RAID Installation Guide
Page 1
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3.
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3.
RAID Installation Guide
Page 3
... [YN]? Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window... floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Please refer to the document in it! Formatting the floppy diskette will start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press .
... [YN]? Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window... floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Please refer to the document in it! Formatting the floppy diskette will start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive, and press .
RAID Installation Guide
Page 7
Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility After the system powers on, the following information will appear on the screen.
Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility After the system powers on, the following information will appear on the screen.
RAID Installation Guide
Page 9
When all drives have been selected, press to go back to let user select the array drives manually. 3. Select "Select Disk Drives" to the creation steps menu. 9 Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to select the disk drives and create array automatically. Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to select them respectively. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". There are two methods to create a disk array.
When all drives have been selected, press to go back to let user select the array drives manually. 3. Select "Select Disk Drives" to the creation steps menu. 9 Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to select the disk drives and create array automatically. Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to select them respectively. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". There are two methods to create a disk array.
User Manual
Page 3
...64-bit With RAID Functions ....... 20 2.10 Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 21 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 22 3.1 Introduction 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 22 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 23 3.2 Main Screen 23 3.3 Advanced Screen 24 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 25 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 27 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 29 ... 34 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 35 3.5 Boot Screen 35 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 36 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 9 2 .
...64-bit With RAID Functions ....... 20 2.10 Installing Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions 21 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 22 3.1 Introduction 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 22 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 23 3.2 Main Screen 23 3.3 Advanced Screen 24 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 25 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 27 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 29 ... 34 3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 35 3.5 Boot Screen 35 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration 36 3 Contents 1 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 9 2 .
User Manual
Page 5
... (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield 1 x COM Port Bracket 1 x ASRock MR Card (Optional) 5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be...
... (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) 1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) 1 x ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield 1 x COM Port Bracket 1 x ASRock MR Card (Optional) 5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be...
User Manual
Page 7
...® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may cause the instability of this motherboard offers stepless control, it is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 VGA Port 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) 6 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0... SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. Although this motherboard! See APPENDIX on page 39 to support a COM port module BIOS: AMI Legal BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 2.0 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support CPU Frequency Stepless Control (only for USB 2.0 works fine under...
...® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may cause the instability of this motherboard offers stepless control, it is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 VGA Port 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) 6 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0... SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. Although this motherboard! See APPENDIX on page 39 to support a COM port module BIOS: AMI Legal BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 2.0 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support CPU Frequency Stepless Control (only for USB 2.0 works fine under...
User Manual
Page 8
... Motherboard Layout 123 45 22.9cm (9.0-in) PS2 Mouse PS2_USB_PW1 1 CPU_FAN1 ATX12V1 67 89 J15 1 IR1 1 PS2 Keyboard 4Mb BIOS Super I/O PARALLEL PORT ATXPWR1 FSB800 DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) SOCKET... USB45 USB2.0 1 1 J7 J8 1 1 J5 J6 1 1 J3 J4 1 1 J1 J2 VIA K8M800 Chipset FUTURE_CPU_PORT1 1 J9 1 J10 AGP 8X 1.5V_AGP1 PCI 1 K8Upgrade-VM800 AUDIO CODEC AMR1 PCI 2 1 COM1 DDR400 FLOPPY1 IDE1 IDE2 VIA VT8237R Chipset SATA1 SATA2 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS2 1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 USB67 1 PLED PWRBTN PANEL 1 1 HDLED RESET...
... Motherboard Layout 123 45 22.9cm (9.0-in) PS2 Mouse PS2_USB_PW1 1 CPU_FAN1 ATX12V1 67 89 J15 1 IR1 1 PS2 Keyboard 4Mb BIOS Super I/O PARALLEL PORT ATXPWR1 FSB800 DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) SOCKET... USB45 USB2.0 1 1 J7 J8 1 1 J5 J6 1 1 J3 J4 1 1 J1 J2 VIA K8M800 Chipset FUTURE_CPU_PORT1 1 J9 1 J10 AGP 8X 1.5V_AGP1 PCI 1 K8Upgrade-VM800 AUDIO CODEC AMR1 PCI 2 1 COM1 DDR400 FLOPPY1 IDE1 IDE2 VIA VT8237R Chipset SATA1 SATA2 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS2 1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 USB67 1 PLED PWRBTN PANEL 1 1 HDLED RESET...
User Manual
Page 15
... jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2) (see p.8, No. 23) Note: CLRCMOS2 allows you must boot up events. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to clear... CMOS. After shorting the Clear CMOS jumper, please remove the jumper cap. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you to short the Clear CMOS jumper for PS/2 or USB wake up the system first, and then shut it requires 2 Amp and higher standby...
... jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2) (see p.8, No. 23) Note: CLRCMOS2 allows you must boot up events. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to clear... CMOS. After shorting the Clear CMOS jumper, please remove the jumper cap. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you to short the Clear CMOS jumper for PS/2 or USB wake up the system first, and then shut it requires 2 Amp and higher standby...
User Manual
Page 19
... the SATA data cable to read the instruction in the Support CD at the following path: ..\ RAID BIOS Setting Utility 19 Please ensure to the SATA hard disk. 2.8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs K8Upgrade-VM800 motherboard supports Hot Plug function for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the...
... the SATA data cable to read the instruction in the Support CD at the following path: ..\ RAID BIOS Setting Utility 19 Please ensure to the SATA hard disk. 2.8 Hot Plug Function for SATA HDDs K8Upgrade-VM800 motherboard supports Hot Plug function for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the...
User Manual
Page 20
...If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. 20 Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Then you will ... 64-bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. A. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. Please refer to the document in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. STEP...
...If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. 20 Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Then you will ... 64-bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. A. During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS STEP 3: Install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. Please refer to the document in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. STEP...
User Manual
Page 21
... drivers to install Windows XP 64bit on your system. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your floppy diskette. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. After setting up BIOS, you are located at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 1. After the installation of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps. ...your system directly. If you don't have to set up RAID functions, there is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Insert the floppy ...
... drivers to install Windows XP 64bit on your system. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your floppy diskette. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. After setting up BIOS, you are located at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 1. After the installation of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps. ...your system directly. If you don't have to set up RAID functions, there is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Insert the floppy ...
User Manual
Page 22
... by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on your system. 3. If you see on . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the default system device to configure your... is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. The Flash Memory on the system chassis. You may also ...
... by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on your system. 3. If you see on . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the default system device to configure your... is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. The Flash Memory on the system chassis. You may also ...
User Manual
Page 23
... Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [10:00:09] [Mon 11/08/2004] BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 : K8Upgrade-VM800 BIOS P1.00 : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ : 2200 MHz : 128KB : 1024KB : 512MB with 64MB shared memory...
... Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [10:00:09] [Mon 11/08/2004] BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 : K8Upgrade-VM800 BIOS P1.00 : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ : 2200 MHz : 128KB : 1024KB : 512MB with 64MB shared memory...
User Manual
Page 24
... L2 Cache Size Total Memory DDR 1 (K8_939) DDR 2 (K8_939) DDR 3 (K8_939) DDR 4 (K8_939) [17:00:09] [Mon 11/08/2004] : K8Upgrade-VM800 BIOS P1.0 : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ : 2200 MHz : 128KB : 1024KB : 512MB with 64MB shared memory Single Channel Memory Mode : 512MB/133MHz (DDR266)...Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. If ASRock 939CPU Board is installed into the FUTURE_CPU_PORT on this section, you will see the below Main screen when entering the...
... L2 Cache Size Total Memory DDR 1 (K8_939) DDR 2 (K8_939) DDR 3 (K8_939) DDR 4 (K8_939) [17:00:09] [Mon 11/08/2004] : K8Upgrade-VM800 BIOS P1.0 : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ : 2200 MHz : 128KB : 1024KB : 512MB with 64MB shared memory Single Channel Memory Mode : 512MB/133MHz (DDR266)...Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. If ASRock 939CPU Board is installed into the FUTURE_CPU_PORT on this section, you will see the below Main screen when entering the...
User Manual
Page 25
... Maximum Voltage for system stability. 25 Processor Maximum Voltage It will show in the following item. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier ...Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [2T] Select how to enable or disable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Disabled] for reference. Cool ...
... Maximum Voltage for system stability. 25 Processor Maximum Voltage It will show in the following item. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier ...Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [2T] Select how to enable or disable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Disabled] for reference. Cool ...
User Manual
Page 26
... value of "Processor Maximum Multiplier". Flexibility Option The default value of the standard values as listed: [133 MHz (DDR266)], [166 MHz (DDR333)], [200 MHz (DDR400)]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change Processor...
... value of "Processor Maximum Multiplier". Flexibility Option The default value of the standard values as listed: [133 MHz (DDR266)], [166 MHz (DDR333)], [200 MHz (DDR400)]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change Processor...
User Manual
Page 27
... may select [Auto], [8MB], [16MB], [32MB], or [64MB] as the Onboard AGP share Memory. When the total memory is [2T]. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY To set the share memory size to [32MB]. The default value is equal or above 256MB, the share memory size will switch the...
... may select [Auto], [8MB], [16MB], [32MB], or [64MB] as the Onboard AGP share Memory. When the total memory is [2T]. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY To set the share memory size to [32MB]. The default value is equal or above 256MB, the share memory size will switch the...
User Manual
Page 29
... ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Select [Auto] will be hidden. Suspend to...
... ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Select [Auto] will be hidden. Suspend to...
User Manual
Page 30
...Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 30 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA/Large.... SECONDARY: enables only the Secondary IDE Controller. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. Or you specify. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave ...
...Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 30 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA/Large.... SECONDARY: enables only the Secondary IDE Controller. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. Or you specify. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave ...