Addonics Technologies SATA eSATA Mini SAS ADSA4R5 User Manual

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Hardware Installations:  
1. Remove PC cover. 
2. Select an empty PCI s lot and insert the SATA Controller. 
3. Makes sure to secure the bracket with a screw. 
4. Close the PC’s cover. 
 
Fresh Windows Operating System Installation Types: 
A. Concatenated Raid Set 
Requires One hard drive 
B. Stripped Raid Set (RAID 0) 
Requires Two hard drives 
C. Mirrored Raid Set (RAID 1) 
Requires Two hard drives 
D. Parit y Raid Set (RAID 5) 
Requires Three or more hard drives 
 
A.  CONCATENATED RAID Set Configuration in RAID BIOS: 
1. Power ON your PC. 
2. Wait until  the system prompts for the RAID BIOS Configuration Utility. 
Press CTRL+ S or the F4 key to enter th e BIOS RAID Utility. 
3. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displa yed. Select Create RAID 
set. 
4. Choose CONCATENATION.  Press Enter. Press Enter to select first 
drive of the RAID set. 
5. Are You Sure? Press Y. 
6. Under the Logical Drive Component, you should see SiI Co ncatenation 
and the Drive Capacity. 
7. Press CRTL+E to Exit. 
8. Are you sure to exit? Press Y. 
9. The PC will r eboot. 
10. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 to specify and add the driver. 
11. Insert th e Floppy  Driver diskette containin g the driver from step 1 abo ve. 
Press S, then press Enter. 
12. Select  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP/ 
Server 2003 or  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows 2000,  
press Enter. 
13. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to 
complete installation. 
 
 
 
  
						

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B.  STRIPPED RAID Set Configuration in RAID BIOS: 
1. Power ON your PC. 
2. Wait until the sys tem prompts for the RAID BIOS Co nfiguration Utility. 
Press CTRL+ S or th e F4 key to e nter the BIOS RAID Utility. 
3. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displa yed. Select Create RAID 
set. 
4. Choose RAID 0.  Press Enter. Press Enter to automatically create RAID 
set. 
5. Press Enter to select the Raid size. 
6. Are You Sure? Press Y. 
7. Under the Logical Dri ve Component, you should see SiI Raid0 Set and 
the Drive Capacity. 
8. Press CRTL+E to Exit. 
9. Are you sure to exit? Press Y. 
10. The PC will r eboot. 
11. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 to specify  and add the dr iver. 
12. Insert the Floppy Driver diskette containin g the driver from step 1 abo ve. 
Press S, then press Enter. 
13. Select  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP/ 
Server 2003 or  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows 2000,  
press Enter. 
14. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to 
complete installation. 
 
 
C.  MIRRORED RAID Set Configuration in RAID BIOS: 
1. Power ON your PC. 
2. Wait unt il the sys tem prompts for the RAID BIOS Co nfiguration Utility. 
Press CTRL+ S or the F4 key to enter th e BIOS RAID Utility. 
3. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displa yed. Select Create RAID 
set. 
4. Choose RAID 1.  Press Enter. Press Enter to automatically create a 
RAID 1 set without data copy. 
5. Press Enter to select the Raid size.  
6. Are You Sure? Press Y. 
7. Under the Logical Drive Component, you should see SiI Raid1 Set and 
the Drive Capacity. 
8. Press CRTL+E to Exit. 
9. Are you sure to exit? Press Y. 
 
  
						

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10. The PC will reboot. 
11. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 to specify  and add the dr iver. 
12. Insert the Floppy  Driver diskette containing the driver from step 1 above . 
Press S, then press Enter. 
13. Select  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP/ 
Server 2003 or  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows 2000,  
press Enter. 
14. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to    
complete installation. 
 
 
D.  PARITY RAID Set Configuration in RAID BIOS: 
1. Power ON your PC. 
2. Wait until the sys tem prompts for the RAID BIOS Co nfiguration Utility. 
Press CTRL+ S or the F4 key to enter th e BIOS RAID Utility. 
3. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displa yed. Select Create RAID 
set. 
4. Choose RAID 5.  Press Enter.  
5. Select how many drives for the raid set. Press Enter to select 3. 
6. Press Enter to automatically create raid set. 
7. Press Enter to select the Raid size.  
8. Are You Sure? Press Y. 
9. Under the Logical Dri ve Component, you should see SiI Raid5 Set and 
the Drive Capacity. 
10. Press CRTL+E to Exit. 
11. Are you sure to exit? Press Y. 
12. The PC will r eboot. 
13. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 to specify  and add the dr iver. 
14. Insert the Floppy Driver diskette contain ing the driver from step 1 above . 
Press S, then press Enter. 
15. Select  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP/ 
Server 2003 or  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows 2000,  
press Enter. 
16.  Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen instructions to    
       complete installation. 
  
						

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Chapter 5  Existing Windows System installation 
 
This section provides the information on h ow to install the drivers of RAID 
Native SATA-150 4Ports PCI Host Adapter onto computer with existing 
operating systems: 
 
 
5.1. Win dows 2000 Driver and software install ation 
 
For Existing Windows 2000 Systems (with Service Pack 2 or later) 
Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD th at came with your package 
first before installing the Host Co ntroller. 
 
1. Powe r on th e system.  In sert the CDROM that came with the product. 
The Addoni cs Technologies Dri ver Disk window po ps up. Select SATA 
Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 
2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up. Click the 
Browse button and locate My Documents, click OK. Click the Unzip 
button. 
3. Go to My Doc uments, double click the SiI 3124 folder and select the 
SATARAID Tools fo lder. Select the folder with your operatin g system. 
4. Install the SATARAID5 sof tware by clicking the 3124-W-I32-R.   
a. Welcome to the 3124-W-I32-R SATARAID5 Setup W izard: 
Click Next. 
b. License Agreement: Select ‘I Agree’, click Next. 
c. Do yo u want to add a  shortcut to your Desktop? : Click Next. 
d. Select Installation Folder: Click Next. 
e. Confirm Installation: Click Next. 
f. The J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5 – License window 
opens. Select ‘I acc ept the terms in the license agreement’ then 
click Next. 
g. J2SE Runtime Environment  5.0 Update 5 – Setup Type: Click 
Next. 
h. J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5 – Complete: Click 
Finish. 
i. 3124-W-I32-R-SATARAID5 – Installat ion Complete: Click 
Close. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Hardware Installations:  
5. Power OFF PC and rem ove its cover. 
6. Select an empty PCI s lot and insert the SATA Controller. 
7. Makes sure to secure the bracket with a screw. 
8. Close the PC’s cover. 
 
Windows 2000 Driver Installations  
9. Turn computer ON. When Win dows boots up,  “Found New H ardware 
Wizard” pops on the screen. The Digita l Signature Not Found window 
opens. The Silicon Image SiI 3124 SoftRaid5 Controller is identified. Do 
you want to continue the insta llation? Click Yes. 
10. Please wait while the wizard install s the software… 
11. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Serial ATA 
Controller Card, click Finish to complete the installations. 
12. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” pops on the screen and the Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device is identified. Do yo u want to continue 
the installation? Click Yes. 
13. Please wait while the wizard install s the software… 
14. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device, click Finish to complete the 
installations. 
15. Restart the PC for the new settings to take effect. 
  
						

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5.2. Windows XP Driver and Software Install ation 
 
Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD tha t came with your package 
first before installing the Host Controller. 
 
1. Powe r on th e system.  In sert the CDROM that came with the product. 
The Addoni cs Technologies Dri ver Disk window po ps up. Select SATA 
Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 
2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up. Click the 
Browse button and locate My Documents, click OK. Click the Unzip 
button. 
3. Go to My Documents, double click the SiI 3124 folder and select the 
SATARAID Tools fo lder. Select the folder with your operatin g system. 
4. Install the SATARAID5 software by c licking the 3124-W-I32-R.  
a. Welcome to the 3124-W-I32-R SATARAID5 Setup W izard: 
Click Next. 
b. License Agreement: Select ‘I Agree’, click Next. 
c. Do yo u want to add a  shortcut to your Desktop? : Click Next. 
d. Select Installation Folder: Click Next. 
e. Confirm Installation: Click Next. 
f. The J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5 – License window 
opens. Select ‘I acc ept the terms in the license agreement’ then 
click Next. 
g. J2SE Runtime Environment  5.0 Update 5 – Setup Type: Click 
Next. 
h. J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5 – Complete: Click 
Finish. 
i. 3124-W-I32-R-SATARAID5 – Installation Complete: Click 
Close. 
 
Hardware Installations:  
5. Power OFF PC and rem ove its cover. 
6. Select an empty PCI s lot and insert the SATA Controller. 
7. Makes sure to secure the bracket with a screw. 
8. Close the PC’s cover. 
 
Windows XP Driver Installations 
9. Turn computer ON. When Win dows boots up,  “Found New H ardware 
Wizard” pops on the screen an d the Silicon Image SiI 3124 SoftRaid5 
Controller is identified. What do you w ant the wizard to do? “Install the 
software automaticall y (Recommended)” i s selected by default. Click 
Next. 
10. Please wait while the wizard install s the software… 
11. The Hardware Installation window ope ns. Click “Continue Anyway ”.  
						

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12. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Serial ATA 
Controller Card, click Finish to complete the installations. 
13. The “Found New H ardware Wizard” pops on the screen and th e Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device  is identified. What  do you want th e 
wizard to do? “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” is 
selected by de fault. Click Next. 
14. Please wait while the wizard install s the software… 
15. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing th e Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device, click Finish to complete the 
installations. 
16. Restart the PC for the new settings to take effect. 
  
						

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5.3. Windows 2003 Server Driver and software install ation 
 
Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD th at came with your package 
first before installing the Host Controller. 
 
1. Power on the sys tem.  Insert the CDROM that came with the product. 
The Addoni cs Technologies Dri ver Disk window po ps up. Select SATA 
Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 
2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up. Click the 
Browse button and locate My Documents, click OK. Click the Unzip 
button. 
3. Go to My Documents, double click the SiI 3124 folder and select the 
SATARAID Tools fo lder. Select the folder with your operatin g system. 
4. Install the SATARAID5 software by  clicking the 3124-W-I32-R.  
a. Welcome to the 3124-W-I32-R SATARAID5 Setup Wizard: 
Click Next. 
b. License Agreement: Select ‘I Agree’, click Next. 
c. Do you want to add a  shortcut to your Desktop? : Click Next. 
d. Select Installation Folder: Click Next. 
e. Confirm Installation: Click Next. 
f. The J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5 – License window 
opens. Select ‘I acc ept the terms in the license agreement’ then 
click Next. 
g. J2SE Runtime Environment  5.0 Update 5 – Setup Type: Click 
Next. 
h. J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 5 – Complete: Click 
Finish. 
i. 3124-W-I32-R-SATARAID5 – Installation Complete: Click 
Close. 
 
Hardware Installations:  
5. Power OFF PC and remove its cover. 
6. Select an empty PCI s lot and insert the SATA Controller. 
7. Makes sure to secure the bracket with a screw. 
8. Close the PC’s cover. 
 
Windows 2003 Server Driver Installations  
9. Turn computer ON. Wh en Windows boots up,  “Found New H ardware 
Wizard” pops on the screen an d the Silicon Image SiI 3124 SoftRaid5 
Controller is identified. What do you want the wizard t o do? “Install t he 
software automati cally (Recommended)” is selected by default. Click 
Next. 
10. Please wait while the wizard install s the software… 
  
						

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11. The Hardware Install ation window opens. Click “Continue Anyway”. 
12. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Serial ATA 
Controller Card, click Finish to complete the installations. 
13. The “Found New H ardware Wizard” pops on the screen and th e Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device  is identified. What  do you want th e 
wizard to do? “Install th e software automat ically (Reco mmended)” is 
selected by de fault. Click Next. 
14. Please wait while the wizard insta lls the software… 
15. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing th e Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device, click Finish to complete the 
installations. 
16. Restart the PC for the new settings to take effect. 
 
 
 
 
Verifying Host Controller Driver installation under  
Windows 2000/XP/2003 
 
1. Right click on My Computer icon, select Properties, left click on 
Hardware tab, and th en on Device Manager button. 
2. Double click on SCSI and RAID Controllers, If ther e is no yellow 
!  or  ?  in front of Silicon Image SiI 3124 SoftRaid 5 
Controller, the dri ver is started correctly.   
  
						

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Technical Support 
 
If you need assistan ce to get your unit functionin g properly, please call 
Addonics Technical Support.  Our techn ical staff will be happy to assist you, 
but they will need y our help to do so.  Calling t he technical support staff 
without all the proper information can be both time consuming and 
frustrating.  Here are some tips to help yo u out: 
 
MODEL NUMBER – Please have this number on hand. 
SYSTEM INFORMATION – Type of computer, periph erals, etc. 
OPERATING SYSTEM – What version of Windows    
WHAT’S THE TROUBLE? – Give enough information  
about your problem so that we c an recreate and diag nose it. 
 
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