RocketRAID 1640 is a serial ATA RAID solution that offers high performance, upgradeability, and simplified system integration. It utilizes Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology to provide efficient data transfer, data security, and fault tolerance.
The RocketRAID 1640 is a 4‑channel ATA133 RAID adapter that can connect up to eight IDE disks and supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 and JBOD. It offers hot‑swap capability, spare‑disk support, and a maximum disk capacity of 137 GB.
The manual covers physical installation of the adapter card, BIOS configuration utility usage, driver installation for Windows and Linux operating systems, RAID management software instructions, and a troubleshooting appendix. Appendices include a glossary of RAID terms and technical support contact information. This manual is written in Chinese.
| Channels | 4 |
|---|---|
| Maximum IDE disks | 8 |
| Spare disk support | Yes |
| Maximum disk capacity | 137 GB |
| Data transfer rate | 1.5 Gb/s |
| Supported operating systems | Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP, Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, Turbo, Caldera), FreeBSD |
Power off the computer, discharge static, open the case, insert the RocketRAID 1640 card into a PCI slot, secure it with screws, connect the power cable, close the case and power the system back on.
The controller works with Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP, Linux distributions such as Red Hat, SuSE, Turbo and Caldera, and FreeBSD.
During system start‑up press Ctrl + H to run the BIOS Setting Utility.
When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, click Next, choose ‘Specify a location’, insert the driver disk, enter the path (e.g., ANWin98_ME), and follow the prompts to complete the driver installation.