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Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH7R 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk ...9 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 11
Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH7R 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk ...9 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 11
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...steps below: ¤å (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to... create RAID array on the motherboard. Before 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 SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA...
...steps below: ¤å (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to... create RAID array on the motherboard. Before 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 SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA...
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... Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. Delete RAID Volume 3. RAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : 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 enter Configuration Utility Figure 4 Step 2: After you do not...
... Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. Delete RAID Volume 3. RAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : 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 enter Configuration Utility Figure 4 Step 2: After you do not...
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... wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) - 8 - Create RAID Volume 2. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.8GB Member...
... wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) - 8 - Create RAID Volume 2. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.8GB Member...
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... a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you... you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional...
... a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you... you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional...
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... devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Ác Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below appears, press ENTER... from the motherboard driver CD. Use the ARROW keys to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH). SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) - 12 - Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH) Intel(R) 82801 GR...
... devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Ác Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below appears, press ENTER... from the motherboard driver CD. Use the ARROW keys to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH). SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) - 12 - Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH) Intel(R) 82801 GR...
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.... To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 19 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery...
.... To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 19 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery...
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... Disable on the motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE. SATA RAID / AHCI Mode RAID Set the onboard SATA controller to PATA mode. Disabled Set the onboard SATA controller to... If a hard disk controller card is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip ... setting "On-Chip SATA Mode" and "PATA IDE Set to 4 HDDs on -chip IDE Port. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 44 - Ch.0 Master/Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch. 0 Master/Slave.(Default value) ...
... Disable on the motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE. SATA RAID / AHCI Mode RAID Set the onboard SATA controller to PATA mode. Disabled Set the onboard SATA controller to... If a hard disk controller card is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip ... setting "On-Chip SATA Mode" and "PATA IDE Set to 4 HDDs on -chip IDE Port. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 44 - Ch.0 Master/Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch. 0 Master/Slave.(Default value) ...
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..., a primary partition must be reserved. 3. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. BACKUP: Back up data to be backed up) 4. For the use of the data to your motherboard manufacturer. ...) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI GA-G1975X Motherboard - 66 - It is a BIOS-related issue, it can be sure to correctly identify RAID and...
..., a primary partition must be reserved. 3. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. BACKUP: Back up data to be backed up) 4. For the use of the data to your motherboard manufacturer. ...) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI GA-G1975X Motherboard - 66 - It is a BIOS-related issue, it can be sure to correctly identify RAID and...
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Then connect the power connector from your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Appendix "*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two SATA hard...
Then connect the power connector from your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Appendix "*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two SATA hard...
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... INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : 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 [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 5 [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-G1975X Motherboard - 82 - Create RAID Volume¡G If you want to configure a RAID array. RAID Volumes : None Defined. English (3) Configuring RAID set in Main Menu...
... INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : 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 [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 5 [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-G1975X Motherboard - 82 - Create RAID Volume¡G If you want to configure a RAID array. RAID Volumes : None Defined. English (3) Configuring RAID set in Main Menu...
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... 2. Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in Main Menu. Appendix Delete RAID Volume 3. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.8GB...
... 2. Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in Main Menu. Appendix Delete RAID Volume 3. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.8GB...
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...mass storage devices for which you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Figure 15 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you do not want to... install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 - 87 - Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass ...
...mass storage devices for which you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Figure 15 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you do not want to... install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 - 87 - Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass ...
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.../DH)* (Figure 17) and press ENTER. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 88 - Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for which you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the motherboard driver CD. Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH) Intel(R) 82801 GR...
.../DH)* (Figure 17) and press ENTER. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 88 - Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for which you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the motherboard driver CD. Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH) Intel(R) 82801 GR...
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...Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 19 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. It indicates that hard drive. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To set up ... of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) - 89 - After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below....
...Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 19 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. It indicates that hard drive. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To set up ... of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) - 89 - After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below....