Vantec UGT-ST644R
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1. MANTEC 4 Channel 6 Port SATA 6Gb s PCIe RAID Host Card User Manual Model UGT ST644R All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners www vantecusa com Contents Chapter 1 Introduction e eeseosoesossoesossoesossoesossoesossoesossoesee 3 1 1 Product Introduction ee eeeeesceeseeseeeseeeseeeneeesees 3 Ted Features nenret intpp epee rnae Sr 3 1 3 System Requirement sisieirsinisisreierieisiorrisrerrisreri 4 1 4 Package Contents ucsencnicninisnisiniinisnns 4 Chapter 2 Getting Started seseseeseseroesesoeseseeoeseroesesoeseseeese 5 2 1 Hardware Layout cccceccecesseesseeeeseeesseeesseensneeeeaes 3 2 2 Hardware Installation eeeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 7 2 3 Creating and Managing Virtual Disk 7 2 3 1 Creating Virtual Disks ooeec 7 2 3 2 Managing Virtual Disks ccccescesseesteenees 13 2 4 Driver Installation eeceeceeseeeseceeeeeteeeneeeeeeaeees 22 2 5 To Verify Driver Installation eee 22 2 6 What is HyperDu0 0000 0 eeceeceneeeteeeneeeeeeaeeeneees 23 UGT ST644R Page 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Product Introduction This board is a single chip PCI Express to four SATA Gen III 6Gb s channels host controller that brings server class features to the desktop This board enables the use of the industry s newest and fastest hard drives at 6Gb s while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1 5Gb s or 3Gb s drives It uses the same cable and conne2. 90 SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Next Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return Note Max size MB and Disk ID are properties of the virtual disk that cannot be edited Max size MB in the size of the RAID virtual disk as determined by the selected RAID Level Disk ID lists the IDs of the physical disks comprising the virtual disk 5 RAID Level as shown in Figure 5 is highlighted when the Create Virtual Disk screen is presented Press Enter to select a RAID Level A menu pops up as shown in Figure 5 showing a list of available RAID levels UGT ST644R Page 10 6 Scroll the list as shown in Figure 5 and press Enter to select a RAID Level HyperDuo Safe HyperDuo Capacity RAID 0 RAID 10 RAID 1 Figure 5 RAID Level arve Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return Note The default Level is HyperDuo Safe 7 After selecting the raid level scroll to Next as shown in Figure 6 Press Enter to create the virtual disk Figure 6 Create Virtual Disk SSS UGT ST644R Page 11 Conf igure gt Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk HyperDuo Safe Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks SSD 0 OCZ VERTEX2 Keep HDD Data LHD 1 Hitachi HTS 25 HDD to SSD HDD 2 S T9166314A Threshold z 90 SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select 0 ExitsSave ESC Return Please Y to select Yes as shown in Fig
3. Cables UGT ST644R Page 4 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 1 Hardware Layout 2 eSATA connectors i a Drive Activity SATA 1A E SATA3 Botton amp SATA 4 SATA 1 Top Botton amp SATA 2 Top 4 SATA internal connectors Figure 1 Layout Note The internal SATA 3 and SATA 4 connectors are dedicated channels they can not be disabled UGT ST644R Page 5 Jumper Settings Refer to Figure 1 for the positions of each connectors SATA 1 2 and SATA 1A 2A are interchangeable Follow the instructions in Table 1 to configure the jumper Output Type Output connectors Description 4 internal SATA 1 SATA 2 J1 J amp 8 1 2 short output SATA 3 SATA 4 2 internal 2 external output SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1A SATA 2A J1 J8 2 3 short 3 internal 1 external SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1A J1 J4 1 2 short J5 J8 2 3 short output SATA 1 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 2A J1 J4 2 3 short J5 J8 1 2 short Table 1 Jumper Settings UGT ST644R Page 6 2 2 Hardware Installation gt Nn ao Turn off the power to your computer Unplug the power cord and remove your computer s cover Locate to an empty PCI Express x4 x8 or x16 slot on the motherboard To install the board carefully align the card s bus connector with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard Push the board down firmly Attach your internal devices to the 4 Channe
4. 19F FW Version 1 35 Help Erase RAID configuration data from the selected physical disk ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Rebuilding Virtual Disk Note The 4 Channel 6 Port SATA 6Gb s PCIe RAID Host Card BIOS supports manual rebuilding of RAID 1 virtual disks The rebuild process is both initiated and complete in the BIOS The Marvell RAID Utility MRU which runs in an OS environment CANNOT be used UGT ST644R Page 15 to initiate resume or complete the rebuild process Spare physical disks are not supported To manually rebuild a RAID 1 virtual disk 1 When a virtual disk is degraded the Status of a virtual disk is changed from Functional to Degrade as shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 ha Disk akaa oe VD Topology Information HBA O Marvell 1D 0 f Virtual Disks Nane Neu VD Status Degraded L L SSD 0 OCZ VERTEXZ Stripe Size 64K Free Physical Disks RAID Mode RAIDL HDD 1 Hitachi HTS 25 Size 55 868 HDD 2 T9160314AS BGA Status Zi Number of PDs 1 Members Help Virtual Disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating environment as a range of consecutively numbered logical blocks with disk like storage ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return 2 Replace the faulty physical disk with an identical physical disk Note If an identical disk is unavailable use a replacement physical disk or larger size or one with a slightly smaller size as determined the Gigabyte R
5. Figure 9 Mirtual Disk p kaiia Functional VD echnology Croup Ltd Topology Information HBA O Marvell 6 1D 0 f Virtual Disks Status Initializing Threshold z 98 sso 0 OCZ VERTEXZ HyperDuo Safe HDD 1 Hitachi HTS Size 465 768 Free ical Disks BGA Status Initializing HDD 2 37916031488 BGA Initializing 5 SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Number of PDs 2 Members 01 Help Virtual Disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating environment as f a range of consecutively numbered logical blocks with disk like storage ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Erasing RAID Configuration Data Note The RAID controller stores RAID configuration data on all physical disks that are part of a virtual disk RAID configuration data must be erased on the physical disk before it can be used with another virtual disk 1 In the Topology pane select HyperDuo HyperDuo gt SSD 0 UGT ST644R Page 14 OCZ VERTEX2 in Figure 10 and press Enter A menu pops up as shown Figure 10 2 Select Erase RAID Config Data to delete the virtual disk as shown in Figure 10 3 Select Yes when prompted to confirm the erase operation Figure 10 Erase RAID Configuration Data S setup c Topology Information HBA O Marvell 6 Port ID 8 Virtual Disks PD 1D L HyperDuo Type EDD 1 Hitachi HTS Free Physical Disks Hp 2 sT9160314AS Current Speed SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Model OCZ VERTEX2 Serial 0C2 TH3198S6610C1
6. Rebuild 8x Number of PDs Et Members 102 Help Virtual Disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating environment as a range of consecutively numbered logical blocks with disk like storage ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Deleting Virtual Disk To delete a virtual disk 1 Inthe Topology pane select Virtual Disk New_VD in Figure 17 and press Enter A menu pops up as shown Figure 17 2 Select Delete to delete the virtual disk as shown in Figure 17 3 Press Y to select Yes when prompted Do you want to delete this virtual disk 4 Press Y to select Yes when prompted Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk Figure 17 Delete Virtual Disk UGT ST644R Page 20 Topology Information HBA Marvell 1D 0 f Virtual Disks Name New_UD Status Rebuilding SSD EX2 Stripe Size 64K HDD 14AS RAID Mode RAIDL Free Physical Disks 55 86B L HDD 1 Hitachi HTS725 BGA Status Running BGA Rebuild 19 Number of PDs 2 Henbers 102 Help Delete the selected virtual disk ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return UGT ST644R Page 21 2 4 Driver Installation 1 Please insert the CD driver bundle with the 4 Channel 6 Port SATA 6Gb s PCIe RAID Host Card into your CD ROM drive 2 At the Windows desktop click Start then click Run 3 Type D UGT ST644R Windows Setup exe click OK Change D to match your CD ROM drive letter 4 Follow the on screen instructions to compl
7. ctors as previous SATA generations to ease integration Besides PCI Express 2 0 double the bandwidth of the existing PCI Express bus for faster data throughput It will enhance system performance for every type of computer user Each PCI Express 2 0 lane provides up to 500MB s of throughput It is also backward compatible with previous generation of PCI Express 1 0 technology Using the onboard RAID firmware the 4 SATA drives attached to this controller can be easily configured as 4 individual ports with no RAID or with RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and HyperDuo 1 2 Features Compliant with PCI Express Specification v2 0 and backward UGT ST644R Page 3 compatible with PCI Express 1 x Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3 0 PCI Express x2 interface and compatible with PCI Express x4 x8 and x16 slots Supports communication speeds of 6 0Gbps 3 0Gbps and 1 5Gbps Hot plug and Hot Swap Supports Native Command Queuing NCQ Supports Port Multiplier FIS based switching or command based switching Compatible with SATA 6G 3G and 1 5G Hard Drives Support RAID function RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and HyperDuo Supports Windows XP Vista 7 8 and Server 2008 R2 1 3 System Requirements PCI Express x4 x8 or x16 slot Windows XP Vista 7 8 and Server 2008 R2 1 4 Package Contents 1x4 Channel 6 Port SATA 6Gb s PCIe RAID Host Card 1x Driver CD 1x User Manual 1x Low Profile Bracket 2x SATA
8. echnology Group Rebuild gt Select free disks Port 1D Virtual Disks PD ID Type SATA PD Status Unconfigured L Free Physical Disks Size i 465 76B F HDD 1 Hitachi HTS725 Feature Support NCQ 66b s 48Bits Current Speed 66b s Model Hitachi HTS225 50A7E630 Serial TPIS LY9G4A1EF FW Version GH20A3A8 Help Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array ENTER Operation SPACE Select i UGT ST644R Page 18 5 Press Y to select Yes as shown in Figure 15 when prompted to confirm the rebuild process Figure 15 Confirm Rebuild Virtual Disk arvell BIOS setup c cOll Marvell Technology Group Ltd Rebuild gt Select free disks Port ID 5 f Virtual Disks PD ID 1 SATA PD Unconf igured L Pree Physical Disks 465 76B HDD 1 Hitachi HTS725 Feature Support NCQ 6Gb s 48Bits HDD 2 peRebuild Do you want to rebuild with selected physical Ei on this vd es Help Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array ENTER Operation SPACE Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return 6 The status of the Rebuild process is reflected in the properties of the virtual disk as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Rebuild Status UGT ST644R Page 19 Topology HBA O Marvell f Virtual Disks New VD Status Rebuilding SSD 0 OCZ VERTEX2 Stripe Size 64k HDD 2 T9160314AS RAID Mode RAIDL Free Physical Disks sS 55 86B L HDD 1 Hitachi HTS725 s Running
9. ee Physical Disks Type SATA SSD tatus Unconf igured HDD 1 Hitachi HTS725 Size 55 968 HDD 2 T9160314AS Feature Support NCQ TRIM 36b s 48Bits SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Current Speed 36bvs Hodel OCZ VERTEX2 Serial 0C2 TH3198S6610C1 19F FW Version 1 35 Help Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array ENTER Operation SPACE Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return After selecting the required disks press Enter to continue as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Confirm Disk Selection Setup c 2 rvell Technology Group Conf igure Select free disks Port 1D Hi Virtual Disks PD ID 1 Free Physical Disks Type SATA PD FSSD OCZ VERTEX2 Status Unconf igured Size 465 76B HDD 2 T9166314AS Feature NCQ 66bvs 4BBits SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Current 66bes Hodel Hitachi HTS 25050A7 630 Serial TPISOLY9G4A1EF FW Version GH20A3A Help Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array ENTER Operation SPACE Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return Create Virtual Disk by configuring its setting in the Information UGT ST644R Page 9 pane as shown in Figure 4 The controls for making selection are listed in the Help pane when an available setting is highlighted Figure 4 Configure Virtual Disk hirve T Marvell Technology Group Ltd Configure gt Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk f virtual Disks Phy Disks ERTEX2 Keep HDD Data HDD to SSD T3725 AS Threshold z
10. ete the installation 5 Restart Windows to complete the installation 2 5 To Verify Driver Installation 1 Right click My Computer and click Manage 2 Select Device Manager 3 Look for the following Windows XP Double click SCSI and RAID Controller Marvell 92xx SATA 6G Controller should be displayed Windows _Vista 7 8 Server_ 2008 R2 Double click Storage controller Marvell 92xx SATA 6G Controller should be displayed UGT ST644R Page 22 2 6 What is HyperDuo HyperDuo is a technology created by Marvell Semiconductor Inc to optimize the performance of storage technology This technology is built in to the UGT ST644R card It involves the combination of SSD as cache storage for the HDD drive to give unparalleled access speed This tiering of SSD and HDD can give you 80 SSD performance at about the a third of the cost Using safe mode you mirror frequently access hot files in SSD speed and in Capacity mode you combination SSD and HDD together with frequently access hot files in the SSD You can easily setup the configuration in the card BIOS to optimize your system Minimum Requirement one SSD and one HDD It can be setup in two modes of operation UGT ST644R Page 23 Safe Mode Mirror SSD DATA to HDD Capacity Mode Add SSD and HDD Capacities together UGT ST644R Page 24
11. l 6 Port SATA 6Gb s PCIe RAID Host Card Replace the slot bracket s holding screw to secure the card Secure the computer cover and reconnect the power cord 2 3 Creating and Managing Virtual Disk 2 3 1 Creating Virtual Disks This section describes the steps for creating virtual disks using the BIOS Configuration Wizard UGT ST644R Page 7 To create a virtual disk l In the Topology pane scroll to HBAO Marvell 0 and press Enter to select A menu pops up as shown in Figure 1 Select Configuration Wizard and press Enter to begin creating the virtual disk Figure 1 Configuration Wizard arvell BIOS Setup c 2011 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information I Haru 1B4B Virtual Disks 9238 Free Physical A9 fi HATIRA BIOS Version 1 0 0 19012 HDD 1 Hitachi HTS725 Firmware Version 3 8 1042 HDD 2 ST9166314AS PCle Speed rate OGbps x2 SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Configure SATA as AHCI Mode Supported Hode RAIDO RAID RAIDIO Capacity Safe Select free disks to create array and continue to create virtual disk on this array ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Press Space to select unselect a disk a disk as shown in Figure 2 Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of free disks Figure 2 Select Free Disks UGT ST644R Page 8 3 4 tarvell BIOS Setup c 2011 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Conf igure gt Select free disks Port ID 8 Virtual Disks PD ID 8 Fr
12. ounding setting for the virtual disk The 4 Channel 6 Port SATA 6Gb s PCIe RAID Host Card detects the new physical disk and lists the device under Free Physical UGT ST644R Page 16 Disks in the Topology pane as shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 eee esis Disks Topology Information HBA Marvell Port 1D 2 Virtual Disks PD ID 2 L New UD Type SATA PD ssp OCZ VERTEXZ Status Unconf igured Free Physical Disks Size 149 06B HDD 1 Hitachi HTS 25 Feature Support NCQ 36b s 46Bits Current Speed 36b s Model T9160314AS Serial SUCOFSAJ FW Version O001SDHI Help Physical disk can be combined into an UD ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return 3 Inthe Topology pane scroll to Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD in Figure 13 and press Enter to select A menu pops up as shown in Figure 13 Scroll to Rebuild and press Enter to configure the rebuild process Figure 13 Rebuild Virtual Disk UGT ST644R Page 17 Topology Information HBA O Marvell 1D 0 f Virtual Dis Nane Neu UD Status Degraded Stripe Size 64K RAID Mode RAIDL 55 868 L 1 0 Help Rebuilding with selected physical disk on this virtual disk ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return 4 Scroll through the list of free disk as shown Figure 14 and press Space to select or unselect a replacement physical disk Press Enter to continue Figure 14 Select Replacement Disk s tarvell BIUS Setup c a arvell T
13. ure 7 to confirm the creation of the virtual disk The virtual disk is now listed in the Topology pane as shown in Figure 7 BIUS setup c Conf igure gt Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk HyperDuo Safe Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks SSD 6 0CZ UI x2 RF HDD 1 Hitachi HTS 25 HDD 2 T9166314AS Threshold z 96 reate Virtual Disk Keep HDD Data HDD to SSD Do you want to create this virtual disk es o Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return pe UGT ST644R Page 12 Figure 8 Virtual Disks i in oE Pane Topology Information Vendor 1D Virtual Disks L HyperDuo SSD OCZ VERTEX2 BIOS Version HDD 1 Hitachi HTS Firma s Free Physical Disks HDD 2 T9160314AS Configure SATA as AHCI Mode SSD 3 SanDisk SDSSDP Supported Mode RAIDO RAID1 RAIDIO Capacity Safe Help Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return 2 3 2 Managing Virtual Disks This section contains the following topics Viewing Properties of Virtual Disk Erasing RAID Configuration Data Rebuilding Virtual Disk Deleting Virtual Disk Viewing Properties of Virtual Disk UGT ST644R Page 13 To view the properties of a virtual disk scroll to the Virtual Disk HyperDuo in Figure 9 in the Topology pane The properties of the virtual disk are displayed in the Information pane when HyperDuo is highlighted as shown in Figure 9
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