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Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-18 Slots ...2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots 2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-19 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 General Help
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-18 Slots ...2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots 2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-19 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 General Help
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Install Driver in W indows XP / 2000 B-9 Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console B-10 RAID Migration Instructions B-14 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk B-15 Degraded RAID Array B-21 Missing Hard Drive Member B-21 Failed Hard Drive Member B-21 x
Install Driver in W indows XP / 2000 B-9 Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console B-10 RAID Migration Instructions B-14 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk B-15 Degraded RAID Array B-21 Missing Hard Drive Member B-21 Failed Hard Drive Member B-21 x
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...) - 1 CD-IN pinheader - 1 SPDIF-out pinheader (optional) Slots - 1 PCI Express x16 slot (for ICH8R only) - Form Factor - Micro-ATX (24.4cm X 24.4cm) Mounting - 8 mounting holes 1-3 SATA1~6 support RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 or RAID 5 mode by ICH8R Floppy - 1 floppy port - Getting Started RAID(for G965M/ Q965M series) - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.
...) - 1 CD-IN pinheader - 1 SPDIF-out pinheader (optional) Slots - 1 PCI Express x16 slot (for ICH8R only) - Form Factor - Micro-ATX (24.4cm X 24.4cm) Mounting - 8 mounting holes 1-3 SATA1~6 support RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 or RAID 5 mode by ICH8R Floppy - 1 floppy port - Getting Started RAID(for G965M/ Q965M series) - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.
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... option to [Enabled] to Enable/ Disable the SATA#2 controller (SATA5~6). It allows you want to use the SATA as IDE / RAID or AHCI function Configure SATA#1 as IDE/ AHCI or RAID (RAID function is adjustable. I/O Device Configuration Press to [Enhanced], the field is adjustable. MS-7241 Mainboard SATA Device Configuration Press to enter...
... option to [Enabled] to Enable/ Disable the SATA#2 controller (SATA5~6). It allows you want to use the SATA as IDE / RAID or AHCI function Configure SATA#1 as IDE/ AHCI or RAID (RAID function is adjustable. I/O Device Configuration Press to [Enhanced], the field is adjustable. MS-7241 Mainboard SATA Device Configuration Press to enter...
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Intel ICH8R SATA RAID Appendix B Intel ICH8R SATA RAID The ICH8R (NH82801GR) provides a hybrid solution that combines six independent SATAII ports for support of Mirrors) and Intel® Martix Storage Technology. B-1 It offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of up to six Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives.
Intel ICH8R SATA RAID Appendix B Intel ICH8R SATA RAID The ICH8R (NH82801GR) provides a hybrid solution that combines six independent SATAII ports for support of Mirrors) and Intel® Martix Storage Technology. B-1 It offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of up to six Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives.
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...combined space of two hard drives being used in unison. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives. RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are : 1. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance. This ...support of up to 300MB/sec. B B-2 Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command. RAID 10 Not one of the ATA interface. Important The least number of Mirrors) and Intel® Martix Storage Technology. Serial ATAII (SATAII) ...
...combined space of two hard drives being used in unison. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives. RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are : 1. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance. This ...support of up to 300MB/sec. B B-2 Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command. RAID 10 Not one of the ATA interface. Important The least number of Mirrors) and Intel® Martix Storage Technology. Serial ATAII (SATAII) ...
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...used to migrate an existing system to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Also, you are reinstalling your system. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you ...need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in ...
...used to migrate an existing system to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Also, you are reinstalling your system. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you ...need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in ...
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Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to your usage model in RAID Level. The following window will appear: (1) Create RAID Volume 1. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to the next field. 2. MS-7241 Mainboard After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following screen appears. B B-4 Select option 1 "Create RAID Volume" and press key.
Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to your usage model in RAID Level. The following window will appear: (1) Create RAID Volume 1. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to the next field. 2. MS-7241 Mainboard After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following screen appears. B B-4 Select option 1 "Create RAID Volume" and press key.
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Here are some typical values: RAID0 - 128KB RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB 5. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID 3. Then select the strip value for the RAID volume, then click key to the next field. The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Then select the capacity of ... Capacity field. In the Disk field, press key and the following screen appears. Use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID array by using the "upper arrow" or "down arrow" keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to...
Here are some typical values: RAID0 - 128KB RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB 5. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID 3. Then select the strip value for the RAID volume, then click key to the next field. The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Then select the capacity of ... Capacity field. In the Disk field, press key and the following screen appears. Use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID array by using the "upper arrow" or "down arrow" keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to...
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Then the following screen appears to create the RAID volume. Then the following screen appears for the first volume. B B-6 Type in a new size for you to confirm if you are sure to indicate that ... creation is shown by default. Press to be half of two hard drives. 6. As an example: if you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to continue. 7. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of what is finished. MS-7241 Mainboard...
Then the following screen appears to create the RAID volume. Then the following screen appears for the first volume. B B-6 Type in a new size for you to confirm if you are sure to indicate that ... creation is shown by default. Press to be half of two hard drives. 6. As an example: if you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to continue. 7. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of what is finished. MS-7241 Mainboard...
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Press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. The following screen appears. B-7 Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press key to accept the volume deletion. Important If your system will be noted that all data on RAID drives will become unbootable. Then press key to RAID and you can delete the RAID volume, but please be lost. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID (2) Delete RAID Volume Here you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system currently boots to delete the selected RAID volume.
Press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. The following screen appears. B-7 Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press key to accept the volume deletion. Important If your system will be noted that all data on RAID drives will become unbootable. Then press key to RAID and you can delete the RAID volume, but please be lost. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID (2) Delete RAID Volume Here you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system currently boots to delete the selected RAID volume.
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The following screen appears: Press key to Non-RAID' could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. B B-8 You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any RAID structures from the drives. Possible reasons to 'Reset Disks to accept the selection. MS-7241 Mainboard (3) Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. 2. Important 1.
The following screen appears: Press key to Non-RAID' could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. B B-8 You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any RAID structures from the drives. Possible reasons to 'Reset Disks to accept the selection. MS-7241 Mainboard (3) Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. 2. Important 1.
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...Setup screen. 3. From W indows XP/2000, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. The driver Intel(R) ICH8R SATA RAID Controller should appear. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will now load all devices are specified, press to a formatted floppy d is done.... 4. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press . Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the "+" in front of the drivers while installing W indows XP / 2000. 1. Once...
...Setup screen. 3. From W indows XP/2000, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. The driver Intel(R) ICH8R SATA RAID Controller should appear. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will now load all devices are specified, press to a formatted floppy d is done.... 4. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press . Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the "+" in front of the drivers while installing W indows XP / 2000. 1. Once...
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MS-7241 Mainboard Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to install the software. For this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. however, you cannot remove or un-install this item B B-10 Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data.
MS-7241 Mainboard Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to install the software. For this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. however, you cannot remove or un-install this item B B-10 Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data.
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B-11 Intel ICH8R SATA RAID The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
B-11 Intel ICH8R SATA RAID The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
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It shows the system requirements and installation information. B-13 Once the installation is complete, the following window appears to show the Readme File Information. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID The following window appears.
It shows the system requirements and installation information. B-13 Once the installation is complete, the following window appears to show the Readme File Information. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID The following window appears.
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... Important A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all important data on the added disk before proceeding. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during W indows Setup. 3. To create a volume from the added disk and the data cannot be followed at the time ...Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from an existing disk. Refer to Installing Software for properly setting of RAID when upgrading to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is installed. However, during the migration process, the data on installing the driver...
... Important A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all important data on the added disk before proceeding. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during W indows Setup. 3. To create a volume from the added disk and the data cannot be followed at the time ...Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from an existing disk. Refer to Installing Software for properly setting of RAID when upgrading to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is installed. However, during the migration process, the data on installing the driver...
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The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to continue. B-15 Click Next to lead you for the following procedure.
The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. Intel ICH8R SATA RAID Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to continue. B-15 Click Next to lead you for the following procedure.
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...be avail- A volume optimized for data storage. MS-7241 Mainboard (1) Step 1: Configure Volume Here you to access your data. The resulting RAID-5 device size will allow you can be used on three or more disks, with a realtime duplicate copy of your data more quickly. Both.... able for data redundancy will provide you with zero or more . It can survive one of 16 characters. RAID 1 (Redundancy) - RAID 5 (Useful) - Reads B are available, re- The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of the disks fail, all data are still intact. If two disks fail simultaneously...
...be avail- A volume optimized for data storage. MS-7241 Mainboard (1) Step 1: Configure Volume Here you to access your data. The resulting RAID-5 device size will allow you can be used on three or more disks, with a realtime duplicate copy of your data more quickly. Both.... able for data redundancy will provide you with zero or more . It can survive one of 16 characters. RAID 1 (Redundancy) - RAID 5 (Useful) - Reads B are available, re- The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of the disks fail, all data are still intact. If two disks fail simultaneously...
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... the machine, and the usage pattern of the information to be able to calculate the correct parity information), or similar to the Selected field. RAID 10 (Mirrored Stripes) - Selecting any other option may result in order to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that you should...migrated) and which is 128KB. You can be more expensive. As indicated, the optimal setting is best suited to use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility before the second disk is the target disk. Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users, you wish to your ...
... the machine, and the usage pattern of the information to be able to calculate the correct parity information), or similar to the Selected field. RAID 10 (Mirrored Stripes) - Selecting any other option may result in order to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that you should...migrated) and which is 128KB. You can be more expensive. As indicated, the optimal setting is best suited to use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility before the second disk is the target disk. Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users, you wish to your ...