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... RAID ...3 1.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 3 1.3 BIOS Configuration Utility ...4 1.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 4 1.3.2 Create Disk Array ...4 1.3.3 Delete Disk Array ...7 1.3.4 Select Boot Array ...7 2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide 9 2.1 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 2000/XP/XP 64-bit Users 9 2.1.1 Create RAID Array ...9 2.1.2 Delete Disk Array ...11 2.1.3 Check All Disks ...12 2.1.4 Verify Mirror Disk ...13...
... RAID ...3 1.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 3 1.3 BIOS Configuration Utility ...4 1.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 4 1.3.2 Create Disk Array ...4 1.3.3 Delete Disk Array ...7 1.3.4 Select Boot Array ...7 2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide 9 2.1 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 2000/XP/XP 64-bit Users 9 2.1.1 Create RAID Array ...9 2.1.2 Delete Disk Array ...11 2.1.3 Check All Disks ...12 2.1.4 Verify Mirror Disk ...13...
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2.2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows Vista/Vista 64-bit Users 18 2.2.1 Create Disk Array ...18 2.2.2 Remove Array ...21 2.2.3 Add/Remove Spare ...21 2.2.4 Synchronize Mirror Disk ...22 2.2.5 Repair Broken Disk Array ...22 2
2.2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows Vista/Vista 64-bit Users 18 2.2.1 Create Disk Array ...18 2.2.2 Remove Array ...21 2.2.3 Add/Remove Spare ...21 2.2.4 Synchronize Mirror Disk ...22 2.2.5 Repair Broken Disk Array ...22 2
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...tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to VT8237S SATA controller. An icon tray of disk array- 2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide You are different installation procedures. "Select Array Creating Method" will appear in the system Just double click on one of... and RAID 0. Please read this guide carefully and follow the instructions below to indicate that GUI software is currently running. For Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit and Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit, there are allowed to call out the main interface of the software. 2.1.1 Create Disk Array ...
...tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to VT8237S SATA controller. An icon tray of disk array- 2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide You are different installation procedures. "Select Array Creating Method" will appear in the system Just double click on one of... and RAID 0. Please read this guide carefully and follow the instructions below to indicate that GUI software is currently running. For Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit and Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit, there are allowed to call out the main interface of the software. 2.1.1 Create Disk Array ...
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Click "Auto" button. Click the disk drive in "Array Disks" windows, then click left arrow button to array. The "Creating Array" window will pop up to prompt user that the disk array has been created successfully and ask user whether to restart the computer. 10 Select a ... disk drives for array-creating. Press "Create" button to create or "Cancel" button to be a disk array. After you select "Custom", the "Available Disks" window will pop up . After adding a disk drive, user can modify the hard disk drives later. Auto: The software will configure the available hard disk drives...
Click "Auto" button. Click the disk drive in "Array Disks" windows, then click left arrow button to array. The "Creating Array" window will pop up to prompt user that the disk array has been created successfully and ask user whether to restart the computer. 10 Select a ... disk drives for array-creating. Press "Create" button to create or "Cancel" button to be a disk array. After you select "Custom", the "Available Disks" window will pop up . After adding a disk drive, user can modify the hard disk drives later. Auto: The software will configure the available hard disk drives...
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... when a JBOD array is a limitation if user wants to keep data in the source drive, RAID tool will ask user to delete from the left window. If user wants to skip restarting. New disk array setting will pop up. 11
... when a JBOD array is a limitation if user wants to keep data in the source drive, RAID tool will ask user to delete from the left window. If user wants to skip restarting. New disk array setting will pop up. 11
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... click "No" to cancel. 3. Warning: Deleting a disk array will destroy all the disk drives work normally by clicking button. After you complete the checking, a dialog window will fail. 12
... click "No" to cancel. 3. Warning: Deleting a disk array will destroy all the disk drives work normally by clicking button. After you complete the checking, a dialog window will fail. 12
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... lost, so be needed or conduct necessary back-ups. A. Please refer to call out the main interface of creating a RAID disk array. 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit Users After GUI software is installed, it will never be sure these data will automatically start every time when... Mode 18 When free disks (disks not in any disk array) are similar. Here we take RAID 1 (Mirror) for a RAID mode, you can finish your Windows OS is currently running.
... lost, so be needed or conduct necessary back-ups. A. Please refer to call out the main interface of creating a RAID disk array. 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit Users After GUI software is installed, it will never be sure these data will automatically start every time when... Mode 18 When free disks (disks not in any disk array) are similar. Here we take RAID 1 (Mirror) for a RAID mode, you can finish your Windows OS is currently running.
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... click the button, the data on the pop-up shortcut menu. You can also remove an array by shifting top-left block of main application window to Array View/Tree, select the upper-most level array node and clicking "Remove Array" on "Remove Array" in the Operation block.
... click the button, the data on the pop-up shortcut menu. You can also remove an array by shifting top-left block of main application window to Array View/Tree, select the upper-most level array node and clicking "Remove Array" on "Remove Array" in the Operation block.
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...Slot 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 11 1.6 HD 8CH I/O Panel 12 2. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic OS 9 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SATA / SATAII HDDs 28 2.14 SATA / SATAII HDD ... / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 31 2.16.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 31 2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 32 2.17 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64...
...Slot 10 1.5 Motherboard Layout 11 1.6 HD 8CH I/O Panel 12 2. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic OS 9 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SATA / SATAII HDDs 28 2.14 SATA / SATAII HDD ... / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 31 2.16.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 31 2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 32 2.17 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64...
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... Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/Line in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 8) - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec) - Southbridge: VIA® VT8237S - capacity: 2GB - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (...see CAUTION 6) - capacity: 2GB - 2 x DDR DIMM slots - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 2) - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port ...
... Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/Line in , 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 8) - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec) - Southbridge: VIA® VT8237S - capacity: 2GB - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (...see CAUTION 6) - capacity: 2GB - 2 x DDR DIMM slots - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 2) - 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port ...
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..., WHQL WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in header - AMI Legal BIOS - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM/ VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 10) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game...
..., WHQL WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in header - AMI Legal BIOS - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM/ VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 10) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game...
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...modes. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 12. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 8 Before you adopt Quad Core CPU on updating now. Please check the... motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. It may cause the instability of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 37. 3. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on this motherboard! Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read "Untied Overclocking...
...modes. Please visit our website for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4. 12. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 8 Before you adopt Quad Core CPU on updating now. Please check the... motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. It may cause the instability of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 37. 3. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on this motherboard! Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read "Untied Overclocking...
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CPU Memory VGA Celeron D 326 1GB system memory DX9.0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic) 9 Please follow below table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic OS This motherboard can support all features in Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for minimum hardware requirement.
CPU Memory VGA Celeron D 326 1GB system memory DX9.0 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic) 9 Please follow below table for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic OS This motherboard can support all features in Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for minimum hardware requirement.
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ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 10 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot (for Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit) Graphics Chip Vendor NVIDIA ATI Model Name ASUS Extreme N6800GT ASUS EN7600GT/2DHT ASUS Extreme ... RADEON X1300Pro RADEON X1600Pro RADEON X1600XT For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for PCI Express Graphics slot, please visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 10 1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot (for Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit) Graphics Chip Vendor NVIDIA ATI Model Name ASUS Extreme N6800GT ASUS EN7600GT/2DHT ASUS Extreme ... RADEON X1300Pro RADEON X1600Pro RADEON X1600XT For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for PCI Express Graphics slot, please visit ASRock website for details.
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...1 GND cable to the ground pin. If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to Ground (GND). Enter BIOS Setup Utility. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top "Folder" icon , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by... clicking "OK". Enter Windows system. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.11, No. 13...
...1 GND cable to the ground pin. If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to Ground (GND). Enter BIOS Setup Utility. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top "Folder" icon , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by... clicking "OK". Enter Windows system. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.11, No. 13...
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...to install those required drivers. A S The current version of system boot-up to bottom side to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on and in the near future. Please visit our website for boot devices ...selection appears. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 2.16.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you install can be auto-detected and listed on the screen, ...
...to install those required drivers. A S The current version of system boot-up to bottom side to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on and in the near future. Please visit our website for boot devices ...selection appears. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 2.16.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you install can be auto-detected and listed on the screen, ...
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...\ RAID Installation Guide 2. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide of Windows® setup, press F6 to install Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your optical drive, 32 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. After step 1, 2, 3, you want... to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system as well. 2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions...
...\ RAID Installation Guide 2. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide of Windows® setup, press F6 to install Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your optical drive, 32 page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. After step 1, 2, 3, you want... to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system as well. 2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions...
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...screen IDE Configuration. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit / Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. and click the "Load Driver" button on the left... VistaTM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to load the VIA® RAID drivers. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit / Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please set "CPU Host Frequency" option of the ...
...screen IDE Configuration. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit / Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. and click the "Load Driver" button on the left... VistaTM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to load the VIA® RAID drivers. A. STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit / Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please set "CPU Host Frequency" option of the ...
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... -only item, which displays the ratio actual value of the installed processor. Ratio Actual Value This is an enhancement to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. Set to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only, some...) can prevent data pages from being used by Vanderpool Technology. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.
... -only item, which displays the ratio actual value of the installed processor. Ratio Actual Value This is an enhancement to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. Set to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only, some...) can prevent data pages from being used by Vanderpool Technology. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.
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... [Auto] will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/Power resumes and the system starts to submit Windows® VistaTM logo test, please disable this option. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring...
... [Auto] will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/Power resumes and the system starts to submit Windows® VistaTM logo test, please disable this option. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring...