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Cable Connections
1. Attach the SATA hard drives (up to 5) to the SATA ports on the Hardware
Port Multiplier (HPM) using SATA cables. It is recommended to connect
drives to the SATA ports 1 to 5 successively.
2. To provide power to the HPM, connect a 4-pin floppy power cable from the
system power supply to the floppy power connector on the HPM.
3. Optional: Connect LEDs to the Activity & Error LED jumper block
Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron
HW RAID Manager Utility Program:
1. For Windows users, install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located on the
SATA Controller CD. In the CD, go to Configuration Utilities > JMB393. This
manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume.
It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch setting when
using the JMicron HW RAID Manager.
2. Modify the RAID mode on the 5-port HPM-XA using DIP switch
Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID
Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Windows users can also use the
procedure below.
Note: Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified.
a. Set the DIP switch as shown below.
b. Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.
c. While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power
where the HPM is connected. The buzzer will sound while holding the
RAID setting button. Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware
initialization. A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is
completed. The above steps act as a reset.
d. Power off the system power.
e. On the DIP switch, change (M0 to M2) setting to the
desired RAID mode using the diagram below.
All settings on the diagram shows
• Error buzzer function is ENABLED
• EZ function is DISABLED.
1 2 3 4 5
SW1
BZS EZ M2 M1 M0
RAID 0 Mode
1 2 3 4 5
SW1
BZS EZ M2 M1 M0
Clone Mode
1 2 3 4 5
SW1
BZS EZ M2 M1 M0
RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode
1 2 3 4 5
SW1
BZS EZ M2 M1 M0
Large Mode
1 2 3 4 5
SW1
BZS EZ M2 M1 M0
RAID 3 Mode
1 2 3 4 5
SW1
BZS EZ M2 M1 M0
Individual Drives Mode
1 2 3 4 5
SW1
BZS EZ M2 M1 M0
RAID 5 Mode
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
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OFF