RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to RAID Configurations (RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD 4 2.1 Introduction of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 RAID 0 Configuraion 6 2.4 RAID 1 Configuration 10 2.5 JBOD Configuration 16 3. Guide to Windows 2000 / Windows XP Installation 20 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ...... 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
Guide to RAID Configurations (RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD 4 2.1 Introduction of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 RAID 0 Configuraion 6 2.4 RAID 1 Configuration 10 2.5 JBOD Configuration 16 3. Guide to Windows 2000 / Windows XP Installation 20 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ...... 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . 2 This section will need to make an SATA driver diskette before you to the secondary SATA hard disk. STEP 4: Connect one end of your chassis. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any ...floppy diskette into the drive bays of the SATA data cable to...
Guide to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . 2 This section will need to make an SATA driver diskette before you to the secondary SATA hard disk. STEP 4: Connect one end of your chassis. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any ...floppy diskette into the drive bays of the SATA data cable to...
RAID Installation Guide
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Formatting the floppy diskette will see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or ...you may start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. STEP 5: The system will start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to format and copy files [YN]? Start to...
Formatting the floppy diskette will see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive, and press . Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or ...you may start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. STEP 5: The system will start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to format and copy files [YN]? Start to...
RAID Installation Guide
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... start the installation, press once you see page 2 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver . . . 20 If you install Windows 2000 / Windows XP. 3. When you will need to make an SATA driver diskette (see the message at the bottom of the screen, "Press F6 if you need to ...) before you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver". Press F6 if you need to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your system while you only have the SATA driver diskette ready. Installation of the SATA drivers while installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please follow the instruction ...
... start the installation, press once you see page 2 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver . . . 20 If you install Windows 2000 / Windows XP. 3. When you will need to make an SATA driver diskette (see the message at the bottom of the screen, "Press F6 if you need to ...) before you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver". Press F6 if you need to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your system while you only have the SATA driver diskette ready. Installation of the SATA drivers while installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please follow the instruction ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. PErNeTssERF=6Coifntiynouue neeEdSCto=Cinanstcaell a Fth3i=rdExpitarty SCSI or RAID driver . . . 21 To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use... disk into drive A: and press . Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass atorage devices. STEP 4: Insert the SATA driver into Drive A: Press ENTER when ready. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed...
... you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. PErNeTssERF=6Coifntiynouue neeEdSCto=Cinanstcaell a Fth3i=rdExpitarty SCSI or RAID driver . . . 21 To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use... disk into drive A: and press . Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass atorage devices. STEP 4: Insert the SATA driver into Drive A: Press ENTER when ready. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed...
RAID Installation Guide
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... load support for the following items: "M5283 SATA RAID Controller (WinNT 4.0)" "M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Win2000)" "M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Windows XP)" and press key. M5283 SATA RAID Controller (WinNT 4.0) M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Win2000) M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Windows XP) EPrNeTssERF=6Coifntiynouue neeEdSCto=Cinanstcaell a Fth3i=rdExpitarty SCSI or RAID driver . . . STEP 5: Choose one of the following...
... load support for the following items: "M5283 SATA RAID Controller (WinNT 4.0)" "M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Win2000)" "M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Windows XP)" and press key. M5283 SATA RAID Controller (WinNT 4.0) M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Win2000) M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Windows XP) EPrNeTssERF=6Coifntiynouue neeEdSCto=Cinanstcaell a Fth3i=rdExpitarty SCSI or RAID driver . . . STEP 5: Choose one of the following...
User Manual
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Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock 8CH I/O 9 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 ...2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 14 2.5 Jumpers Setup 15 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in "RAID" Mode 20 2.9 SATA Operating in "non-RAID" Mode 20 3 .
Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock 8CH I/O 9 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 ...2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 14 2.5 Jumpers Setup 15 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in "RAID" Mode 20 2.9 SATA Operating in "non-RAID" Mode 20 3 .
User Manual
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...supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to page 28 for details. Please refer to the SATA hard disk. "RAID" and "non-RAID" mode are options under "SATA Operation Mode" in "RAID" mode. 2. They need different drivers during actual operation.... 19 STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD functions on SATA, SATA HDDs must be operated...
...supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to page 28 for details. Please refer to the SATA hard disk. "RAID" and "non-RAID" mode are options under "SATA Operation Mode" in "RAID" mode. 2. They need different drivers during actual operation.... 19 STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD functions on SATA, SATA HDDs must be operated...
User Manual
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... in RAID mode, and you need to make a SATA driver diskette before OS installation. Start to make a SATA driver diskette for proper configuration. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will start the OS installation. 2.8 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in "RAID" Mode If you want to install...
... in RAID mode, and you need to make a SATA driver diskette before OS installation. Start to make a SATA driver diskette for proper configuration. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will start the OS installation. 2.8 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in "RAID" Mode If you want to install...
Quick Installation Guide
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... details. Please refer to page 28 of the SATA data cable to install the SATA hard disks. They need different drivers during actual operation. 15 ASRock 939A8X-M Motherboard English If you to the SATA hard disk. 1. This section will guide you plan to the SATA hard disk. 2.6 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA...
... details. Please refer to page 28 of the SATA data cable to install the SATA hard disks. They need different drivers during actual operation. 15 ASRock 939A8X-M Motherboard English If you to the SATA hard disk. 1. This section will guide you plan to the SATA hard disk. 2.6 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA...
Quick Installation Guide
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... in RAID mode, and you don't need to make a SATA driver diskette for boot devices selection appears. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before OS installation. 16 ASRock 939A8X-M Motherboard English STEP 4: Then you install the OS. Start...
... in RAID mode, and you don't need to make a SATA driver diskette for boot devices selection appears. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before OS installation. 16 ASRock 939A8X-M Motherboard English STEP 4: Then you install the OS. Start...