User manual TYAN TOMCAT I875PR

[. . . ] Tomcat i875PR S5102-P User's Manual Tomcat i875PR /// Revision 1. 00 S5102-P Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2005. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp. All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following. TYAN, Tomcat, i875PR and S5102-P are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation. [. . . ] Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss. ® 4. 1 ­ Getting Started Important If you wish to include your current bootable Serial or Parallel ATA drive using the Windows NT 4. x, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your SATA RAID Controller, do NOT connect the hard drive to the SATA RAID 378 controller yet. You MUST install the Windows NT4, 2000, or XP driver software first onto this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. The PDC20378 controller supports up to two Serial ATA hard drives and two Parallel ATA hard drives 1. Configure the jumpers of the Parallel ATA hard drive you're preparing to connect to the SATA RAID controller using the proper Master, Slave, or Cable-Select settings. For more information, refer to the manual that came with your hard drive. Install all of the hard drives into the hard drive bays of your system, including the power cables. Attach the Parallel ATA cable to the hard drive(s) and to the Parallel ATA Port connector on the SATA RAID controller. Attach Serial ATA data cable to each hard drive. Then attach the other ends of the cables to one of the Serial ATA ports on the SATA RAID controller. All of the connectors are keyed so they will only attach one way. Note PDC20378 is a PCI Plug-n-Play (PnP) device. No changes are necessary in the Motherboard CMOS Setup for resources or drive types in most applications. 2. 3. 4-1 http://www. tyan. com Tomcat i875PR S5102-P Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model) 4. 2 ­ Creating Your Disk Array WARNING: Before installing the driver into an existing system, backup any necessary data. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss. If you set the embedded Promise controller as RAID configuration and this is the first time you boot with the PDC20378 and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will display the following screen. FastTrak 378 (tm) BIOS Version 1. 00. 0. XX (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility or Press <ESC> to continue booting . . . 2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to display the FastBuildTM Utility Main Menu FastBuild (tm) Utility 2. xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Main Menu ] Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 1 ] View Drive Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 2 ] Define Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 3 ] Delete Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 4 ] Rebuild Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 5 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1. . . 5 to Select Option [ESC] Exit 4-2 http://www. tyan. com Tomcat i875PR S5102-P Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model) 3. Press "1" to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and easiest method to creating your first array. [. . . ] Besides designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has continuously offered customers service beyond their expectations. Tyan's website (www. tyan. com) provides easy-to-access resources such as in-depth Linux Online Support sections with downloadable Linux drivers and comprehensive compatibility reports for chassis, memory and much more. With all these convenient resources just a few keystrokes away, users can easily find the latest software and operating system components to keep their systems running as powerful and productive as possible. Tyan also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly customer support through email. [. . . ]