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... take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage ... protection, performance, and expandability for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using more additional hard drives, any one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Also, due to users of a single drive as editing home video. Starting with an external drive. Combined with Intel...
... take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage ... protection, performance, and expandability for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using more additional hard drives, any one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Also, due to users of a single drive as editing home video. Starting with an external drive. Combined with Intel...
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Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3. In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Click "Next". 6 Create a RAID Array 1. Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2.
Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3. In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Click "Next". 6 Create a RAID Array 1. Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2.
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Then click "Create Volume". 7 In "Confirm Volume Creation", you need to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID disks, and then specify the volume size. 4. In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. Click "Next". 5.
Then click "Create Volume". 7 In "Confirm Volume Creation", you need to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID disks, and then specify the volume size. 4. In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. Click "Next". 5.
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Then follow the instructions on the New Simple Volume Wizard. 11. Finally you can start to use RAID 1 function. 10 10.
Then follow the instructions on the New Simple Volume Wizard. 11. Finally you can start to use RAID 1 function. 10 10.
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Delete a RAID Array You can also use this utility to delete the RAID array or configure other RAID functions. 11
Delete a RAID Array You can also use this utility to delete the RAID array or configure other RAID functions. 11
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...load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Enable RAID in the system BIOS. 1. Click the Storage Configuration menu. 4. Use the up or down arrow keys to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS...arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives and press Space to select the strip size and press Enter. 5. Unless you have selected RAID 1, use the up or down arrow keys to select the drive. When the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM status screen appears during operating ...
...load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Enable RAID in the system BIOS. 1. Click the Storage Configuration menu. 4. Use the up or down arrow keys to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS...arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives and press Space to select the strip size and press Enter. 5. Unless you have selected RAID 1, use the up or down arrow keys to select the drive. When the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM status screen appears during operating ...
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Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. Setup will ... Note with the Note necessary files. 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to Specify Additional Device. 3. 7. Press Enter to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk...
Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. Setup will ... Note with the Note necessary files. 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to Specify Additional Device. 3. 7. Press Enter to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk...
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During Windows setup, create a partition and file system on the RAID volume as you will need to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology by Note running the Setup.exe process after these files again, remove the floppy ...
During Windows setup, create a partition and file system on the RAID volume as you will need to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology by Note running the Setup.exe process after these files again, remove the floppy ...
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...system. 4. If you wish to enable it, you will not be able to use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is already installed? If your system to create a RAID volume. 1. Install Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. 2. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology... hard drive plus the newly added hard drive(s). If your system does not have a RAID ICH, you can also create a new RAID volume using the newly added hard drives. 15 Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a ...
...system. 4. If you wish to enable it, you will not be able to use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is already installed? If your system to create a RAID volume. 1. Install Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. 2. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology... hard drive plus the newly added hard drive(s). If your system does not have a RAID ICH, you can also create a new RAID volume using the newly added hard drives. 15 Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a ...
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... need to use a USB floppy drive or create a slipstream version of Windows XP* setup (during text-mode phase). When you see a message in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. Nothing will Note temporarily continue loading drivers. How to load... the driver during OS installation using the F6 installation method. 1. Press S to install a RAID Note driver on your system, you to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI...
... need to use a USB floppy drive or create a slipstream version of Windows XP* setup (during text-mode phase). When you see a message in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. Nothing will Note temporarily continue loading drivers. How to load... the driver during OS installation using the F6 installation method. 1. Press S to install a RAID Note driver on your system, you to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI...
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...Perform the following command line options: -A -A -PC:\, as described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of installation is used to install the RAID or AHCI driver via unattended install. 1. Extract the IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM files... in the Drivers64 folder after extraction. Insert the lines shown below into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM 18 Does the system contain a 32-bit or 64-bit processor? To extract these files, run the executable (e.g. ...
...Perform the following command line options: -A -A -PC:\, as described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of installation is used to install the RAID or AHCI driver via unattended install. 1. Extract the IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM files... in the Drivers64 folder after extraction. Insert the lines shown below into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM 18 Does the system contain a 32-bit or 64-bit processor? To extract these files, run the executable (e.g. ...
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... Modules (DIMM 20 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots 22 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23 2.8 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 27 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 30 2.10 Jumpers Setup 31 2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors 32 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks...Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 40 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 42 2.18 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 42 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without...
... Modules (DIMM 20 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots 22 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23 2.8 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 27 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 30 2.10 Jumpers Setup 31 2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors 32 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks...Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 40 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 42 2.18 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 42 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without...
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....3az - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 8) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® H77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions 7 Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub...
....3az - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI (see CAUTION 8) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® H77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions 7 Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub...
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... up to 5Gb/s - 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR ... Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions (SATA3_A1 connector is shared with GUI support - ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 10) - CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities...
... up to 5Gb/s - 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR ... Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions (SATA3_A1 connector is shared with GUI support - ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 10) - CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities...
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.... nector. 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H77 chipset that SATA3_A0 and SATA3_A1 do not support RAID function. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks. Please be noted that ...supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of ...
.... nector. 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H77 chipset that SATA3_A0 and SATA3_A1 do not support RAID function. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks. Please be noted that ...supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks into the drive bays of ...
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Intel® H77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort. If the SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called "Hot Swap" for the action to insert and ... is Hot Swap Function? If SATA / SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATA2 HDD. Intel® H77 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI...
Intel® H77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort. If the SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called "Hot Swap" for the action to insert and ... is Hot Swap Function? If SATA / SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATA2 HDD. Intel® H77 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI...
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... designed only for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Please make sure the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The latest SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is installed into system properly. A. 7-pin SATA... Points of attention, before you process the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below operation guide of our motherboard is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface A. SATA data cable (Red) B. Make sure to power supply Caution ...
... designed only for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Please make sure the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. The latest SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is installed into system properly. A. 7-pin SATA... Points of attention, before you process the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug, please check below operation guide of our motherboard is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface A. SATA data cable (Red) B. Make sure to power supply Caution ...
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... bottom to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to install Windows... up UEFI. After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for proper configuration. A. B. Therefore, the drivers you install can be installed to your system. Enter...
... bottom to SATA2_5 and SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to install Windows... up UEFI. After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for proper configuration. A. B. Therefore, the drivers you install can be installed to your system. Enter...
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...SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. A. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the procedures below according to the OS you install. 2.19.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64... follow the steps below. 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: ...
...SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. B. A. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the procedures below according to the OS you install. 2.19.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64... follow the steps below. 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP 1: ...
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....) STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the steps below. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [AHCI]. (For SATA2_2 to SATA2_5, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.) Set the... 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 44 B. 2.19.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP...
....) STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. Using SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without RAID functions, please follow the steps below. B. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to [AHCI]. (For SATA2_2 to SATA2_5, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 ports.) Set the... 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 44 B. 2.19.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without NCQ function STEP...