuration Select Auto configuration, then press EnterSelect Manual configuration then press Enter RAID 1 Mirror For New/Blank Hard Drives Select Manual configuration, then press Enter For Existing Hard Drives with DataSelect Create with data copy, then press Enter Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set Select Create RAID Set press EnterSelect Rebuild Raid 1 Set, press Enter Deleting RAID Arrays Resolving ConflictsBios Configuration Driver InstallationLow Level Format Logical Drive InfoInstallation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents For Windows XP/Server At the Found New Hardware Wizard For Windows XP-x64/Server For Windows Vista For An Existing Installation For Windows Vista-x64 SATARAID5 Management Software Installation To Verify Windows InstallationSelect Device Manager TypeD\PCIIO\SiI3132\Driver\RAID\32-bitWindowsSATARAID5Management Utility\3132-W-I32-Sm15141.msi, then For Windows XP-x64//Server 2003-x64/Vista-x64Appendix a