SIIG 04-0418A manual To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation, SATARaid5 GUI Overview

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To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation

1.Right click My Computer and click Manage.

2.Select Device Manager.

3.Double click SCSI and RAID controllers, then double click Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller to display driver properties. A message This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed.

SATARaid5 GUI

The SATARaid5 GUI provides the user an easy way to configure and monitor your RAID set.

Installing SATARaid5 GUI

1.Place the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.

3.Type D:\Setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)

4.Click Next, then click Next again.

5.At the Select Components box, uncheck RAID5 Driver, then click Next.

6.Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

SATARaid5 GUI Overview

The installation program configures the SATARaid5 GUI to automatically start when Windows is started. If the GUI does not automatically start or is closed by the user, choose the SATARaid5 program from the start menu to launch the program. Upon launching the GUI, the main window should appear similar to the following.

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Contents Features and Benefits SystemRequirementsHardware Installation PackageContentsLayout ExternalDeviceConnectionSoftware Installation Windows2000Windows XP/Server At the Found New Hardware WizardTo Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation Installing SATARaid5 GUISATARaid5 GUI SATARaid5 GUI OverviewDevice Configuration window RAID Groups windowCreating RAID Array Configuration box, select StripedRAID 0 Striping Configuration box, select Mirrored Configuration box, select ConcatenatedRAID 1 Mirror JBODConcatenatedConfiguration box, select Contiguous Single Drive Setup non-RAIDDiskManagement At the New Partition Wizard, click Next Sataraid 5 Configuration Menu Log FileDifferent levels are PopupAdvanced Options DeviceMenuCommands Create Spare and Delete SpareDelete Member Delete OrphanRAID Group Menu Commands Create RAID GroupRebuild RAID Group Delete RAID GroupRAID Group Summary WindowMenuCommandsTask Manager Event Log LegacySupportMenuCommandsResources Configuration Rebuild Legacy RAID GroupDelete Legacy RAID Group Convert Legacy RAID GroupBlank Technical Support and Warranty SIIG, Inc Stewart Avenue Fremont, CA RMA #Blank About SIIG, Inc