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MS-7578 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-27 Appendix A Realtek Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 Appendix B NVIDIA RAID B-1 Introduction B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 Installing Driver B-7 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-8 Using the NVMediaShield Software B-11 Appendix C Overclocking Center C-1 Activating Overclocking Center C-2 System Info C-3 DOT C-5 ix
MS-7578 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-27 Appendix A Realtek Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 Appendix B NVIDIA RAID B-1 Introduction B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 Installing Driver B-7 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-8 Using the NVMediaShield Software B-11 Appendix C Overclocking Center C-1 Activating Overclocking Center C-2 System Info C-3 DOT C-5 ix
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...9654; LBA/Large Mode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that is not already formatted with ACHI mode and RAID mode. ▶ Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. 3-7 This allows you connect the HD devices to...▶ Device / Vendor / Size It will appear after you adjust the option to [AHCI Mode] in Integrated Peripherals → On-Chip ATA Device → RAID Mode. • SATA5 and E-SATA port only can use with LBA mode disabled. ▶ DMA Mode Select DMA Mode. ▶ Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Setting to ...
...9654; LBA/Large Mode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that is not already formatted with ACHI mode and RAID mode. ▶ Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. 3-7 This allows you connect the HD devices to...▶ Device / Vendor / Size It will appear after you adjust the option to [AHCI Mode] in Integrated Peripherals → On-Chip ATA Device → RAID Mode. • SATA5 and E-SATA port only can use with LBA mode disabled. ▶ DMA Mode Select DMA Mode. ▶ Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Setting to ...
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MS-7578 ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ OnChip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for SATA connectors. ▶ I/O Devices Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ▶ COM Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port. 3-13
MS-7578 ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ OnChip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for SATA connectors. ▶ I/O Devices Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ▶ COM Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port. 3-13
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B-B-1 For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by the world's leading businesses-to offer data protection. Appendix B NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology-which is used by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to the common PC desktop.
B-B-1 For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by the world's leading businesses-to offer data protection. Appendix B NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology-which is used by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to the common PC desktop.
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...9632; Spanning (JBOD): JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes into one large disk Summary of RAID Configurations Array Uses Advantages Drawbacks #Hard Disks RAID 0 Non-critical data requiring high performance. High data throughput. Requires 2 drives 2 or any other small dancy... the difficulty in using drives concurrently or to performance. level 1. JBOD Combining odd size drives into one big drive. multiple RAID 1 Small databases 100% data redun- for different uses Multiple Fault Tolerance None Yes Yes Yes No B-2 space of performance due...
...9632; Spanning (JBOD): JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes into one large disk Summary of RAID Configurations Array Uses Advantages Drawbacks #Hard Disks RAID 0 Non-critical data requiring high performance. High data throughput. Requires 2 drives 2 or any other small dancy... the difficulty in using drives concurrently or to performance. level 1. JBOD Combining odd size drives into one big drive. multiple RAID 1 Small databases 100% data redun- for different uses Multiple Fault Tolerance None Yes Yes Yes No B-2 space of performance due...
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... the OS. 2. Choose the hard disks that press F10 to Optimal. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array. 3. Bootable RAID Array 1. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks. Then enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and follow the procedures described below...
... the OS. 2. Choose the hard disks that press F10 to Optimal. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array. 3. Bootable RAID Array 1. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks. Then enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and follow the procedures described below...
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... 0 (SATA1) 0.1 Adapter 0, Channel 1 (SATA2) 0.2 Adapter 0, Channel 3 (SATA3) 0.3 Adapter 0, Channel 4 (SATA4) ... ... ▍ NVIDIA RAID 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 to use for the... RAID Array The SATA ports are called channels and they are considered to be Master since...
... 0 (SATA1) 0.1 Adapter 0, Channel 1 (SATA2) 0.2 Adapter 0, Channel 3 (SATA3) 0.3 Adapter 0, Channel 4 (SATA4) ... ... ▍ NVIDIA RAID 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 to use for the... RAID Array The SATA ports are called channels and they are considered to be Master since...
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... and the next disk in the list is set to leave this is selected. 2. These are the drives that are available for use as a RAID array disk, 1. The first disk in the list is given in the figure above. Continue pressing the right-arrow key (→) until all the... disks that you want appears in the Free Disks block. To designate a free disk to use as RAID array disks. row key (→). B-5 either [Mirroring], [Stripe], [RAID5], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring]. ■ Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping Block size ...
... and the next disk in the list is set to leave this is selected. 2. These are the drives that are available for use as a RAID array disk, 1. The first disk in the list is given in the figure above. Continue pressing the right-arrow key (→) until all the... disks that you want appears in the Free Disks block. To designate a free disk to use as RAID array disks. row key (→). B-5 either [Mirroring], [Stripe], [RAID5], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring]. ■ Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping Block size ...
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Now that you want to set up , then press Enter. ▍ NVIDIA RAID Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. The Array List screen appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to clear the disk data / MBR. Press Y to configure ...and load NVRAID drivers under Windows, as Stripe Block, RAID Mode, Stripe Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. 5. Use the arrow keys to exit the RAID setup. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press F10 to select...
Now that you want to set up , then press Enter. ▍ NVIDIA RAID Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. The Array List screen appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to clear the disk data / MBR. Press Y to configure ...and load NVRAID drivers under Windows, as Stripe Block, RAID Mode, Stripe Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. 5. Use the arrow keys to exit the RAID setup. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press F10 to select...
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... out the floppy. 9. a] Insert the MSI DVD into the A: drive,and then press ENTER. You should be shown a list of Windows setup. 2. c] For Windows XP, copy all the contents in the \\ChipSet\nVidia\MCP\VISAT\IDE\WinVista\sataraid to select "Specify Additional Device". 3. Select the "NVIDIA RAID Driver" and press ENTER. 6. Press...
... out the floppy. 9. a] Insert the MSI DVD into the A: drive,and then press ENTER. You should be shown a list of Windows setup. 2. c] For Windows XP, copy all the contents in the \\ChipSet\nVidia\MCP\VISAT\IDE\WinVista\sataraid to select "Specify Additional Device". 3. Select the "NVIDIA RAID Driver" and press ENTER. 6. Press...
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...NVIDIA MediaShield will upgrade the Windows SATA driver and install the RAID software. 1. You must be enabled. 3. After the installation is selected. ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing Windows Serial ATA driver must install the NVIDIA... array as described in order to reboot the PC. 5. This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will not be upgraded to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page. 2. B-8
...NVIDIA MediaShield will upgrade the Windows SATA driver and install the RAID software. 1. You must be enabled. 3. After the installation is selected. ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing Windows Serial ATA driver must install the NVIDIA... array as described in order to reboot the PC. 5. This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will not be upgraded to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page. 2. B-8
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...). The disks listed depend on "Computer Management". 2. Click Next. Click "Disk Management" (under Windows. 1. Click Next. MS-7578 Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to Initialize window appears. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears. 3. The Select Disks to Convert window appears.
...). The disks listed depend on "Computer Management". 2. Click Next. Click "Disk Management" (under Windows. 1. Click Next. MS-7578 Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to Initialize window appears. The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears. 3. The Select Disks to Convert window appears.
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.... and follow the wizard. Format the unallocated disk space. Check the disk in order to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. ▍ NVIDIA RAID 5. Click Finish. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears. 6.
.... and follow the wizard. Format the unallocated disk space. Check the disk in order to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. ▍ NVIDIA RAID 5. Click Finish. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears. 6.
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...rebuilding process takes some time to complete, and occurs in the array. B-12 Rebuilding applies only to any fault-tolerant array such as RAID 1, 0+1 and RAID 5. The operation applies to fault-tolerant arrays such as not to affect the performance of restoring data to access the online help that...new one, and rebuild the array to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step-by -step instructions. ▍ NVIDIA RAID Using the Storage Page From the Storage page, you will force a rebuild of redundancy or parity. You can accomplish the following tasks: ■...
...rebuilding process takes some time to complete, and occurs in the array. B-12 Rebuilding applies only to any fault-tolerant array such as RAID 1, 0+1 and RAID 5. The operation applies to fault-tolerant arrays such as not to affect the performance of restoring data to access the online help that...new one, and rebuild the array to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step-by -step instructions. ▍ NVIDIA RAID Using the Storage Page From the Storage page, you will force a rebuild of redundancy or parity. You can accomplish the following tasks: ■...
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...the Wizard with step-by-step instructions. Dedicated Disk A dedicated free disk is a disk that array only when needed ‐ for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1 or RAID 5 array. Example: A system may have four hard disks where one free disk and you must have at least one free disk available ...that requires another disk when one of the mirrored array drives fails, the free disk will be at least two RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 arrays created. B-13 The process is assigned to a RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 array. To mark a disk as a free disk. Requirements for use by a specific array), you ...
...the Wizard with step-by-step instructions. Dedicated Disk A dedicated free disk is a disk that array only when needed ‐ for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1 or RAID 5 array. Example: A system may have four hard disks where one free disk and you must have at least one free disk available ...that requires another disk when one of the mirrored array drives fails, the free disk will be at least two RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 arrays created. B-13 The process is assigned to a RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 array. To mark a disk as a free disk. Requirements for use by a specific array), you ...
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...start the Remove Spare Wizard and then follow the instructions. To use Migrating to an array with step-by-step instructions. ▍ NVIDIA RAID Remove a Spare The Remove spare option appears only if you have more than four partitions. You can press F1 to access the online... to an Array Larger Than 2 TB Your disks must be partitioned using GPT, then restore your array's capacity using the migration feature to have a a RAID array with a one-step process called "Migrating". General Migrating Requirements ■ The new array capacity must be equal to the new volume. B-14 Important...
...start the Remove Spare Wizard and then follow the instructions. To use Migrating to an array with step-by-step instructions. ▍ NVIDIA RAID Remove a Spare The Remove spare option appears only if you have more than four partitions. You can press F1 to access the online... to an Array Larger Than 2 TB Your disks must be partitioned using GPT, then restore your array's capacity using the migration feature to have a a RAID array with a one-step process called "Migrating". General Migrating Requirements ■ The new array capacity must be equal to the new volume. B-14 Important...
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... online help that walks you through the Wizard with step-by-step instructions. From RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 To RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 New Array Disk Requirements m > n Number of disk in the new array must be equal to or greater than twice the number of RAID 0+1 disks. ** Not a valid combination ** ** Not a valid combination ** m >= (n/2 + 1) m >= n - 1 ** Not a valid combination ** m >= 2 x (n-1) ; m >= 3 m >= n2 Number of...
... online help that walks you through the Wizard with step-by-step instructions. From RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 To RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 New Array Disk Requirements m > n Number of disk in the new array must be equal to or greater than twice the number of RAID 0+1 disks. ** Not a valid combination ** ** Not a valid combination ** m >= (n/2 + 1) m >= n - 1 ** Not a valid combination ** m >= 2 x (n-1) ; m >= 3 m >= n2 Number of...
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B-16 ▍ NVIDIA RAID Using the SMART Disk Feature S.M.A.R.T. Click Configure SMART settings to back up data and replace the drive. When you click on an array disk from ... open the associated page.Select the Enable SMART monitoring radio button. 2. If you want MediaShield to track the test results, check the Record events in a RAID array and alerts you when certain degradations indicate an impending hardware failure, giving you want to run the SMART test. 4. Click Apply when done.
B-16 ▍ NVIDIA RAID Using the SMART Disk Feature S.M.A.R.T. Click Configure SMART settings to back up data and replace the drive. When you click on an array disk from ... open the associated page.Select the Enable SMART monitoring radio button. 2. If you want MediaShield to track the test results, check the Record events in a RAID array and alerts you when certain degradations indicate an impending hardware failure, giving you want to run the SMART test. 4. Click Apply when done.