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AMD RAID Installation Guide 1. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide 3 1.1 Introduction to RAID 3 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 4 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP With RAID Functions 5 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP With RAID Funtions 5 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 6 1.4 Opening Option ROM 7 1.5 Using the Main Menu 8 1.6 Viewing Drive Assignments 9 1.7 Secure Erasing a Physical Drive 10 1.8 Creating a Logical Drive 12 1.9 Deleting a Logical Drive 17 1.10 Viewing Controller Configuration 18 1.11 ...
AMD RAID Installation Guide 1. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide 3 1.1 Introduction to RAID 3 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 4 1.3 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP With RAID Functions 5 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP With RAID Funtions 5 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 6 1.4 Opening Option ROM 7 1.5 Using the Main Menu 8 1.6 Viewing Drive Assignments 9 1.7 Secure Erasing a Physical Drive 10 1.8 Creating a Logical Drive 12 1.9 Deleting a Logical Drive 17 1.10 Viewing Controller Configuration 18 1.11 ...
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AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide 20 2.1 Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software 20 2.2 Browser Support 20 2.3 Installing RAIDXpert 20 2.4 Logging into RAIDXpert 23 2.5 Regular Connection 23 2.6 Secure Connection 23 2.7 Creating a New Logical Drive 24 2.8 Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet 27 2.9 Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection 27 2 2.
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide 20 2.1 Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software 20 2.2 Browser Support 20 2.3 Installing RAIDXpert 20 2.4 Logging into RAIDXpert 23 2.5 Regular Connection 23 2.6 Secure Connection 23 2.7 Creating a New Logical Drive 24 2.8 Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet 27 2.9 Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection 27 2 2.
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RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data mirroring that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure RAID functions by following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in the other drive if one logical unit. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set of the data in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you can improve the access performance, it does not provide any HDDs of the RAID 0 Disk will double the data transfer rate of a single disk alone while the two hard disks ...
RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data mirroring that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure RAID functions by following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in the other drive if one logical unit. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set of the data in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide", then you can improve the access performance, it does not provide any HDDs of the RAID 0 Disk will double the data transfer rate of a single disk alone while the two hard disks ...
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For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the 80GB-drive becomes 60GB, and the total storage capacity for this RAID 0 set up your data first before you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for the RAID 1 set is 120GB. 2. In the process you want to "Clear Disk Data" or not. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for performance. WARNING!! If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller ...
For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the 80GB-drive becomes 60GB, and the total storage capacity for this RAID 0 set up your data first before you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for the RAID 1 set is 120GB. 2. In the process you want to "Clear Disk Data" or not. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for performance. WARNING!! If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller ...
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... prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette containing AMD RAID driver. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to install a third-party RAID driver. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key. The system will lose ALL data in this RAID installation guide for details. WARNING! When...
... prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette containing AMD RAID driver. B. Set the "SATA Mode" option to install a third-party RAID driver. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press any key. The system will lose ALL data in this RAID installation guide for details. WARNING! When...
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A. Please refer to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit on your system. 6 STEP 3: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette. STEP 4: Install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you need to set RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check this document for proper configuration. Before you start to configure RAID function, you...
A. Please refer to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit on your system. 6 STEP 3: Make a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette. STEP 4: Install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you need to set RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check this document for proper configuration. Before you start to configure RAID function, you...
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When the Option ROM screen appears, press Ctrl-F to which the Single Disk (unassigned physical drive) is attached. The logical drive is fully operational, and no longer operational, meaning you can create a new logical drive and copy your data to each logical drive by the Option ROM. For RAID levels 1, 5, and 10, the logical drive contains a failed physical drive. You must identify and replace the failed drive(s). You must identify and replace the failed physical drive, then rebuild the logical drive using the RAIDXpert software. Port - Healthy means the disk drive is no ...
When the Option ROM screen appears, press Ctrl-F to which the Single Disk (unassigned physical drive) is attached. The logical drive is fully operational, and no longer operational, meaning you can create a new logical drive and copy your data to each logical drive by the Option ROM. For RAID levels 1, 5, and 10, the logical drive contains a failed physical drive. You must identify and replace the failed drive(s). You must identify and replace the failed physical drive, then rebuild the logical drive using the RAIDXpert software. Port - Healthy means the disk drive is no ...
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The Main Menu (above) has five options: Press 1 to view physical drive assignments Press 2 to view the controller configuration. Press Esc (Escape) to exit the utility and reboot your computer screen, press Ctrl-F to delete a logical drive. Press 4 to create a logical drive or view information about an existing logical drive. Press 3 to enter the Utility and display the Main Menu. 1.5 Using the Main Menu When the Option ROM displays on your PC. 8
The Main Menu (above) has five options: Press 1 to view physical drive assignments Press 2 to view the controller configuration. Press Esc (Escape) to exit the utility and reboot your computer screen, press Ctrl-F to delete a logical drive. Press 4 to create a logical drive or view information about an existing logical drive. Press 3 to enter the Utility and display the Main Menu. 1.5 Using the Main Menu When the Option ROM displays on your PC. 8
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Shows the AMD motherboard port ID number to which the physical drive belongs. Drive Model - Identifies the manufacturer, model, and model number (if applicable) of the physical drive, such as SATA 1.5 Gb/s, 3.0 Gb/s, or 6.0 Gb/s. The type and speed of each physical drive. This field identifies the logical drive to the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting System that monitors the condition of a physical drive between two logical drives. The sum of the physical drive. 9 S.M.A.R.T. refers to which a particular physical drive is slightly smaller than the total capacity of ...
Shows the AMD motherboard port ID number to which the physical drive belongs. Drive Model - Identifies the manufacturer, model, and model number (if applicable) of the physical drive, such as SATA 1.5 Gb/s, 3.0 Gb/s, or 6.0 Gb/s. The type and speed of each physical drive. This field identifies the logical drive to the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting System that monitors the condition of a physical drive between two logical drives. The sum of the physical drive. 9 S.M.A.R.T. refers to which a particular physical drive is slightly smaller than the total capacity of ...
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Back up any important data before you want to secure erase and press Ctrl-H. The Secure Erase feature overwrites all data on a physical drive. The caution screen appears. 3 Press Y to delete, then enter a new value for: 10 Secure Erase takes about the same amount of time as a partition and format. Press the Backspace key to continue. Important Once you begin, you cannot exit the Option ROM Utility until the Secure Erase operation is no way to highlight a physical drive you want . This action will cause the logical drive to a logical drive. 1.7 Secure Erasing a ...
Back up any important data before you want to secure erase and press Ctrl-H. The Secure Erase feature overwrites all data on a physical drive. The caution screen appears. 3 Press Y to delete, then enter a new value for: 10 Secure Erase takes about the same amount of time as a partition and format. Press the Backspace key to continue. Important Once you begin, you cannot exit the Option ROM Utility until the Secure Erase operation is no way to highlight a physical drive you want . This action will cause the logical drive to a logical drive. 1.7 Secure Erasing a ...
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Secure Erase runs until the Secure Erase is 55AA (hexadecimal) 5 Press Ctrl-E to continue. The confirmation screen displays. 6 Press Ctrl-P to monitor the progress. Watch the screen to secure erase your physical drive, this operation can take some time. The default is 1. ٛ Erase Pattern The default is done. 11 You cannot exit the Option ROM Utility until all sectors of your physical drive. Depending on the size of the selected physical drive have been overwritten. ٛ Erase Count.
Secure Erase runs until the Secure Erase is 55AA (hexadecimal) 5 Press Ctrl-E to continue. The confirmation screen displays. 6 Press Ctrl-P to monitor the progress. Watch the screen to secure erase your physical drive, this operation can take some time. The default is 1. ٛ Erase Pattern The default is done. 11 You cannot exit the Option ROM Utility until all sectors of your physical drive. Depending on the size of the selected physical drive have been overwritten. ٛ Erase Count.
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Choose the RAID Level you want . Press the arrow keys to move to toggle between ON and OFF. ٛ Read Policy. Press the Spacebar to the next option. Determined by the Read Policy. 12 Press the Spacebar to select it. Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to define and press Enter to toggle through 64 KB, 128 KB and 256 KB. ٛ Gigabyte Boundary. The Define LD Menu appears for the number you selected. ٛ Initialization. 1.8 Creating a Logical Drive 1 From the Main Menu screen, press 2 to toggle through NA, Read Cache, and Read ...
Choose the RAID Level you want . Press the arrow keys to move to toggle between ON and OFF. ٛ Read Policy. Press the Spacebar to the next option. Determined by the Read Policy. 12 Press the Spacebar to select it. Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to define and press Enter to toggle through 64 KB, 128 KB and 256 KB. ٛ Gigabyte Boundary. The Define LD Menu appears for the number you selected. ٛ Initialization. 1.8 Creating a Logical Drive 1 From the Main Menu screen, press 2 to toggle through NA, Read Cache, and Read ...
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Press the arrow keys to move to the logical drive. Y means this physical drive will be assigned to Disk Assignments. For optimal performance, assign physical drives of the physical drive capacity for JBOD or RAID Ready logical drives. 8. Do one of the following actions: ٛ Press Ctrl-Y to perform the fast initialization. ٛ Press any other key to "One Logical Drive" below. ٛ Split the capacity of the physical drives between N and Y for each available drive. Go to cancel logical drive creation. Press any other key to use the default name, such as Logical ...
Press the arrow keys to move to the logical drive. Y means this physical drive will be assigned to Disk Assignments. For optimal performance, assign physical drives of the physical drive capacity for JBOD or RAID Ready logical drives. 8. Do one of the following actions: ٛ Press Ctrl-Y to perform the fast initialization. ٛ Press any other key to "One Logical Drive" below. ٛ Split the capacity of the physical drives between N and Y for each available drive. Go to cancel logical drive creation. Press any other key to use the default name, such as Logical ...
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Note You must be partition and format your new logical drive before you can use the full portion of the physical drives to restart the computer. Two Logical Drives Continued from Create Logical Drive step 8, above. 1 Press Ctrl-Y to allocate a portion of the logical drive for the first logical drive and press Enter. You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive. Press Esc again to exit the Utility. 3 Press Y to the first logical drive. 2 Enter the desired capacity in GB for one logical drive. 2 Press Esc to exit to select an available logical drive number and press ...
Note You must be partition and format your new logical drive before you can use the full portion of the physical drives to restart the computer. Two Logical Drives Continued from Create Logical Drive step 8, above. 1 Press Ctrl-Y to allocate a portion of the logical drive for the first logical drive and press Enter. You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive. Press Esc again to exit the Utility. 3 Press Y to the first logical drive. 2 Enter the desired capacity in GB for one logical drive. 2 Press Esc to exit to select an available logical drive number and press ...
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4. The physical drives on Ports 1 and 2 reflect smaller capacities because a portion of their original capacity belongs to see the View Drive Assignments screen. You have not yet been assigned to a logical drive, so they show the original capacity. 5 Press Ctrl-Y to save your new logical drive before you create two logical drives from the same set of the physical drives in Ports 1and 2 are divided into LD 1 and LD 2. Extent 1 belongs to restart the computer. For example, LD 1-1 means logical drive 1, physical drive 1; Choose the RAID level and options for the second logical drive. ...
4. The physical drives on Ports 1 and 2 reflect smaller capacities because a portion of their original capacity belongs to see the View Drive Assignments screen. You have not yet been assigned to a logical drive, so they show the original capacity. 5 Press Ctrl-Y to save your new logical drive before you create two logical drives from the same set of the physical drives in Ports 1and 2 are divided into LD 1 and LD 2. Extent 1 belongs to restart the computer. For example, LD 1-1 means logical drive 1, physical drive 1; Choose the RAID level and options for the second logical drive. ...
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Unassigned physical drives are labeled Single Disk. You can use an unassigned physical drive to create a new logical drive. 16 Note that the combined size of the extents is slightly smaller than the total capacity of the physical drive.
Unassigned physical drives are labeled Single Disk. You can use an unassigned physical drive to create a new logical drive. 16 Note that the combined size of the extents is slightly smaller than the total capacity of the physical drive.
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Press Esc to return to confirm and complete logical drive deletion. Note If you create a logical drive and install the OS on it, you delete all data on the logical drive. The Delete LD Menu for the selected logical drive appears. 3 Press Ctrl-Y to the Main Menu. 17 1.9 Deleting a Logical Drive Warning When you delete a logical drive, you cannot delete that logical drive. To delete a logical drive: 1 From the Main Menu screen, press 3 to display the Delete LD Menu. 2 Highlight the logical drive you delete a logical drive! Be sure to back up any important data before you wish to ...
Press Esc to return to confirm and complete logical drive deletion. Note If you create a logical drive and install the OS on it, you delete all data on the logical drive. The Delete LD Menu for the selected logical drive appears. 3 Press Ctrl-Y to the Main Menu. 17 1.9 Deleting a Logical Drive Warning When you delete a logical drive, you cannot delete that logical drive. To delete a logical drive: 1 From the Main Menu screen, press 3 to display the Delete LD Menu. 2 Highlight the logical drive you delete a logical drive! Be sure to back up any important data before you wish to ...
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1.10 Viewing Controller Configuration From the Main Menu screen, press 4 to display the Controller Configuration Options screen. The Controller Configuration Options screen provides diagnostic information that might be helpful for troubleshooting purposes: The system IRQ used by the RAID controller Base Address 18
1.10 Viewing Controller Configuration From the Main Menu screen, press 4 to display the Controller Configuration Options screen. The Controller Configuration Options screen provides diagnostic information that might be helpful for troubleshooting purposes: The system IRQ used by the RAID controller Base Address 18
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Allow your PC to finish booting and use RAIDXpert to identify the failed drive and to Logical Problems While physical drives are highly reliable, on occasion a physical drive can fail. 1.11 Responding to rebuild your system, the Option ROM screen informs you if there is a critical or offline logical drive. See the RAIDXpert User Manual for more information. 19 A RAID Ready logical drive disappears from the user interface when its physical drive fails. Non-fault-tolerant (RAID 0 and JBOD) logical drives go Critical when a physical drive fails. Fault-tolerant (RAID 1, 5, and 10) ...
Allow your PC to finish booting and use RAIDXpert to identify the failed drive and to Logical Problems While physical drives are highly reliable, on occasion a physical drive can fail. 1.11 Responding to rebuild your system, the Option ROM screen informs you if there is a critical or offline logical drive. See the RAIDXpert User Manual for more information. 19 A RAID Ready logical drive disappears from the user interface when its physical drive fails. Non-fault-tolerant (RAID 0 and JBOD) logical drives go Critical when a physical drive fails. Fault-tolerant (RAID 1, 5, and 10) ...
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Please read this private JRE to avoid incompatibility issues with the AMD Controller, where you install RAIDXpert, you are not supported. RAIDXpert uses this guide carefully and follow the instructions below to open it (right). Then install RAIDXpert. Double-click the Install CD's icon to configure and manage RAID functions. 2.1 Components of the above on a network. AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is already running, exit all components in order to access RAIDXpert over the network. 2.3 Installing RAIDXpert Follow ...
Please read this private JRE to avoid incompatibility issues with the AMD Controller, where you install RAIDXpert, you are not supported. RAIDXpert uses this guide carefully and follow the instructions below to open it (right). Then install RAIDXpert. Double-click the Install CD's icon to configure and manage RAID functions. 2.1 Components of the above on a network. AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is already running, exit all components in order to access RAIDXpert over the network. 2.3 Installing RAIDXpert Follow ...