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... Host Interface Intel 915P MCH 2 PCI Express x 1 Ports RJ45 RJ45 Broadcom Broadcom 5751 /5789 5751/5789 PCI Express x1 Bus PCI Bus VT6410 TSB43AB23 IDE RAID Intel ICH6 /ICH6R DDR 400/333MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory DDRII 600(Note)/533/400MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory MCHCLK (133/200MHz) 66MHz 33MHz 14... SPDIF Out (Note) To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS. Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. Only for GA-8I915P Duo. - 7 -
... Host Interface Intel 915P MCH 2 PCI Express x 1 Ports RJ45 RJ45 Broadcom Broadcom 5751 /5789 5751/5789 PCI Express x1 Bus PCI Bus VT6410 TSB43AB23 IDE RAID Intel ICH6 /ICH6R DDR 400/333MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory DDRII 600(Note)/533/400MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory MCHCLK (133/200MHz) 66MHz 33MHz 14... SPDIF Out (Note) To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS. Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. Only for GA-8I915P Duo. - 7 -
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Only for GA-8I915P Duo. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 10 - Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 ... (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100), allows connection of 2 IDE devices(IDE1) 2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), compatible with RAID, allows connection of 4 IDE devices(IDE2,IDE3) 1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices 4 Serial ATA connections 1 parallel port supporting ...
Only for GA-8I915P Duo. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 10 - Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 ... (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100), allows connection of 2 IDE devices(IDE1) 2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), compatible with RAID, allows connection of 4 IDE devices(IDE2,IDE3) 1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices 4 Serial ATA connections 1 parallel port supporting ...
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... supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Built-in VT6410 chipset Supports disk striping (RAID 0) or disk mirroring (RAID 1) or striping + mirroring (RAID 0 + RAID 1) supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation Supports ATAPI mode ...DDR) ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. - 11 - MIC ; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Line Out ; English Onboard Audio On-Board SATA RAID On-Board IDE RAID (IDE2, IDE3) I/O Control Hardware Monitor BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor ...
... supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Built-in VT6410 chipset Supports disk striping (RAID 0) or disk mirroring (RAID 1) or striping + mirroring (RAID 0 + RAID 1) supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation Supports ATAPI mode ...DDR) ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. - 11 - MIC ; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Line Out ; English Onboard Audio On-Board SATA RAID On-Board IDE RAID (IDE2, IDE3) I/O Control Hardware Monitor BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor ...
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to move it down the list. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. (Note) This item will detect automatically and show up , or to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor ... by ZIP. Only for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to exit this function. LS120 Select your boot device priority by Disabled. ZIP Select your boot device priority by Floppy. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 34 - USB-FDD Select your boot device priority ...
to move it down the list. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. (Note) This item will detect automatically and show up , or to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor ... by ZIP. Only for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to exit this function. LS120 Select your boot device priority by Disabled. ZIP Select your boot device priority by Floppy. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 34 - USB-FDD Select your boot device priority ...
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...) AHCI Disabled Support hotplug function under OS. SATA RAID / AHCI Mode RAID Select onboard Seria ATA function as ATA. Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. WinXP,2000 only. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE SATA RAID/AHCI Mode1 x On-Chip SATA Mode x PATA...
...) AHCI Disabled Support hotplug function under OS. SATA RAID / AHCI Mode RAID Select onboard Seria ATA function as ATA. Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. WinXP,2000 only. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE SATA RAID/AHCI Mode1 x On-Chip SATA Mode x PATA...
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... value) Disable this function. UART Mode Select This item allows you to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN1 chip. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 38 - Onboard H/W LAN1 Enabled Disabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN1 function. (Default value) Disable this function. Onboard...and address is 2E8. Onboard IrDA Port Auto 3F8/IRQ4 BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. English Onboard H/W RAID Enabled Enable Onboard H/W RAID function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto 3F8/IRQ4 BIOS will automatically...
... value) Disable this function. UART Mode Select This item allows you to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN1 chip. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 38 - Onboard H/W LAN1 Enabled Disabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN1 function. (Default value) Disable this function. Onboard...and address is 2E8. Onboard IrDA Port Auto 3F8/IRQ4 BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. English Onboard H/W RAID Enabled Enable Onboard H/W RAID function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto 3F8/IRQ4 BIOS will automatically...
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... a drive will be found on another drive. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. The disk array data capacity is the capacity of the smallest drive. The RAID levels which the Intel® ICH6R chipset supports are... referred to as a member. RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of each member is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro...
... a drive will be found on another drive. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. The disk array data capacity is the capacity of the smallest drive. The RAID levels which the Intel® ICH6R chipset supports are... referred to as a member. RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of each member is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro...
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...part of the system POST and boot process prior to press Ctrl + I to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you want to make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to ...Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk Press to press Ctrl + I . Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete ...
...part of the system POST and boot process prior to press Ctrl + I to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you want to make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to ...Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk Press to press Ctrl + I . Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete ...
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...Creates a volume where a redundant copy of the volume are two RAID levels: RAID0(Stripe) and RAID1(Mirror). GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 70 - English Create RAID Volume Press Enter under Name item. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. Creates a... [ HELP ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can set up RAID. RAID1(Stripe)- After setting disk name, press Enter to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This creates a volume protected from a single hard disk failure. [hi]-Change [TAB]-Next...
...Creates a volume where a redundant copy of the volume are two RAID levels: RAID0(Stripe) and RAID1(Mirror). GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 70 - English Create RAID Volume Press Enter under Name item. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. Creates a... [ HELP ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can set up RAID. RAID1(Stripe)- After setting disk name, press Enter to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This creates a volume protected from a single hard disk failure. [hi]-Change [TAB]-Next...
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...of Strip Size. After you set disk block size, press Enter to your usage model. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : RAID_Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.5 GB Create Volume [ HELP ] Enter the volume ...Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. Good general purpose strip size 128KB - Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. If less than...
...of Strip Size. After you set disk block size, press Enter to your usage model. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : RAID_Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.5 GB Create Volume [ HELP ] Enter the volume ...Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. Good general purpose strip size 128KB - Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. If less than...
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...]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 72 - Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. English Press Enter under the Create Volume item. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : .... Are you sure you that all data on selected disks will be lost. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : RAID_Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.5 GB Create Volume [ HELP ] Press "ENTER...
...]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 72 - Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. English Press Enter under the Create Volume item. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : .... Are you sure you that all data on selected disks will be lost. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : RAID_Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.5 GB Create Volume [ HELP ] Press "ENTER...
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... ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to delete a RAID volume, please select the Delete RAID Volume option. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.5GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS...
... ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to delete a RAID volume, please select the Delete RAID Volume option. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.5GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS...
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... chipset. Drive D: 2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the hard disk drive eg. After you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the floppy disk drive. 3) Either from "Command Prompt" or...driver file to a floppy disk. Fig.1 Fig.2 (Note) Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 74 - English Installing the RAID drivers For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for that , the driver will not have to be...
... chipset. Drive D: 2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the hard disk drive eg. After you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the floppy disk drive. 3) Either from "Command Prompt" or...driver file to a floppy disk. Fig.1 Fig.2 (Note) Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 74 - English Installing the RAID drivers For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for that , the driver will not have to be...
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Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 12
Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 12
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... rear of the IDE hard drive and the other end to the hard drive(s). Then connect the power connector from your hard drives to create RAID with the VT6410 controller, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two IDE hard drives (.... (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set up IDE RAID hard drive(s), you do not plan to IDE2/IDE3 ports ). If you do not want to create RAID.array on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM can work properly, please...
... rear of the IDE hard drive and the other end to the hard drive(s). Then connect the power connector from your hard drives to create RAID with the VT6410 controller, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two IDE hard drives (.... (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set up IDE RAID hard drive(s), you do not plan to IDE2/IDE3 ports ). If you do not want to create RAID.array on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM can work properly, please...
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... F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 - 3 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE SATA RAID/AHCI Mode x On-Chip SATA Mode x PATA IDE Set to SATA Port 0/2 Set to SATA Port 1/3 Set to Enabled (Enabled by default) (Figure 1).... To enable the VT6410 IDE controller, please select Onboard H/W RAID under the Integrated Peripherals menu and then press ENTER. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press the Del key to Disabled, the VT6410 IDE ...
... F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 - 3 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE SATA RAID/AHCI Mode x On-Chip SATA Mode x PATA IDE Set to SATA Port 0/2 Set to SATA Port 1/3 Set to Enabled (Enabled by default) (Figure 1).... To enable the VT6410 IDE controller, please select Onboard H/W RAID under the Integrated Peripherals menu and then press ENTER. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press the Del key to Disabled, the VT6410 IDE ...
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... and exit BIOS Setup. +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 4 - to move it down the list. SCSI-0 : Maxtor 6E030L0 2. Ác Step 2: Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to...
... and exit BIOS Setup. +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 4 - to move it down the list. SCSI-0 : Maxtor 6E030L0 2. Ác Step 2: Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to...
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... the TAB key, a screen similar to that below will appear (Figure 5). Skip this step and proceed with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : K, L : Enter : ESC : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Array Name Mode Size(...Inc. Primary Master : Maxtor 6E030L0 Primary Master : No Device Secondary Master : Maxtor 6E030L0 Secondary Master : No Device Figure 4 Step 2: After you need. RAID BIOS Ver 2.11 X Create Array X Delete Array X Create/Delete Spare X Select Boot Array X Serial Number View Channel Channel0 Master Channel0 Slave Channel1 Master ...
... the TAB key, a screen similar to that below will appear (Figure 5). Skip this step and proceed with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : K, L : Enter : ESC : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Array Name Mode Size(...Inc. Primary Master : Maxtor 6E030L0 Primary Master : No Device Secondary Master : Maxtor 6E030L0 Secondary Master : No Device Figure 4 Step 2: After you need. RAID BIOS Ver 2.11 X Create Array X Delete Array X Create/Delete Spare X Select Boot Array X Serial Number View Channel Channel0 Master Channel0 Slave Channel1 Master ...
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... Confirm the selection Exit Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status ATA 133 28.63 Hdd ATA 133 27.24 Hdd Figure 7 VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 6 - RAID BIOS Ver 2.11 X Auto Setup For Data Security X ArRraAyIDM0odfeorRpAeIrDfo0rm(Satnrcipeing) X SeRleActIDis1kfoDrridvaetsa protection X BloRcAkISDiz0e/614K X StaRrAt ICDreSaPtAe NPrfocrecsaspacity Channel Channel0 Master Channel0 Slave Channel1 Master...
... Confirm the selection Exit Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status ATA 133 28.63 Hdd ATA 133 27.24 Hdd Figure 7 VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 6 - RAID BIOS Ver 2.11 X Auto Setup For Data Security X ArRraAyIDM0odfeorRpAeIrDfo0rm(Satnrcipeing) X SeRleActIDis1kfoDrridvaetsa protection X BloRcAkISDiz0e/614K X StaRrAt ICDreSaPtAe NPrfocrecsaspacity Channel Channel0 Master Channel0 Slave Channel1 Master...
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... target drives that you want to use the arrow keys to highlight Start Create Process and press ENTER to begin the creation of RAID array, then you want to create an array are two methods to create the array. Use the arrow keys to highlight the block ... duplicate the mirroring drives even user selects Create and duplicate for RAID 1 and 0+1. RAID BIOS Ver 2.11 X Auto Setup For Performance X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) X Select Disk Drives X Block Size 64K X Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : K, L : Enter : ESC : View Array...
... target drives that you want to use the arrow keys to highlight Start Create Process and press ENTER to begin the creation of RAID array, then you want to create an array are two methods to create the array. Use the arrow keys to highlight the block ... duplicate the mirroring drives even user selects Create and duplicate for RAID 1 and 0+1. RAID BIOS Ver 2.11 X Auto Setup For Performance X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) X Select Disk Drives X Block Size 64K X Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : K, L : Enter : ESC : View Array...