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NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide 8 2.1 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Users 8 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit Users 18 1 NVIDIA RAID Installation Guide 1. NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide 2 1.1 Introduction to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Create Disk Array 4 2.
NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide 8 2.1 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Users 8 2.2 NVIDIA Windows RAID Installation Guide for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit Users 18 1 NVIDIA RAID Installation Guide 1. NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide 2 1.1 Introduction to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Create Disk Array 4 2.
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... For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the RAID 0 Disk will double the data transfer rate of using NVIDIA RAID Utility under BIOS environment. Although RAID 0 function can start to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD function with your motherboard provides in advance and follow the... 2.1) --> Means controller 2 's second port. 1.1 Introduction to create RAID arrays. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set . This section includes examples of a single disk alone while the two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at...
... For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the RAID 0 Disk will double the data transfer rate of using NVIDIA RAID Utility under BIOS environment. Although RAID 0 function can start to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD function with your motherboard provides in advance and follow the... 2.1) --> Means controller 2 's second port. 1.1 Introduction to create RAID arrays. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set . This section includes examples of a single disk alone while the two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at...
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... drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be of the same size or larger than the existing drive). After adjusting the system BIOS to select "Yes", and then your future data building will ask if you want to create RAID 0. You have a few seconds to loading the OS...
... drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be of the same size or larger than the existing drive). After adjusting the system BIOS to select "Yes", and then your future data building will ask if you want to create RAID 0. You have a few seconds to loading the OS...
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Move it from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block. Tab to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block. 6 Continue pressing the right-...
Move it from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block. Tab to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block. 6 Continue pressing the right-...
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... 0: Striping - RAID 5 In this section, we take RAID 0 for creating RAID arrays. C. JBOD: Spanning - Create Array and the following : A. RAID 1: Mirroring - Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you how to use are RAID enabled. B. RAID 0+1: Stripe Mirroring - Creating RAID Arrays This section includes examples of...
... 0: Striping - RAID 5 In this section, we take RAID 0 for creating RAID arrays. C. JBOD: Spanning - Create Array and the following : A. RAID 1: Mirroring - Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you how to use are RAID enabled. B. RAID 0+1: Stripe Mirroring - Creating RAID Arrays This section includes examples of...
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... / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 27 2.13.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 28 2.14 Untied Overclocking Technology 29 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 30 3.1 Introduction 30 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 30 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 31 3.2 Main Screen 31 3 Contents 1 .
... / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 27 2.13.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 28 2.14 Untied Overclocking Technology 29 3 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 30 3.1 Introduction 30 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 30 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 31 3.2 Main Screen 31 3 Contents 1 .
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... step-bystep guide to BIOS setup and information of this manual will be subject to quality and endurance. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to the hardware installation. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock ALiveNF5-VSTA Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.6-in, 30.5 cm x 19.3 cm) 1 x ASRock ALiveNF5-VSTA Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock ALiveNF5-VSTA Support CD 1 x Ultra...
... step-bystep guide to BIOS setup and information of this manual will be subject to quality and endurance. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to the hardware installation. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock ALiveNF5-VSTA Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.6-in, 30.5 cm x 19.3 cm) 1 x ASRock ALiveNF5-VSTA Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock ALiveNF5-VSTA Support CD 1 x Ultra...
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...Certifications - 4 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 10) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x... realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in header - CD in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support...
...Certifications - 4 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 10) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x... realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in header - CD in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support...
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... hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the installation guide of memory modules on page 23 to our website in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows®...8-channel modes. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. You can not guarantee the system stability for proper connection. 9. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. However, we will automatically shutdown. Power Management for keeping the stability of the system or damage the CPU. 6....
... hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the installation guide of memory modules on page 23 to our website in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows®...8-channel modes. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. You can not guarantee the system stability for proper connection. 9. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. However, we will automatically shutdown. Power Management for keeping the stability of the system or damage the CPU. 6....
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... IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN 7.1CH HD Super I/O CPU_FAN1 Dual Core CPU RoHS RAID Dual Channel PCI LAN EXPRESS PHY PCIE2 PCIE1 ALiveNF5-VSTA ` ATA133 CMOS BATTERY 4Mb BIOS 1 IR1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 CD1 AUDIO CODEC PCIE3 1 CLRCMOS1 PCI1 PCI2 HD_AUDIO1 1 GAME1 1 PCI3 FLOPPY1 NVIDIA nForce 520 Chipset CHA_FAN1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET...
... IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN 7.1CH HD Super I/O CPU_FAN1 Dual Core CPU RoHS RAID Dual Channel PCI LAN EXPRESS PHY PCIE2 PCIE1 ALiveNF5-VSTA ` ATA133 CMOS BATTERY 4Mb BIOS 1 IR1 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 CD1 AUDIO CODEC PCIE3 1 CLRCMOS1 PCI1 PCI2 HD_AUDIO1 1 GAME1 1 PCI3 FLOPPY1 NVIDIA nForce 520 Chipset CHA_FAN1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET...
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... system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. The data in CMOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you to enable (see p.10, No. 9) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you must boot up events. If no jumper cap is placed... jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are setup. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to short pin2 and pin3 on pins, the jumper is "Short". When the jumper cap is placed on...
... system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. The data in CMOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you to enable (see p.10, No. 9) 1_2 2_3 Default Clear CMOS Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you must boot up events. If no jumper cap is placed... jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are setup. Note: To select +5VSB, it down before you do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. To clear and reset the system parameters to short pin2 and pin3 on pins, the jumper is "Short". When the jumper cap is placed on...
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D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.10, No. 19) Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p....
D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.10, No. 19) Chassis Speaker Header (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p....
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...SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. A. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. When you will see the message on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit are subject to [AHCI]. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. B. The installation procedures for WindowsXP64 4. htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay 2.12.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID ...
...SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps. A. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. When you will see the message on the screen, "Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press... VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit are subject to [AHCI]. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. B. The installation procedures for WindowsXP64 4. htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay 2.12.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID ...
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... 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you install. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM ...174; VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP/2000 B. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the floppy diskette...
... 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you install. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM ...174; VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP/2000 B. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the floppy diskette...
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... SP4 included in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 27 STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. B. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® ...XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your disk, please visit the below procedures according to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the future. 2. Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following path in your SATA...
... SP4 included in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 27 STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. B. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® ...XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your disk, please visit the below procedures according to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the future. 2. Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following path in your SATA...
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... If you install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to continue the installation. 28 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Before you start to [RAID] in our Support CD: .. \ I386 \ Vista32_RAID (For Windows® VistaTM OS) .. ... you need to set RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to install a third-party RAID driver. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your system. STEP 1: Set Up...
... If you install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to continue the installation. 28 Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Before you start to [RAID] in our Support CD: .. \ I386 \ Vista32_RAID (For Windows® VistaTM OS) .. ... you need to set RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to install a third-party RAID driver. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your system. STEP 1: Set Up...
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...the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \... Installation Guide 2.14 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in BIOS first. NOTE. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Before you apply...
...the warning on page 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter "Overclock Mode" option of BIOS setup to set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \... Installation Guide 2.14 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in BIOS first. NOTE. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Before you apply...
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... is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System ... see on the system chassis. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off...
... is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System ... see on the system chassis. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on your system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off...
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... Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. System Time ... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Fri 11/03/2006] BIOS Version : ALiveNF5-VSTA BIOS P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ (64bit supported) Processor Speed : 2200 MHz Microcode Update : 40FF2/0 L1 Cache Size : 128KB ...
... Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. System Time ... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Fri 11/03/2006] BIOS Version : ALiveNF5-VSTA BIOS P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ (64bit supported) Processor Speed : 2200 MHz Microcode Update : 40FF2/0 L1 Cache Size : 128KB ...
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...values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE...Manual, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. The default value is [200]. 32 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in Setup. +F1 F9 F10... cause system to malfunction. 3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will be set based on page 8 for details.
...values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE...Manual, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. The default value is [200]. 32 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in Setup. +F1 F9 F10... cause system to malfunction. 3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will be set based on page 8 for details.