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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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... IDE port(s) controlled by the Southbridge, not the GigaRAID controller). Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two IDE hard drives (to create RAID array on the motherboard. (To ensure that you use two hard drives with the GigaRAID controller, you do not want to ensure optimal ...steps below ¤å (1) Install IDE hard drive(s) in your computer. (2) Configure GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in your system Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your IDE ...
... IDE port(s) controlled by the Southbridge, not the GigaRAID controller). Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two IDE hard drives (to create RAID array on the motherboard. (To ensure that you use two hard drives with the GigaRAID controller, you do not want to ensure optimal ...steps below ¤å (1) Install IDE hard drive(s) in your computer. (2) Configure GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in your system Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your IDE ...
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... The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you do not want to create RAID, assure that the Onboard H/W GIGARAID item under Integrated Peripherals is set to Enabled and GigaRAID Function to ATA. IDE... F7: Optimized Defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for the IDE RAID hard drive(s). If you want to create RAID, set GigaRAID Function to RAID (Figure 1). (2) Configuring GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for your...
... The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you do not want to create RAID, assure that the Onboard H/W GIGARAID item under Integrated Peripherals is set to Enabled and GigaRAID Function to ATA. IDE... F7: Optimized Defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for the IDE RAID hard drive(s). If you want to create RAID, set GigaRAID Function to RAID (Figure 1). (2) Configuring GigaRAID controller mode and boot sequence in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for your...
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... want to install ¤¤ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP and use the ARROW keys to Advanced BIOS Features and select Hard Disk Boot Priority. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 4 - Ác Step 2 Next, go to select the desired IDE hard drive onto which you can boot from Installation CD after system restarts...
... want to install ¤¤ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP and use the ARROW keys to Advanced BIOS Features and select Hard Disk Boot Priority. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 4 - Ác Step 2 Next, go to select the desired IDE hard drive onto which you can boot from Installation CD after system restarts...
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... 1 to 5 to Figure 5 below. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Delete RAID [3]: To delete existing RAID set , press 4 to enter the Rebuild RAID menu. RAID Card Configuration [5]: To check information about the RAID controller and current hard drive status, press 5 to create RAID. Rebuild RAID [4]: To rebuild RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 set , press 3 to enter the Delete RAID menu. Figure 5 - 5 - Auto Configuration [1]: It...
... 1 to 5 to Figure 5 below. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Delete RAID [3]: To delete existing RAID set , press 4 to enter the Rebuild RAID menu. RAID Card Configuration [5]: To check information about the RAID controller and current hard drive status, press 5 to create RAID. Rebuild RAID [4]: To rebuild RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 set , press 3 to enter the Delete RAID menu. Figure 5 - 5 - Auto Configuration [1]: It...
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...¤å RAID0+1, JBOD, and Normal (standard ATA mode). After selecting the RAID mode, press CTRL+Y to cycle through RAID mode options under the Setup Array Type as RAID mode and RAID array size. Press Y to confirm your first array. The folllowing is the simplest... to save the settings. Array Configuration: This section displays the information about the RAID set you to set an array and this is an example of RAID 0 creation. This action completes RAID configuration. 6 Figure 6 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 6 - Ác Auto Configuration Åé ...
...¤å RAID0+1, JBOD, and Normal (standard ATA mode). After selecting the RAID mode, press CTRL+Y to cycle through RAID mode options under the Setup Array Type as RAID mode and RAID array size. Press Y to confirm your first array. The folllowing is the simplest... to save the settings. Array Configuration: This section displays the information about the RAID set you to set an array and this is an example of RAID 0 creation. This action completes RAID configuration. 6 Figure 6 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 6 - Ác Auto Configuration Åé ...
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Use ARROW keys to highlight through arrays and press ENTER after selecting an array. Press 2 in Main Menu and the Define RAID Menu as shown in Figure 7 will see the Define RAID SubMenu (Figure 8 on next page) from a damaged RAID 1 (or RAID 0+1) hard drive to the new replacement hard drive. Figure 7 - 7 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) You will appear. Define RAID: The Define RAID selection allows you to create RAID set with several hard drives to mirror the data from which you may configure the new RAID array.
Use ARROW keys to highlight through arrays and press ENTER after selecting an array. Press 2 in Main Menu and the Define RAID Menu as shown in Figure 7 will see the Define RAID SubMenu (Figure 8 on next page) from a damaged RAID 1 (or RAID 0+1) hard drive to the new replacement hard drive. Figure 7 - 7 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) You will appear. Define RAID: The Define RAID selection allows you to create RAID set with several hard drives to mirror the data from which you may configure the new RAID array.
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...: Use the ARROW keys to move to an item and use SPACEBAR to cycle through options. Åé RAID Array Setup Sequence-- ¤¤ 1. Press ESC to return to the Define RAID Menu and you should see that the Drive No section displays the number of the desired hard drive and... Mode: Press SPACEBAR under this item to Y status. The block size options include 1KB, 2KB, 4KB, 8KB, 16KB, 32KB and 64KB. 3. You will create a RAID 0 (Striping) array as an example. ¤å 2. In the following procedure, we will see "Functional" in the hard drive, press Y to confirm (or ...
...: Use the ARROW keys to move to an item and use SPACEBAR to cycle through options. Åé RAID Array Setup Sequence-- ¤¤ 1. Press ESC to return to the Define RAID Menu and you should see that the Drive No section displays the number of the desired hard drive and... Mode: Press SPACEBAR under this item to Y status. The block size options include 1KB, 2KB, 4KB, 8KB, 16KB, 32KB and 64KB. 3. You will create a RAID 0 (Striping) array as an example. ¤å 2. In the following procedure, we will see "Functional" in the hard drive, press Y to confirm (or ...
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Figure 9: Information about the RAID set. - 9 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID)
Figure 9: Information about the RAID set. - 9 - IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID)
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Then, when the "Erase the data in the array?" message appears, press Y if you want to delete and ¤¤ press Del. ¤å Figure 10 When a screen similar to that below appears, confirm again whether you want to keep the data in the RAID set, Figure 11 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 10 - Ác Delete RAID: Press 3 in Main Menu to enter the Delete RAID Menu (Figure 10). Åé Use UP or DOWN ARROW key to move the selection bar to the RAID array that you are sure to delete the RAID array. Press CTRL+Y to confirm or other key to abort.
Then, when the "Erase the data in the array?" message appears, press Y if you want to delete and ¤¤ press Del. ¤å Figure 10 When a screen similar to that below appears, confirm again whether you want to keep the data in the RAID set, Figure 11 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 10 - Ác Delete RAID: Press 3 in Main Menu to enter the Delete RAID Menu (Figure 10). Åé Use UP or DOWN ARROW key to move the selection bar to the RAID array that you are sure to delete the RAID array. Press CTRL+Y to confirm or other key to abort.
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...as shown in Figure 13 below. In the Drive List section, use UP or DOWN keys to assign the Source Drive and Target Drive. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Use the ARROW keys to select an array that you to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a ...replacement drive that has been installed in Main Menu to enter the Rebuild RAID Menu. Rebuild RAID: The Rebuild RAID selection allows you want to rebuild. Press 4 in a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 set after the failure of one of the members. Figure 13 - 11 -
...as shown in Figure 13 below. In the Drive List section, use UP or DOWN keys to assign the Source Drive and Target Drive. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Use the ARROW keys to select an array that you to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a ...replacement drive that has been installed in Main Menu to enter the Rebuild RAID Menu. Rebuild RAID: The Rebuild RAID selection allows you want to rebuild. Press 4 in a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 set after the failure of one of the members. Figure 13 - 11 -
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If you choose background rebuild, rebuild can proceed at the background and you can leave Setup Utility and boot directly. ¤å Figure 14 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 12 - Ác After the assignment, the following window (Figure 14) will appear. If you answer Y, you can monitor the whole rebuild process until it Åé completes?" Later, answer Y or N to abort. Press Y to continue or N to the next prompt "Do you like monitoring the reconstruction status till it completely ends or ¤¤ select background rebuild.
If you choose background rebuild, rebuild can proceed at the background and you can leave Setup Utility and boot directly. ¤å Figure 14 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 12 - Ác After the assignment, the following window (Figure 14) will appear. If you answer Y, you can monitor the whole rebuild process until it Åé completes?" Later, answer Y or N to abort. Press Y to continue or N to the next prompt "Do you like monitoring the reconstruction status till it completely ends or ¤¤ select background rebuild.
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...rebuild your mirrored array automatically. The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. RAID Card Configuration: Press 5 in Main Menu to page 11). The RAID Card Configuration section: When Auto-Rebuild is replaced without shutting down your PC, the GigaRAID ATA... RAID Controller can rebuild your mirrored array manually from Rebuild RAID Menu (please refer to enter the RAID Card Configuration menu (Figure 15). If a failed mirrored drive is enabled, the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller can detect the hot-swap action ...
...rebuild your mirrored array automatically. The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. RAID Card Configuration: Press 5 in Main Menu to page 11). The RAID Card Configuration section: When Auto-Rebuild is replaced without shutting down your PC, the GigaRAID ATA... RAID Controller can rebuild your mirrored array manually from Rebuild RAID Menu (please refer to enter the RAID Card Configuration menu (Figure 15). If a failed mirrored drive is enabled, the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller can detect the hot-swap action ...
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... ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during OS installation. The instructions below explain how to copy the driver. 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 driver for... the GigaRAID controller on your motherboard during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppydisk. Figure 17 IDE...
... ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during OS installation. The instructions below explain how to copy the driver. 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 driver for... the GigaRAID controller on your motherboard during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppydisk. Figure 17 IDE...
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Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Figure 19 - 15 - You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Press 2 to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe.
Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Figure 19 - 15 - You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Press 2 to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe.
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... Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the "Press F6 if you see the next screen. Figure 21 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 16 - After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your system to install... Windows 2000/XP onto your IDE hard drive with the driver. Ác (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears (Figure 21), insert the floppy disk containing the IDE...
... Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the "Press F6 if you see the next screen. Figure 21 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 16 - After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your system to install... Windows 2000/XP onto your IDE hard drive with the driver. Ác (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears (Figure 21), insert the floppy disk containing the IDE...
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Figure 22 If a message appears saying one minute. Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to select ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22) and press ENTER. Figure 23 "*" Select the driver according to which of the following operating systems... - 17 - Then it will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a ...
Figure 22 If a message appears saying one minute. Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to select ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22) and press ENTER. Figure 23 "*" Select the driver according to which of the following operating systems... - 17 - Then it will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a ...
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After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen similar to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 - 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 to Figure 23 below. Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you have installed the driver successfully. It indicates that hard drive.
After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen similar to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 - 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 to Figure 23 below. Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you have installed the driver successfully. It indicates 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