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Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller GigaRAID (IT8212 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring GigaRAID 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 14 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 16
Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller GigaRAID (IT8212 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring GigaRAID 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 14 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 16
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...motherboard. (To ensure that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your computer. (2) Configure GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)*...164;å (1) Install IDE hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the IDE port that is recommended that ...
...motherboard. (To ensure that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your computer. (2) Configure GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)*...164;å (1) Install IDE hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the IDE port that is recommended that ...
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... disabled, you need to rebuild your mirrored array manually from Rebuild RAID Menu (please refer to enter the RAID Card Configuration menu (Figure 15). The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. When Auto-Rebuild is replaced without shutting down your mirrored array automatically. Figure 15...
... disabled, you need to rebuild your mirrored array manually from Rebuild RAID Menu (please refer to enter the RAID Card Configuration menu (Figure 15). The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. When Auto-Rebuild is replaced without shutting down your mirrored array automatically. Figure 15...
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... installation utility first. Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 17). Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a hard drive on the GigaRAID controller successfully, you need to install required... to a floppydisk. The installation utility will appear automatically. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Figure 16 Step 3: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure ...
... installation utility first. Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 17). Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a hard drive on the GigaRAID controller successfully, you need to install required... to a floppydisk. The installation utility will appear automatically. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Figure 16 Step 3: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure ...
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Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). Figure 19 - 15 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Then it will appear. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe.
Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). Figure 19 - 15 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Then it will appear. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe.
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... pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your IDE hard drive with the IDE RAID controller driver and adjusted BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and... press F6 as soon as you have prepared a floppy disk with the driver. Step 2: Figure 20 When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 20). The following is an ¤¤ example of some files being loaded before you...
... pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your IDE hard drive with the IDE RAID controller driver and adjusted BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and... press F6 as soon as you have prepared a floppy disk with the driver. Step 2: Figure 20 When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 20). The following is an ¤¤ example of some files being loaded before you...
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...XP, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to install: Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT. - 17 - The driver installation will appear. Figure 23 "*" Select the driver according to which of the following operating systems you want to select ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22...) and press ENTER. Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to load the driver from the floppy disk. Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu will be finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please ...
...XP, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to install: Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT. - 17 - The driver installation will appear. Figure 23 "*" Select the driver according to which of the following operating systems you want to select ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22...) and press ENTER. Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to load the driver from the floppy disk. Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu will be finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please ...
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You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 23 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the driver successfully. It indicates that you have to Figure 23 below. After that, the driver will have to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 - Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive.
You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 23 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the driver successfully. It indicates that you have to Figure 23 below. After that, the driver will have to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 - Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive.
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Contents Introduction ...4 Features ...5 What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller 6 Quick Start ...7 Create Your Disk Array 9 Setup Utility...15 Using the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility 15 Auto Configuration 17 Define RAID...22 Delete RAID...28 Rebuild RAID 31 RAID Card Configuration 36 Driver Installation ...38 Windows XP 39 Windows 2000 45 Windows SE/ME 53 Windows NT 61 Linux ...69 Install the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller on Red Hat 7.3 69 Application ...72 Installation ...72 Functions Description 75 How to...86 Q&A ...88
Contents Introduction ...4 Features ...5 What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller 6 Quick Start ...7 Create Your Disk Array 9 Setup Utility...15 Using the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility 15 Auto Configuration 17 Define RAID...22 Delete RAID...28 Rebuild RAID 31 RAID Card Configuration 36 Driver Installation ...38 Windows XP 39 Windows 2000 45 Windows SE/ME 53 Windows NT 61 Linux ...69 Install the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller on Red Hat 7.3 69 Application ...72 Installation ...72 Functions Description 75 How to...86 Q&A ...88
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... RAID 0/1/0+1 function Supports the JBOD function Supports the Scatter/Gather function for windows 98SE/Me/XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Linux v2,4,1,0 5 Supports the drivers for the DMA/UDMA function Includes one embedded CPU and firmware on a local processor architecture Compatible with 4 drives. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL... v2.2. Supports PCI power Management v1.0 to handle the RAID function. Low CPU utilization based on system to reduce power consumption. Users can reduce the driver's loading of system CPU and improve the system's ability.
... RAID 0/1/0+1 function Supports the JBOD function Supports the Scatter/Gather function for windows 98SE/Me/XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Linux v2,4,1,0 5 Supports the drivers for the DMA/UDMA function Includes one embedded CPU and firmware on a local processor architecture Compatible with 4 drives. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL... v2.2. Supports PCI power Management v1.0 to handle the RAID function. Low CPU utilization based on system to reduce power consumption. Users can reduce the driver's loading of system CPU and improve the system's ability.
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It provides users high speed and integration and low price PC RAID system. It can use 6 Thus, users can read or write two drivers at the same time to enhance the performance. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID ...to the RAID0 mode, it 's unnecessary to combine RAID system without any compatibility issue. The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller can support IDE drivers ranging from the traditional software RAID system. Its architecture can use this system can be easily installed into the PC system nowadays. It is ...
It provides users high speed and integration and low price PC RAID system. It can use 6 Thus, users can read or write two drivers at the same time to enhance the performance. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID ...to the RAID0 mode, it 's unnecessary to combine RAID system without any compatibility issue. The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller can support IDE drivers ranging from the traditional software RAID system. Its architecture can use this system can be easily installed into the PC system nowadays. It is ...
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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL this data-copying characteristic to let two drivers transmit at the same time and balance the performance to install your system. 7 As for the JBOD mode, it combines more advanced optimal, please refer ... Utility on page 15 to quickly establish your goal. inappropriate operation, please backup data before you start to raise throughput. The RAID0+1 mode uses four drivers to prevent any data loss resulting from ! Warning: In order to get the merits of RAID0 and RAID1. If you to achieve your RAID system...
GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL this data-copying characteristic to let two drivers transmit at the same time and balance the performance to install your system. 7 As for the JBOD mode, it combines more advanced optimal, please refer ... Utility on page 15 to quickly establish your goal. inappropriate operation, please backup data before you start to raise throughput. The RAID0+1 mode uses four drivers to prevent any data loss resulting from ! Warning: In order to get the merits of RAID0 and RAID1. If you to achieve your RAID system...
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Follow on the screen, please select the proper chipset model. Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the floppy disk drive. 3) Either from "Command Prompt" or DOS, please type in "D:\BootDrv\menu.exe" 4) Information on ...eg. Your system will not have to be installed under the following various operating systems. Before starting to install this driver, please make sure that , the driver will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from the Windows CD ...
Follow on the screen, please select the proper chipset model. Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the floppy disk drive. 3) Either from "Command Prompt" or DOS, please type in "D:\BootDrv\menu.exe" 4) Information on ...eg. Your system will not have to be installed under the following various operating systems. Before starting to install this driver, please make sure that , the driver will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from the Windows CD ...
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... the time when step2 starts will be listed on the bottom of the installation program to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to install, press the key. 4. The devices that are going to be installed ...them now. Boot from floppy with un-installable diskette. When the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the next window. If you need to continue the installation of the ! Boot from floppy with Windows installation diskette. Warning: Because...
... the time when step2 starts will be listed on the bottom of the installation program to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to install, press the key. 4. The devices that are going to be installed ...them now. Boot from floppy with un-installable diskette. When the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the next window. If you need to continue the installation of the ! Boot from floppy with Windows installation diskette. Warning: Because...
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Start Windows. 2. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option then click "Next" to continue to setup. 40 When Windows detects GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller in the system, a dialog box named Found New Hardware Wizard will show on the screen. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Install the driver under existing Windows XP 1.
Start Windows. 2. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option then click "Next" to continue to setup. 40 When Windows detects GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller in the system, a dialog box named Found New Hardware Wizard will show on the screen. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Install the driver under existing Windows XP 1.
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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. Press "Next" to continue to setup. 41 Insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then check the Search for the best driver in these locations option and type A:\WIN2K_XP on the field designating the file's location.
GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. Press "Next" to continue to setup. 41 Insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then check the Search for the best driver in these locations option and type A:\WIN2K_XP on the field designating the file's location.
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Follow the instruction to continue. 5. The driver installation has finished. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 4. Press "Finish" to restart the computer then the driver will take effect. 42
Follow the instruction to continue. 5. The driver installation has finished. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 4. Press "Finish" to restart the computer then the driver will take effect. 42
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...-click My Computer icon on the panel. After the system restarts, you can do the following figure), it means that the driver has been installed successfully. 43 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Verify Installation Follow the previous section to check if the... driver has been installed successfully. 1. If GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller device is shown below the SCSI and RAID controllers item (see the following steps to install the driver. Select the Hardware tab from the form. 2.
...-click My Computer icon on the panel. After the system restarts, you can do the following figure), it means that the driver has been installed successfully. 43 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Verify Installation Follow the previous section to check if the... driver has been installed successfully. 1. If GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller device is shown below the SCSI and RAID controllers item (see the following steps to install the driver. Select the Hardware tab from the form. 2.
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under SCSI and RAID Controller device as shown below, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed. User should remove the device and reinstall. 44 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. or ? If there is a marking !
under SCSI and RAID Controller device as shown below, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed. User should remove the device and reinstall. 44 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. or ? If there is a marking !
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...-installable diskette. Warning: Because of the different selections of the installation program to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to install any other devices, please designate them now. Boot from ...floppy with Windows installation CD. 2. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Windows 2000 Install the driver during Windows 2000 installation 1. Start Windows 2000 installation. When a message appears to ask you to designate the device you need to continue....
...-installable diskette. Warning: Because of the different selections of the installation program to insert the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Driver diskette into the floppy disk drive then press the key to install any other devices, please designate them now. Boot from ...floppy with Windows installation CD. 2. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Windows 2000 Install the driver during Windows 2000 installation 1. Start Windows 2000 installation. When a message appears to ask you to designate the device you need to continue....