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Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller GigaRAID (IT8212 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 14 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 16
Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller GigaRAID (IT8212 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 14 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 16
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... the power connector from your computer. (2) Configure GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller GigaRAID (IT8212)) Åé ¤¤ To set up IDE...
... the power connector from your computer. (2) Configure GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller GigaRAID (IT8212)) Åé ¤¤ To set up IDE...
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... mirrored array automatically. The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) The RAID Card Resource section: This section displays PCI slot interrupt and I/O port address used by the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller. When Auto-Rebuild ...is enabled, the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller can detect the hot-swap action and start rebuilding automatically. RAID Card Configuration: Press 5 in Main Menu to page 11). If ...
... mirrored array automatically. The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) The RAID Card Resource section: This section displays PCI slot interrupt and I/O port address used by the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller. When Auto-Rebuild ...is enabled, the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller can detect the hot-swap action and start rebuilding automatically. RAID Card Configuration: Press 5 in Main Menu to page 11). If ...
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... My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11). Figure 17 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 14 - Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a hard drive on the GigaRAID controller successfully, you... installation. Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to copy the driver. Quit the installation utility first. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. ¤...
... My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11). Figure 17 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 14 - Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a hard drive on the GigaRAID controller successfully, you... installation. Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to copy the driver. Quit the installation utility first. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. ¤...
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Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Then it will appear. Figure 19 - 15 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19).
Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Then it will appear. Figure 19 - 15 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19).
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... is an ¤¤ example of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 20). After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your system to install Windows ...2000/XP onto your IDE hard drive with the IDE RAID controller driver and adjusted BIOS settings, you are ready to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you have prepared...
... is an ¤¤ example of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 20). After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your system to install Windows ...2000/XP onto your IDE hard drive with the IDE RAID controller driver and adjusted BIOS settings, you are ready to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you have prepared...
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...which of the following operating systems you want to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. The driver installation will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu will begin to load the driver from the floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 4: When the screen as shown..., please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the motherboard driver CD. If you want to install Windows XP, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22) and press ENTER. ...
...which of the following operating systems you want to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. The driver installation will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu will begin to load the driver from the floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 4: When the screen as shown..., please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the motherboard driver CD. If you want to install Windows XP, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22) and press ENTER. ...
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Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you have installed the driver successfully. It indicates that hard drive. After that, the driver will have to Figure 23 below. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 23 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen similar to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 -
Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you have installed the driver successfully. It indicates that hard drive. After that, the driver will have to Figure 23 below. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 23 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen similar to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 -
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Contents Introduction ...4 Features ...5 What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller 6 Quick Start ...7 Create Your Disk Array 9 Setup Utility...15 Using the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility 15 Auto Configuration 17 Define RAID...22 Delete RAID...28 Rebuild RAID 31 RAID Card Configuration 36 Driver Installation ...38 Windows XP 39 Windows 2000 45 Windows SE/ME 53 Windows NT 61 Linux ...69 Install the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller on Red Hat 7.3 69 Application ...72 Installation ...72 Functions Description 75 How to...86 Q&A ...88
Contents Introduction ...4 Features ...5 What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller 6 Quick Start ...7 Create Your Disk Array 9 Setup Utility...15 Using the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility 15 Auto Configuration 17 Define RAID...22 Delete RAID...28 Rebuild RAID 31 RAID Card Configuration 36 Driver Installation ...38 Windows XP 39 Windows 2000 45 Windows SE/ME 53 Windows NT 61 Linux ...69 Install the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller on Red Hat 7.3 69 Application ...72 Installation ...72 Functions Description 75 How to...86 Q&A ...88
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...Linux v2,4,1,0 5 Low CPU utilization based on system to reduce power consumption. Users can reduce the driver's loading of system CPU and improve the system's ability. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Features Compatible with the ATA133 specification and supports two IDE channels with PCI Local... v2.2. It can easily install our systems to your PCs. Supports PCI power Management v1.0 to handle the RAID function. Supports the drivers for the DMA/UDMA function Includes one embedded CPU and firmware on a local processor architecture Compatible with 4 drives.
...Linux v2,4,1,0 5 Low CPU utilization based on system to reduce power consumption. Users can reduce the driver's loading of system CPU and improve the system's ability. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Features Compatible with the ATA133 specification and supports two IDE channels with PCI Local... v2.2. It can easily install our systems to your PCs. Supports PCI power Management v1.0 to handle the RAID function. Supports the drivers for the DMA/UDMA function Includes one embedded CPU and firmware on a local processor architecture Compatible with 4 drives.
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... to worry that users don't have any penalties for installing RAID system. Thus, users can support IDE drivers ranging from the traditional software RAID system. The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller can provide users a RAID system with low CPU utilization. Its architecture can support the ...), RAID0+1 (striping and mirroring) or JBOD (spanning) mode. Besides, we provide each OS a corresponding driver so that your systems and the IDE RAID system have to enhance the performance. When a system is because this characteristic to achieve the best performance and...
... to worry that users don't have any penalties for installing RAID system. Thus, users can support IDE drivers ranging from the traditional software RAID system. The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller can provide users a RAID system with low CPU utilization. Its architecture can support the ...), RAID0+1 (striping and mirroring) or JBOD (spanning) mode. Besides, we provide each OS a corresponding driver so that your systems and the IDE RAID system have to enhance the performance. When a system is because this characteristic to achieve the best performance and...
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... backup data before you need more than two drives into a drive with default settings. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL this data-copying characteristic to let two drivers transmit at the same time and balance the performance to prevent any data loss resulting from ! Warning: In... order to raise throughput. The RAID0+1 mode uses four drivers to achieve your RAID system with a large capacity. As for the JBOD mode, it combines more advanced optimal, please refer to Setup Utility on ...
... backup data before you need more than two drives into a drive with default settings. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL this data-copying characteristic to let two drivers transmit at the same time and balance the performance to prevent any data loss resulting from ! Warning: In... order to raise throughput. The RAID0+1 mode uses four drivers to achieve your RAID system with a large capacity. As for the JBOD mode, it combines more advanced optimal, please refer to Setup Utility on ...
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...the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Driver Installation This section details the procedures to install the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller driver under Windows once for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial ATA functioning, the driver must first be transferred to the... floppy disk. After you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed.) 38...
...the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Driver Installation This section details the procedures to install the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller driver under Windows once for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial ATA functioning, the driver must first be transferred to the... floppy disk. After you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed.) 38...
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... to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to continue. 5. When a message appears to ask you to designate the device you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the next window. Select ...GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP) from CD-ROM with Windows installation CD. 2. Warning: Because of the different selections...
... to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to continue. 5. When a message appears to ask you to designate the device you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the next window. Select ...GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP) from CD-ROM with Windows installation CD. 2. Warning: Because of the different selections...
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When Windows detects GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller in the system, a dialog box named Found New Hardware Wizard will show on the screen. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Install the driver under existing Windows XP 1. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option then click "Next" to continue to setup. 40 Start Windows. 2.
When Windows detects GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller in the system, a dialog box named Found New Hardware Wizard will show on the screen. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Install the driver under existing Windows XP 1. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option then click "Next" to continue to setup. 40 Start Windows. 2.
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Insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then check the Search for the best driver in these locations option and type A:\WIN2K_XP on the field designating the file's location. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. Press "Next" to continue to setup. 41
Insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then check the Search for the best driver in these locations option and type A:\WIN2K_XP on the field designating the file's location. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. Press "Next" to continue to setup. 41
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Press "Finish" to restart the computer then the driver will take effect. 42 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 4. Follow the instruction to continue. 5. The driver installation has finished.
Press "Finish" to restart the computer then the driver will take effect. 42 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 4. Follow the instruction to continue. 5. The driver installation has finished.
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...window then click the Device Manager button on Desktop. After the system restarts, you can do the following figure), it means that the driver has been installed successfully. 43 Right-click My Computer icon on the panel. Select the Hardware tab from the form. 2. If GigaRAID ...(IT8212) ATA RAID Controller device is shown below the SCSI and RAID controllers item (see the following steps to install the driver. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Verify Installation Follow the previous section to check if the...
...window then click the Device Manager button on Desktop. After the system restarts, you can do the following figure), it means that the driver has been installed successfully. 43 Right-click My Computer icon on the panel. Select the Hardware tab from the form. 2. If GigaRAID ...(IT8212) ATA RAID Controller device is shown below the SCSI and RAID controllers item (see the following steps to install the driver. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Verify Installation Follow the previous section to check if the...
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... key. 4. Follow the instruction of the installation program to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the bottom of the screen, please press the key. 3. If you want to... install any other devices, please designate them now. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP) should be listed on the list....
... key. 4. Follow the instruction of the installation program to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the bottom of the screen, please press the key. 3. If you want to... install any other devices, please designate them now. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP) should be listed on the list....
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... ICH7R chipset. GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 76 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. Prepare a startup disk that , the driver will open similar to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. A command prompt window will not have to install the RAID drivers. Select the controller driver by this driver file to...
... ICH7R chipset. GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 76 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. Prepare a startup disk that , the driver will open similar to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. A command prompt window will not have to install the RAID drivers. Select the controller driver by this driver file to...