RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. 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 Windows 2000 / Windows XP Installation 20 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 SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. 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 Windows 2000 / Windows XP Installation 20 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.
RAID Installation Guide
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... cable to the motherboard's secondary SATA connector (SATA2). STEP 3: Connect the other end of your... cable to the SATA hard disk. 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to the motherboard's primary SATA connector...one end of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for internal storage devices. STEP 3: When you see the message ...to make an SATA driver diskette before you will guide you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your system...end of the SATA data cable to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . 2 This section will need to the...
... cable to the motherboard's secondary SATA connector (SATA2). STEP 3: Connect the other end of your... cable to the SATA hard disk. 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to the motherboard's primary SATA connector...one end of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for internal storage devices. STEP 3: When you see the message ...to make an SATA driver diskette before you will guide you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your system...end of the SATA data cable to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . 2 This section will need to the...
RAID Installation Guide
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STEP 4: Then you may start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. STEP 5: The system will start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to ...set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. 3 Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to format and copy files [YN]? Start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or you will lose ALL...
STEP 4: Then you may start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. STEP 5: The system will start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to ...set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. 3 Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to format and copy files [YN]? Start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or you will lose ALL...
RAID Installation Guide
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... you need to make an SATA driver diskette (see the message at the bottom of the SATA drivers while installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please follow the instruction below. STEP 1: Insert Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP If you want to use ...RAID function, you see page 2 to page 3 for details) before you start to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver". If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your system, you will need to set the RAID configuration (see page 4 to install a third party SCSI or...
... you need to make an SATA driver diskette (see the message at the bottom of the SATA drivers while installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please follow the instruction below. STEP 1: Insert Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP If you want to use ...RAID function, you see page 2 to page 3 for details) before you start to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver". If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your system, you will need to set the RAID configuration (see page 4 to install a third party SCSI or...
RAID Installation Guide
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... to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. STEP 4: Insert the SATA driver into Drive A: Press ENTER when ready. Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into drive A: and press . STEP 3: When the Windows 2000 / Windows XP Setup window is generated, press key to manually specify an...
... to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. STEP 4: Insert the SATA driver into Drive A: Press ENTER when ready. Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into drive A: and press . STEP 3: When the Windows 2000 / Windows XP Setup window is generated, press key to manually specify an...
RAID Installation Guide
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..., or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the OS installation. After setup recognizes the driver for M5283 and shows the following mass storage device(s): M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Windows XP) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for the following prompt, you...
..., or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the OS installation. After setup recognizes the driver for M5283 and shows the following mass storage device(s): M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Windows XP) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for the following prompt, you...
User Manual
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...boot device. You may install SATA hard disks on your SATA HDDs, you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at this motherboard for details. Formatting the... of your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Please refer to boot your chassis. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to page 30 for internal storage devices. This section will start the OS installation. WARNING! Please insert a...
...boot device. You may install SATA hard disks on your SATA HDDs, you start to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at this motherboard for details. Formatting the... of your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Please refer to boot your chassis. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to page 30 for internal storage devices. This section will start the OS installation. WARNING! Please insert a...
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... OS on your SATA HDDs operating in non-RAID mode, you don't need to make a SATA driver diskette before OS installation. 2.11 SATAII Operating in "IDE" Mode If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATAII HDDs operating in IDE mode, you don't need to... make a SATAII driver diskette before OS installation. 2.12 Making a SATAII Driver Diskette For SATAII Operation in "SATA" Mode If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system, or you may start to install...
... OS on your SATA HDDs operating in non-RAID mode, you don't need to make a SATA driver diskette before OS installation. 2.11 SATAII Operating in "IDE" Mode If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATAII HDDs operating in IDE mode, you don't need to... make a SATAII driver diskette before OS installation. 2.12 Making a SATAII Driver Diskette For SATAII Operation in "SATA" Mode If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system, or you may start to install...
User Manual
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...contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows®... using the support CD, insert the CD into your OS documentation for more about ASRock, welcome to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu ...
...contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to visit ASRock's website at http://www.asrock.com; Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows®... using the support CD, insert the CD into your OS documentation for more about ASRock, welcome to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu ...
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... Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. If you are using this feature, please make sure to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power Management.... 6. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click ...
... Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. If you are using this feature, please make sure to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power Management.... 6. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... Mode If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA HDDs, you will need to make a SATA driver diskette before OS installation. STEP 4: Then you see these two OS before OS installation. 16 ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Motherboard English WARNING! STEP 3: When ...you will lose ALL data in it! STEP 5: The system will start to configure the RAID function, you need to boot your optical drive to make a SATA driver diskette before you start to ...
... Mode If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA HDDs, you will need to make a SATA driver diskette before OS installation. STEP 4: Then you see these two OS before OS installation. 16 ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Motherboard English WARNING! STEP 3: When ...you will lose ALL data in it! STEP 5: The system will start to configure the RAID function, you need to boot your optical drive to make a SATA driver diskette before you start to ...
Quick Installation Guide
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...choices. It is a menu-driven program, which allows you start the OS installation. Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit. To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD...other boot device driver diskette. (Please see the "Readme.txt" in SATAII driver directory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. If you wish to be user-friendly. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 17 ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Motherboard English The...
...choices. It is a menu-driven program, which allows you start the OS installation. Software Support CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit. To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD...other boot device driver diskette. (Please see the "Readme.txt" in SATAII driver directory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. If you wish to be user-friendly. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 17 ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Motherboard English The...