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... 4-14 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-22 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-22 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-22 4.5.3 Installing the...
... 4-14 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-22 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-22 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-22 4.5.3 Installing the...
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... Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. AMD® SB950 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [gray]) These connectors connect to...174; XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using these connectors, set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to create a Serial ATA RAID set the SATA Mode item in the motherboard support DVD. • When ...
... Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. AMD® SB950 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [gray]) These connectors connect to...174; XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using these connectors, set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to create a Serial ATA RAID set the SATA Mode item in the motherboard support DVD. • When ...
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... random workloads by allowing the drive to [AHCI], the information of SATA devices. UEFI BIOS Utility - SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Setting this item to [IDE] instead of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the optical drives connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing Windows XP... the onboard channel SATA port. The following two items appear only when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you set to internally optimize the order of commands. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device...
... random workloads by allowing the drive to [AHCI], the information of SATA devices. UEFI BIOS Utility - SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Setting this item to [IDE] instead of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the optical drives connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing Windows XP... the onboard channel SATA port. The following two items appear only when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you set to internally optimize the order of commands. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device...
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... ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and.... The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk.
... ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and.... The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk.
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... is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-17 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in...
... is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-17 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in...
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... hard disks into the drive bays. 2. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set(s) using SATA HDDs. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal...
... hard disks into the drive bays. 2. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set(s) using SATA HDDs. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal...
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Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-19 During POST, press + to [RAID] mode. The Main Menu options include: • View Drive Assignments: shows the status of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD D��e�f�in this section are set and partition. • ...shown in �e��M��e�n�u��: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to display the utility main menu. Press , , , or to enter the ...
Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-19 During POST, press + to [RAID] mode. The Main Menu options include: • View Drive Assignments: shows the status of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD D��e�f�in this section are set and partition. • ...shown in �e��M��e�n�u��: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to display the utility main menu. Press , , , or to enter the ...
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... [Ctrl-Y] Save [ESC] Exit 3. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will be used. 7. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD Name or press any key to save the setting. 6 T�h�e��u�t�il�it�y�p��ro�...
... [Ctrl-Y] Save [ESC] Exit 3. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will be used. 7. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD Name or press any key to save the setting. 6 T�h�e��u�t�il�it�y�p��ro�...
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Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. Dispalying a RAID set information To display a RAID set information: 1. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View LD Defination Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 xxxxx RAID 0 2 157.99 Strip Block 64 KB Cache Mode ...press to abort... or press any other key to enter the Delete LD function. 2. In the Main Menu, press to delete the RAID volume. ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-21 Chapter 4 Press + to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. You will lose all data on the...
Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. Dispalying a RAID set information To display a RAID set information: 1. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View LD Defination Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 xxxxx RAID 0 2 157.99 Strip Block 64 KB Cache Mode ...press to abort... or press any other key to enter the Delete LD function. 2. In the Main Menu, press to delete the RAID volume. ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-21 Chapter 4 Press + to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. You will lose all data on the...
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... 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Boot your computer. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not ... to avoid a computer virus infection. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. You have to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Start Windows®. 2.
... 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Boot your computer. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not ... to avoid a computer virus infection. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. You have to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Start Windows®. 2.
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... screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Click OK. 4. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-23 Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support ...SATA optical drive to run the Windows XP OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to [IDE] mode. Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive.
... screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Click OK. 4. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-23 Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support ...SATA optical drive to run the Windows XP OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to [IDE] mode. Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive.