SiI3124 SATARAID5™
Quick Installation Guide
(Windows version)
Document Number: DOC-003124-204
Version 1.0
Document Number: DOC-003124-204
Version 1.0
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SiI3124 SATARAID5 Installation
Overview
This document guides you through the installation procedure of the SiI3124 SATARAID5 software and
the JAVA Runtime Environment (JRE) from Sun Microsystems (if it is not already installed on your
system). The SiI3124 SATARAID5 software is available for Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows XP
and Windows 2003. The following installation packages are available:
3124-W-I32-R: 32-bit version (all Windows versions)
3124-W-I64-R: 64-bit version (Windows XP and Windows 2003 only)
Be sure to install the installation package that is appropriate for your system.
You can use the installation package to automatically install, repair or remove the SATARAID Manager
and Driver software components for the RAID controller in your system. You can also manually remove
those components through the Windows Control Panel.
Physical Installation and External Connections
Before installing the SATARAID5 software, you should install the SiI3124 controller hardware into your
computer system. Refer to the installation instructions for the SiI3124 controller.
You can connect a SATA hard disk to each of the SATA ports on the SiI3124 RAID controller, as shown
in the illustration below. You can also connect one or more of the SATA ports to an external storage
enclosure that has Port Multiplier capabilities, such as the SV2000 Storage Appliance. In that case, be
sure to disable any hard drive virtualization by setting the external enclosure into JBOD mode. Refer to
the documentation for your external storage enclosure for instructions about how to set it into JBOD
mode. Also ensure that the latest available version of firmware for the storage enclosure is installed.
SiI3124 RAID
Controller
SiI3124 RAID
Controller
SATA Hard Disks connected to
each port of a RAID controller
External Storage
Enclosure
(Port Multiplier)
External Storage Enclosure connected
to one port of a RAID controller
Install Using the Microsoft Windows Installer
After installing SiI3124 controller and making all of the physical connections, use the following procedure
to install the SiI3124 SATARAID5 software onto your computer system.
Note: All of the SATARAID5 installation screens are shown for Windows XP. The frame and buttons may
appear slightly different on other versions of Windows.
1. Insert the SiI3124 SATARAID5 installation CD into your CD-ROM drive or download the installation
package from the Silicon Image website (http://www.siliconimage.com)
2. Double-click the 3124-W-I32-R.msi file (for the 32-bit version) or the 3124-W-I64-R.msi file (for the
64-bit version) to begin the installation process. The following welcome screen appears:
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3. Click Next to pass the welcome screen. The following license agreement screen appears:
4. After reviewing the License Agreement, click the I Agree radio button and click Next. The following
screen appears:
5. By default, the installer package will install a shortcut to the SATARAID5 Manager on your Windows
desktop. If you do not want the shortcut installed on your desktop, click the checkbox until it is
un-checked. Click Next, and the following screen appears:
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6. To accept the default installation folder (recommended), click Next and proceed to Step 7. Otherwise,
click Browse to select an alternate folder for the installation of the SATARAID5 software. After
confirming the installation folder, the following screen appears:
7. Click Next to proceed with the installation of the SATARAID5 Driver and Manager software files into
the folder specified above. A screen displays the progress of the installation process. When all of the
software files have been successfully installed, the following screen appears:
8. Click Close to close this screen. If the JAVA Run-Time Environment is already installed on your
system, the installation process is complete. Otherwise, the following screen appears:
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9. After reviewing the License Agreement, verify that the I accept the terms in the license agreement
radio button is selected and click Next. The following screen appears:
10. Select the Typical setup type (recommended) and click Next. The following screen appears:
11. When the installation completes, click Finish.
The SATARaid5 Manager software is installed into the Program Files \ Silicon Image folder. A
Windows Service named “SATARaid5 Configuration Service” is also installed and started. You can
then launch the SATARAID5 Manager by clicking on Start
All Programs
Silicon Image and
selecting SATARaid5Manager or by double-clicking on the Desktop shortcut icon (if it was installed).
Refer to the SATARAID5 User’s Guide for more information about how to how to create and manage
RAID Groups through the SATARAID5 Manager allocate and how to configure partitions using the
Windows Disk Management utility.
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Removing the Software
1. Insert the SiI3124 SATARAID5 Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive or download the installation
package from Silicon Image's website.
2. Double-click the 3124-W-I32-R.msi file (for the 32-bit version) or the 3124-W-I64-R.msi file (for the
64-bit version) to begin the removal process. The following screen appears:
3. Select the Remove radio button, and click Finish. A screen displays the progress of the software
removal process. When the removal process is complete, the following screen appears:
4. Click Close to close this dialog box.
Manually Remove Software Using Control Panel
1. Click on the Start button, select Control Panel, and select Add or Remove Programs. The
following screen appears:
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2. Select the SiI3124 SATARAID5 program, then click Remove. When the confirmation dialog
appears, select Yes to continue with the removal of the SATARAID5 software components.
Note: This procedure only removes the SiI3124 SATARAID5 Driver and Manager software components
from your system. If you also wish to remove the JAVA Run-Time Environment, that program must be
removed separately using the above procedure.
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