Rosewill RC217 user manual Q14 Why Rebuilding take so long time?, Q22 How to get Linux drivers?

SATAII 4 port PCI RAID Card RC217 User Manual

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Q14: Why Rebuilding take so long time?

A14: The “Rebuilding” function on Raid 1 or Raid10 always spend long hours for component ready, data copying and function available, especially for high volume data. Please be patient for the rebuilding ready.

Q15: How to create the RAID setting on RAID5 Card?

A15: If 32bit PCI or 64bit PCI-X or PCI-Express RAID5 Host card, RAID5 sets can be created and managed by either the BIOS utility setting or SATARAID5 GUI setting under Windows. Only SATARAID5 GUI is functional, as CardBus adapter or ExpressCard/34 Adapter for Notebook.

A16: How to get the PDF file of complete RAID5 manual for RAID5 Host Adapter?

Q16: Please find the SATARAID5-UserGuide_v1.40.pdf under the GUI folder of Driver CD on your card package.

Q17: OK to use multiple RAID5 Cards in one server system?

A17: Yes, it works, even mixed with different product model of RAID5 card in one server system. RAID5 GUI can manage each RAID5 card individually but NO cross Raid5 setting is provided.

Q18: Can we add RAID5 Cards to one PC system, which has RAID card (No RAID5, only RAID0 or RAID1) already?

A18: No, only one RAID GUI or RAID5 GUI can exist in PC system, so we don’t recommend to use the mixed RAID and RAID5 cards in one system. If you decide to sacrifice the RAID GUI and use the RAID5 GUI only in system, you must remove the existing RAID GUI from your PC system first before RAID5 Card hardware installation, otherwise the system will hang up. After RAID5 card, RAID5 driver and RAID5 GUI be successfully installed, RAID5 GUI can manage the activities of RAID5 card only, no RAID card activity.

Q19: Whether I can plug a 64bit PCI-X SATA II –3Gbps RAID5 card into a motherboard 32bit PCI slot and test it?

A19: Yes, it works.

Q20: Can I connect DVD-ROM optical drive to RAID5 card?

A20: Yes, it works, but RAID5 card supports one optical drive only. RAID5 BIOS and Windows Device Manager can recognize the optical drive automatically, but RAID5 GUI does NOT. If your SATA Optical Drive no detection, please ask DVD maker for firmware updating.

Q21: OK to install Windows OS on RAID5 Drives?

A21: RAID5 card is software RAID5, which is managed and manipulated by Software Driver. It’s NOT good to let Driver layer charge the tasks of OS layer, so we don’t recommend to use the RAID5, RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 as OS Disks. Please create the RAID setting and use the RAID features on Data Disks only.

Q22: How to get Linux drivers?

A22: Please visit http://www.siliconimage.com/support/index.aspx?pid=0&cid=0& find Linux drivers on the folder of /Linux at package Driver CD.

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