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Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 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 SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2.
Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1 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 SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2.
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... located in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you start to use... at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 3 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 your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the...
... located in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you start to use... at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 3 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 your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the...
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At this moment, please press key and the following information will see the message at the bottom of Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please insert Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15 3. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." Then remove the floppy diskette, and reboot the system.
At this moment, please press key and the following information will see the message at the bottom of Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please insert Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP For the installation of the screen, "Press F6 if you will ap p ea r. 15 3. At the very beginning, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...." Then remove the floppy diskette, and reboot the system.
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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 Please press key to the OS you use. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you previously made. You will see the instruction as followed. Please use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to install the SATA driver diskette that you to install.
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 Please press key to the OS you use. After inserting the SATA HDD driver diskette and pressing key, you will see the different versions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for you previously made. You will see the instruction as followed. Please use arrow keys to move the highlight bar to make your selection according to install the SATA driver diskette that you to install.
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...OS versions. 2.9.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. 20 STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. The ...system will start to configure the RAID function, you need to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on the screen, "Do you start to format and copy files ...
...OS versions. 2.9.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. 20 STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. The ...system will start to configure the RAID function, you need to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on the screen, "Do you start to format and copy files ...
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... the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 1. Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your floppy diskette. A. If you don't want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you want to use both...-bit Without RAID Functions If you can start to your system. The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to use "VIA RAID Tool" in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your system directly....
... the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 1. Copy the SATA 64-bit drivers to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your floppy diskette. A. If you don't want to install Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you want to use both...-bit Without RAID Functions If you can start to your system. The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to use "VIA RAID Tool" in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Please install Windows 98 / Windows ME OS on your system directly....
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...XP. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in the Support CD to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. or you need to contact ASRock... or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system...
...XP. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in the Support CD to know more information. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that the motherboard supports. or you need to contact ASRock... or want to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system...
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... 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. Switch to implement settings. The following dialog box appears. 5. Click OK to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. From the Power Options Properties dialog box, select AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology tab. 5. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2..... 6. button. 4. Click the "Power..." When using Windows 98SE/ME operating system, please follow the instruction below to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. If you are using this feature, please make sure to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology: 1....
... 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. Switch to implement settings. The following dialog box appears. 5. Click OK to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. From the Power Options Properties dialog box, select AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology tab. 5. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2..... 6. button. 4. Click the "Power..." When using Windows 98SE/ME operating system, please follow the instruction below to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. If you are using this feature, please make sure to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology: 1....
Quick Installation Guide
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... for proper installation according to the different Windows OS versions. 2.8.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure...
... for proper installation according to the different Windows OS versions. 2.8.1 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP with RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP OS on your system. 16 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English After making a SATA driver diskette and using "SATA RAID BIOS" to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure...
Quick Installation Guide
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... so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be installed to your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to use "VIA RAID Tool" in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID...
... so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be installed to your system as well. 17 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English The SATA 64-bit drivers are allowed to use "VIA RAID Tool" in the Support CD: .. \ 64bit SATA Driver STEP 2: Install Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. Windows 98 / Windows ME does not support RAID...
Quick Installation Guide
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...your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English After setting up BIOS, you don't want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to install Windows XP / 2000 / XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow ...the below steps. You can start to install Windows 98 / ME on your system directly. 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP / 2000 / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 98 / ME on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow the ...
...your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to make a SATA driver diskette. 18 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English After setting up BIOS, you don't want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to install Windows XP / 2000 / XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow ...the below steps. You can start to install Windows 98 / ME on your system directly. 2.9.2 Installing Windows XP / 2000 / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 98 / ME on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow the ...
Quick Installation Guide
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... will enhance motherboard features. 3. It is designed to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing...motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME / 2000 / XP. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English EXE" from the "BIN" folder in the Support CD to the User Manual...
... will enhance motherboard features. 3. It is designed to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that came with its various sub-menus and to enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing...motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME / 2000 / XP. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to display the menus. 19 ASRock K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard English EXE" from the "BIN" folder in the Support CD to the User Manual...