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Microsoft is a registered trademark of the Kensington Technology Group. Windows® 98/2000/NT/ XP are registered trademarks of American Megatrends Inc. Kensington and MicroSaver are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMI® is a registered ...
Microsoft is a registered trademark of the Kensington Technology Group. Windows® 98/2000/NT/ XP are registered trademarks of American Megatrends Inc. Kensington and MicroSaver are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMI® is a registered ...
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... Configuration Instructions 5-3 Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS 5-3 NVIDIA RAID Untility Installation 5-7 Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array 5-7 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array 5-8 Initializing and Using the Disk Array 5-9 RAID Drives Management 5-11 Viewing RAID Array Configurations 5-11 Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk...
... Configuration Instructions 5-3 Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS 5-3 NVIDIA RAID Untility Installation 5-7 Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array 5-7 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array 5-8 Initializing and Using the Disk Array 5-9 RAID Drives Management 5-11 Viewing RAID Array Configurations 5-11 Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk...
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..., please refer to install the operating system onto the bootable RAID volume. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Dimension h ATX Form Factor (30.4 cm X 24.4 cm) Mounting h 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... 1. To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment, Microsoft's Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. Please note that users cannot install OS, either...
..., please refer to install the operating system onto the bootable RAID volume. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Dimension h ATX Form Factor (30.4 cm X 24.4 cm) Mounting h 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... 1. To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment, Microsoft's Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. Please note that users cannot install OS, either...
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... the best mode for each channel separately. If your hard drive and your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). The settings are : [Auto], [Mode 0], [Mode 1], [Mode 2], [Mode 3], [Mode 4]. Primary/... Ultra DMA/33, Ultra DMA/66 and Ultra DMA/100 select Auto to enable BIOS support. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: OnChip IDE Channel 0 The integrated peripheral ...
... the best mode for each channel separately. If your hard drive and your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). The settings are : [Auto], [Mode 0], [Mode 1], [Mode 2], [Mode 3], [Mode 4]. Primary/... Ultra DMA/33, Ultra DMA/66 and Ultra DMA/100 select Auto to enable BIOS support. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: OnChip IDE Channel 0 The integrated peripheral ...
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... for ACPI function. Suspend Mode=1 Hour [Max Saving] Maximum Power Management. There are available only when your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, you can choose to the HDD Power Down item. The information stored in this state, no system context is lost (CPU or... ports and write blanks to the video buffer. [Blank Screen] This option only writes blanks to configure each mode separately. BIOS Setup Power Management Setup MSI Reminds You...
... for ACPI function. Suspend Mode=1 Hour [Max Saving] Maximum Power Management. There are available only when your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, you can choose to the HDD Power Down item. The information stored in this state, no system context is lost (CPU or... ports and write blanks to the video buffer. [Blank Screen] This option only writes blanks to configure each mode separately. BIOS Setup Power Management Setup MSI Reminds You...
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MS-7025 ATX Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus ... [PCI Device] [Reserved] For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture. However, this by a "`"). MSI Reminds You... After receiving the signal, when the operating system is a system which allows I /O device needs to gain attention... recommended that follows this field to automatically configure all of device using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows® 95/98. Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to [Manual], choose ...
MS-7025 ATX Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus ... [PCI Device] [Reserved] For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture. However, this by a "`"). MSI Reminds You... After receiving the signal, when the operating system is a system which allows I /O device needs to gain attention... recommended that follows this field to automatically configure all of device using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows® 95/98. Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to [Manual], choose ...
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Introduction to DigiCell Live Update You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports overclocking function. Audio Speaker Setting In this icon will bring you can load media files from your system, ...you have your MEGA STICK connected to the main menu. 4-3 Power on Agent In this blue icon to detect and update BIOS and drivers online. MSI Reminds You... Click this sub-menu, you can configure and test the multi-channel audio function, speakers, sound effect and environment. Click on , ...
Introduction to DigiCell Live Update You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports overclocking function. Audio Speaker Setting In this icon will bring you can load media files from your system, ...you have your MEGA STICK connected to the main menu. 4-3 Power on Agent In this blue icon to detect and update BIOS and drivers online. MSI Reminds You... Click this sub-menu, you can configure and test the multi-channel audio function, speakers, sound effect and environment. Click on , ...
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... automatically configure an optimal setting for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds. If you choose User mode, you set this item to "Enable." 2. MSI Reminds You... lect Cell Menu. Center-side: Cool'n'Quiet / User mode Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed in front of each item..., then click "OK" to apply the changes. To ensure that Cool'n'Quiet function is required to double confirm that: 1. Enter Windows, and select [Start]->[Settings]-> [Control Pannel]->[Power Options]. You may adjust the CPU fan speed. Or you may use the "+" and "-" buttons to...
... automatically configure an optimal setting for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds. If you choose User mode, you set this item to "Enable." 2. MSI Reminds You... lect Cell Menu. Center-side: Cool'n'Quiet / User mode Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed in front of each item..., then click "OK" to apply the changes. To ensure that Cool'n'Quiet function is required to double confirm that: 1. Enter Windows, and select [Start]->[Settings]-> [Control Pannel]->[Power Options]. You may adjust the CPU fan speed. Or you may use the "+" and "-" buttons to...
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... -- If there are using the same computer and you'd like to power on in this field. Default User Name It is only available for Windows 2000 & Windows XP. -- If you are multi users using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name & password.... -- If you boot up your computer. 2. If you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following operating systems: Win9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000 & Windows XP. Enable Auto Login Enable this setting if you 'd like to auto power-on automatically, you are using a computer belonging to a domain ...
... -- If there are using the same computer and you'd like to power on in this field. Default User Name It is only available for Windows 2000 & Windows XP. -- If you are multi users using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name & password.... -- If you boot up your computer. 2. If you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following operating systems: Win9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000 & Windows XP. Enable Auto Login Enable this setting if you 'd like to auto power-on automatically, you are using a computer belonging to a domain ...
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... of 1 drive-the same as a normal storage device. 5-2 Allows spare disks. Multiple Fault Tolerance None Yes Yes No MSI Reminds You... Small databases or any other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance. RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used ... performance. Requires 2 drives for many applications. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Edition Windows 2000 Professional RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the following types of ...
... of 1 drive-the same as a normal storage device. 5-2 Allows spare disks. Multiple Fault Tolerance None Yes Yes No MSI Reminds You... Small databases or any other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance. RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used ... performance. Requires 2 drives for many applications. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Edition Windows 2000 Professional RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the following types of ...
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...( or F7, for HP products only), and the NVIDIA RAID Utility --Define a New Array window will reboot right away. Press F10 ( or F7, for HP products only). Boot from the Windows CD, use the floppy disk that press F10 to copy and install the nForce RAID software.... that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check Chapter 3, BIOS Setup, Integrated Peripherals, for details.) 4. Enter the Windows OS, run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID software. (Check Chapter 5, NVidia RAID Utility Installation, for configuring NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array 1....
...( or F7, for HP products only), and the NVIDIA RAID Utility --Define a New Array window will reboot right away. Press F10 ( or F7, for HP products only). Boot from the Windows CD, use the floppy disk that press F10 to copy and install the nForce RAID software.... that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check Chapter 3, BIOS Setup, Integrated Peripherals, for details.) 4. Enter the Windows OS, run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID software. (Check Chapter 5, NVidia RAID Utility Installation, for configuring NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array 1....
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... one connection between the drive and the controller. 5-4 There is usually one or more channels. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Understanding the "Define a New Array" Window Use the Define a New Array window to • Select the RAID Mode • Set up the Striping Block • Specify which disks ...0, controller 0, Slave 0.1.M Channel 0, controller 1, Master 0.1.S Channel 0, controller 1, Slave Serial ATA 1.0.M Channel 1, controller 0, Master 1.1.M Channel 1, controller 1, Master 2.0.M Channel 2, controller 0, Master 2.1.M Channel 2, controller 1, Master MSI Reminds You...
... one connection between the drive and the controller. 5-4 There is usually one or more channels. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Understanding the "Define a New Array" Window Use the Define a New Array window to • Select the RAID Mode • Set up the Striping Block • Specify which disks ...0, controller 0, Slave 0.1.M Channel 0, controller 1, Master 0.1.S Channel 0, controller 1, Slave Serial ATA 1.0.M Channel 1, controller 0, Master 1.1.M Channel 1, controller 1, Master 2.0.M Channel 2, controller 0, Master 2.1.M Channel 2, controller 1, Master MSI Reminds You...
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..., and affects how data is set to the Free Disks section. Continue pressing the right-arrow key ( nVIDIA RAID Introduction Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the mode that you enabled from the Free Disks block to the...
..., and affects how data is set to the Free Disks section. Continue pressing the right-arrow key ( nVIDIA RAID Introduction Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the mode that you enabled from the Free Disks block to the...
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... up , then press Enter. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl+X to mark this disk as explained in "Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows" on p5-7. 5-6 MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. The Clear disk data prompt appears. 2. ...The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you want to wipe out ...
... up , then press Enter. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl+X to mark this disk as explained in "Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows" on p5-7. 5-6 MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. The Clear disk data prompt appears. 2. ...The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you want to wipe out ...
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...CK8S\Win2k-XP\IDE\WinXP to make an NVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver for the Windows Setup screen to browse the CD. 3. Please follow the instruction below : MSI Reminds You... The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers: 5-7 The driver disk for bootable RAID Array...) 1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the Windows Setup program starts. 2. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM...
...CK8S\Win2k-XP\IDE\WinXP to make an NVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver for the Windows Setup screen to browse the CD. 3. Please follow the instruction below : MSI Reminds You... The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers: 5-7 The driver disk for bootable RAID Array...) 1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the Windows Setup program starts. 2. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM...
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... finish the installation. This will not have to be installed under Windows once for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing Windows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver ... description. 5-8 Each time you might be prompted to click Yes to be an issue with Windows XP Installation. Click Yes as many times as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is completed...After that, the driver will not be installed Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for that hard drive. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 4. Be sure to continue with a signed driver. Press Enter to ...
... finish the installation. This will not have to be installed under Windows once for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing Windows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver ... description. 5-8 Each time you might be prompted to click Yes to be an issue with Windows XP Installation. Click Yes as many times as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is completed...After that, the driver will not be installed Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for that hard drive. MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 4. Be sure to continue with a signed driver. Press Enter to ...
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... RAID Introduction Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under the "Storage" section). Click "Disk Management" (under Windows. 1. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears. 3. The disks listed depend on "Computer Management". 2. Launch Computer Management by clicking "Start" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" then open...
... RAID Introduction Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under the "Storage" section). Click "Disk Management" (under Windows. 1. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears. 3. The disks listed depend on "Computer Management". 2. Launch Computer Management by clicking "Start" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" then open...
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MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 5. Click Finish. You must format the unallocated disk space in the list if you want to use . 5-10 After the drive has been formatted, it . 7. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears. 6. The actual disks listed will depend on your system... partition is ready for use it is the total combined storage of two hard disks. Format the unallocated disk space. The "Computer Management" window appears. Check the disk in order to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. and follow the wizard. Right click "Unallocated...
MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 5. Click Finish. You must format the unallocated disk space in the list if you want to use . 5-10 After the drive has been formatted, it . 7. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears. 6. The actual disks listed will depend on your system... partition is ready for use it is the total combined storage of two hard disks. Format the unallocated disk space. The "Computer Management" window appears. Check the disk in order to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. and follow the wizard. Right click "Unallocated...
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The total hard disk space used is shown in your RAID configuration from Windows, launch the NVRAID Management utility by clicking [ Start -> Programs -> NVIDIA Corporation ->RAID Manager -> RAID Manager ] The RAID configuration information appears in the right-side pane, ... your system. The information in the figures in this part may very from what it is 55.90 GB. (1.1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes) 5-11 MSI Reminds You...
The total hard disk space used is shown in your RAID configuration from Windows, launch the NVRAID Management utility by clicking [ Start -> Programs -> NVIDIA Corporation ->RAID Manager -> RAID Manager ] The RAID configuration information appears in the right-side pane, ... your system. The information in the figures in this part may very from what it is 55.90 GB. (1.1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes) 5-11 MSI Reminds You...
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... dedicated disk can be used only by the array that requires a particular disk when one of any array (if one free disk. 5-13 Boot into Windows and run the NVRAIDMAN program. The drive appears under the Free Disk section. Assigning a Free Disk To mark a disk as free is not part of...
... dedicated disk can be used only by the array that requires a particular disk when one of any array (if one free disk. 5-13 Boot into Windows and run the NVRAIDMAN program. The drive appears under the Free Disk section. Assigning a Free Disk To mark a disk as free is not part of...