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Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller SiS 964 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 12
Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller SiS 964 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 12
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... drive(s), follow the steps below: ¤å (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Before you do not want to ensure optimal performance, it is controlled by the SATA controller on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 2 - If you...
... drive(s), follow the steps below: ¤å (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Before you do not want to ensure optimal performance, it is controlled by the SATA controller on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 2 - If you...
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message appears, press Y to confirm your selections. Finally, when the "Are you wish to delete and press ENTER. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you sure to delete this RAID?" Figure 12 Now, you are in the window below (Figure 12). Deleting RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID array, simply press D while you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 9 -
message appears, press Y to confirm your selections. Finally, when the "Are you wish to delete and press ENTER. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you sure to delete this RAID?" Figure 12 Now, you are in the window below (Figure 12). Deleting RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID array, simply press D while you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 9 -
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... installation. Quit the installation utility first. Figure 13 Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. Ác (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the SiS 964 controller successfully, you need to install required...
... installation. Quit the installation utility first. Figure 13 Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. Ác (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the SiS 964 controller successfully, you need to install required...
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Step 6: Press 0 to select D) SiS 964 SATA. Figure 16 - 11 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Figure 15 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press D to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 16). An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 15 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. You have copied the SATA driver successfully.
Step 6: Press 0 to select D) SiS 964 SATA. Figure 16 - 11 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Figure 15 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press D to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 16). An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 15 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. You have copied the SATA driver successfully.
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... if you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 17). After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of ¤¤ Windows XP ...installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. Figure 17 Step 2: When a screen similar to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the...
... if you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 17). After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of ¤¤ Windows XP ...installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. Figure 17 Step 2: When a screen similar to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the...
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...one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Step 4: When the screen as shown below will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. Figure 19 If a message appears saying one minute. Figure 20 ...- 13 - The driver installation will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 19 below appears, ...
...one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Step 4: When the screen as shown below will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. Figure 19 If a message appears saying one minute. Figure 20 ...- 13 - The driver installation will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 19 below appears, ...
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After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below. It indicates that hard drive. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 21 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed.) SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 14 - Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully.
After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below. It indicates that hard drive. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 21 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed.) SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 14 - Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully.
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...that Xpress Recovery2 be made by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in the future. 2. Press any key... to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. Intel x86 platforms 2. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 50 - If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD...
...that Xpress Recovery2 be made by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in the future. 2. Press any key... to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. Intel x86 platforms 2. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 50 - If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD...
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... 3. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. PATA IDE secondary channel c . SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. Xpress Recovery2 is no backup file.) 2. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix For the use of the hard disk, so free space available on the size of... motherboards (As this is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is compliant with more than data restoration...
... 3. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. PATA IDE secondary channel c . SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. Xpress Recovery2 is no backup file.) 2. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix For the use of the hard disk, so free space available on the size of... motherboards (As this is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is compliant with more than data restoration...
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.... Press to enter Setup Menu or to enter the RAID Setup utility. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to construct a complete RAID ...driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. All Rights Reserved. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup After rebooting your hard drives for RAID construction. The SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility - SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility * Current Created Raid * Disk Status [R] : Enter Raid setup utility [Q] : Exit current menu LocationModel Capacity Disk 1 Disk 2 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS GA-8S648FX-775...
.... Press to enter Setup Menu or to enter the RAID Setup utility. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to construct a complete RAID ...driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. All Rights Reserved. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup After rebooting your hard drives for RAID construction. The SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility - SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility * Current Created Raid * Disk Status [R] : Enter Raid setup utility [Q] : Exit current menu LocationModel Capacity Disk 1 Disk 2 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS GA-8S648FX-775...
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... OS installation. Follow on your motherboard from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. English Installing the RAID Drivers To install Windows 2000/XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully, you need to install required driver for the SATA controller on -screen instructions to complete installation. (Each ...time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for the SATA controller on the screen (Refer to Figure 11), please select the proper chipset model. When install Windows 2000...
... OS installation. Follow on your motherboard from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. English Installing the RAID Drivers To install Windows 2000/XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully, you need to install required driver for the SATA controller on -screen instructions to complete installation. (Each ...time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for the SATA controller on the screen (Refer to Figure 11), please select the proper chipset model. When install Windows 2000...