CADA-SA4 Series
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. Go to
http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32 if you have the PCIExpress card. Go to http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=27 if
you have the PCI-X card. This will take you to the site where you can download the
driver.
2) Now choose the “driver” link on the right to get to the driver download page.
3) Select your OS type.
4) Click on the link of the appropriate driver for your system. For Windows
2000/XP/2003Server in this example, choose the 2nd one from the top. The driver
should start downloading.
5) You should have downloaded a .zip file. Locate the file and extract the unzipped
folder. Move it to an accessible location. The folder should contain the driver files.
Remember where you stored this folder for a later step.
6) Now install the card into your computer. You will have to turn off your computer
first. If it’s 4-port PCI-X 3124 card you need to install it on an available PCI slot on
your motherboard. If it’s 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
get back to the desktop.
7) 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. Now click the ‘+’ sign next to “SCSI and RAID controllers” An item
should be listed there either with or without a yellow question mark and may be
described as “unknown raid card” or “silicon image raid controller”. In any case, right
click on it, then left click on “Properties” -> Driver tab -> then the “Update Driver”
button. This should start the device driver installation wizard.
8) Choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” then click “Next”.
9) Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install. Then click “Next” to
continue.
10) The Hardware Update wizard should start. 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.
11) A pop-up window will show asking for the location of the drivers. It may attempt
to list the floppy A:\ drive first. 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.
12) Another pop-up will appear. It should have the correct directory path to the
folder with drivers. Click “Ok” to continue.
13) 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” 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
“continue” button to continue.
The correct installation process should look like this:
14) After it’s done installing the driver, Windows may ask you to restart. Please
restart the computer, then see the “Configuration Manager Installation Guide” to
install the SATARAID5 Configuration Tools to complete the installation of your
CADA00XSA4.