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  • Page 1

    4+1 SA T A II 300 IDE/P A T A PCI-E Combo Host Card w/ RAID & Port Multiplier User Manual Model: UGT -IS100R All brand names and tradema rks are pr operties of thei r respective o w ners. w w w . v a n t e c u s a . c o m[...]

  • Page 2

     UGT -IS100R P a g e  2  T able of Contents 1. Features and Benefits ......................... 3 2. Bus Interface ........................................ 3 3. Ports ...................................................... 3 4. System Requirements ......................... 4 5. Package Contents ................................ 4 6. Hardwa[...]

  • Page 3

     UGT -IS100R P a g e  3  Features and Benefits z Compliant with one-lane 2.5Gb/ s PCI Express specification z Compliant with Serial A T A 1.0 specification z Supports Serial A T A Generatio n 2 transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s z Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ) on SA T A ports z Supports Hot Plug z Provides three independent chan nels to con[...]

  • Page 4

     UGT -IS100R P a g e  4  System Requirements z PCI Express-enabled system with one available PCI Express slot z Windows® 2000, XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 (32/64 bit) Package Contents z 1 x 4+1 SA T A II 300 IDE/P A T A PCI-E Combo Host Card w/ RAID & Port Multiplier z 1 x Driver CD z 1 x User ’s Manual z 2 x SA T A Data Cable z 1 x IDE[...]

  • Page 5

    default, Port CON1 & CON2 are working.  UGT -IS100R P a g e  5  Jumper Settings JP Description Act ive Po rt 1-2 close Enable SA T A Port CON1 J1-J4 2-3 close Enable SA T A Port[...]

  • Page 6

     UGT -IS100R P a g e  6  CON3 1-2 close Enable SA T A Port CON2 J5-J8 2-3 close Enable SA T A Port CON4 Hardware Installation 1. T urn Off the power to your computer . 2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer ’ s cover . 3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI-E slot. 4. T o install the bard, carefull y align the car[...]

  • Page 7

     UGT -IS100R P a g e  7  RAID Arrays RAID Arrays are setup in the 4+1 SA T A II 300 IDE/P A T A PCI-E Combo Host Card w/ RAID & Port Multiplier ’s BIOS. There are four config urations supported: RAID level/T ype Configurations Number of disks needed RAID 0 Disk S tripin g 2 or 3 or 4 RAID 1 Disk Mirroring 2 RAID 0+1 Disk S tripin [...]

  • Page 8

     UGT -IS100R P a g e  8  “space” key to mark the selected disk, then press Enter . 6. Please use arro w keys ↑ and ↓ to select chunk size from 4K , 8K , 16K , 32K , 64K or 128K , then press Enter . 7. Input the RAID size, press Enter . 8. When asked Created RAID on the select HDD (Y/N)? , press Y to acc ept. 9. At the next scree[...]

  • Page 9

     UGT -IS100R P a g e  9  7. When asked Created RAID on the select HDD (Y/N)? , press Y to acc ept. 8. At the next screen select Save And Exit Setup , press Enter . When asked Save to disk &Exit (Y/N)? , press Y to exit the BIOS. CONCA TENA TION (JBOD) 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+J when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the [...]

  • Page 10

     UGT -IS100R  P age10 exit the BIOS. RAID 0+1 (S triping + Mirroring) 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+J when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the next screen select Create R A ID Disk Drive , press Enter . 3. Enter RAID name, press Enter . 4. Please use arro w keys ↑ and ↓ to switch the RAID level t o 01-Stripe+Mirror , then p[...]

  • Page 11

     UGT -IS100R  P age11 Delete RAID Disk Drive 1. As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+J when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. 2. At the next screen sel ect Delete RA ID Disk Dri v e , press Enter . 3. Pleas e use arrow keys ↑ and ↓ to select the a rray you want to delete, use the “space” key to mark the selected array , then press DEL . [...]

  • Page 12

     UGT -IS100R  P age12 connection information, will be written to the replaceme nt disk. Rebuild Mirror Drive When a failure to one m ember occurs, you will be notifi ed by the RAID BIOS during boot. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set. 1. Replace the failed drive(s) with one of e qual or greater capacity , s[...]

  • Page 13

     UGT -IS100R  P age13 F up. During this (POST) process, the BIOS w ill show up and indicate the devices attached to it. Driver Installation For Windows® 2000, XP and Server 2003 or A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. T o make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “ UGT -IS 10[...]

  • Page 14

     UGT -IS100R  P age14 on-screen instructions to complete the Wind ows inst allation. For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver installation and boot up to Windows. 2. Please insert the CD driver bou nd with 4+1 SA T A II 300 IDE/P A T A PCI-E Combo H ost Card w/ RAID & Port Multiplier into your CD-ROM Driv[...]

  • Page 15

     UGT -IS100R  P age15 directions below . 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windo ws installation. 2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 3. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the driver . 4. When prompted, press S to specify the loc ation of the driver . 5. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter . 6. Sele[...]

  • Page 16

     UGT -IS100R  P age16 F installation. 6. Restart Windows to comp lete the installation. For Windows® V ista or A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. T o make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “ UGT -IS 100R2000_XP_2003_Vist aFloppy32 ” folder , found on the driver CD, o[...]

  • Page 17

     UGT -IS100R  P age17 F 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver i nstallation and boot up to Windows. 2. Please insert the CD driver bou nd with 4+1 SA T A II 300 IDE/P A T A PCI-E Combo H ost Card w/ RAID & Port Multiplier into your CD-ROM Drive. 3. At the Windows desktop, click Star t , then Ru n . 4. T ype D: UGT -IS100R2000_XP[...]

  • Page 18

     UGT -IS100R  P age18 F 3. At the W indows Setup screen, press Load Driver to inst all the RAID driver . 4. Insert the floppy disk, please select JMicron JMB36X Controller (A:jRA ID_f.inf) , then press Next . (Change A: to match your floppy drive letter) 5. F ollow the on-screen instructi ons to complete the Windows installation. or [...]

  • Page 19

    For Windows® Server 2008/7 (32-bit) For New Installation 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to Windo ws installation. 2. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 3. At the W indows Setup screen, press Load Driver to inst all the RAID driver . 4. Please insert the CD driver bou nd with 4+1 SA T A II 300 IDE/P A T A PCI-E Combo H ost Card w/ [...]

  • Page 20

     UGT -IS100R  P age20 F into your CD-ROM Drive. 3. At the Windows desktop, click Star t , then Ru n . 4. T ype D: UGT -IS100R2000_XP_20 03_V istasetup.exe , click OK . (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 5. Follo w the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 6. Restart Windows to comp lete the installation. Fo[...]

  • Page 21

    7. Follo w the on-screen i nstructions to complete the installation.  UGT -IS100R  P age21 For An Existing Installation 1. Setup the RAID Array prior to driver i nstallation and boot up to Windows. 2. Please insert the CD driver bou nd with 4+1 SA T A II 300 IDE/P A T A PCI-E Combo H ost Card w/ RAID & Port Multiplier into your CD-R[...]

  • Page 22

     UGT -IS100R  P age22 Controller: -JMicron JMB36X Controller should b e displayed Windows® Vist a: Double click Storage controlle rs: -JMicron JMB36X Controller should b e displayed[...]