JVFYI PCIe SATA 6Gbps 2-Port Raid Card

Compliant with PCI-Express Specification V2.0 and backward Compatible with PCI-Express 1.x

Supports communication speed of 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps

Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3.1

PCI Express x4 interface and compatible with PCI Express X8 and X16 slots

Supports communication speeds of 6Gbps,3Gbps,1.5Gbps

Supports Gen1i,Gen2i,Gen2m,Gen2x,and Gen3i

Hot plug and Hot Swap

Support two ports full-size 2.5 inch SSD/HDD interface

Compatible with SATA6G,3G and 1.5G hard drives

Support Native Command Queue(NCQ)

Support Port Multiplier FIS based switching or command based switching

Support Partial and Slumber Power Management states

Support RAID function:RAID0,RAID1 and HyperDuo

Chipset:88SE9230

Drivers support for Window XP/VISTA/Win7/Win8/Server2003/server2008 R2,Linux2.6.x and above

Package content

1 x PCIe Marvell SATA6Gbps 2-Port RAID CARD

1 x Users Manual

1 x CD driver

System Requirements

Supports windows xp /Vista/Win7/Win8/Server2003/Server2008 R2.Linux2.6.x and above

One available PCI Express x4/x8/x16 slot

Hardware installation

1.Turn off the power to your computer.

2.Unplug the power cord and remove your computers cover.

3.Insert the 2.5 inch HDD or SSD into the RAID card and install the attached screws to the hard drive to hold it in place.

4.Locate to an empty PCI Express x4/x8/x16 slot on the motherboard.

5.To install the board, carefully align the cards bus connector with the selected PCI-E slot on the motherboard .Push the board down firmly.

6.Replace the Slot brackets holding screw to secure the card.

7.Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.

Marvell BIOS Utility for RAID/HyperDuo setup

Warning: All the data on the hard disks connected to the controller card will be permanently erase in the following actions.

To create a RAID/HyperDuo virtual disk

1.Power up you computer, skip this section if you are not going to create a RAID/HyperDuo virtual disk.

2.Press the [ctrl]+[M] key on the keyboard at the same time to enter the Marvell BIOS utility

3.Once the BIOS is entered, scroll to HBA: Marvell 0 in the topology pane by the up and arrow key on the keyboard and please Enter

4.Choose Configuration Wizard and press Enter to start creating the RAID/ HyperDuo virtual disk

5.Select the free physical disk available by using the arrow keys to scroll though the disks and press Space Bar. After selecting all the disks needed, press Enter to continue.

6.Choose the RAID Option:

RAID LEVEL: RAID 0- striping

RAID 1-Disk Mirroring

Stripe size: 32k, 64k

Name: any value for the user to input

7.Choose the HyperDuo option:

HyperDuo mode: Safe-mirrored protection

Capacity-cost-Optimized

Keep original data: Yes, No (only available in safe mode)

Preserve the data currently on your HDD or erase all data

Threshold (%):10-100 for the users to input

The number defines to percentage of your SSD the Bios users to optimize performance .Default is 90

8.Choose NEXT and press [Y] key to start creating the virtual disk

9.Press F10 and[Y] key to exit the Marvell bios utility

Note: A hyperDuo virtual disk must at least contain one SSD and one HDD

To rebuild a virtual disk

1.When a hard disk in a RAID 1 virtual disk or a SSD in a hyperDuo safe mode virtual disk is defective or the data inside are corrupted, the Marvell Bios Utility will mark the virtual disk as degrade.

2.Replace the defective hard disk /SSD with an identical hard disk/SSD or a hard disk /SSD which has a smaller size within the allowable value set for the virtual disk.

3.Press the [ctrl]+[M] key on the keyboard at the same time to enter the BIOS.

4.In the Topology pane. Scroll to the virtual disk, Press Enter and select the Rebuild option.

5.Select the available replacement hard disk /SSD to be rebuilt to by pressing Space Bar and then Enter

6.Press [Y] key to start. The utility will show the rebuild status and the completed percentage. This will take a long time to finish the whole process and it depends on the size to be rebuilt

Note: HyperDuo virtual disk created in safe mode can be partially rebuilt if the SSD fails, but not if the HDD fails.

Driver installation

For Windows Vista, Server 2008 ,Win7,Win8,server 2008 R2 Operating Systems:

1.Start windows and insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, assume drive A.

2.Windows will automatically detect the SATA card , Right-click Marvell console ATA Device with yellow mark in the Other Devices and select Update Driver Software.

3.Select Browse my computer for driver software

4.Browse to the following folder on the driver CD according to your operating system:

-windows vista, server2008, windows7, windows 8 32-bit:

A:\2010A2\Marvell\92xx\windows vista_2008_7_8\i386

-windows vista, server 2008, windows7, windows8 64-bit and server 2008 R2:

A: \2010A2\Marvell\92xx\windows vista_2008_7_8\amd64

5.Follow the on-screen instruction to install the driver.

6.After successful installation, the device is list in the Device Manager as Marvell unify configuration(under system devices)

For Windows XP, SERVER 2003 operation system:

1.Start windows and insert driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, assume drive A

2.Windows will automatically detect the SATA card, select No ,not this time and click the NEXT button to continue

3.Select install from a list or specific location (Advance) and click on the Next button.

4.Browse to the following folder on the driver CD according to your operating system:

-Windows XP 32-bit and Server 2003 32-bit

A:\2010A2\Marvell\92XX\Windows2003_XP\i386

-Windows XP64-bit and server2003 64-bit:

A:\2010A2\Marvell\92XX\Windows2003_XP\amd64

5.Follow the on-screen instruction to install the driver.

6.After successful installation, The SATA controller is listed in the Device Manager as Marvell 92xx SATA 6G controller(under SCSI and RAID controllers)

7. For this controller an additional device Marvell Console SCSI Processer device is detected, select "No, not this time" and click the next button to continue

8. Select "install form a list or specific location (Advance)" and click on the Next button.

9. Browse to the following folder on the driver CD according to your operating system:

-Windows XP 32-bit and Server 2003 32-bit:

A:\2010A2\Marvell\92xx\Windows2003_xp\i386

-Windows xp 64-bit and server2003 64-bit:

A:\2010A2\Marvell\92xx\Windows2003_xp\amd64

10.follow the on-screen instruction to install the driver.

11. After successful installation, the device is listed in the Device Manager as Marvell Unify configuration(under system devices)

For Linux OS

Linux distributions contain Inbox drivers for AHCI devices. The drivers are installed automatically during the Linux OS installation