PNY P-DSA2-PCIE-RF user manual Device Connection, RAID Arrays, RAID 0 Striping

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Device Connection

The PCI Express Dual Channel SATA II RAID Card supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to use identical drives for all RAID configurations.

RAID Arrays

RAID Arrays are set up in the card’s on-board BIOS. Refer to the following steps for proper configuration of RAID Arrays.

RAID 0 (Striping)

This RAID array is to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will destroy any existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size, please use Manual Configuration.

Auto configuration (recommended)

The default chunk size is 64k when Auto configuration is selected.

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.Select RAID0, then press Enter.

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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 RAID Arrays Auto configuration recommendedDevice Connection 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 ConflictsLow Level Format Bios ConfigurationDriver Installation 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 Select Device Manager SATARAID5 Management Software InstallationTo Verify Windows Installation TypeD\PCIIO\SiI3132\Driver\RAID\32-bitWindowsSATARAID5Management Utility\3132-W-I32-Sm15141.msi, then For Windows XP-x64//Server 2003-x64/Vista-x64Appendix a