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... enter the Delete RAID menu. (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID setup utility to enter the Define RAID menu. Define RAID [2]: To manually create an array, press 2 to create RAID set an array and this step and proceed to Section 4 if you to set on the GigaRAID controller...
... enter the Delete RAID menu. (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID setup utility to enter the Define RAID menu. Define RAID [2]: To manually create an array, press 2 to create RAID set an array and this step and proceed to Section 4 if you to set on the GigaRAID controller...
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... GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller. If a failed mirrored drive 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). The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of...
... GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller. If a failed mirrored drive 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). The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of...
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The author assumes no responsibility for any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Notice Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be reproduced or transmitted in this booklet. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Copyright Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may appear in any errors or omissions which may be out of date before publication of this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein.
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... , you will get the advantages of enhancing the performance and raising the system's reliability. After finishing installing it . GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Introduction This manual is your problems and then you can get satisfactory results. 4 You can follow its instructions to solve your first time to the "Q&A" section on...
... , you will get the advantages of enhancing the performance and raising the system's reliability. After finishing installing it . GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Introduction This manual is your problems and then you can get satisfactory results. 4 You can follow its instructions to solve your first time to the "Q&A" section on...
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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Features Compatible with the ATA133 specification and supports two IDE channels with PCI Local bus specification v2.2. Users can reduce the driver's loading of system ...
GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Features Compatible with the ATA133 specification and supports two IDE channels with PCI Local bus specification v2.2. Users can reduce the driver's loading of system ...
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... deal with low CPU utilization. It includes one RAID Chip combining CPU, firmware, advanced PCI controller and IDE controller. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller This GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller is entirely different from the traditional software RAID system. It is...
... deal with low CPU utilization. It includes one RAID Chip combining CPU, firmware, advanced PCI controller and IDE controller. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller This GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller is entirely different from the traditional software RAID system. It is...
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... to install your system. 7 inappropriate operation, please backup data before you start to prevent any data loss resulting from ! 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 quickly establish your RAID system with a large...
... to install your system. 7 inappropriate operation, please backup data before you start to prevent any data loss resulting from ! 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 quickly establish your RAID system with a large...
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... drives in a correct direction. Nevertheless, for the best performance, it is suggested to assure the system's ability and efficiency. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL The hard drives which are required for the installation The hard drives, which are connected on the hard drive and check if it 's firmly inserted...
... drives in a correct direction. Nevertheless, for the best performance, it is suggested to assure the system's ability and efficiency. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL The hard drives which are required for the installation The hard drives, which are connected on the hard drive and check if it 's firmly inserted...
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... utility of the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller with the operation. 1. Warning: Please backup data in your disk array. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Create Your Disk Array You can create your system and then you will see the following message shown by the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller...
... utility of the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller with the operation. 1. Warning: Please backup data in your disk array. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Create Your Disk Array You can create your system and then you will see the following message shown by the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller...
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The screen below will be shown. 10 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Please press "Ctrl-G" keys to enter the BIOS utility Main Menu.
The screen below will be shown. 10 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Please press "Ctrl-G" keys to enter the BIOS utility Main Menu.
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Under the Setup Array Type as option, you to set an array and this is the simplest and fastest way to create your array type. 11 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Please click "1" to setup your first array. It will guide you can use arrow keys → and ← and the "space" bar key to change your option to enter the Auto Configuration window.
Under the Setup Array Type as option, you to set an array and this is the simplest and fastest way to create your array type. 11 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Please click "1" to setup your first array. It will guide you can use arrow keys → and ← and the "space" bar key to change your option to enter the Auto Configuration window.
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... Striping RAID 1 Disk Mirroring RAID 0+1 Disk Striping + Mirroring JBOD Disk Concatenation Normal None Number of giving up redundancy. 12 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Totally, there are sent to set as array 0. All the hard drives attached on the controller will be set a RAID 0 (stripe) array. When you to...
... Striping RAID 1 Disk Mirroring RAID 0+1 Disk Striping + Mirroring JBOD Disk Concatenation Normal None Number of giving up redundancy. 12 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Totally, there are sent to set as array 0. All the hard drives attached on the controller will be set a RAID 0 (stripe) array. When you to...
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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 1: The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller allows two drives to be formed by combining the drives into one larger logical one ...
GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 1: The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller allows two drives to be formed by combining the drives into one larger logical one ...
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... "Esc" key to save and create an array. If you prefer to keep data in Define RAID section on page 22 to setup your arrays manually. Press "Ctrl-Y" keys to quit BIOS and boot. Warning: If you select Normal, the boot sector will be erased. You need to use the GigaRAID... to set an array: Use the "space" bar key to act as a new hard drive by the system. 14 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for Normal: You can use one, two, three or four hard drives.
... "Esc" key to save and create an array. If you prefer to keep data in Define RAID section on page 22 to setup your arrays manually. Press "Ctrl-Y" keys to quit BIOS and boot. Warning: If you select Normal, the boot sector will be erased. You need to use the GigaRAID... to set an array: Use the "space" bar key to act as a new hard drive by the system. 14 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for Normal: You can use one, two, three or four hard drives.
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... the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller onboard BIOS on your hard drives to boot. 15 Please attach your screen. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Utility Using the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility provides functions to skip and boot...
... the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller onboard BIOS on your hard drives to boot. 15 Please attach your screen. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Utility Using the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility provides functions to skip and boot...
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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility Main Menu There are not familiar with the array setting, please follow the procedures in the Setup Utility ... arrays automatically. Besides, you rebuild a mirrored (RAID 1 or RAID 0+1) array. You can use Define RAID on page 22 and Delete RAID on page 36 to manually create or delete arrays. You can also use Rebuild RAID selection on page 31 to help you can use RAID Card Configuration on page 28...
GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller Setup Utility Main Menu There are not familiar with the array setting, please follow the procedures in the Setup Utility ... arrays automatically. Besides, you rebuild a mirrored (RAID 1 or RAID 0+1) array. You can use Define RAID on page 22 and Delete RAID on page 36 to manually create or delete arrays. You can also use Rebuild RAID selection on page 31 to help you can use RAID Card Configuration on page 28...
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You can use arrow keys → and ← and the "space" bar key to change your option, you can press "Ctrl-Y" keys to save the setting and click the "Esc" key to leave Auto Configuration menu and go back to enter Auto Configuration. After selecting your option. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Auto Configuration Click "1" on the Main Menu to the Main Menu on page 10. 17
You can use arrow keys → and ← and the "space" bar key to change your option, you can press "Ctrl-Y" keys to save the setting and click the "Esc" key to leave Auto Configuration menu and go back to enter Auto Configuration. After selecting your option. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Auto Configuration Click "1" on the Main Menu to the Main Menu on page 10. 17
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... giving up redundancy. When you to use two, three or four hard drives to each disk in the array. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 0: The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller allows you create a striped array, files are broken into 64k (stripe size) and stripes are...
... giving up redundancy. When you to use two, three or four hard drives to each disk in the array. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 0: The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller allows you create a striped array, files are broken into 64k (stripe size) and stripes are...
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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 1: The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller allows two drives to be setup as a RAID 1 (mirror) array or four drives as array 1. ...
GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Setup Array for RAID 1: The GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller allows two drives to be setup as a RAID 1 (mirror) array or four drives as array 1. ...