Cavalry CADA-SA4 Installation guide

Brand: Cavalry

Model: CADA-SA4

Category: Disk arrays

Type: Installation guide

Cavalry CADA-SA4 is a high-performance, external storage solution that offers reliable data protection and lightning-fast transfer speeds. With support for RAID 5 configuration, it ensures data redundancy and minimizes the risk of data loss in case of a drive failure. Connect your CADA-SA4 to your computer via eSATA for easy file sharing and backup. Experience the peace of mind knowing your valuable data is safe and secure with the Cavalry CADA-SA4.

CADA-SA4 Series

PART I: Installing the device drivers for the RAID 5 controller card

(3124 PCI-X or 3132 PCI-Express) for the CADA00XSA4

1) Please identify what type of card RAID5 controller card you have. If it has 2

eSATA ports, your card is a PCI-Express card with a SiI3132 chipset. If it has 4

eSATA ports it is a PCI-X card with a SiI3124 chipset.

2) Load the Resources CD.

If you have a PC and a PCI-Express card, open the folder “Contents / CADA-SA4 /

FILES / DRIVERS / PCI-Express” and open the folder that corresponds to your

operating system.

If you have a PC and a PCI-X Card

, open the folder “Contents / CADA-SA4 / FILES /

DRIVERS / PCI-X” and open the folder that corresponds to your operating system.

If you have a Mac and a PCI-Express Card

, open the folder “Contents / CADA-SA4 /

MAC / PCI-Express”, double-click the compressed file (.zip or .tar) and a pkg file will

appear. Install the pkg file by following the on-screen instructions. THEN SKIP TO

PART II.

If you have a Mac and a PCI-X Card

, open the folder “Contents / CADA-SA4 / MAC /

PCI-X”, double-click the compressed file (.zip or .tar) and a pkg file will appear.

Install the pkg file by following the on-screen instructions. THEN SKIP TO PART II.

NOTE: If these files do not work, go to the Silicon Image website to download other

versions: For PCI-Express, go to

http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32. For PCI-X go to

http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=27. There are links on the

right for “Driver” which will take you to the driver files. Unzip the files and proceed to

step 3.

3) Copy the contents of the folder you opened in step 2 to a folder on your computer

(Not on the CD). Move it to an accessible location. The folder should contain the

driver files. Remember where you stored this folder for a later step.

4) Now install the card into your computer. You will have to turn off your computer

first. If your card is a 4-port PCI-X 3124 card you need to install it on an available

PCI slot on your motherboard. If your card is a 2-port PCI-Express 3132 card you

need to install it on an available PCI-Express slot on your motherboard. Turn on your

computer again and return to the desktop.

5) A device installation wizard may pop up. Ignore it for now. Click “cancel” if you

need to bypass it. Now go to Windows XP Device Manager. You may get there by

going to: Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device

Manager button. An item should be listed under “SCSI and RAID controllers” or

“Other Devices,” with or without a yellow question mark and may be described as

“Unknown RAID card”, “RAID Controller”, or “Silicon Image RAID Controller”. In any

case, right click on it, then left click on “Properties” -> Driver tab -> “Update Driver”

button. This should start the device driver installation wizard.

6) If Windows asks to connect to Windows Update, select “No” and click “Next.”

Choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” then click “Next”.

7) Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install. Then click “Next” to

continue.

8) The Hardware Update wizard should start. If asked for type of hardware, select

“SCSI and RAID Controllers.” It will try to show compatible products. You may

choose “Unknown Manufacturer” then click the “Have Disk” button. If it is not listed,

proceed and click the “Have Disk” button.

9) A pop-up window will show asking for the location of the drivers. Ignore it and

wait a few seconds. Then click on the “Browse” button. It will show a Windows

Explorer type tree. Now navigate to where you stored the folder with the drivers. It

should now list compatible .inf files. For Windows, choose the .inf file with the letters

“siXXXX..” in front where XXXX is your card chipset number. In this example picture,

the “si3132r5.inf” was clicked on and highlighted. The file chosen should also appear

in the “File Name” text box. Now click the “Open” button to continue.

10) Another pop-up will appear. It should have the correct directory path to the

folder with drivers. Click “Ok” to continue.

11) The next window will show that the driver information is recognized from the

drivers you selected. It should show “Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller” or

“Silicon Image Sil 3124 SoftRaid 5 Controller” to represent the card. Windows will

now install the drivers. Click on the “Next” button to continue. If you see a pop-pop

stating the driver is “unsigned”, just click the “next” button to continue.

The correct installation process should look like this:

12) After the driver is installed, Windows MAY ask you to restart. If so, please restart

the computer, then open this Installation Guide again, and continue to Part II (see

next page). If not asked to restart, continue to Part II.

PART II: Installing the RAID Software (SATARAID5 Configuration

Manager) for CADA00XSA4 (Note: Please install the drivers for the RAID5

controller card before installing the SATARAID5 Configuration Manager.)

1) Mac Users, skip to step 4

Load the resources CD.

If you have a PC and a PCI-Express (2 eSATA ports) card

, go to the folder “Contents

/ CADA-SA4 / FILES / RAID SOFTWARE / PCI-Express” and double click on the

Windows Installer Package (.msi) file

If you have a PC and a PCI-X (4 eSATA ports) card

, go to the folder “Contents /

CADA-SA4 / FILES / RAID SOFTWARE / PCI-X” and double click on the Windows

Installer Package (.msi) file.

Your card should already be installed with the appropriate drivers. If not, see PART I

of this text. Do not connect the CADA-SA4 yet. If you cannot install the files, go to

the Silicon Image website to download other versions: For PCI-Express, go to

http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32. For PCI-X go to

http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=27. There are links on the

right for “SATARAID Tools” which will take you to the installer package files.

2) After double-clicking the appropriate install file, you should get to the following

window. It’s recommended to leave the installation location at the default. Follow the

on-screen installation instructions.

3) Before it finishes installation, Java (J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 in this .msi)

may self-install if your system doesn’t have it already. It is needed in order for the

SATARAID configuration manager to run. Go ahead and run through the wizard (it is

recommended to select “typical” install) and accept the agreement. Then you can go

ahead and close the main configuration manager install.

4) The SATARaid5 Configuration Manager icon should now be on your desktop. It

should start up every time you restart Windows / Mac. You can double-click on the

icon to start the manager. If you have not connected and turned on your CADA-SA4,

it should like this (blank white boxes). Notice your RAID5 controller card is

recognized already, and there are no drives connected so none are shown at the

moment.

NOTE: there will be four channels (columns) of boxes if you have a PCI-X Controller

card.

5) Now you can connect your CADA-SA4 to the card via the eSATA cable to any

available eSATA port on the card. Turn on the CADA-SA4, then wait about one

minute for the RAID5 controller card to recognize the drive. Your computer may be

very slow during this time. You may see a window pop-up that says “New event

detected”. If so, click OK to continue. Then your RAID5 configuration manager

screen should look like this.

If your drive doesn’t look like this (with yellow, red or grey boxes in place of the

green boxes) please contact customer support at

[email protected].

NOTE: for PCI-X users, there would be two more columns of blank boxes.

If it looks like this, it is set up correctly in a RAID 5 configuration. GO ON TO STEP 6.

6) WINDOWS USERS: Go to Windows XP disk management to initialize, partition

and format your new available drive space (instructions follow on next page).

MAC USERS: go to Disk Utility to initialize, partition and format your drive.

Windows XP instructions for initializing, partitioning,

and formatting your drive:

1) Right click on “My Computer” on your desktop and select manage. This will start

Microsoft Management Console’s Computer Management.

2) Select “Disk Management” under “Storage” in the tree selection on the left. The

new volume disk information will appear on the right side. It should be unallocated.

If the disk is not initialized it must be done now. Right click under the “Disk #”

header of the volume, then just select “Next” until the disk is initialized.

3) Now RIGHT-click anywhere on the unallocated volume. Then select “New

Partition” in the menu which pops up. This will start the “New Partition” wizard where

you can partition your volume.

4) Follow the wizard. Always choose “Primary partition”. Then select “Next”, until the

page below is reached. In the checkbox select “Perform a quick format”. Then select

“Next”.

Then select “Finish”. Windows will partition and format your volume. All four LED

lights on the front of your CADA-SA4 should be flashing red-orange. When it’s done

the lights will all be green. Continue to step 5.

5) Return to the Desktop, and click on “My Computer.” The new volume and drive

letter will be there. Your volume is now partitioned, formatted and ready for use.

Please contact

[email protected] for any questions, or visit

www.cavalrystorage.com for FAQs and product info. For instructions on configuring /

re-configuring your drive to RAID 5, see the CADA-SA4 RAID Configuration Guide,

available in the CADA-SA4 folder of your Resources CD, or online at

www.cavalrystorage.com/manuals.htm.

Cavalry CADA-SA4 Installation guide

Brand: Cavalry

Model: CADA-SA4

Category: Disk arrays

Type: Installation guide

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