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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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.... (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your motherboard, you do not want to create RAID with identical model and capacity). If you may prepare only one SATA controller on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 2 - Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: SiS 964) Å...
.... (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your motherboard, you do not want to create RAID with identical model and capacity). If you may prepare only one SATA controller on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 2 - Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: SiS 964) Å...
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Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you sure to delete this RAID?" SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Finally, when the "Are you wish to delete and press ENTER. Figure 12 Now, you are in the window below (Figure 12). message appears, press Y to confirm your selections. 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 -
Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you sure to delete this RAID?" SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Finally, when the "Are you wish to delete and press ENTER. Figure 12 Now, you are in the window below (Figure 12). message appears, press Y to confirm your selections. 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 utility first. 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 driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to the BootDrv folder and look for an... icon and select Open (Figure 13). The installation utility will appear automatically. Figure 14 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 10 - Step 2: Go to copy the driver. Without the driver, the hard drive ¤¤ may not be recognized during the Windows setup process....
... installation utility first. 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 driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to the BootDrv folder and look for an... icon and select Open (Figure 13). The installation utility will appear automatically. Figure 14 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 10 - Step 2: Go to copy the driver. Without the driver, the hard drive ¤¤ may not be recognized during the Windows setup process....
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An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to the floppy disk. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Figure 16 - 11 - Then it will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to Figure 15 below will appear. You have copied the SATA driver successfully. Step 6: Press 0 to select D) SiS 964 SATA. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. 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 the floppy disk. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Figure 16 - 11 - Then it will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to Figure 15 below will appear. You have copied the SATA driver successfully. Step 6: Press 0 to select D) SiS 964 SATA. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. Figure 15 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press D to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 16).
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...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 that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you see the "Press F6 if you need to ...install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 17). Ác (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S (Figure 18). Figure 18 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 12 ...
...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 that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you see the "Press F6 if you need to ...install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 17). Ác (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S (Figure 18). Figure 18 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 12 ...
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... will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the floppy disk. Figure 20 - 13 - If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select WinXP SiS Raid/IDE ... press ENTER. (Select Win2000 SiS Raid/IDE Controller if you want to continue the SATA driver installation from the motherboard driver CD. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) 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 or some file...
... will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the floppy disk. Figure 20 - 13 - If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select WinXP SiS Raid/IDE ... press ENTER. (Select Win2000 SiS Raid/IDE Controller if you want to continue the SATA driver installation from the motherboard driver CD. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) 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 or some file...
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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 have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. After that hard drive. Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 14 - It indicates that you should see a screen as below.
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 have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. After that hard drive. Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 14 - It indicates that you should see a screen as below.
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...from CD/DVD: Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 50 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Press any... by booting from the CD-ROM, you can be immediately installed once you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. Boot from CD-ROM. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc...
...from CD/DVD: Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 50 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Press any... by booting from the CD-ROM, you can be immediately installed once you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. Boot from CD-ROM. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc...
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... operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. mended but the actual space is recom- SATA IDE channel 1 d. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. It is as follows: a. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system... update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 51 - Capable of Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI... a few motherboards based on the size of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2.
... operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. mended but the actual space is recom- SATA IDE channel 1 d. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. It is as follows: a. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system... update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 51 - Capable of Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI... a few motherboards based on the size of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2.
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... Setup Menu or to press Ctrl-S before the window disappears. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to loading the OS...array type and which hard drives you to enter SiS RAID BIOS). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. English Please follow the steps below . Note...Status [R] : Enter Raid setup utility [Q] : Exit current menu LocationModel Capacity Disk 1 Disk 2 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard Mode 111GB 111GB RAID Type UDMA 6 UDMA 6 Single Single ¹Ï5 Figure 2 - 62...
... Setup Menu or to press Ctrl-S before the window disappears. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to loading the OS...array type and which hard drives you to enter SiS RAID BIOS). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. English Please follow the steps below . Note...Status [R] : Enter Raid setup utility [Q] : Exit current menu LocationModel Capacity Disk 1 Disk 2 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard Mode 111GB 111GB RAID Type UDMA 6 UDMA 6 Single Single ¹Ï5 Figure 2 - 62...
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... F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver file to install the RAID drivers. Appendix Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed under Windows once for the SATA controller on the screen (Refer to a floppy disk. Quit the installation... utility first. Information on all , you have to copy the 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.) Note: In the menu list, IAA_RAID refers...
... F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver file to install the RAID drivers. Appendix Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed under Windows once for the SATA controller on the screen (Refer to a floppy disk. Quit the installation... utility first. Information on all , you have to copy the 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.) Note: In the menu list, IAA_RAID refers...