Vantec Computer Hardware UGT ST310R User Manual

6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host  
Card w/RAID  
User Manual  
Model: UGT-ST310R  
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Features  
Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA controller chip  
Compliant with PCI Specification, Rev. 2.3, 32-bit, 33/66Mhz  
Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification  
Provides four independent channels to support up to four  
Serial ATA drives  
Supports RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), RAID5 (Parity  
RAID), RAID 0+1(mirroring + striping) and Concatenation  
(JBOD), Individual Mode  
HDDs function normally when not in RAID sets  
Supports SATA up to 150MB/Sec  
Supports Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64bit  
Bus Interface  
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PCI Bus 32 bit  
Connectors  
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4 x internal SATA connectors  
2 x external eSATA connectors  
Package Contents  
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1 x 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID  
1 x Driver CD  
2 x SATA Data Cable  
1 x User’s Manual  
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System Requirements  
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Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot  
Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64bit, Vista 32/64bit  
Hardware Description  
G (Jumper Settings)  
JP  
Description  
Active Port  
J1-J4 1-2 close  
Enable SATA Connector  
F
2-3 close  
Enable SATA Connector  
C
J5-J8 1-2 close  
2-3 close  
Enable SATA Connector  
E
Enable SATA Connector  
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Note: There are six SATA ports in 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host  
Card w/RAID. We name these ports from A through F. Ports A to  
D are internal SATA ports. Ports E and F are external SATA ports.  
Changing the jumper settings allows you to select between  
external and internal ports to use. By default, Port A, B, C and D  
are working.  
Hardware Installation  
1. Turn Off the power to your computer and any other  
connected peripheral devices.  
2. Unplug the power cord form the back of the computer.  
3. Remove your computer’s cover.  
4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.  
5. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector  
with the selected PCI slot on the motherboard. Push the  
board down firmly, but gently, until it is well seated.  
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.  
Device Connection  
The 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID is a four channel  
Serial ATA controller that supports up to four Serial ATA hard disk  
drives. It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all  
RAID configurations.  
1. Install your hard disk drive(s) in chassis.  
2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power  
supply using the included Serial ATA power cable.  
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the hard disk  
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drive.  
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial  
ATA controller on the 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card  
w/RAID.  
5. Follow the same instructions to connect up to four hard  
drives. Device connection is now complete.  
6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.  
RAID Arrays  
RAID Arrays are setup in the 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card  
w/RAID’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.  
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press  
Enter.  
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3. Select RAID0, then press Enter.  
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.  
5. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.  
6. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
7. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
9. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and reboot.  
10. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
Manual configuration  
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.  
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.  
5. Select Manual configuration then press Enter  
6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k, then  
press Enter.  
7. Select the first drive, press Enter.  
8. Select the second drive, press Enter.  
9. If applicable select the 3rd and 4th drives pressing enter  
after each selection.  
10. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
11. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
12. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
13. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and  
reboot.  
14. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
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RAID 1 (Mirror)  
For New/Blank Hard Drives  
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. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter.  
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.  
5. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
8. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and reboot.  
9. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
For Existing Hard Drives with Data  
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. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter.  
4. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter.  
5. Select the Source drive, press Enter.  
6. Select the Target drive, press Enter.  
7. Select Create with data copy, then press Enter.  
8. Select online copy, then press Enter.  
Note: Selecting Online Copy builds the mirror while in  
Windows. Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before  
exiting the RAID BIOS.  
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9. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
11. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and reboot.  
Note: If during boot the RAID BIOS reports an RAID1 set is in  
Rebuild status, The rebuild will continue after boot  
sequence is complete, disregard the message, continue  
booting, and let the Mirror rebuild.  
Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set  
When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified either  
by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATARAID5 GUI while  
in Windows. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed  
mirror set.  
1. Replace the failed drive with one of equal or greater  
capacity, then start the computer.  
2. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS.  
3. Select Create RAID Set then press Enter.  
4. Select SPARE DRIVE then press Enter.  
5. Select the replacement drive then press Enter.  
6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.  
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit.  
8. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit.  
RAID 0+1 (Mirroring + Striping)  
This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives, do not  
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use existing hard drive(s) with data. To create a RAID 0+1 set  
four hard drives are required.  
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.  
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press  
Enter.  
3. Select RAID10, then press Enter.  
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.  
5. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
8. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and reboot.  
9. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
Manual configuration  
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 RAID10, then press Enter.  
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.  
5. Select Manual configuration then press Enter.  
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6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k, then press  
Enter.  
7. Select the first drive, press Enter.  
8. Select the second drive, press Enter.  
9. Select the third drive, press Enter.  
10. Select the fourth drive, press Enter.  
11. Select Create without data copy then press Enter.  
12. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
13. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
14. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
15. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and reboot.  
16. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
RAID 5 (Parity)  
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  
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press  
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Enter.  
3. Select RAID5, then press Enter.  
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.  
5. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.  
6. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
7. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
9. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and reboot  
10. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
Manual configuration  
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 RAID5, then press Enter.  
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.  
5. Select Manual configuration then press Enter.  
6. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64 or 128k, then press  
Enter.  
7. Select the first drive, press Enter.  
8. Select the second drive, press Enter.  
9. Select the third drive, press Enter.  
10. If applicable select the 4th drive pressing enter after each  
selection.  
11. Input the RAID size, press Enter.  
12. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
13. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
14. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
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and reboot.  
15. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
CONCATENATION (JBOD)  
This RAID array allows you to use one, two, three or four hard  
drives to a array. It does not provide any data protection or  
performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover  
space on disks.  
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+F4 or F4 when prompted to  
enter the RAID BIOS.  
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press  
Enter.  
3. Select CONCATENATION, then press Enter.  
4. Select the number of drives then press Enter.  
5. Select the first drive, press Enter.  
6. If applicable select the 2nd, 3rd, 4th drive pressing enter  
after each selection.  
7. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.  
8. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.  
9. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit  
and reboot.  
10. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were  
installing a conventional hard drive.  
Deleting RAID Arrays  
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to  
enter the RAID BIOS.  
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2. Select Delete RAID Set, then press Enter.  
3. Select the RAID set then press Enter.  
4. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.  
Resolving Conflicts  
When a RAID set is created, then metadata written to the disk  
includes drive connection information. If, after a disk failure, the  
replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set (or used in  
another system), it may have conflicting metadata. If so, this will  
prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt, in  
order for the RAID set to function properly, this old metadata  
must be first overwritten with the new metadata. To resolve this,  
from the main BIOS window select Resolve Conflicts, then  
press Enter, the correct metadata, including the correct drive  
connection information, will be written to the replacement disk.  
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.  
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BIOS Configuration  
The 6-Port SATA II 150 PCI Host Card w/RAID BIOS will appear  
every time your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn’t show,  
please try your controller in another PCI slot. During this (POST)  
process, the BIOS will show up and indicate the devices  
attached to it.  
Driver Installation  
For Windows® 2000  
For A New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents  
of the “UGT-ST310R\2000_XP_2003_Vista\32bit” folder,  
found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then  
follow the directions below.  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.  
2. Follow Windows® 2000 installation procedure.  
3. At the Windows® 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to install the  
RAID driver.  
4. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the  
driver.  
5. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter.  
6. Select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller for  
Windows 2000, then press Enter.  
7. Press Enter again to finish driver installation, then follow the  
on-screen instructions to complete the Windows installation.  
For An Existing Installation  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up  
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to Windows.  
2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.  
3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device  
(recommend) then click Next.  
4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the  
other boxes, click Next, then click Next again.  
5. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click  
Yes. Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and  
compatibility.  
6. Click Finish.  
7. Repeat steps 2-6.  
8. Restart Windows to complete the driver installation.  
For Windows® XP/Server 2003  
For A New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents  
of the “UGT-ST310R\2000_XP_2003_Vista\32bit” folder,  
found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then  
follow the directions below.  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.  
2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure.  
3. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID  
driver.  
4. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the  
driver.  
5. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter.  
6. Select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller for  
Windows XP/Server 2003, then press Enter.  
7. Press Enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-  
screen instructions to complete the Windows installation.  
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For An Existing Installation  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up  
to Windows.  
2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this  
time, then click Next.  
3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software  
automatically (Recommended), and click Next.  
4. Click Finish.  
5. Restart Windows to complete the driver installation.  
For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64  
For A New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents  
of the “UGT-ST310R\XP_2003_Vista\64bit” folder, found  
on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the  
directions below.  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.  
2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure.  
3. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the RAID  
driver.  
4. When prompted, press S to specify the location of the  
driver.  
5. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter.  
6. Select Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRAID 5 Controller (64-  
bit Extended), then press Enter.  
7. Press Enter to finish driver installation, then follow the on-  
screen instructions to complete the Windows installation.  
For An Existing Installation  
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1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up  
to Windows.  
2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not this  
time, then click Next.  
3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software  
automatically (Recommended), and click Next.  
4. Click Finish.  
5. Restart Windows to complete the driver installation.  
For Windows® Vista  
For A New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents  
of the “UGT-ST310R\2000_XP_2003_Vista\32bit” folder,  
found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then  
follow the directions below.  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.  
2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure.  
3. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install  
the RAID driver.  
4. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3114  
SoftRAID 5 Controller (A:\si3114r5.inf), then press Next.  
(Change A:\ to match your floppy drive letter)  
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows  
installation.  
For An Existing Installation  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up  
to Windows.  
2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and  
install driver software (recommended).  
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3. Please insert driver CD, click Next.  
4. Click Close to complete the installation.  
For Windows® Vista-x64  
For A New Installation  
A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver  
installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents  
of the “UGT-ST310R\XP_2003_Vista\64bit” folder, found  
on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the  
directions below.  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windows installation.  
2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure.  
3. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install  
the RAID driver.  
4. Insert the floppy disk, please select Silicon Image SiI 3114  
SoftRAID 5 Controller (A:\si3114r5.inf), then press Next.  
(Change A:\ to match your floppy drive letter)  
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows  
installation.  
For An Existing Installation  
1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up  
to Windows.  
2. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and  
install driver software (recommended).  
3. Please insert the driver CD, click Next.  
4. Click Close to complete the installation.  
To Verify Windows® Installation  
1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.  
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2. Select Device Manager.  
3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller (Storage  
controllers), then double click Silicon Image SiI 3114  
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.  
SATA RAID 5 Management Software  
Installation  
For Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista  
1. Please insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. Type D:\UGT-ST310R\2000_XP_2003_Vista\32bit\setup.msi, then  
click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the  
installation.  
For Windows® XP-x64/Server 2003-x64/Vista-x64  
1. Please insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive.  
2. At the Windows desktop click Start, then Run.  
3. Type D:\UGT-ST310R\XP_2003_Vista\64bit\setup.msi, then  
click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)  
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the  
installation.  
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