Areca ARC-1110 User Manual

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Most of controller errors are traceable to external factors, such as 

conflicts with other installed cards, motherboard incompatibility, 

bad or incorrectly configured drives, loose cables, improper control-

ler installation, or other installation errors. 

To troubleshoot SATA RAID controller problems, try simplifying your 

hardware configuration by removing some other devices from the 

system and then adding them back one at a time. 

Look for the latest information on SATA RAID Controllers as well 

as the newest drivers on the ARECA web site at http://www.areca.

com.tw.  The following general guidelines are for some specific er-

ror conditions: 

 

Answer:

(1). Ensure the controller is inserted correctly into the PCI slot.

(2). Ensure 3.3 volts are being supplied to the PCI slot.

(3). Check the cabling between the SATA drives or enclosure the  

       SATA RAID controller.

Answer: 

Up to 4 RAID controllers in a system are supported.

Answer: 

Enter the system BIOS setup utility Per manufacture directions and 

configure it so that the RAID card volume set is once again select-

ed as the primary boot device (or first in the boot device list)