RAID Installation Guide
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...into the floppy diskette. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. 1.2 Making a SATA Driver Diskette If you just want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST... at the following path: .. \ RAID Utility for Windows 3 STEP 4: Then you will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on your system directly without RAID functions, there is located in it! WARNING! You may start to...
...into the floppy diskette. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. 1.2 Making a SATA Driver Diskette If you just want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST... at the following path: .. \ RAID Utility for Windows 3 STEP 4: Then you will start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on your system directly without RAID functions, there is located in it! WARNING! You may start to...
RAID Installation Guide
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... interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Please set the option SATA Operation Mode to enter BIOS setup utility. American Megatrends, Inc. After the below window appears, please press to enter RAID setup utility . . . 7 NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. Detecting array . . . Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE...
... interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Please set the option SATA Operation Mode to enter BIOS setup utility. American Megatrends, Inc. After the below window appears, please press to enter RAID setup utility . . . 7 NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. Detecting array . . . Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE...
RAID Installation Guide
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...Exit Exit v02.53 (C) Copyright 1985-2004. The RAID prompt appears as a part of BIOS setup utility will appear. Then, the below window appears. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to loading the OS. You have a few seconds to...NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA RAID 0 74.54G Press F10 to press before the window disappears. 8 Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of the system POST and boot process prior to press . American Megatrends, Inc. Please set the...
...Exit Exit v02.53 (C) Copyright 1985-2004. The RAID prompt appears as a part of BIOS setup utility will appear. Then, the below window appears. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to loading the OS. You have a few seconds to...NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA RAID 0 74.54G Press F10 to press before the window disappears. 8 Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of the system POST and boot process prior to press . American Megatrends, Inc. Please set the...
RAID Installation Guide
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By default, RAID Mode is set it to Striping if you press , the NVIDIA RAID Utility - NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 - Define a New Array - After you want to create RAID 0. Define a New Array window appears. RAID Mode : Mirroring Free Disks Loc Disk 1.0.M Maxt 1.1.M Maxt Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning Stripimg Block : Optimal Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name [ ]Add [ ]Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 9 And the Striping Block is set to Mirroring, but please set to Optimal as default.
By default, RAID Mode is set it to Striping if you press , the NVIDIA RAID Utility - NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 - Define a New Array - After you want to create RAID 0. Define a New Array window appears. RAID Mode : Mirroring Free Disks Loc Disk 1.0.M Maxt 1.1.M Maxt Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning Stripimg Block : Optimal Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name [ ]Add [ ]Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 9 And the Striping Block is set to Mirroring, but please set to Optimal as default.
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... / master / slave status of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists. M M: Master S: Slave Controller Channel - M Channel 1, controller 0, Master 1 . 1 . M Channel 1, controller 1, Master Finally, the Array List window appears, where you have one adapter and multiple channels, and each channel has a slave and a master. Array List - NVIDIA RAID Utility - Typically, channel 0 is used...
... / master / slave status of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists. M M: Master S: Slave Controller Channel - M Channel 1, controller 0, Master 1 . 1 . M Channel 1, controller 1, Master Finally, the Array List window appears, where you have one adapter and multiple channels, and each channel has a slave and a master. Array List - NVIDIA RAID Utility - Typically, channel 0 is used...
RAID Installation Guide
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Please set the option SATA Opera tion Mode to press . Then, the below window appears. NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. After rebooting your computer, wait until you seee the RAID software prompting you to [... array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA RAID 1 74.54G Press F10 to loading the OS. Create RAID 1 After the system powers on, press key to press before the window disappears. 12 Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of the system POST and boot process prior to enter RAID setup utility . . . You have...
Please set the option SATA Opera tion Mode to press . Then, the below window appears. NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. After rebooting your computer, wait until you seee the RAID software prompting you to [... array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA RAID 1 74.54G Press F10 to loading the OS. Create RAID 1 After the system powers on, press key to press before the window disappears. 12 Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of the system POST and boot process prior to enter RAID setup utility . . . You have...
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... [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Then, for the following steps, please to refer to Mirroring, so you will see the below windows. Define a New Array - RAID Mode : Mirroring Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name 1.0.M Maxt 6Y120M0 1.1.M Maxt 6Y120M0 Stripimg Block : Optimal Array Disks Loc Disk Model [ ]Add... 64K 128K Optim [ ]Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 13 NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 - Define a New Array window appears. After you press , the NVIDIA RAID Utility -
... [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Then, for the following steps, please to refer to Mirroring, so you will see the below windows. Define a New Array - RAID Mode : Mirroring Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name 1.0.M Maxt 6Y120M0 1.1.M Maxt 6Y120M0 Stripimg Block : Optimal Array Disks Loc Disk Model [ ]Add... 64K 128K Optim [ ]Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 13 NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 - Define a New Array window appears. After you press , the NVIDIA RAID Utility -
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... utility . . . American Megatrends, Inc. Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA JBOD 74.54G Press F10 to press before the window disappears. 15 Please set the option SATA Opera tion Mode to press . Then, the below window appears. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE...
... utility . . . American Megatrends, Inc. Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA JBOD 74.54G Press F10 to press before the window disappears. 15 Please set the option SATA Opera tion Mode to press . Then, the below window appears. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE...
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... to the detail description in RAID 0. NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 - And you want to Optimal as default. Define a New Array window appears. RAID Mode : Mirroring Free Disks Loc Disk 1.0.M Maxt 1.1.M Maxt Mirroring Striping Striple Mirroring Spanning Stripimg Block : Optimal Array Disks Loc Disk...] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Then, for the following steps, please to refer to Spanning if you will see the below windows. Define a New Array - And the Striping Block is set to Mirroring, but please set to create RAID JBOD. Define a New Array - RAID ...
... to the detail description in RAID 0. NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 - And you want to Optimal as default. Define a New Array window appears. RAID Mode : Mirroring Free Disks Loc Disk 1.0.M Maxt 1.1.M Maxt Mirroring Striping Striple Mirroring Spanning Stripimg Block : Optimal Array Disks Loc Disk...] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Then, for the following steps, please to refer to Spanning if you will see the below windows. Define a New Array - And the Striping Block is set to Mirroring, but please set to create RAID JBOD. Define a New Array - RAID ...
RAID Utility for Windows Guide
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After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. RAID Utility for Windows 1. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by clicking on the desktop.) Then, the below screen appears. 1 Enter NVRAIDMAN RAID driver is also a "Mediashield" shortcut on Start Programs NVIDIA Corporation Mediashield Mediashield. (There is built in nVidia ALL in one driver provided in our support CD.
After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. RAID Utility for Windows 1. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by clicking on the desktop.) Then, the below screen appears. 1 Enter NVRAIDMAN RAID driver is also a "Mediashield" shortcut on Start Programs NVIDIA Corporation Mediashield Mediashield. (There is built in nVidia ALL in one driver provided in our support CD.
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Create Array and the following . 1. Boot to use are RAID enabled. 2. 2. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application. 3. Creating RAID Arrays Creating RAID 0 (Striping) NVRAIDMAN can be used to create a striped array from one disk up to the maximum supported number of disks in the system. To create a twodisk Striped Array do the following screen will appear. 2
Create Array and the following . 1. Boot to use are RAID enabled. 2. 2. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application. 3. Creating RAID Arrays Creating RAID 0 (Striping) NVRAIDMAN can be used to create a striped array from one disk up to the maximum supported number of disks in the system. To create a twodisk Striped Array do the following screen will appear. 2
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Creating RAID 1 (Mirroring) The NVRAIDMAN application can be used to create a Mirror Array. By definition, a mirrored array consists of two drives. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application, then click on Create Array and the following . 1. To create a Mirrored Array, do the following screen will appear. 6 Data is written to both two drives, and if one drive fails then data can be recovered from the other drive. Boot to use are RAID enabled. 2.
Creating RAID 1 (Mirroring) The NVRAIDMAN application can be used to create a Mirror Array. By definition, a mirrored array consists of two drives. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application, then click on Create Array and the following . 1. To create a Mirrored Array, do the following screen will appear. 6 Data is written to both two drives, and if one drive fails then data can be recovered from the other drive. Boot to use are RAID enabled. 2.
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To create a Spanning Array do the following screen will appear. 3. Boot to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application, then click on Create Array and the following screen will appear. 10 Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to start such an array. Click Next and the following : 1. Creating JBOD (Spanning) NVRAIDMAN can be used to create a Spanning Array which requires at least one disk to use are RAID enabled. 2.
To create a Spanning Array do the following screen will appear. 3. Boot to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application, then click on Create Array and the following screen will appear. 10 Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to start such an array. Click Next and the following : 1. Creating JBOD (Spanning) NVRAIDMAN can be used to create a Spanning Array which requires at least one disk to use are RAID enabled. 2.
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After creating a mirrored array, you can rebuild the array using the following steps: 1. Go to another. Rebuilding a RAID 1 Array Rebuilding is synchronized between the two hard drives. All data is copied from one hard drive to another and then the data is the process of recovering data from one hard drive to Windows and run the NVIDIA RAID Management utility. 2. 5. Right-click on Mirroring. Then the popup menu appears. 18
After creating a mirrored array, you can rebuild the array using the following steps: 1. Go to another. Rebuilding a RAID 1 Array Rebuilding is synchronized between the two hard drives. All data is copied from one hard drive to another and then the data is the process of recovering data from one hard drive to Windows and run the NVIDIA RAID Management utility. 2. 5. Right-click on Mirroring. Then the popup menu appears. 18
User Manual
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... 21 2.10 Driver Installation Guide 21 2.11 HDMR Card Driver Installation 21 2.12 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM Without RAID Functions 22 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM With RAID Functions 22 2.14... Untied Overclocking Technology 23 3 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo 9 1.4 Motherboard Layout 10 1.5 HD 8CH I/O 11 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 24 3.1 Introduction 24 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 24...
... 21 2.10 Driver Installation Guide 21 2.11 HDMR Card Driver Installation 21 2.12 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM Without RAID Functions 22 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM With RAID Functions 22 2.14... Untied Overclocking Technology 23 3 . Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo 9 1.4 Motherboard Layout 10 1.5 HD 8CH I/O 11 2 . BIOS SETUP UTILITY 24 3.1 Introduction 24 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 24...
User Manual
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... support for "Hot Plug" function) (see CAUTION 8) - CPU Temperature Sensing - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game header - 1 x COM port header...
... support for "Hot Plug" function) (see CAUTION 8) - CPU Temperature Sensing - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM compliant (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x Game header - 1 x COM port header...
User Manual
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..., 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. You can support AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology, please check AMD's website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver and related information. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can also connect SATA hard disk to our website in...asrock.com 8 While CPU overheat is not ready yet. To improve heat dissipation, remember to the SATAII connector. Please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. Besides, you install the PC system. 5. Microsoft® Windows...
..., 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. You can support AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology, please check AMD's website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver and related information. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can also connect SATA hard disk to our website in...asrock.com 8 While CPU overheat is not ready yet. To improve heat dissipation, remember to the SATAII connector. Please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. Besides, you install the PC system. 5. Microsoft® Windows...
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...onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, the shared memory size of onboard VGA to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please follow the below table for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase our ...suggest. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for minimum hardware requirement. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA can be adjusted up to 128MB. 9
...onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, the shared memory size of onboard VGA to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please follow the below table for Windows® VistaTM Basic Logo For system integrators and users who purchase our ...suggest. 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for minimum hardware requirement. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA can be adjusted up to 128MB. 9
User Manual
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...) (see p.9, No. 25) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L This is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Windows system. If you to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. B. Click "Audio I /O panel are for AC'97 audio panel. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to OUT2_L. E. D. High Definition...
...) (see p.9, No. 25) GND PRESENCE# MIC_RET OUT_RET 1 OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L This is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Windows system. If you to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. B. Click "Audio I /O panel are for AC'97 audio panel. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to OUT2_L. E. D. High Definition...
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...can work properly. 2.11 HDMR Card Driver Installation When you just have to install Realtek Audio driver before installing HDMR card driver; If you install Windows® 2000 / XP OS without HDMR card inserted and plan to insert the HDMR card to your computer, then the Audio CODEC can be ... CD driver page. Then, the drivers compatible to the motherboard's SATAII connector. for internal storage devices. otherwise, the Audio CODEC will guide you install Windows® XP 64-bit OS without HDMR card inserted and plan to insert the HDMR card to this way, there is suggested to install...
...can work properly. 2.11 HDMR Card Driver Installation When you just have to install Realtek Audio driver before installing HDMR card driver; If you install Windows® 2000 / XP OS without HDMR card inserted and plan to insert the HDMR card to your computer, then the Audio CODEC can be ... CD driver page. Then, the drivers compatible to the motherboard's SATAII connector. for internal storage devices. otherwise, the Audio CODEC will guide you install Windows® XP 64-bit OS without HDMR card inserted and plan to insert the HDMR card to this way, there is suggested to install...