Encore ENLSA2-2C-PCIE Manuale utente
Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card
User Manual
Ver. 2.00
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Features and Benefits
zCompliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
zCompliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification with support for full
complement of SATA II optional features
zInstalls in any available PCI Express slot and supports data
transfer rates up to 3.0Gbps
zSupports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Non-zero offsets
NCQ, and Out-of-order data delivery NCQ
zSupports RAID 0(striping) and RAID 1(mirroring) for speed and
data protection respectively
System Requirements
zPCI Express-enabled system with one available PCI Express slot
zWindows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista™
Package Contents
z1x Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card
z1x Driver CD
z1x SATA Data Cable & 1 x SATA Power Cable
z1x Manual
Hardware Description
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Jumper Settings
JP Description Active Port
1-2 close Enable SATA Connector 1J1-J4
2-3 close Enable SATA Connector 3
1-2 close Enable SATA Connector 2J5-J8
2-3 close Enable SATA Connector 4
Note: There are four SATA ports in Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card.
We named these ports character A through D. Ports A & B are external
SATA ports and C & D are internal SATA ports. By changing the
jumper setting on Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card that allows you to
utilize 2 ports of this card at the same time. Please set which port to
work by jumper setting. By default, Port C and D are working.
Hardware Installation
1. Turn Off the power to your computer and any other connected
peripheral devices.
2. Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer.
3. Remove your computer’s cover.
4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI Express slot.
5. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with
the selected PCI Express slot on the motherboard. Push the board
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down firmly, but gently, until it is well seated.
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
Device Connection
Serial ATA hard drives should come with their own accessories. In
most cases, you just need to power up the device and connect them to
the ports. The Encore SATA2 RAID PCIe Card is two channel Serial
ATA controller that supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is
recommended to use identical drives for all RAID configurations.
However, it’s possible to combine hard drives of different sizes and
makes.
RAID Arrays
RAID Arrays are setup in the SiI 3132 SATA PCIe RAID adapter’s
BIOS.
RAID 0 (Striping)
This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. Striping will
destroy existing data on the hard drive. Auto Configuration is
recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size,
Manual Configuration is offered.
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Auto configuration (recommended)
The default chunk size is 64k when selecting Auto configuration.
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter
the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID0, then press Enter.
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
5. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
6. When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
8. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to exit and
reboot.
9. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were
installing a conventional hard drive.
Manual configuration
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter
the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select RAID0, then press Enter.
4. Select Manual configuration then press Enter.
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5. Select chunk size from 8k, 16k, 32k, 64k or 128k, then press
Enter.
6. Select the first drive, press Enter.
7. Select the second drive, press Enter.
8. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
9. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
11. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and
reboot.
12. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were
installing a conventional hard drive.
RAID 1 (Mirror)
For New/Blank Hard Drives
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter
the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter.
4. Select Auto configuration, then press Enter.
5. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
6. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
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7. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
8. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and
reboot.
9. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were
installing a conventional hard drive.
For Existing Hard Drives with Data
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter
the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. At the next screen select RAID1 then press Enter.
4. Select Manual configuration, then press Enter.
5. Select the Source drive, press Enter.
6. Select the Target drive, press Enter.
7. Select Create with data copy, then press Enter.
8. Select online copy, then press Enter.
Note: Selcting Online Copy builds the mirror while in Windows.
Selecting Offline Copy builds the mirror before exiting the RAID
BIOS.
9. Input the RAID size, press Enter.
10. Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
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11. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and
reboot.
CONCATENATION (JBOD)
This RAID array allows you to use one or two hard drives to a
JBOD(Just a Bunch Of Disks) array. Although JBOD doesn’t offer
other RAID functionality, it makes the hard disks appear to be a single
one by combining the drives into one larger logical one without any
capacity loss.
Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set
When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified by the
RAID BIOS during boot. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding
a failed mirror set.
1. Replace he failed drive(s) with one of equal or greater capacity,
then start the computer.
2. During boot press Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the RAID BIOS.
3. Select Create RAID Set press Enter.
4. Select SPARE DRIVE, then press Enter.
5. Select the single hard drive then press Enter.
6. Input RAID size, press Enter. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?,
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Press Y to confirm.
7. Select Rebuild Raid 1 Set, press Enter.
8. When asked Are you sure(Y/N)?, press Y confirm. The mirror
will begin rebuilding. Do not interface with process.
9. When rebuilding is finished, press Ctrl+E.
10. When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and
reboot.
Deleting RAID Arrays
1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter
the RAID BIOS.
2. Select Delete RAID Set, then press Enter.
3. Select the RAID set then press Enter.
4. When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.
Resolving Conflicts
When a RAID set is created, then metadata written to the disk includes
drive connection information. If, after a disk failure, the replacement
disk was previously part of a RAID set (or used in another system), it
may have conflicting metadata. If so, this will prohibit the RAID set
from being either created or rebuilt, in order for the RAID set to
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