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User Manual
SATA 4 Port PCI Adaptor with RAID RC209
After you install RC-209 successfully by floppy disk, installation will lead you back to the
same screen as below and then press “enter” to left the setting.
f. Once the system can find the HD connecting to RC-209, you can follow the normal steps
to complete the Windows installation.
3. If you want to create a mirror with a HD with existing OS and a fresh HD, the data on existing
HD will copy to fresh HD and boot as RAID 1. In addition, based on the above situation, if
a bootable HD on the RC209 is desired. It means in this case you will boot our computer
from RC209 instead of motherboard. Please follow the following instructions.
a. Install RC-209 to an existing OS HD connecting to motherboard.
b. After RC-209 install complete, turn off PC. Take the original HD off from motherboard and
connect to RC-209. Take another fresh HD to connect to RC-209 for setting mirror.
c. Turn on PC and enter RAID BIOS to set mirror. Choose “Manual” and then select the
original HD as the data source to complete mirror. The copy will take a long time
depending on your HD capability. After data copy complete, save and left RAID BIOS.
Important message: If you choose the wrong HD source at the step of “manual”,
all your data will be lost.
d. Reboot your PC and now you can enter your OS with RAID 1.
Detail guide
For Windows® XP/Server 2003