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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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... 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 motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller...
... 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 motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller...
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... Configuration (GigaRAID) RAID Card Configuration: Press 5 in Main Menu to rebuild your PC, the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller can rebuild your mirrored array automatically. The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. The RAID Card Configuration section: When Auto-Rebuild is replaced without shutting down your...
... Configuration (GigaRAID) RAID Card Configuration: Press 5 in Main Menu to rebuild your PC, the GigaRAID ATA RAID Controller can rebuild your mirrored array automatically. The Driver Status section: This section displays the status of each hard drive. The RAID Card Configuration section: When Auto-Rebuild is replaced without shutting down your...
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... the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11). Quit the installation utility first. Step 2: Go to copy the driver. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during OS installation. Figure 16 Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for... the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD 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. Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP...
... the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11). Quit the installation utility first. Step 2: Go to copy the driver. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during OS installation. Figure 16 Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for... the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD 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. Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP...
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You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. 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 19 - 15 - Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Then it will appear. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19).
You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. 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 19 - 15 - Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Then it will appear. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19).
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... to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. Ác (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears (Figure 21), insert the floppy disk containing the IDE RAID... driver and press S. Figure 21 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 16 - After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: ...
... to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. Ác (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears (Figure 21), insert the floppy disk containing the IDE RAID... driver and press S. Figure 21 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 16 - After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: ...
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...about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Figure 23 "*" Select the driver according to which of the following operating systems you want to install: Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT...ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22) and press ENTER. The driver installation will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu will begin to load the driver from the floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) If you want to install Windows...
...about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Figure 23 "*" Select the driver according to which of the following operating systems you want to install: Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT...ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000/XP)* (Figure 22) and press ENTER. The driver installation will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu will begin to load the driver from the floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) If you want to install Windows...
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After 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 have to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 - It indicates that you should see a screen similar to Figure 23 below. Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the driver successfully.
After 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 have to be installed.) IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) - 18 - It indicates that you should see a screen similar to Figure 23 below. Ác After the GigaRAID controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the driver successfully.
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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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...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 CPU and improve the system's ability. It can easily install our systems to handle the RAID function. Low ...CPU utilization based on system to your PCs. Supports the drivers for the DMA/UDMA function Includes one embedded CPU and firmware on a local processor architecture Compatible with 4 drives. Supports ANSI ATA proposal ...
...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 CPU and improve the system's ability. It can easily install our systems to handle the RAID function. Low ...CPU utilization based on system to your PCs. Supports the drivers for the DMA/UDMA function Includes one embedded CPU and firmware on a local processor architecture Compatible with 4 drives. Supports ANSI ATA proposal ...
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...33MHz interface and is compatible with the RAID function and it can use this system can support IDE drivers ranging from being damaged. Besides, we provide each OS a corresponding driver so that your systems and the IDE RAID system have any limitations. Thus, users can read or...the same time to achieve the best performance and get the merit of system's stability. Similarly, this characteristic to the RAID1 mode, two drivers have any penalties for installing RAID system. v2.2. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA ...
...33MHz interface and is compatible with the RAID function and it can use this system can support IDE drivers ranging from being damaged. Besides, we provide each OS a corresponding driver so that your systems and the IDE RAID system have any limitations. Thus, users can read or...the same time to achieve the best performance and get the merit of system's stability. Similarly, this characteristic to the RAID1 mode, two drivers have any penalties for installing RAID system. v2.2. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL What is the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA ...
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... does not have the RAID function and its merit. Warning: In order to install your RAID system with a large capacity. The RAID0+1 mode uses four drivers to raise throughput. The default settings can meet most people's requirements. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL this data-copying characteristic to let two...
... does not have the RAID function and its merit. Warning: In order to install your RAID system with a large capacity. The RAID0+1 mode uses four drivers to raise throughput. The default settings can meet most people's requirements. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL this data-copying characteristic to let two...
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... 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver, please make sure that GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller has already been properly setup in "D:\BootDrv\menu.exe" 4) Information on -... disk. Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows 98/ME Windows NT 4.0 For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for that , the driver will have to be installed under the following various operating systems. Before starting to be installed.) 38 Drive D: 2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk ...
... 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver, please make sure that GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller has already been properly setup in "D:\BootDrv\menu.exe" 4) Information on -... disk. Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows 98/ME Windows NT 4.0 For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for that , the driver will have to be installed under the following various operating systems. Before starting to be installed.) 38 Drive D: 2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk ...
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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 continue. 5. Follow the instruction of the ! Boot from floppy with un-... will be listed on the window then press the key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the list. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Windows XP Install the driver during Windows XP installation 1. following installation methods, the time when step2 starts will continue. Boot...
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 continue. 5. Follow the instruction of the ! Boot from floppy with un-... will be listed on the window then press the key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears on the list. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Windows XP Install the driver during Windows XP installation 1. following installation methods, the time when step2 starts will continue. Boot...
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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. 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.
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Press "Next" to continue to setup. 41 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. 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.
Press "Next" to continue to setup. 41 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3. 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. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 4. Press "Finish" to restart the computer then the driver will take effect. 42 The driver installation has finished.
Follow the instruction to continue. 5. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 4. Press "Finish" to restart the computer then the driver will take effect. 42 The driver installation has finished.
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... the panel. 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. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Verify Installation Follow the previous section to check if the...
... the panel. 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. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Verify Installation Follow the previous section to check if the...
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If there is a marking ! User should remove the device and reinstall. 44 or ? under SCSI and RAID Controller device as shown below, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3.
If there is a marking ! User should remove the device and reinstall. 44 or ? under SCSI and RAID Controller device as shown below, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL 3.
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... will continue. Boot from floppy with un-installable diskette. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Windows 2000 Install the driver during Windows 2000 installation 1. Boot from CD-ROM with Windows installation diskette. The installation will be different. When a message appears...to continue. 6. 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, press the key. 4. Follow the instruction of the !...
... will continue. Boot from floppy with un-installable diskette. GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Windows 2000 Install the driver during Windows 2000 installation 1. Boot from CD-ROM with Windows installation diskette. The installation will be different. When a message appears...to continue. 6. 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, press the key. 4. Follow the instruction of the !...