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1. G501975S312411 User Manual Introduction The Silicon Image Sil3124 Serial ATA I II to PCI Express Host Controller Card is a high performance server class storage interface device which provides a multi port SATA connectivity to minimize the host overhead and the host to device latency It also supports the latest NCQ hard disks With this NCQ feature the hard disk performs more efficient which means higher performance and longer lifetime of the hard disks Features Compliant with PCI Express Specification Support data transfer rate 3Gb s SATAII for chipset sil3124 2 and 1 5Gb s SATA for chipset Sil3124 1 Backward compatible to SATA 1 0a specification Support hard disks with Native Command Queue NCQ feature Support 4 independent SATA ports Capability to connect to a Port Multiplier e g Sil3726 on each port with FLS based switching Hot plugging supported Support Raid 0 1 5 and 10 DOS Windows 98 98SE NT4 0 2000 XP Server2003 Vista Linux supported Before the installation of the controller card let us make the following assumptions 1 The end users must have the basic knowledge of installing an internal device and its driver to a PC If they are not sure about their abilities or have any queries please call their local dealers immediately or find somebody who are experienced and qualified for assistance 2 The computer has been properly in stalled with our supported Windows operating system WARNING Before2. ing depending on your application RAIDO Striped combine two hard disk into one RAID1 Mirrored make a copy of one hard disk to another RAID5 Parity RAID10 RAIDO RAID1 5 Choose Auto configuration if you are not familiar with the settings of RAID operation 6 Press Enter to choose the maximum size in the hard disk available or press Up and Down Arrows to alter the size in the hard disk to be configured as RAID function 7 Press Ctrl E to exit R Install only ONE hard disk under a RAID supported BIOS Caution all date in the hard disks will be lost in the following procedures Turn on the computer When the BIOS on the controller card is active press Ctrl s or F4 to enter into BIOS menu Choose Create RAID set in the Main Menu Choose CONCATENATION Select 1 for only one hard disk to be installed Oa hk wWhNDN Press Enter if there is only one hard disk is installed or pres Up and Down Arrows and then Enter to choose the physical drive to be set Finally press Y to confirm 7 Press Ctrl E to exit Check for the status of the hard disks 1 Choose logical drive info in the Main Menu of the BIOS 2 Press Up and Down Arrows to choose the hard disks and read their status in the logical drive column 3 Press Esc to exit to the Main Menu Installing Windows driver for the controller card 1 Turn on the computer 2 Once Windows is running a new contro
3. installing and activating RAID function please make sure you have a complete backup of your existing date from hard drives Manufacturer is not responsible for date loss due to abuse misuse or neglect Should you have any installation problem please contact us for assistance Installing the controller card into the computer 1 Turn off your computer and all external devices connect to it 2 Disconnect your computer from the power sources 3 Open the computer case Refer to your computer user manual for more details 4 Find an available PCI Express slot and remove the slot bracket Save the bracket screw for later use 5 Align the controller card horizontally with respect to the slot and insert it into the slot firmly and evenly Take care not to force it into the slot Once you have properly positioned the controller card into the slot fasten it to the computer case with the screw you have just saved 6 Mount the hard disk s on the computer case 7 Connect the power cable to the hard disk s 8 Connect the hard disk s to the controller card with the SATA card 9 Secure the computer case and switch on your computer Setup a RAID set with two hard disks installed Caution all data in the hard disks will be lost in the following procedures 1 Turn on the computer 2 When the BIOS on the controller card is active Ctrl s or F4 to enter into BIOS menu 3 Choose Create RAID set in the Main Menu 4 Choose following RAID sett
4. ller is detected 3 When the windows ask for its device driver insert the Drivers amp Utility CD into the CDROM assuming drive D and browse to the following path for the driver D Silicon_Image SIL3124RAID Windows for BIOS with RAID function D Silicon_Image SIL3124 Windows for non RAID BIOS 4 If the hard disks installed are blank do not forget to set partition and format them before use eAll specifications and information are subjected to change without prior notice eAll logos and trademarks referenced are the registered trademark of their respective owners NOTE On some of the legacy main boards you need to do the following setting to activate MM PCIE3124 4R MM PCI13124 2ES 1 Enter the BIOS 2 1In PnP PCI Configurations section select PCI Express relative items 3 Set Maximum Payload Size nnn nnn must be either 128 or 256
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