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1. then click the Programs selection and highlight the HighPoint entry The following items should be displayed a Management Console Im HSM Service Manager i Uninstall HighPoint Storage Management Software HSM Service Manage For the administrative system Management Consolve For the remote systems or any system using a HighPoint RAID controller Uninstall Uninstall the program Small icons i will be displayed towards the bottom right hand corner of the system s desktop near the clock feature to indicate that the software is running See the image below OR 11 44 1 Starting the Management Service Double click the small i icon to open the main interface of the Management Service 49 Atgh Point ATA RAID Software ML HSM Service File W Service started automatically Stopped Set start type The colored traffic lights represent the Service s status The pE fsh button can be used to activate or disable the Server Side software A green light indicates the Software is active Ared light indicates the software is disabled 2 Starting the Management Console Double click the small icon to open the main interface of the Management Console software The main interface has five tabs File Configuration Management View and Help Click on different tabs to activate different commands See the image below 4 HighPoint Storage Management Software Console Remote Co
2. 0xE400 OxE802 OxEC08 Ox000A 3 To view Device information use the arrow keys to highlight the Device option and press ENTER The following window will be displayed see the following page HighPoint 3 8 BIOS Configuration Utility Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 RAID_O9_9 20 54 ATA 133 Slave No Device Master T315320A RAID_0O_ 0 15 30 ATA 66 Slave No Device Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 Slave No Device Master Maxtor 4G160J8 163 92 ATA 133 Slave No Device meh WON N e e 4 To view information about a particular disk RAID Array use the arrow keys to highlight the RAID array option and press ENTER The following window will be displayed see the image below Array Name RAID Level Capacity GB Block Size KB RAID_9_9 Striping 30 60 64 5 To view information about logical drives use the arrow keys to highlight the Logical Drives option and press ENTER The following window will be displayed see the image below Logical Device Type Capacity GB Status RAID_O_9 Striping 30 60 MAXTOR 6L020J1 lt Single gt 20 54 Maxtor 4G160J8 lt Single gt 163 92 3 7 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 array Ifa RAID 1 duplication procedure has been canceled or any problem or fault that may have lead to an inconsistency between the data on the source disk disk array and the backup data on the target disk disk array 1s detected the BIOS will display a warning mess
3. 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation European Union Compliance Statement This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following European directives European Standard EN55022 1998 Class B European Standard EN55024 1998 WighPoint
4. Block SizeCkB 64 start Creation Create Only Name the array using the keyboard and press ENTER to continue 3 Within the Menu column of the Main interface use the arrow key to highlight the Select Devices option and press ENTER This will activate the Status column see the image below Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode 1 1 Master WDC WDB4AA 8 45 ATA 66 2 2 Slave S T340823A 40 02 ATA 100 4 Master T315320A 15 30 PIO O Highlight the disks that you wish to use and press ENTER to select them After all of the disks have been selected press the ESC key to return to the creation step menu 4 When creating a RAID 0 1 0 or 5 array a block size must be selected Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow keys to highlight the Block Size option and press ENTER Select a block size from the pop up list see the following page 3 2 HighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility striping Array Name RAID Select Devices 4 Selected start Creation Create Only If user selected a RAID larray JBOD array in step 1 the Block Size is N A see below irroring Select Devices Selected Block SizeC KB NA Start Creation Create Only 5 Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow keys to highlight the Start Creation option and press ENTER pl Array Name RAID 0O O Select Devices 2 Selected Block SizeC KB 64 When creating RAID 0 1 0 or J
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6. a booting device in RocketRAID 1640 adapter BIOS refer Chapter 3 on how to set a boot device Note If the regular IDE hard disks are chosen by using the RocketHead 100 converter connect to RocketRAID 1640 please make sure the hard disks jumper must correctly set to the master position High Pout 522 Trouble Shooting 4 What should I do if an array is reported as broken If an array is reported a broken shutdown the system and make sure the power and IDE cables are securely attached to the hard disks If necessary change the cables then power on the system Ifthe problem was related to a connection issue this may restore the array If the method described above does not work the broken array was likely caused by a hard disk error or malfunction For RAID 1 10 or 5 arrays a new hard disk can be used to rebuild the broken array data will not be lost For RAID 0 or JBOD arrays the array must be deleted and recreated all data on the array will be lost Please make sure to backup all important data stored on RAID 0 or JBOD arrays HighPoint Appendix A Glossary Array Also known as Disk Array two or more hard disks combined together to appear as a single device to the host computer RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks it is a method of combining several hard disks physical disks into one logical unit logical disk thus providing higher performance and data redundancy RAID Levels RAID lev
7. been successfully installed If these entries are not displayed or any or marks are displayed near the device entries the driver had not been correctly installed Delete these items and reinstall the driver Windows 2000 Installing the RocketRAID 1640 driver for an existing Windows 2000 system After the operating system has booted Windows 2000 will automatically detect the newly installed adapter and prompt the user to install it s driver Follow these steps to install the driver 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears click Next button to continue in the following window please select Display a list and then click Next to continue 2 In the following window select SCSI and RAID Controllers and then click Next to continue 3 In the following window click Have Disk then Insert the driver diskette and type in the driver location A Win_ 2000 then click OK to continue If installing the driver from a CD make sure to input the correct path For example D RR15xxWindows Driver Win_2000 Install From Disk E x Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive e selected and then click OK Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from A Wwin_ 2000 v Browse m 2 7 HighPoint Adapter Installation 4 In the following window select RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller then click Next to continue 5 Confirm the follow up windows and click the Finish button to continu
8. button located on the toolbar to open the New Task Schedule Wizard See the image below Please select task type Verify TrRecsveeses C Rebuild Please select an array that you want to verify or rebuild Available arrays g RAID_1_0 X Cancel Back Select the task type and the target array from the drop down menu Then click on the Next button to continue 420 WighPoint ATA RAID Software Connected system current date time 02 11 8 10 26 42 Array Name RAID_1_0 Task Type Verify Task name Verify RAID_1_0 Frequency E az C Occurs one time on 02 11 8 mea Bt 10 26 42 Occurs every fi Pal at 10 26 42 Duration Start date 0211 8 Enddate 02 11 8 No end date IMV Enable the task x Cancel lt lt Back Enin The above window is used configure how often a particular task should be run The current time of the connected remote system is displayed at the top To add a new task 1 Enter a name for the task You can also use the default task name 2 Set Frequency If you want to add a task to rebuild an array you can select Occur one time option If you want to add a task to verify an array you can specify the detailed occur time by daily weekly or monthly 3 Set the effective date for a task in the Duration option 4 Check the Enable the task option to activate this ta
9. from the menu The E mail Notification window will appear When an event occurs the system will send an E mail to the preset mailboxes E mail notification setting In order to send and receive email you must first configure the SMTP server Click the Settings button on the toolbar or click on the Operation tab and select the Settings option The E mail notification setting window will be displayed See the image below E mail notification setting OF If Enable E mail Notification MX Cancel Mail From someone xxx net SMTP Server smtp xxx ne Port E Check the Enable E mail option and fill out the Mail From SMTP server and Port fields with the appropriate information Click OK to complete this procedure The system does not support user validated SMTP server Add Recipient Click on the Add button found on the toolbar or click on the Operation tab and select the Add Recipient option This will open the Add Recipient window See the following page 4 18 WighPoint ATA RAID Software Add recipient E mail x Cancel Mame Notification Option I Information Waning I Eror Enter an e mail address the recipient s name and the notification options Three types of e mail notification options are available Information Warning and Error You can enable any number of these options Click OK to confirm your selections Modify Recipient Click on the Modify button located on the too
10. lt View gt Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 Slave No Device Master T315320A 15 30 ATA 66 Slave No Device Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 Slave No Device Master Maxtor 4G160J8 163 92 ATA 133 Slave No Device I UNIV pn elp Tls lt Next Item Enter Select ESC Quit Main Menu This column lists all currently available operation commands Status This column lists all the hard disks and disk arrays connected to the adapter When this column is activated select the target device to perform a specific operation Help This column displays help information about the current selected item and the prompt on available operations High Point 3 1 BIOS Configuration Utility 3 2 Creating a Disk Array Follow these steps to create a disk array 1 Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow keys to highlight the Create command and press ENTER This will open a list of array modes also referred to as RAID levels See the image below RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 0 Mirroring over Striping RAID 5 Striping with Rotating Parity JBOD Volume Use the arrow keys to highlight the array mode you wish to create and press ENTER to confirm the selection 2 Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow key to highlight Array Name and press ENTER A dialogue box will appear see the image below striping select Devices O Selected
11. monitor repair or modify existing RAID arrays utilized by the remote system The software can also be used to modify user informa tion and the Management Service s configuration 1 Remote Control Click on the File tab and select the Remote Control item from the menu This will open the Remote Control Window Adding a Connection The Add button is used to add a new system to the Remote Control window Systems added to the Remote Control window automatically appear each time the program is launched Click on the Add button from the Remote Control window or select Add from the Operation tab to add a new system See the image below Add Connection i x System Address 127 0 0 1 M Cancel be System Name RAID System Pork rand HighPoint ATA RAID Software Enter the remote system s address name and port information into the appropriate fields then click OK Make sure the Address and Port information is correct the software will be unable to connect to the remote system if any information is left out Note If you do not need to connect to a remote system and only need to work with arrays attached to the system you are working with choose to add a new system and enter the following information into the appropriate fields System Address 127 0 0 1 System Name RAID make sure that capital letters are used use hpt as the pass word System Port 7402 Modifying a Connection This option is
12. n Form System Address 192 9200183 System Pott fai i User Name RAID Password i l A Cancel Click OK to connect to the selected system and Cancel to cancel this operation Note You can only connect to one remote system at a time Be sure to close the previous connection before attempting to connect to another system Disconnecting a Remote System To disconnect from a remote system click on the Disconnect button on the toolbar or click on the Operation tab and select the Disconnect option A new window will be displayed See the image below Confirmation Click OK to disconnect from the remote system or Cancel to cancel this operation 46 WighPoint ATA RAID Software 2 Remote Server Configuration Click on the File tab and select the System Configuration option from the menu A new window will be displayed See the image below System Configuration System Port DE Event Port 7403 You can modify the values of the System Port and Event Port fields System Port When connecting to the remote system make sure the port value is correct The default value is 7402 this may have to be changed Event Port The Management Console software retrieves event information through this port The default value is 7403 make sure this value is not the same value used for the System Port After setting the system configuration you should close and restart the RAID soft ware this
13. select the Array Management option from the menu If an array is broken you will have to add a new single disk to proceed with a rebuild Select the broken array then click on the Add Disk button on the toolbar You can also click on the Operation tab and select the Add Disk option If this menu option is disabled then disks cannot be added to this particular array or the Add Disk Privilege has not been enabled When booting the computer if one member disk of RAID 1 RAID 1 0 or RAID 5 array is broken and there is a spare disk can be used to rebuild the broken array system will automatically use the spare disk to rebuild the broken array and then replace data to the target disk see below RAID Checking i X Array RAID_1_O ts broken Do you want to add one of the following disk s to ik x Conca Location Controller 1 Channel 3 Master Capacity 20 02 GB Press the OK button to rebuild the broken array press Cancel to exit If you press the OK button the following window will appear see the following page igh Point 4 15 ATA RAID Software Information Ed G Array RAID _1_0 rebuilding started i 3 WDC WD1024A E ST320414A Capacity 10 24 GB Status Rebuilding Progress When the system detects a physical disk a dialogue box will appear Select a single disk from the list and add it to the broken array Continue to add disks to the broken array until the broken status changes
14. used to modify a connection the name and Port First select one of the connections from the connections list and then click the Modify button on the toolbar or click on the Operation tab and select the Modify option This will open a new window See the image below System Name fi 27 0 0 1 System Fort 7402 After modifying the system name and system port information click OK Note The System Address information cannot be altered In order to modify this item the connection must be deleted and recreated Deleting a Connection This option will delete a connection from the connection list Select one of the connec tions from the connection list and click the Delete button on the toolbar or Click on the Operation tab and select the Delete option Click OK to delete the selected connection from the connection list A warning message will be displayed See the following page High out 45 ATA RAID Software Confirmation Click on Y to delete the connection or N to cancel this operation Note Make sure the connection is not active it must be disconnected before it can be deleted from the connection list Connect to a Remote System Click the Connect button on the tool bar or click on the Operation tab and select the Connect item from the menu You can also double click the desired connection from the connection list to start this procedure A new window will be displayed See the image below La zi
15. will ensure that the changes made will take effect 3 User Management Click on the File tab and select User Management from the menu This will open a new window See the image below User Management User name aH Leer ame Wigh Point ATA RAID Software The User Management displays information about all valid user accounts and pro vides options to create delete or modify user information Adding a user Follow these steps to add a new user 1 Click on the Add button and enter a user name and password Confirm this pass word then click on the Next button See the image below Add few We er Mame UserName 2 Click on the Privilege button and select the appropriate security privileges Click on the Finish button See the image below Add Wew User ria User TETEE d p Array management i i Create RAID ing i Delete RAID fue a Reriame array ae fy Rebuild RAID oo ond Verify RAID ei Me Spare Management ola Motifie atio im E mail 3 setting iu oil Clear events g pm Restart the Taea Leal 3 Once the new user has been successfully added the user s entry will appear in the User Management window 48 MighPoiut ATA RAID Software User Management User name Add Delete Set Password Privilege y OK Deleting a User Highlight and select a user entry from the User Management window and click on the Delete button The selected user
16. BOD array simply use the arrow key to highlight the Start Creation process and press ENTER A warning message will then be displayed See the image below Warning The data on the disks you have selected will be lost Continue to Create the array Press Yles or N 0 to confirm Please pay close attention to this warning Press N to cancel and press Y to continue When creating a RAID 1 mirror array several options will be displayed Create only or Create and Duplicate The Create and Duplicate option will preserve the data on the source disk 1 and will copy it to the mirror or target disk disk 2 Create only should only be used when stating from scratch this option will not preserve the data on either disk See the following page HighPoint 3 3 BIOS Configuration Utility irroring Array Name RAID_1_ 1 select Devices selected Block Size KB N A Create Only Duplication A warning message will then be displayed See the image below Warning The data on the disks you have selected will be lost Continue to Create the array Press Yes or Nfo to confirm Please pay close attention to this warning Press N to cancel and press Y to proceed with he duplication process When creating a RAID 5 array several options will be displayed Zero Build and No Build Zero Build will initialize the disk Zero Build or No Build will start over if interrupted but No Build will create an ar
17. Contents of this chapter 4 1 Introduction 4 2 Installation 4 3 Getting Started 4 4 Using the Software High Point ATA RAID Software 4 1 Introduction The HighPoint Storage Management Software is comprised of two separate utilities HighPoint Storage Management Console and HighPoint Storage Management Service To simplify this guide we will refer to the HighPoint Storage Management Console as the Management Console and the HighPoint Storage Management Service as the Management Service Additionally the system that hosts the Management Console may be referred to as the administrative system and the system that hosts the Management Service may be referred to as the remote system The Management Console can be installed to any computer and is used to monitor and control RAID configurations utilized by other computers remote systems From the Management Console you can monitor one or more of these remote systems The software can be used to create monitor delete or modify various types of RAID arrays including RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 1 0 RAID 5 and JBOD The Management Service is designed to run continually on computers that utilize one or more HighPoint ATA RAID controller It is designed to receive and carry out com mands issued by the Management Console logging events executing scheduled tasks and creating or rebuilding RAID arrays 4 2 Installation Follow these steps to install the Serial ATA RAID software 1 I
18. Once the status has changed the system will begin the auto rebuild process When the rebuild procedure 1s complete please restart the computer Verifying an Array Click on the Management tab then select the Array Management option from the menu Select the array you wish to verify and click on the Verify button You can also click on the Operation tab and select the verify option Once the verify command has been executed refresh the software interface a progress bar should appear If this menu option is disabled then the array cannot be verified or the Verify Disk Privilege has not been enabled To abort the procedure click on the Operation tab and select the Abort option This will cancel the Verify procedure 416 HighP out ATA RAID Software Rebuilding an Array Click on the Management tab then select the Device Management option from the menu Highlight the array that needs to be rebuilt and click on the Rebuild Array button Broken RAID 5 RAID 1 or a sub RAID 1 of a RAID 10 array can use this feature If this menu option is disabled then array cannot be rebuilt or the Rebuild Array Privilege has not been enabled To abort the procedure click on the Operation tab and select the Abort option This will cancel the Rebuild procedure Rescanning Devices Click on the Management tab then select the Device Management option from the menu Click on the Rescan Device button or click on the Operation tab
19. RAID configuration amp management software tool compatible with BIOS 9 Real time monitoring of device status and error alarm with popup message box 10 Event log for easy troubleshooting HighPoint i Introduction Serial ATA RAID Function and High Performance Serial ATA provides multi level RAID supports including RAID 0 1 1 0 5 and JBOD as well as powerful software management functions RocketRAID 1640 Serial ATA RAID controller s performance increase to 1 5Gb s Thin unrestrictive Cable Design is easy to Configure and improves Chassis Cooling Serial ATA s efficient design further simplifies system integration Serial ATA cables are considerably more compact than standard IDE cables and are much easier to configure and arrange within a computer s chassis The thin serial ATA cables also significantly improve airflow within the computer s chassis this helps combat the risk of damage to vital PC components due to excessive heat retention r I RocketRAID 1640 ini HighPoint IDE Hard Disk Compatible The RocketRAID 1640 is compatible with the RocketHead 100 IDE to Serial ATA con verters This device allows users to connect ATA 100 and ATA 133 parallel IDE hard disk drives to the Serial ATA controller This converter is ideal for those who do not have Serial ATA hard disks or want to avoid using multiple host adapters 13 T_____________ fx Chapter 2 Adapter Installation This chapter w
20. RocketRAID 1640 User s Manual MighPoint Revision 1 0 Date Mar 2003 HighPoint Technologies Inc Copyright Copyright 2003 HighPoint Technologies Inc This document contains materials protected by International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed in any form and for any purpose without the express written permission of HighPoint Trademarks Companies and products mentioned in this manual are for identification purpose only Product names or brand names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners Notice Reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate HighPoint assumes no liability for technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors contained herein Backup your important data before using HighPoint s products and use at your own risks In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss of profits or for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint s products or manuals Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of HighPoint HighPoint Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction VW RR RA 1 1 FADD epa N A nina 1 1 PROC WU eM AD ciro A 1 2 Chapter 2 Adapter Installation 46 10117 NA
21. age displayed above This indicates that the driver has been successfully installed If these entries are not displayed or any or marks are displayed near the device entries the driver had not been correctly installed Delete these items and reinstall the driver HighPoint 2 10 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Utility The RocketRAID 1640 includes a built in BIOS configuration utility This utility provides options to configure and manage hard disks or disk arrays connected to the RocketRAID 1640 host adapter The BIOS configuration utility 1s especially useful when arrays must be created before and OS is installed Contents of this Chapter 3 1 Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility 3 2 Creating a Disk Array 3 3 Deleting Disk Arrays 3 4 Add Remove Spare 3 5 Settings 3 6 View 3 7 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 array 3 8 Rebuilding a Broken RAID array WighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility 3 1 Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility When the following information is displayed on the screen during bootup press CTRL H key access the BIOS configuration utility RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s c 2000 2003 HighPoint Technologies Inc All rights reserved elp Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt to run BIOS Setting Utility The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s igtea ea lt Delete gt lt Add Remove Spare gt lt Settings gt
22. age during the computer s boot up procedure The faulty disk disk array will be marked as critical in the status column and the BIOS will automatically prompt you to duplicate the array to repair the inconsistency See the image below RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s Mirroring Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode 1 Master ST315320A RAID_1_9 15 30 ATA 66 2 Slave T340823A RAID_1_9 40 02 ATA 100 Continue Help n Duplicate rebuild to ensure data security High out 3 9 BIOS Configuration Utility Select the Rebuild option to duplicate or select Continue to boot to skip this proce dure The array can be repaired using after the operating system has booted using the RAID software chapter 4 covers this subject 3 8 Rebuilding a Broken RAID array If the BIOS detects that a RAID 1 has been broken when a spare disk is unavailable several options will be displayed See the image below RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s Remained Members Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode 1 Master T315320A RAID_1_0 15 30 ATA 66 Power Off elp Turn off the power and check the connection off the device and cable 1 Power off This command provides the option to power off the system and replace the failed disk with a fresh unit Ifthe system does not support APM advanced power management you must power down the computer manually After replacing the failed disk and startin
23. and select the Rescan Devices option This will scan all ofthe physical devices attached to the RAID controller 3 Spare Pool Click on the Management tab then select the Device Management option from the menu Click on the Spare Pool button this will open a new window See the image below HighPoint Storage Management Software Console Spare Manage File Management Yiew Operation Help Assign to the spare pool G Assion toe dedicated array r Available Disks Spare Pool EJ 573204144 WDC wD10244 Model fee se creto Location WDC WD10244 10 26GB Controller 1 Channel 2 Master Connected system OS Microsoft Windows 98 SE iii Bl System 127 0 0 1 connected 4 4 17 WighPoint ATA RAID Software Assign a disk to the spare pool If you need to assign a spare disk to an important array select the Assign to Dedicated Array option Disk arrays that can utilize the spare feature will be then be displayed and listed on the drop down menu towards the right hand side of the array list When an array 1s selected the Available Disks list section will display all the single physical disks attached to the RAID controller The Array Spares list will display the physical disks that have already been set to act as spare disks The procedure can be repeated to add or remove additional spare disks 4 Event Notification Click on the Management tab then select the Event Notification item
24. ater NT setup will display a new window with an option to press the S key to specify other devices Please press the S key 3 In the following window select Other then press the ENTER key to confirm 4 Setup will then prompt you to insert the driver diskette Insert the driver diskette and press ENTER to continue 5 Next select RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller for WinNT4 0 and press ENTER to continue 6 The following window will list the devices that will be installed The RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller should be included If other devices need to be installed please install them at this time If all of the devices have been installed please proceed to the next step 7 Press ENTER to confirm the devices to be installed and continue the installation of Windows NT4 0 Verify Installation After the driver has been installed and the computer is restarted 1 Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and then double click on SCSI Adapters icon 2 Within the SCSI Adapters window see next page Kigh Poe l 2 Adapter Installation SCSI Adapters Ea x Devices Drivers amp SCSI adapters and connected devices are listed below BEA IDE CO ROM ATAPI 1 2 Dual channel PCI IDE Controller g RocketRAID 1542 1640 Controller HES RocketRATD 1542 1640 Controller Properties Cancel Make sure the RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller entries are displayed This indi cates that the driver has
25. ation Utility 3 Highlight the Remove Boot Mark to remove the boot designation from a selected boot disk or disk array Use the arrow keys to highlight the target disk or disk array and press ENTER 4 To change a disk or disk array s mode setting use the arrow keys to highlight the Device Mode option and press ENTER This will display a series of possible mode settings See the image below PIO PIO PIO PIO PIO 4 Channel D MW DMAO Array Name Capacity GB Mode MY DMAL 0 1 2 3 2 Slave ST34 MW DMAZ 40 02 ATA 100 Spare 3 Slave ST32 ATA 16 20 02 ATA 100 4 Master Maxt ATA 25 10 24 ATA 100 ATA 33 ATA 44 ATA 66 5 To rename a disk array use the arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press ENTER This will open a dialogue box see the image below Array Name RAID Level Capacity GB Block Size KB __ G Use the keyboard to create an array name then press ENTER 3 6 View Follow these steps to view a disk or disk array 1 Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow key to highlight the View option and press ENTER The following list will be displayed Devices RAID Array Logical Device 2 To view the Port information use the arrow keys to highlight the Port option and press ENTER A new window will be displayed see the image below Channel Base Port Control Port DMA Port Interrupt O0xC800 OxCC02 0xD800 O0x000A OxD000 OxD402 0xD808 O0x000A OxDCOO OxE002 OxECOO Ox000A
26. can be linked as master or slave device to a channel CDROM The linked device is a cdrom TAPE The linked device is a tape b BE E Mobile Rack Provides convenience of hot plugging DE Connected system OS Microsoft Windows 98 SE IE System 127 0 0 1 connected Le 422 HighPoint Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting Please refer to this chapter if you encounter any problems while using the RocketRAID 1640 It provides answers to the most frequently asked questions and solutions to some of the more common problems associated with the host adapter HighPoint Trouble Shooting 1 The RocketRAID 1640 adapter is not recognized by the com puter after inserting it into the PCI slot If the card is detected by the system the following screen will be displayed when the computer is starting up RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s c 2000 2003 HighPoint Technologies Inc All rights reserved elp Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt to run BIOS Setting Utility If the above screen does not appear the adapter is not recognized by the system Open the computer s chassis and check for the following 1 Whether or not the adapter has been securely installed into the PCI slot 2 If necessary try using another PCI slot After securing the adapter replace the computer case and power on the system 2 The hard disk connected to adapter can not be detected out After the RocketRAID 1640 adapter is recognized b
27. e Block Size 64k bd vr Creation Option Zero Build Scrub build parity No Build 1 Zero Build Create and initialize data blocks with zero build parities this will create the array and initialize parity but will delete all data from each of the hard disks Use this option when starting from scratch 2 Scrub build parity This will create an array and initialize parity using the existing data on the hard disks 3 No Build Create only the parity function will not become active until the array is first used Step 4 Select the array disks Select the single disks from the Available Disks list and add them to the Selected Disks list using the button If you are creating a RAID 1 array and have selected the Create and Duplicate option the disk which you select first will be the Source disk and the disk you select second will be the Mirror disk Please make sure the size of Source disk bigger than Mirror disk If the the size of Source disk bigger than Mirror disk the following window will appear x G The capacity of mirror disk should be larger than that of source disk Press OK to select Mirror disk again If you are creating a RAID 1 array and have selected the Create Only option the source disk will be automatically selected for you HighPoint 4 13 ATA RAID Software After selecting the required disks click on the Finish button to create th
28. e 6 Next Windows will find the HighPoint RCM device Please confirm the Digital Signature Not Found window when it appears and restart the computer when prompted Installing the RocketRAID 1640 driver during Windows 2000 installation 1 Booting from the CD ROM when the Windows 2000 Setup blue screen appears look towards the bottom of the screen Windows will prompt you to press the F6 key if you want to install a third part SCSI or RAID driver Please press the F6 key at this time 2 The setup procedure will continue and will later instruct you to press the S key to specify additional adapters Please press the S key at this time 3 Then the setup program will prompt user to insert the driver diskette Please insert the driver diskette then press ENTER to continue 4 The following window will display several driver options Please select the RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller for Windows 2000 option and press ENTER to continue 5 The following window will list the devices that will be installed The RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller should be included If other devices need to be installed please install them at this time If all of the devices have been installed please proceed to the next step 6 Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup Verify Installation After the driver has been installed and the computer has been restarted 1 Right click My Computer icon then select Properties item from the popup menu 2 I
29. e Array Name Capacity GB Mode 1 Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 Spare Slave No Device Master ST315320A 15 30 ATA 66 Slave No Device Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 Slave No Device Master Maxtor 4G160J8 163 92 ATAZ133 Slave No Device meh ON Ne 3 Repeat step 1 to add to or remove any additional disks from the spare pool Warning Adding a disk to the spare pool will delete all data on that disk See the image below Channel DI Warning The content on the single GB Mode disk will be lost if the single disk b 2 Master ST31 is changed into a spare disk Are you 30 ATA 66 3 Master MAXT sure to do this 54 ATA 133 4 Master Maxt Press Yles or N 0 to confirm 92 ATA 133 Select Y to continue and N to cancel 3 5 Settings Follow these steps to set a disk or disk array 1 Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow key to highlight the Select Settings option and press ENTER The following list will be displayed Remove Boot Mark Device Mode Array Name 2 Use the arrow keys to select Set Boot Mark and highlight the target disk or disk array and press ENTER This option will instruct this disk or array to act as the boot unit when motherboard has designated the RocketRAID 1640 to act as the boot device Logical Device Type Capacity GB Status ST315320A lt Single gt MAXTOR 6L020J1 lt Single gt Maxtor 4G160J8 lt Single gt 3 7 WighPoint BIOS Configur
30. e Management Software Console Event Yiew oj x File Management View Help Filte M waming Error x Clear Hi Save Print Description a 30 1 16 18 22 40 l ray RAID_1_0 verifying started A 30 1 16 18 22 40 Array RAID_1_0 data is not consistent H A 30 1 16 18 22 40 array RAID_1_0 verifying failed 3 30 1 16 18 22 40 l ray RAID_1_0 rebuilding started E 30 1 16 18 25 35 User RAID from 127 0 0 1 exited from system 3 30 1 18 20 28 03 User RAID from 127 0 0 1 logged on system Sg 30 1 18 20 28 09 IDisk QUANTUM FIREBALLIct Location Controller 1 Channel ei 4 gt 2 Icon View Click the View tab and select the Icon View option from the menu A new window will be displayed which shows the various event icons and their descriptions HighPoint Storage Management Software Console Icon iew ae un Je File Management View Help Description RAID 0 Increases system performance by striping data across hard disks RAID 1 Provides data protection by mirroring data from one disk to another JBOD Provides increased storage capacity by combining two or more disks into one virtual hard RAID 5 Provides data protection and increased performance by stripped data and parity RAID 0 1 Provides data protection and increased performance by building mirrored striping sets RAID 1 0 Provides data protection and increased performance by building stripped mirroring sets HASSOO ATA Hard disk It
31. e array Array Creation Wizard Available Disks Selected Disks Maxtor 31024H1 E 57173153204 c Capacity Location Maxtor 31024H1 10 24 GB Controller 1 Channel 3 M Renaming an Array Click on the Management tab then select the Array Management option from the menu Select the array you wish to rename from the tree display and click on the Rename button found on the toolbar You can also click on the Operation tab and select the Rename option See the image below Please input a new array name x Cancel Enter a new name for the selected array then click on the OK button Click on the Cancel button to cancel this operation Note You can not rename arrays that are in the process of being duplicated initialized rebuilt or verified Deleting an Array Click on the Management tab then select the Array Management option from the menu Select the array you wish to delete from the tree display and click on the Delete button found on the toolbar You can also click on the Operation tab and select the Delete option A warning message will be displayed See the following page 414 HighPoint ATA RAID Software Click Y to delete the selected array or click N to cancel the operation Note You can not delete arrays that are bootable or are in the process of being dupli cated initialized rebuilt or verified Adding a Disk to an Array Click on the Management tab then
32. els refer to different array architectures or methods of organizing a disk array Different RAID levels represent different performance level security level and cost Striping Known as RAID 0 spread data over multiple disks to improve performance It does not provide data protection Mirroring Known as RAID 1 which provides data protection by real time and automatic duplicating all data from a source disk to a mirror disk RAID 1 0 It is the combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 Hil P08 lt amp lt n Appendix A RAID 5 RAID 5 includes a rotating parity array thus all read and write operations can be overlapped RAID 5 stores parity information but not redundant data It requires at least three disks to provide the most economic way to maximize data capacity with faster transfer rate JBOD JBOD is an acronym for Just a Bunch of Disks It is used to refer to hard disks that aren t configured according to RAID a subsystem of disk drives that improves performance and fault tolerance JBOD provides much more capacity the sum of all the disks If there is more than a single physical disk not member of an array and not an ATAPI device or a removable disk you can create a JBOD array Serial ATA Serial ATA is an evolutionary replacement for the IDE ATA physical storage interface Serial ATA is scalable and will allow future enhancements to the computing platform Broken Array Disk array with a me
33. g the system access the BIOS configuration utility and rebuild the damaged array see option 4 Rebuild 2 Destroy This option is designed for use with RAID 1 arrays and will delete the RAID relation ship The data on the surviving disk will be left intact 3 Continue This option will hide the broken array and continue to boot to the operating system 4 Rebuild This option will rebuild a damaged array using a fresh disk and duplicate the data from the surviving member of the original array to this fresh disk a If this option is selected the following window will be displayed w 3 10 WighPotut BIOS Configuration Utility RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s Remained Members Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode 1 Master T315320A RAID_1_9 15 30 ATA 66 Highlight the target disk and press ENTER to select it b The BIOS will then start the rebuild duplication process See the image below RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s Remained Members Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode 3 Master Maxtor 31024H1 RAID_1_9 10 24 ATA 100 The ESC can be used to cancel the procedure anytime during the rebuild duplication process c Continue to boot this option will allow the BIOS to skip the rebuild option and boot into the operating system HighPoint 3 11 Chapter 4 ATA RAID Software This chapter discusses the HighPoint Storage Management Software
34. ill describe how to install the RocketRAID 1640 adapter into a computer and how to properly attach hard drives to the adapter Please make sure to read through this chapter carefully before installing the adapter Contents of this Chapter 2 1 Adapter Layout 2 2 Adapter Installation 2 3 Verifying the Adapter s Installation 2 4 Driver Installation If you have questions about the installation process please contact our tech nical support department WighPoint Adapter Installation 2 1 Adapter Layout O i RocketRAID 1640 a er Picture 1 2 2 Adapter Installation Picture 2 2 igh Piatt Adapter Installation Follow these steps to install and connect hard disks to the host adapter 1 Shut down the computer and unplugs the power supply 2 Please discharge static electricity from your body by touching a conductor 3 Remove the corresponding card bracket from the back of the computer chassis 4 Insert the RocketRAID 1640 adapter steadily into a PCI slot on motherboard and then settle with a screw see picture 2 5 Connect Serial ATA hard disk to RAID adapter with Serial ATA cable If IDE hard disks are used set jumper of the IDE hard disks to master position and connect the cable and IDE hard disks by using RocketHead100 see picture 3 6 Connect all power supply connectors to hard disks 7 Replace the cover of computer chassis Picture 3 Note 1 If the adapter or hard dis
35. isting PC architecture without the need for physical modification Serial ATA is scalable and will allow for future enhancements of the computing platform Serial ATA s efficient design further simplifies system integration 1 2 RAID Basics The term RAID is an acronym and stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID is a method of combining several hard disk drives physical disks into one logical unit logical disk This logical unit is referred to as the RAID array Arrays offer several advantages over standard single disk configurations fault toler ance and or higher data throughput improved security and or performance Hard disk drives can be combined into several different types of RAID arrays These different combinations are referred to as RAID levels Different RAID levels offer different advantages depending upon the number of hard disks used and the security cost and performance requirements The most common types of RAID arrays include RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 5 RAID 5 is a popular choice it is a very cost effective solution and provides both improved performance and data security It requires a minimum of three hard disk drives RAID 5 includes a rotating parity array thus all read and write operations can be overlapped RAID 5 arrays store parity information but not redundant data There are also several types of combined RAID levels or hybrid arrays such as RAID 1 0 also known as RAID 10 The tab
36. k is not recognized please refer to the Trouble Shooting chapter 2 3 Verifying the Adapter s Installation After installing the RocketRAID 1640 host adapter and connecting the hard disks as required the computer can be turned on Please pay close attention to the information displayed on the screen while starting the computer If the following information is displayed see the following page the RocketRAID 1640 host adapter has been suc cessfully installed and recognized by the computer High Pobet 22 Adapter Installation elp Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt to run RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s c 2000 2003 HighPoint Technologies Inc fill rights reserved BIOS Setting Utility Next the RocketRAID 1640 adapter s BIOS will scan the connected hard disks Please pay attention to the screen display See the following picture If all of the connected hard disks are displayed on the screen the disks have been properly installed and recognized by the computer Channel Master Slave Master Slave Master Slave Master Slave mh I GI N N pp elp tl Next RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s reate gt j Spare gt lt Settings gt Device Name MAXTOR 6L020J1 No Device T315320A No Device MAXTOR 6LO20J1 No Device Maxtor 4G160J8 No Device Array Name Capacity GB Mode 20 54 ATA 133 15 30 ATA 66 20 54 ATA 133 163 92 Hine soo Item E
37. lbar or click on the Operation tab and select the Modify Recipient option This will open the Modify Recipient window Modify the desired fields and click OK to confirm your selections Delete Recipient Highlight a recipient and click on the Delete button found on the toolbar or click on the Operation tab and select the Delete Recipient option This will open the Delete Recipient window A warning message will be displayed Click OK to delete the recipient 5 Task Management Click on the Management tab then select the Task Schedule Management item from the menu The following window will be displayed i New Modify Delete Task schedule list Details Name Tasktype Create datetime Last modify date Verify RAID_1_0 Verify 02 11 8 10 28 37 02 11 8 10 28 37 RAID High Pott 4 19 ATA RAID Software When an array needs to be regularly verified or rebuilt you can create a new scheduled task to automatically manage this procedure The Task Schedule list displays information about all added tasks Double click one of the task entries or select one and click on the Details button to display detailed information about the selected task Ifthe appropriate Privileges have been enabled you can add new tasks and modify or delete existing tasks Adding a Task Schedule There are two types of tasks that can be scheduled Verify Array or Rebuild Array If any arrays can be rebuild in the current system click on the New
38. le displayed on the following page describes some of the more common types of RAID arrays the minimum number of hard drives required and the benefits offered by each type RAID level 1 1 Nigh Point Introduction ae Minimum ig EIN I Do Highest Performance RAI Data protection through Mirroring and Higher performance with Data Striping with Rotating Parity No data protection and performance improving JBOD Disk Spanning 2 bur full usage of disk capacity Highest performance with data protection 1 3 RocketRAID 1640 The RocketRAID 15xx and 16xx series host adapaters are Serial ATA RAID solutions developed by HighPoint Technologies Inc The RocketRAID 1640 is a 4 channel Serial ATA 150 RAID 5 host adapter that provides multi level RAID support including RAID 0 1 1 0 5 and JBOD The RocketRAID 1640 1s a high quality cost effective mass storage solution for home and business applications Below are the main features and benefits of the RocketRAID 1640 1 Supports data transfer rate up to 1 5 Gb s 2 IDE hard disk compatible with RocketHead 100 converter 3 Better connectivity low pin count small cable and connector 4 Thin cable for easy routing and improving cooling inside a computer chassis 5 Supports RAID 0 1 10 5 and JBOD 6 Bootable disk or disk array support 7 Supports OSs like Windows 9x ME NT4 0 2k XP Linux Red Hat SuSE Turbo Caldera and FreeBSD 8 Windows based
39. mber disk failed A broken RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 1 0 array can still function with the remained normal disks but a broken RAID 0 or JBOD will no longer function Rebuild The ability to use a new disk to replace the failed disk in a redundant disk array say mirror array 1 0 array or 5 array then to repair the broken disk array and recover all the data on that failed disk Duplicate The operation of duplicating user data to generate backup data within a RAID 1 array Also known as Synchronize Spare Disk A spare hard disk which can automatically be used to replace the failed member of a redundant disk array and then automatically recover the redundant disk array without intervention A 2 igh Point Appendix A Spare Pool Logically the place where spare disks stay When a disk is added into the spare pool it will become a spare disk Synchronize Same as Duplicate Uhai lt lt lt lt 13 Appendix B Appendix B Contact Technical Support If you encounter any problems or have any questions about the product please make sure to read through the manual Additional information about HighPoint products is available from our web site http www highpoint tech com If the information provided by the manual and our web site are unable to answer your questions or solve the problem please contact our Technical Support department E mail address support highpoint tech com Thank you fo
40. n the popup window select the Hardware item then click on the Device Manager button zio Action vew gt Ga 2 Sie eHPT 1 JV WERGIBOE Computer 9 Disk drives Display adapters E 3 DYD CD ROM drives H 7 Ports COM amp LPT amp SCSI and RAID controllers amp HPT RCM DEVICE amp HPT RCM DEVICE CS RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller 2 Sound video and game controllers WighPoint Adapter Installation Make sure four items should be displayed see the image last page two entries for the RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller and two entries for the HPT RCM DEVICE If any of these items is not displayed or any or marks are displayed near the device icons the driver had not been correctly installed Delete these items and reinstall the driver If all four items are properly displayed the driver has been installed correctly Windows XP Installing the RocketRAID 1640 driver for an existing Windows XP system After the operating system has booted Windows XP will automatically detect the newly installed adapter and prompt the user to install it s driver Follow these steps to install the driver 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears select Install from a list or specify location Advanced and click Next to continue 2 In the following window please select Don t search I will choose the drive
41. nsert the HighPoint ATA RAID Management Software setup floppy diskette 1 into your floppy drive and double click the setup exe icon to start the installation procedure When prompted insert the remaining disks and follow the instructions displayed by the setup program 2 Confirm the follow up dialogue windows to finish the installation 3 When installation is complete restart the computer Note It is strongly recommended that you exit all windows programs before running this Setup program 4 You can install both the Management Console and the Management Service to a single computer or install the Management Console to one computer and the Management Service to another computer or several others You can access the Management Service through the Management Console software See the following page 4 HighPoint ATA RAID Software Select Components Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components HighPoint Storage Management Service Files HighPoint Storage Management Client Consol 1842 K Help Files DOC PDF 1877 K Description This component includes all runable binary executables for HighPoint Storage Management Service Space Required 4460 K Space Available 616100 K lt Back Next gt Cancel 4 3 Getting Started With the Default option selected the setup program will create a Program group Click on the Start button
42. nter Select ESC Quit 2 4 Driver Installation After the RocketRAID 1640 host adapter is installed and recognized by the computer allow the operating system to boot The host adapter s device driver must be installed 2 3 FighPoint Adapter Installation Windows 9x ME Installation After the operating system has booted Windows will automatically detect the newly installed adapter and prompt the user to install its driver Follow these steps to install the driver 1 After the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears press the Next button until the following window appears Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search TT Floppy disk drives I CD ROM drive J Micrasothivindows Update V Specify a location Ja win38_ME v lt Back Next gt Cancel 2 Insert the driver diskette then select the Specify a location item and type in the driver location A Win9x_ME then click on the Next button to continue If installing the driver from a CD make sure to input the correct path For example D RRI5xx Windows Driver Win9x_ME 3 Confirm the following dialogue windows Windows will then display a prompt to restart the system Select NO do not restart the computer at this time Windows will then find a second device Repeat steps 1 and 2 then click YES to
43. nterface window Sub menus display additional information about RAID configurations and make management an simple task 1 Array Management Click on the Management tab and select the Array Management option This will open a new window which will display all of the logical drives attached to the RAID controller The logical drives are grouped according to physical disk See the image below HighPoint Storage Management Software Console Array Management File Management View Operation Help lm 58 SB 1 Create Delete Rename Add Disk Verify Rebuild Abort System Information E WDC WDIDZAA E 57320414A A Name fzh Status Connected ny System OS Microsoft Windows 98 SE Sie Connected system OS Microsoft Windows 98 SE Fi System 192 9 200 135 connected a we 4 10 WighPotut ATA RAID Software Clicking on a drive icon to display information about this disk the right side of the screen will provide information about the physical disk including the model location transfer mode and capacity Clicking on an array icon will provide information about the selected array including the name of the array the RAID type or level and capacity Creating an Array If the Create Array option has been enabled under the Privilege settings and enough disks are available to create an array click the Create button located on the toolbar You can also click on the Operation tab and select the Create o
44. ntrol ioj x File Management wiew Operation Help E i dA amp Add Modify Delete Connect Disconnest arene _ ie el pope espe pi Mo system connected Li File This tab includes four sub tabs Remote Control Server configuration User Management Password and Exit Click the Exit button to exit Serial ATA RAID software Mangement This tab includes six sub tabs Array Management Device Management Spare Management Event Notification Task Schedule and Refresh These sub tabs will be introduced later HighPoint 43 ATA RAID Software View This tab includes two sub tabs Event View and Icon View The system will diplay the connection status of all the attached disks or disk arrays The Event View window will display all of the events recorded while the software 1s running The Icon View window explains the functions of the various icons used by the software Operation This tab includes 5 sub tabs Add Modify Delete Connect and Disconnect Help Click on this tab to view the Help topics or check information about this version of the HighPoint Storage Management software The help feature summarizes the functions of this software and includes a topic search option 4 4 Using the Software The File tab This software allows you to connect to remote computers that utilize HighPoint RAID controllers via an Internet connection After verifying the system s name and pass word the software can be used to
45. ption This will open the Array Creation Wizard window Step 1 Select the type of Array Select the type of array you wish to create using the drop down menu If JBOD was selected you can jump directly to Step 4 If any other type of array is selected enter an array name and click the Next button If you do not wish to name the array leave the Array Name field blank and click the Next button If RAID 0 10 or 5 was selected proceed to step 3 Array Type ERIDAN X Cancel JEA News gt Step 2 RAID 1 Creation Option If RAID 1 was selected select from the following array options see the image below 1 Create Only This option will create a RAID 1 array between the selected disks but will not preserve any of the data The data on both disks will be lost 2 Create and Duplicate This option will create a RAID 1 array between the selected disks and will copy the data from the Source disk to the Mirror also referred to as the target disk All data that was originally stored on the Mirror disk will be deleted HighPoint 4 ATA RAID Software Step 3 Specify the Block Size When creating a RAID 0 or 10 array select the Block Size from the drop down menu and click on the Next button See the image below When creating a RAID 5 array select the Block Size from the drop down menu and the appropriate Creation Option See the following page se io ATA RAID Softwar
46. r RAID driver Please press the F6 key at this time 2 The setup procedure will continue and will later instruct you to press the S key to specify additional adapters Please press the S key at this time 3 Then the setup program will prompt user to insert the driver diskette Please insert the driver diskette then press ENTER to continue 4 The following window will display several driver options Please select the RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller for Windows XP option and press ENTER to continue 5 The following window will list the devices that will be installed The RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller should be included If other devices need to be installed please install them at this time If all of the devices have been installed please proceed to the next step 6 Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup Verify Installation After the driver has been installed and the computer has been restarted 1 Right click My Computer icon then select Properties item from the popup menu 2 In the popup window select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button T Device Manager LR File Action View Help i Disk drives ig Display adapters DVO CD ROM drives E Monitors gi SCSI and RAID controllers ba RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller fi RocketRALTD 1542 1640 Controller x Sound video and game controllers I Guetem devires Make sure the RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller entries are displayed see the im
47. r choosing our products BA hilo PCC Part 15 Class Radio Frequency Interference Statement FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions
48. r to install then click Next to continue 3 In the following window of device list please select SCSI and RAID controllers and then click Next to continue 4 In the next window click on Have Disk then type in the driver location A Win_ XP into the following window then click OK to continue f installing the driver from a CD make sure to input the correct path For example D Driver Win XP Install From Disk H Insert the manufacturer s installation disk and then ania OK SD make sure that the correct drive is selected below Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from Awin xP 5 In the following window select RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller then click Next to continue 6 In the following window click on Continue Anyway then click Finish in the following window 7 Next Windows will find the HighPoint RCM device Please confirm the Digital Signature Not Found window when it appears Windows will then display a prompt to restart the system Select NO do not restart the computer at this time Windows will then find a second device Repeat steps 5 and 6 then click YES to restart the computer 2 9 HighPoint Adapter Installation Installing the RocketRAID 1640 driver during Windows XP installation 1 Booting from the CD ROM when the Windows XP Setup blue screen appears look towards the bottom of the screen Windows will prompt you to press the F6 key if you want to install a third part SCSI o
49. ray without initialization See the image below RAID 5 Array Name RAID 5 Select Devices 3 Selected Block Size KB 64 Warning The data on the disks you have selected will be lost Continue to Create the array Press Yes or N 0 to confirm If the No Build option is selected warning messages will be displayed See the following page 34 HighPoint BIOS Configuration Utility RAID 5 Array Name RAID 5 select Devices 3 Selected Block SizeC KB 64 Start Creation No Build Warning This option is not recommended It can only be used when the data and parity in the selected disks are in a consistent state Continue Press Y es or Nio to confirm Please pay close attention to this warning Press N to cancel and press Y to continue If Y is selected another warning message will be displayed See the image below Warning The data on the disks you have selected will be lost Continue to Create the array Press Yles or No to confirm Select Y to create the array and N to cancel Warning Please pay close attention when warning message are displayed during step 5 When creating RAID 0 5 and JBOD arrays selecting Y will destroy all data on the selected disks 3 3 Deleting Disk Arrays Follow these steps to delete a disk array 1 Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow key to highlight the Delete option and press ENTER The Status column will be ac
50. restart the computer Verify Installation After installing the driver and after Windows reboots 1 Right click on My Computer icon on desktop and then select Properties item from the menu 2 From the popup window activate Device Manager item see the following page HighPoint Adapter Installation System Properties 2fx General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection SI Computer CDROM 9 Disk drives a Display adapters D Floppy disk controllers SS Hard disk controllers 8 Keyboard Monitors gt Mouse E Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT amp SCSI controllers amp HPT RCM DEVICE amp HPT RCM DEVICE RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller S RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller Ml System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Properties Refresh Remove Print A Cancel Double click the SCSI controllers entry Four items should be displayed two entries for the RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller and two entries for the HPT RCM DEVICE Ifany ofthese items is not displayed or any or marks are displayed near the device icons the driver had not been correctly installed Delete these items and reinstall the driver Ifall four items are properly displayed the driver has been installed correc
51. sk If this option is unchecked then the system will never execute this scheduled task 5 Click the Finish button When a task has been added successfully it will appear to the task schedule list in the main window Modify Task Schedule Select a task that you want to modify from the Task schedule list in the main window then click the Modify button on the toolbar In the pop up window you can modify the task name and frequency the task occurs Delete Task Schedule Select a task that you want to delete from the Task Schedule list displayed in the main window and click on the Delete button located on the toolbar If the array is deleted all tasks assigned to the array will be deleted as well Miah Poter 421 ATA RAID Software The View tab 1 Event View Click the View tab and select the Event View option from the menu This will display a list of all the logged events of the remote system There are three types of logged events Information Warning and Error e Checking one of the Filter options will display all the selected type of events in the following event View window e Clicking the Clear button will clear all event View window in the event View window and those stored on the remote system e Clicking the Save button will save all of the events listed in the Event View window as a plain text file e Clicking the Print button will print all events listed in the event View window HighPoint Storag
52. tivated See the following page HighPoint 3 5 BIOS Configuration Utility RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s lt Create gt lt Add Remove Spare gt lt Settings gt lt View gt Array Name RAID Level Capacity GB Block Size KB elp Delete a RAID array attached to HPT374 Tiwze Next Item Enter Select ESC Backward Highlight the target disk array and press ENTER to delete it 2 A warning message will then appear See the image below Warning The data will be lost fire you sure to delete it Press Yles or N 0 to confirm Pay close attention to this warning Press Y to delete the selected array or press N to cancel 3 4 Add Remove Spare Follow these steps to add spare or delete spare from spare pool 1 Within the Menu column of the main interface use the arrow key to highlight the Add Remove Spare option and press ENTER The Status column will be activated See the image below Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode 2 Master ST315320A 15 30 ATA 66 3 Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 4 Master Maxtor 4G160J8 163 92 ATA 133 Use the arrow keys to highlight the target disk and press ENTER to add it to the spare pool To remove a disk from the spare pool highlight it and press ENTER 3 6 Wigh Point BIOS Configuration Utility 2 After a disk has been added to the spare pool it s status will be marked as Spare See the image below Channel Device Nam
53. tly Note 1 If the system is not restarted after installing the driver near the device entries wen e marks may displayed Windows NT4 0 Installing the RocketRAID 1640 driver for an existing Windows NT 4 0 system 1 Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel then double click on the SCSI Adapters icon 2 Anew window should be displayed click on the Driver tab then click on the Add button 3 In the following window click on the Have Disk button The following window will appear see the picture below Install From Disk Ed Insert the manufacturer installation disk into the drive OK selected and then click OF Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from Aswin NT 25 HighPoint Adapter Installation 4 Insert the driver diskette and type in the path of driver location A Win_NT in the above window then click OK If installing the driver from a CD make sure to input the correct path For example D RR15xx Windows Driver Win_NT 5 Within the following window select RocketRAID 154x 1640 Controller item and then click OK 6 Confirm the following system prompts to finish the driver installation When installation is complete restart the computer Installing the RocketRAID 1640 driver during Windows NT 4 0 installation 1 Press F6 key when the installation program prompts Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration 2 NT setup will then proceed normally L
54. will then be deleted Make sure the selected user is not connected to the remote computer the Delete option will be disabled if the user is connected to the system Set a User Password Highlight and select a user entry from the User Management window and click on the Set Password button You can also click on the File tab then select the Password option Changing a User s Password Highlight and select a user entry from the User Management window and click on the Set Password button You can also click on the File tab then select the Password option Enter the new password and click the OK button to confirm Click on the Cancel to cancel the operation Changing a User s Privilege level Highlight and select a user entry from the User Management window and click on the Privilege button The following window will be displayed High Pont 49 ATA RAID Software User privileze view _ L E management Y Array management i Spare Management x Notification E mail setting _ Clear events _ Restart the connected system UU Server param configuration x Task management X Cancel Make the appropriate changes and click the OK button to confirm Click on the Cancel button to cancel this operation The Management tab The HighPoint Storage management Console software provides a variety of RAID management features These features are listed under the RAID Management menu displayed under the main i
55. y the system the adapter s BIOS will start to scan for hard disk drives If drives are detected the following information will be displayed s i Pit Trouble Shooting RocketRAID 154x 1640 BIOS Setting Utility v2 01s gt i lt Delete gt lt Add Remove Spare gt lt Settings gt lt View gt Channel Device Name Array Name Capacity GB Mode Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 Slave No Device Master T315320A 15 30 ATA 66 Slave No Device Master MAXTOR 6L020J1 20 54 ATA 133 Slave No Device Master Maxtor 4G160J8 163 92 ATA 133 Slave No Device 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 elp Tle lt Next Item Enter Select EESC Quit Please pay close attention to the information displayed by the BIOS make sure all of the hard disks attached to the controller are recognized by the BIOS If one or more of the hard disks are not recognized open the computer s chassis and check for the following 1 Make sure the power cable for the hard drive is securely attached If necessary try using another power cable 2 Make sure the cable is securely attached to the hard disk If necessary try using another cable After checked the above please place the cover of computer chassis and power on the computer 3 Hard disk mode is not correctly recognized In order to boot from disk or disk array connected to adapter usually you should do the following 1 Set SCSI device as the first booting device in main board BIOS 2 Set

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