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SIIG 04-0373C User Manual

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For Existing Hard Drives with Data
1.

As the BIOS boots press either 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 Mirrored 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.

At the Disk Copy window select Yes, then press

Enter.

8.

Select Offline copy, then press Enter.

9.

When asked Are You Sure (Y/N)?, press Y to begin

disk copy.
Note: Disk copy time is dependant on the size of the

mirrored set. Do not interrupt disk copy once

started.

10. After disk copy completes, press Ctrl+E to exit the

BIOS.

11. When asked Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?, press Y to

exit and reboot.

Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set

When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified

either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the SATA Raid

GUI while in Windows. The steps below will guide you

in rebuilding a failed mirror set.
1.

Shutdown Windows, replace the failed hard drive,

then restart the system.

2.

During boot press either Ctrl+S or F4 to enter the

RAID BIOS.