Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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... corner of the screen. 4. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. It is not necessary to desktop, open , click on the "Enable Acceleration" button on the GUI panel. 5. Intel Smart Response Technology Installation Guide This motherboard supports Intel Smart...
... corner of the screen. 4. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. It is not necessary to desktop, open , click on the "Enable Acceleration" button on the GUI panel. 5. Intel Smart Response Technology Installation Guide This motherboard supports Intel Smart...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... battery life with RAID 1 can take advantage of disk intensive retrieval applications such as well. Starting with an external drive. By combining from two to six drives in the event of a single drive as editing home video. When using one drive, the user can have additional protection 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...
... battery life with RAID 1 can take advantage of disk intensive retrieval applications such as well. Starting with an external drive. By combining from two to six drives in the event of a single drive as editing home video. When using one drive, the user can have additional protection 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...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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Installation Instructions 1. Download the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software from Intel website. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 5. Click Continue (if needed) to a known location on your computer's hard drive. 2. Locate the file on your hard drive and double-click it. 3. Save the file to launch the installation program. 4. Click Next. 2
Installation Instructions 1. Download the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software from Intel website. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 5. Click Continue (if needed) to a known location on your computer's hard drive. 2. Locate the file on your hard drive and double-click it. 3. Save the file to launch the installation program. 4. Click Next. 2
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to select the RAID level and press Enter. 4. Enetr the Advanced menu. 3. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to enter the BIOS Setup program after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory test begins. 2. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press Enter. 3. Press Enter to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or...
... to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to select the RAID level and press Enter. 4. Enetr the Advanced menu. 3. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to enter the BIOS Setup program after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory test begins. 2. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press Enter. 3. Press Enter to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. Press Enter. 5. Use the up and down arrow keys to Specify Additional Device. 3. This message appears at the beginning...
... line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. Press Enter. 5. Use the up and down arrow keys to Specify Additional Device. 3. This message appears at the beginning...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... been completed and the operating system has been successfully installed. 14 During Windows setup, create a partition and file system on any physical disk. If you wish to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface in the floppy drive until the system reboots. the floppy disk in Windows, you will need to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology by Note running the Setup.exe process after these...
... been completed and the operating system has been successfully installed. 14 During Windows setup, create a partition and file system on any physical disk. If you wish to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface in the floppy drive until the system reboots. the floppy disk in Windows, you will need to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology by Note running the Setup.exe process after these...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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Turn on your RAID controller is not enabled, enabling the RAID controller is not recommended or supported when a SATA hard drive is already installed? You can also create a new RAID volume using the newly added hard drives. 15 What if I /O controller hub (ICH). Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface to use RAID but my OS is the boot Warning drive. Turn off the system...
Turn on your RAID controller is not enabled, enabling the RAID controller is not recommended or supported when a SATA hard drive is already installed? You can also create a new RAID volume using the newly added hard drives. 15 What if I /O controller hub (ICH). Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface to use RAID but my OS is the boot Warning drive. Turn off the system...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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..., you need to use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when...
..., you need to use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you see a message in the status line that says, Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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..., you will need to run Setup.exe from the floppy to copy the files again from within Windows. 17 Windows setup will need to the Windows installation folders. Use the up and down arrow keys to confirm your controller from the list of available SCSI adapters. Press Enter to scroll through the list as needed. 4. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots. Once Windows setup has copied...
..., you will need to run Setup.exe from the floppy to copy the files again from within Windows. 17 Windows setup will need to the Windows installation folders. Use the up and down arrow keys to confirm your controller from the list of available SCSI adapters. Press Enter to scroll through the list as needed. 4. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots. Once Windows setup has copied...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... system has a 64-bit processor, the files will be located in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of installation is used for systems using any supported RAID Note controller hub by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below , as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM 18 To extract these files, run the executable (e.g.
... system has a 64-bit processor, the files will be located in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of installation is used for systems using any supported RAID Note controller hub by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below , as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM 18 To extract these files, run the executable (e.g.
RAID Installation Guide
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...6 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions 7 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 8 2.5 Configuring a RAID array 8 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility....... 8 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS....... 13 3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode 18 1 Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
...6 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions 7 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 8 2.5 Configuring a RAID array 8 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility....... 8 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS....... 13 3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode 18 1 Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 This section will guide you how to create RAID on this guide carefully according to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage. 1. Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices.
Guide to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 This section will guide you how to create RAID on this guide carefully according to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage. 1. Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices.
RAID Installation Guide
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... mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of data from one logical unit. Guide to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. WARNING!! RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data striping that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to RAID Configurations 2.1 Introduction of RAID This motherboard adopts Intel...
... mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of data from one logical unit. Guide to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. WARNING!! RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data striping that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to RAID Configurations 2.1 Introduction of RAID This motherboard adopts Intel...
RAID Installation Guide
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... supported allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. A minimum of four hard disk drives is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets...
... supported allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. A minimum of four hard disk drives is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets...
RAID Installation Guide
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... drive. It is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. You may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a new drive to use two SATA drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives of your hard disks before you use two new drives if you want to select "Yes", and then your new RAID...
... drive. It is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. You may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a new drive to use two SATA drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives of your hard disks before you use two new drives if you want to select "Yes", and then your new RAID...
RAID Installation Guide
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... click in your system. 7 STEP 1: Set up UEFI. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this document for instructions on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Please note that this feature is not available for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". A. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to confirm the selection C. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB;
... click in your system. 7 STEP 1: Set up UEFI. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this document for instructions on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Please note that this feature is not available for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". A. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to confirm the selection C. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB;
RAID Installation Guide
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... to set the option SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your change before you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring a RAID array You can configure a RAID array using either UEFI Setup Utility or Intel® RAID BIOS setup utility. 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility STEP 1: For Windows® 8: Go to UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot to set "Fast Boot" to [Ultra Fast]. Press key to [UEFI only]. 8 or Go to UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot to enter BIOS setup utility...
... to set the option SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your change before you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring a RAID array You can configure a RAID array using either UEFI Setup Utility or Intel® RAID BIOS setup utility. 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility STEP 1: For Windows® 8: Go to UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot to set "Fast Boot" to [Ultra Fast]. Press key to [UEFI only]. 8 or Go to UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot to enter BIOS setup utility...
RAID Installation Guide
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After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you are only allowed to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16 If you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. Please note that you set up. If you want to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to complete the setup of RAID. Press to configure RAID functions after you install OS.
After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you are only allowed to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16 If you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. Please note that you set up. If you want to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to complete the setup of RAID. Press to configure RAID functions after you install OS.
RAID Installation Guide
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STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit OS Press to launch boot menu at system POST...
STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit OS Press to launch boot menu at system POST...
RAID Installation Guide
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... hard disk (ex. E. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take a long time; >30 mins.) C. Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit: A. After installing Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take about 5 minutes to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. Please start to fix this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. Windows® will need to follow the instructions below to install motherboard drivers...
... hard disk (ex. E. Disk volume > 2TB), it may take a long time; >30 mins.) C. Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit: A. After installing Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit, install the hotfix kb2505454. (This may take about 5 minutes to boot into Windows® or install driver/utilities. Please start to fix this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. Windows® will need to follow the instructions below to install motherboard drivers...