RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 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 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
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 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 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
RAID Installation Guide
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...or Windows XP on your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! Start to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into ...RAID configuration on your SATA HDDs, you will lose ALL data in Windows environment. 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to format and copy files [YN]? WARNING! STEP 3: When you see...
...or Windows XP on your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! Start to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into ...RAID configuration on your SATA HDDs, you will lose ALL data in Windows environment. 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to format and copy files [YN]? WARNING! STEP 3: When you see...
User Manual
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Contents 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 24 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 26 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 27 3.3.5 PCIPnP ... 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3.
Contents 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 24 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 26 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 27 3.3.5 PCIPnP ... 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3.
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...beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in Windows environment. Please refer to the document in..., or you may start the OS installation. 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. Formatting the floppy diskette will need...
...beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for proper configuration. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in Windows environment. Please refer to the document in..., or you may start the OS installation. 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. Formatting the floppy diskette will need...
Quick Installation Guide
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... Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ VIA...RAID Tool" in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be installed to your system as the boot device. A. Please select CDROM as well. 16 ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard English Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. Then you want...
... Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS and the document in the support CD, "Guide to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ VIA...RAID Tool" in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that "VIA RAID Tool" will be installed to your system as the boot device. A. Please select CDROM as well. 16 ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard English Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive. Then you want...
Quick Installation Guide
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... Windows 2000 / XP on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP OS on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to make a SATA driver diskette. 17 ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard English Set the "SATA Operation Mode" ...option from [RAID] to install Windows 2000 / XP on your system. B. If you can start to [non-RAID]. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. STEP 1: Install Windows 98 /...
... Windows 2000 / XP on your system. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. STEP 2: Install Windows 2000 / XP OS on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to make a SATA driver diskette. 17 ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard English Set the "SATA Operation Mode" ...option from [RAID] to install Windows 2000 / XP on your system. B. If you can start to [non-RAID]. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS. A. STEP 1: Install Windows 98 /...
Quick Installation Guide
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... display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is designed to display the menus. 18 ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard English 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 + + , or pressing the reset...
... display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is designed to display the menus. 18 ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard English 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 + + , or pressing the reset...
User Manual
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...Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 24 3.3.3... Boot Settings Configuration 33 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 33 3.6 Security Screen 34 3.7 Exit Screen 35 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. Contents 1.
...Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 24 3.3.3... Boot Settings Configuration 33 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 33 3.6 Security Screen 34 3.7 Exit Screen 35 3 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. Contents 1.
User Manual
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...RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to configure the RAID function, you need to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. STEP 3: When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into... the floppy drive, and press . WARNING! STEP 5: The system will start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. 2.9...
...RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to configure the RAID function, you need to make an SATA driver diskette before you install the OS. STEP 3: When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into... the floppy drive, and press . WARNING! STEP 5: The system will start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. 2.9...