RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1
RAID Installation Guide
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...internal storage devices. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the motherboard's SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. Guide to the SATA hard disk. 2 This section will guide you to install... the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of the SATA data cable to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts ...
...internal storage devices. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the motherboard's SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. Guide to the SATA hard disk. 2 This section will guide you to install... the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of the SATA data cable to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts ...
RAID Installation Guide
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STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy ... system will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your SATA HDDs, you will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on...may start to format and copy files [YN]? You may start the OS installation. Start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 3 ...
STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy ... system will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your SATA HDDs, you will see the message on the screen, "Do you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on...may start to format and copy files [YN]? You may start the OS installation. Start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 3 ...
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... for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD function with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. It will improve data access and storage since it does not provide any HDDs of the RAID 0 Disk will double the data transfer rate...
... for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD function with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. It will improve data access and storage since it does not provide any HDDs of the RAID 0 Disk will double the data transfer rate...
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... a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for data protection (the new drive must be the base storage size for this RAID 0 set is 120GB. 2. If you use two SATA drives of the same size or larger than the existing drive). 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1.
... a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for data protection (the new drive must be the base storage size for this RAID 0 set is 120GB. 2. If you use two SATA drives of the same size or larger than the existing drive). 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1.
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However, you can reserve the data on the first disk drive of a JBOD array if you use "Select Disk Drives" to select disk drives The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses "Auto Setup" to create a JBOD. Create JBOD The data on the first disk drive will be reserved and the other disk drives in JBOD will be expanded behind the first disk drive and become free space. Expand Span (JBOD) Array function is not available if VT8237 only supports 2 SATA ports. 12
However, you can reserve the data on the first disk drive of a JBOD array if you use "Select Disk Drives" to select disk drives The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses "Auto Setup" to create a JBOD. Create JBOD The data on the first disk drive will be reserved and the other disk drives in JBOD will be expanded behind the first disk drive and become free space. Expand Span (JBOD) Array function is not available if VT8237 only supports 2 SATA ports. 12
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You will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you will see the instruction as followed. Please use . When the installation of the SATA HDD drivers is complete, please continue to follow the instructions of the SATA HDD drivers for the proper installation. 16 After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you to install. Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to the OS you previously made.
You will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you will see the instruction as followed. Please use . When the installation of the SATA HDD drivers is complete, please continue to follow the instructions of the SATA HDD drivers for the proper installation. 16 After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you to install. Please press key to install the SATA driver diskette that you use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to the OS you previously made.
RAID Utility for Windows Guide
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Just double click on the small icon to VT8237 SATA controller. Getting Start The "RAID Software" is a Windows-based software utility with graphical user interface and provides user an easy-operation tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to call out the main interface of the tool bar to indicate that GUI software is started. An icon will automatically start every time when your Windows OS is currently running. RAID Software 1. After GUI software is installed, it will appear in the system tray of the software. 1
Just double click on the small icon to VT8237 SATA controller. Getting Start The "RAID Software" is a Windows-based software utility with graphical user interface and provides user an easy-operation tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to call out the main interface of the tool bar to indicate that GUI software is started. An icon will automatically start every time when your Windows OS is currently running. RAID Software 1. After GUI software is installed, it will appear in the system tray of the software. 1
User Manual
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... IDE Configuration 41 4.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration 43 3 Exit Menu 34 4. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O 9 2. Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules... Onboard Headers and Connectors 17 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 20 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs .......... 20 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 21 3. BIOS Setup (K7Upgrade-600 22 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu...
... IDE Configuration 41 4.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration 43 3 Exit Menu 34 4. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O 9 2. Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules... Onboard Headers and Connectors 17 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 20 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs .......... 20 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 21 3. BIOS Setup (K7Upgrade-600 22 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility 22 3.1.1 BIOS Menu...
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... 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm) ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Quick Installation Guide ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock K7Upgrade-600 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. 1. You may find...change without further notice. Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional) One ASRock I/O Shield One Jumper Cap Remover 5 Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to ...
... 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm) ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Quick Installation Guide ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock K7Upgrade-600 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. 1. You may find...change without further notice. Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional) One ASRock I/O Shield One Jumper Cap Remover 5 Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to ...
User Manual
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... XP / DuronTM / 32-bit SempronTM Processor Chipsets: North Bridge: VIA KT600, FSB @ 400 MHz South Bridge: VIA VT8237, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 2 DDR DIMM Slots: DDR1, DDR2 Support PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) / PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB IDE: IDE1: ATA 133...(10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 1) CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore K8 Bridge: Supports ...
... XP / DuronTM / 32-bit SempronTM Processor Chipsets: North Bridge: VIA KT600, FSB @ 400 MHz South Bridge: VIA VT8237, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 2 DDR DIMM Slots: DDR1, DDR2 Support PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) / PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB IDE: IDE1: ATA 133...(10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN Hardware Monitor: CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life (ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 1) CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore K8 Bridge: Supports ...
User Manual
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... AUDIO1 1 1 FLOPPY1 AGP 8X IDE1 IDE2 1.5V_AGP1 Clock Gen K8BRIDGE_1 FSB400 J4 1 K8BRIDGE_2 1 J5 J9 J8 J7 AGP2 PCI 1 PCI 2 K7Upgrade-600 VIA VT8237 1 FSB_SEL0 1 FSB_SEL1 FSB_SEL2 1 J13 J11 J16 PCI 3 PCI 4 ATA133 SATA USB2.0 5.1 CH CMOS Battery 1 CLRCMOS2 J12 CHA_FAN1 1 USB45 1 USB67 1 SPEAKER1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET SATA1 SATA2 26 25...
... AUDIO1 1 1 FLOPPY1 AGP 8X IDE1 IDE2 1.5V_AGP1 Clock Gen K8BRIDGE_1 FSB400 J4 1 K8BRIDGE_2 1 J5 J9 J8 J7 AGP2 PCI 1 PCI 2 K7Upgrade-600 VIA VT8237 1 FSB_SEL0 1 FSB_SEL1 FSB_SEL2 1 J13 J11 J16 PCI 3 PCI 4 ATA133 SATA USB2.0 5.1 CH CMOS Battery 1 CLRCMOS2 J12 CHA_FAN1 1 USB45 1 USB67 1 SPEAKER1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET SATA1 SATA2 26 25...
User Manual
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... allows up to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the SATA data cable can be connected to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: If you use only one IDE device on .... Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.8, No. 7) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8, No. 16) These two Serial ATA (SATA) SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue...
... allows up to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the SATA data cable can be connected to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: If you use only one IDE device on .... Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.8, No. 7) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8, No. 16) These two Serial ATA (SATA) SATA2 connectors support SATA data cables for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue...
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...p.8, No. 35) AUX-R GND GND AUX-L CD-R GND GND CD-L AUX1 CD1 These connectors allow you 4 ready-to support 4 extra USB 2.0 ports. O U T- ASRock I /O provides you to -use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin AUDIO1) (see p.8, No. 25) IRTX +5V DUMMY 1 GND ... GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB45) (see p.8, No.23) USB_PWR P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply. Then connect the white end of audio devices. 18 If the rear USB ports are...
...p.8, No. 35) AUX-R GND GND AUX-L CD-R GND GND CD-L AUX1 CD1 These connectors allow you 4 ready-to support 4 extra USB 2.0 ports. O U T- ASRock I /O provides you to -use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel. Front Panel Audio Header (9-pin AUDIO1) (see p.8, No. 25) IRTX +5V DUMMY 1 GND ... GND DUMMY 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR USB 2.0 Header (9-pin USB45) (see p.8, No.23) USB_PWR P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR Please connect the black end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply. Then connect the white end of audio devices. 18 If the rear USB ports are...
User Manual
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... is still power-on and in working condition. 20 What is Hot Plug Function? This section will guide you to the SATA hard disk. 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs K7Upgrade-600 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for the action to insert and remove the... SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. However, please...
... is still power-on and in working condition. 20 What is Hot Plug Function? This section will guide you to the SATA hard disk. 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs K7Upgrade-600 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for the action to insert and remove the... SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. STEP 4: Connect the other end of your chassis. However, please...
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... guide in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. 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 the... RAID Tool 21 Start to format and copy files [YN]? WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start the OS installation. Formatting the floppy diskette will see the message on...
... guide in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. 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 the... RAID Tool 21 Start to format and copy files [YN]? WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start the OS installation. Formatting the floppy diskette will see the message on...
User Manual
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...automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. Boot From Network Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237 SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST. Boot Device Priority This allows you to enable or disable the quick boot mode. 3.3.4. VIA... Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit Quick Boot Mode Boot Up Num-Lock Boot To OS/2 Boot From Network VIA SATA Raid Utility Enabled On No Disabled Enabled [ Setup Help ] to set the boot device priority. 33 Boot To OS/2 This enables boot-up to enable...
...automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. Boot From Network Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237 SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST. Boot Device Priority This allows you to enable or disable the quick boot mode. 3.3.4. VIA... Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit Quick Boot Mode Boot Up Num-Lock Boot To OS/2 Boot From Network VIA SATA Raid Utility Enabled On No Disabled Enabled [ Setup Help ] to set the boot device priority. 33 Boot To OS/2 This enables boot-up to enable...
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...Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this item to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 4.5.2 Boot Device Priority In this section,...Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [Enabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from the available devices.
...Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this item to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 4.5.2 Boot Device Priority In this section,...Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [Enabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from the available devices.
Quick Installation Guide
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... introduction of this manual will be found in the user manual presented in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional) One ASRock I/O Shield One Jumper Cap Remover 4 ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Motherboard English In case any modifications of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. Because the motherboard...
... introduction of this manual will be found in the user manual presented in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional) One ASRock I/O Shield One Jumper Cap Remover 4 ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Motherboard English In case any modifications of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. Because the motherboard...
Quick Installation Guide
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... AMD AthlonTM / AthlonTM XP / DuronTM / 32-bit Sempron Processor Chipsets: North Bridge: VIA KT600, FSB @ 400 MHz South Bridge: VIA VT8237, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 2 DDR DIMM Slots: DDR1, DDR2 Support PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) / PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB IDE: IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6 ...USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports: include 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, plus two on-board header supporting 4 extra USB 2.0 ports (see CAUTION 3) ASRock I/O: 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, English 5 ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Motherboard
... AMD AthlonTM / AthlonTM XP / DuronTM / 32-bit Sempron Processor Chipsets: North Bridge: VIA KT600, FSB @ 400 MHz South Bridge: VIA VT8237, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s Memory: 2 DDR DIMM Slots: DDR1, DDR2 Support PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333) / PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB IDE: IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6 ...USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports: include 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, plus two on-board header supporting 4 extra USB 2.0 ports (see CAUTION 3) ASRock I/O: 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, English 5 ASRock K7Upgrade-600 Motherboard