Addonics Technologies AD2SA3GPX1 User Manual

2-port sata ii raid5/jbod pci express controller card

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T E C H N O L O G I E S
2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD
PCI Express Controller Card
(AD2SA3GPX1)
User's Guide
Revision 1.1

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  • Page 1 Addonics T E C H N O L O G I E S 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card (AD2SA3GPX1) User’s Guide Revision 1.1...
  • Page 2: Fcc Warning

    Addonics reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Hardware Configuration ..........10-11 Windows 2000 Driver ..........11-12 Windows XP Driver ..........13-14 Windows 2003 Server ..........15-16 Verifying controller driver..........16 Technical Support & Contact Information ........…17 Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Specifications

    Compliant with PCI Express 1.0a specification All registers appear in unified memory space All registers accessible through I/O space Full-chip command-completion status accessible with single PCI Express access Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Raid Tutorial

    2.5 JBOD (Just Bunch of Disks) The JBOD is a virtual disk that can either be an entir e disk drive or a segment of a single disk drive. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 6: Chapter 3 Bios Installation

    7. Press Y to save your settings. 8. Press Ctrl-E then Y to exit the setup. 9. Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to software installation section. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 7 To resolve this, select Resolve Conflicts, and the correct metadata, including the correct drive connection information; will be written to the replacement disk. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 8: Chapter 4 New Windows Xp System (Fresh Installation)

    Open the Addonics Technologies Driver Disk. On the main menu select SATA Controller Drivers > AD2SA3GPX1. The Winzip Self-Extractor – AD2SA3GPX1 opens. Click Browse and select My Documents. d. The folder AD2SA3GPX1 will be created. Select the folder with your corresponding operating system and extract the file to the floppy diskette.
  • Page 9 9. Are you sure to exit? Press Y. 10. The PC will reboot. 11. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 to specify and add the driver. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 10 Server 2003 or Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows 2000, press Enter. 14. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 11: Chapter 5 Existing Windows System Installation

    Chapter 5 Existing Windows System installation Existing System with Port Multiplier Hardware Configuration Port 1 2 eSATA port PCI bracket Port 1 Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 12: Windows 2000 Driver

    Note: Using the Port Multiplier with the AD2SA3GPX1 host controller In the RAID BIOS, you can only see ONE hard drive, even if the all 5 hard drives are connected to the Port Multiplier’s five ports. The hard drive that you see is the one connected to port 1 of the Port Multiplier where the Port Multiplier is connected to port 1 of the host controller.
  • Page 13 10. Please wait while the wizard installs the software… 11. When the new hardware wizard has finished installin g the device and it’s component, restart the PC for the new settings to take effect. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 14: Windows Xp Driver

    Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD that came with your package first before installing the Host Controller. 1. Power on the system. Insert the CDROM that came with the product. The Addonics Technologies Driver Disk window pops up. 2. Windows Explorer will open up with two folders. Drivers Utilities 3.
  • Page 15 14. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing th e Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device, the System Setting Change window pops up. Do you want to restart your computer now? Click Yes. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 16: Windows 2003 Server

    Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD that came with your package first before installing the Host Controller. 1. Power on the system. Insert the CDROM that came with the product. The Addonics Technologies Driver Disk window pops up. 2. Windows Explorer will open up with two folders. Drivers Utilities 3.
  • Page 17: Verifying Controller Driver

    2. Double click on 'SCSI and RAID Controllers', If there is no yellow '! ' or ' ? ' in front of 'Silicon Image SiI 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller', the driver is started correctly. Addonics Technologies Users Guide v1.0 2-Port SATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express Controller Card...
  • Page 18: Technical Support & Contact Information

    OPERATING SYSTEM – What version of Windows WHAT’S THE TROUBLE? – Give enough information about your problem so that we can recreate and diagnose it. FREE Software Drivers for all Addonics Technologies Products are available 24 hours per day at the World Wide Web Site: www.addonics.com...

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