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... up data protection can be accomplished easily with Link Power Management (LPM), which can take advantage of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Through AHCI, storage performance is easily restored. By seamlessly storing copies of a single drive as editing home video...drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed, data fault tolerance is improved through Native Command Queuing (NCQ). Starting with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of the chipset and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take ...
... up data protection can be accomplished easily with Link Power Management (LPM), which can take advantage of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Through AHCI, storage performance is easily restored. By seamlessly storing copies of a single drive as editing home video...drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed, data fault tolerance is improved through Native Command Queuing (NCQ). Starting with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of the chipset and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take ...
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Create a RAID Array 1. Click "Next". 6 Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3. Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2.
Create a RAID Array 1. Click "Next". 6 Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3. Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2.
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4. Click "Next". 5. Then click "Create Volume". 7 In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. In "Confirm Volume Creation", you need to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID disks, and then specify the volume size.
4. Click "Next". 5. Then click "Create Volume". 7 In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. In "Confirm Volume Creation", you need to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID disks, and then specify the volume size.
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Finally you can start to use RAID 1 function. 10 10. Then follow the instructions on the New Simple Volume Wizard. 11.
Finally you can start to use RAID 1 function. 10 10. Then follow the instructions on the New Simple Volume Wizard. 11.
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Delete a RAID Array You can also use this utility to delete the RAID array or configure other RAID functions. 11
Delete a RAID Array You can also use this utility to delete the RAID array or configure other RAID functions. 11
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...test begins. 2. Click F2 or Delete to select the physical disks. 6. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to create a RAID volume. 1. Create a RAID Volume Use the following steps to RAID. 5. Use the up or down arrow keys to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. When finished ...method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Enetr the Advanced menu. 3. Click the...
...test begins. 2. Click F2 or Delete to select the physical disks. 6. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to create a RAID volume. 1. Create a RAID Volume Use the following steps to RAID. 5. Use the up or down arrow keys to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program. When finished ...method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enable RAID in System BIOS Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. Enetr the Advanced menu. 3. Click the...
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...labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press Enter to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver during...Additional Device. 3. This message appears at the beginning of available SCSI adapters. Press S to confirm your controller and continue. Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and ...
...labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A:, insert ;a floppy disk containing the following steps to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press Enter to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you need to install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver during...Additional Device. 3. This message appears at the beginning of available SCSI adapters. Press S to confirm your controller and continue. Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and ...
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... can reboot as needed. 7. During Windows setup, create a partition and file system on any physical disk. the floppy disk in Windows, you would on the RAID volume as you will need to the Windows installation folders.
... can reboot as needed. 7. During Windows setup, create a partition and file system on any physical disk. the floppy disk in Windows, you would on the RAID volume as you will need to the Windows installation folders.
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...cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. Turn on your system does not have a RAID ICH, you will need to create a RAID volume. 1. Turn off the system and install one or more additional hard drives. 3. You can migrate the data from ...conditions are met: • Your system has a RAID I want to a RAID volume that includes that hard drive plus the newly added hard drive(s). If your system to use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is already installed? If your operating system is...
...cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. Turn on your system does not have a RAID ICH, you will need to create a RAID volume. 1. Turn off the system and install one or more additional hard drives. 3. You can migrate the data from ...conditions are met: • Your system has a RAID I want to a RAID volume that includes that hard drive plus the newly added hard drive(s). If your system to use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is already installed? If your operating system is...
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... load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during operating system installation. Note If you do not need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Use the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. You will Note temporarily... have a floppy drive on your system, you need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID Note driver on Microsoft Windows Vista* and Microsoft Windows 7* because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of Windows XP* setup (during text-mode phase). This message appears at the beginning of...
... load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during operating system installation. Note If you do not need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Use the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. You will Note temporarily... have a floppy drive on your system, you need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID Note driver on Microsoft Windows Vista* and Microsoft Windows 7* because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of Windows XP* setup (during text-mode phase). This message appears at the beginning of...
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... files will be located in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT* Setup. It is available 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...PC:\, as outlined in the Drivers64 folder after extraction. Insert the lines shown below into the UNATTEND.TXT file: Systems configured for RAID: This same procedure can be located in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of installation is used for Microsoft Windows XP*, Windows 2000*...
... files will be located in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT* Setup. It is available 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...PC:\, as outlined in the Drivers64 folder after extraction. Insert the lines shown below into the UNATTEND.TXT file: Systems configured for RAID: This same procedure can be located in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of installation is used for Microsoft Windows XP*, Windows 2000*...
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...DIMM 20 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23 2.8 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 27 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 30 2.10 Jumpers Setup 31 2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors 32 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks ... Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 39 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 41 2.18 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 41 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without...
...DIMM 20 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 23 2.8 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features 27 2.9 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide 30 2.10 Jumpers Setup 31 2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors 32 2.12 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks ... Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide 39 2.17 Driver Installation Guide 41 2.18 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 41 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without...
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... Supports THX TruStudioTM - Premium Blu-ray audio support - resolution up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors ... port - 7.1 CH HD Audio with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports, support USB ...
... Supports THX TruStudioTM - Premium Blu-ray audio support - resolution up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s connectors ... port - 7.1 CH HD Audio with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) (see CAUTION 7) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports, support USB ...
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...Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power.... 2.13 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. This section will ...
...Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power.... 2.13 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® Z77 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology) functions. This section will ...
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If the SATA / SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATA2 HDD. Intel® Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed ..."Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel® Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for the action to insert and remove...
If the SATA / SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATA2 HDD. Intel® Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed ..."Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in RAID / AHCI mode. Intel® Z77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for the action to insert and remove...
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...operation procedure is designed only for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. The latest SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. Points of HDD crash or data loss. 39 Make ...check below cable accessories from your dealer or HDD user manual. Please follow below operation guide of our motherboard is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be damaged under the Hot Plug operation...
...operation procedure is designed only for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD in the product spec on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. The latest SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver is indicated in RAID / AHCI mode. Before you process the Hot Plug: 1. Points of HDD crash or data loss. 39 Make ...check below cable accessories from your dealer or HDD user manual. Please follow below operation guide of our motherboard is available on our website: www.asrock.com 2. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 Hot Plug cannot be damaged under the Hot Plug operation...
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... / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to set RAID configuration. Then, the drivers compatible to your optical drive first. Please follow the steps below. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage... Configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit. 2.17 Driver Installation Guide To install the ...
... / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on the support CD driver page. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. Set the option "SATA Mode Selection" to set RAID configuration. Then, the drivers compatible to your optical drive first. Please follow the steps below. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage... Configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is not supported under Windows® XP / XP 64-bit. 2.17 Driver Installation Guide To install the ...
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...[IDE]. B. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. 2.19.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without...Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 ...
...[IDE]. B. STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. 2.19.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs without...Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage Configuration. 2.19 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 ...
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... default value is [AHCI Mode]. Use this item to configure Aggressive Link Power Management. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options...
... default value is [AHCI Mode]. Use this item to configure Aggressive Link Power Management. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [RAID Mode]. SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options...
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... USB flash disk OR copy the file from ASRock's website and unzip the file into a USB flash disk. Please refer to the optical drive. B. When you see "Where do you have copied in RAID Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS...174; VistaTM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above). 2. You can download the driver from ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the files under following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Vista_Intel_v11.0.0.1032 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Vista64_Intel_v11.0.0.1032 3. page,...
... USB flash disk OR copy the file from ASRock's website and unzip the file into a USB flash disk. Please refer to the optical drive. B. When you see "Where do you have copied in RAID Mode This motherboard adopts UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS...174; VistaTM 64-bit (with SP2 or above) or Windows® 7 64-bit (with SP1 or above). 2. You can download the driver from ASRock motherboard support CD. (please copy the files under following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Vista_Intel_v11.0.0.1032 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Vista64_Intel_v11.0.0.1032 3. page,...