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... A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 Appendix B Control Center B-1 Activating Control Center B-2 System Information B-3 Overclocking B-5 Green Power B-7 Appendix C Intel SATA RAID C-1 Introduction C-2 BIOS Configuration C-3 Installing Driver C-10 Installing Software C-12 RAID Migration Instructions C-16 Recovery Volume Creation C-23 Degraded...
... A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 Appendix B Control Center B-1 Activating Control Center B-2 System Information B-3 Overclocking B-5 Green Power B-7 Appendix C Intel SATA RAID C-1 Introduction C-2 BIOS Configuration C-3 Installing Driver C-10 Installing Software C-12 RAID Migration Instructions C-16 Recovery Volume Creation C-23 Degraded...
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...Clarkdale) processor in the LGA1156 package (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index. php?func=cpuform2) Base Clock ■ 133 MHz Chipset ■ Intel® P55 chipset Memory Support ■ 4 DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2133 *(OC)/ 2000 *(OC)/ 1800 *(... port (back panel) by JMicron® JMB363 ■ Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb/s RAID ■ SATA1~6 support Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) by Intel® P55 Hardware RAID ■ SATA7 & SATA8 support RAID 0/ 1 & JBOD mode by JMicron® JMB322 1-2
...Clarkdale) processor in the LGA1156 package (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index. php?func=cpuform2) Base Clock ■ 133 MHz Chipset ■ Intel® P55 chipset Memory Support ■ 4 DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2133 *(OC)/ 2000 *(OC)/ 1800 *(... port (back panel) by JMicron® JMB363 ■ Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb/s RAID ■ SATA1~6 support Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) by Intel® P55 Hardware RAID ■ SATA7 & SATA8 support RAID 0/ 1 & JBOD mode by JMicron® JMB322 1-2
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... in CPU...etc.) Initialize INT 13 devices and IPL devices. (include SATA/ PATA HDD and CD/DVD ROM). Initialize memory. Load Option ROM (VGA and RAID option ROM) form BIOS to OS Loader (typically INT 19H). Mid POST initialization of chipset registers. Detect different devices (parallel ports, serial ports and coprocessor...
... in CPU...etc.) Initialize INT 13 devices and IPL devices. (include SATA/ PATA HDD and CD/DVD ROM). Initialize memory. Load Option ROM (VGA and RAID option ROM) form BIOS to OS Loader (typically INT 19H). Mid POST initialization of chipset registers. Detect different devices (parallel ports, serial ports and coprocessor...
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.... ▶ Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. ▶ Extra RAID/ IDE Controller (for SATA7/ 8 & E-SATA) This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard extra RAID/ IDE controller. ▶ HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard audio controller. 3-10
.... ▶ Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. ▶ Extra RAID/ IDE Controller (for SATA7/ 8 & E-SATA) This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard extra RAID/ IDE controller. ▶ HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard audio controller. 3-10
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MS-7581 ▶ On-Chip ATA Devices Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ On-Chip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the on-chip SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for on-chip SATA connectors. 3-11
MS-7581 ▶ On-Chip ATA Devices Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ On-Chip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the on-chip SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for on-chip SATA connectors. 3-11
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Appendix C Intel SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality on platforms C-C-1
Appendix C Intel SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality on platforms C-C-1
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... 3 Gb/s. Intel® RAID controller offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created, and a RAID 0 stripe is one of RAID. RAID 5 Provides data striping at ... On Request Update Policy. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Intel® Rapid Recover Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to separate hard drives. Only one of Mirrors) , Intel® Martix Storage Technology and Intel®...
... 3 Gb/s. Intel® RAID controller offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created, and a RAID 0 stripe is one of RAID. RAID 5 Provides data striping at ... On Request Update Policy. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Intel® Rapid Recover Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to separate hard drives. Only one of Mirrors) , Intel® Martix Storage Technology and Intel®...
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... Utility. It should not be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to enter the "Intel® RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Drvice Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in system ...BIOS and DOS disk services. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to RAID. Important The following example might be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. Also, you are reinstalling your system. C-3 The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager...
... Utility. It should not be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to enter the "Intel® RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Drvice Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in system ...BIOS and DOS disk services. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to RAID. Important The following example might be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. Also, you are reinstalling your system. C-3 The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager...
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C-4 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume" and press key. ▍ Intel SATA RAID After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to the next field. 2. The following window will appear: ■ Create RAID Volume 1. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to your usage model in RAID Level.
C-4 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume" and press key. ▍ Intel SATA RAID After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to the next field. 2. The following window will appear: ■ Create RAID Volume 1. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to your usage model in RAID Level.
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MS-7581 3. Then select the capacity of 2 increments. Then select the strip value for the RAID volume, then click key to finish selection. 4. Here are some typical values: RAID0 -128KB / RAID10 - 64KB / RAID5 - 64KB. 5. In the Disk field, press key and ...the following screen appears. C-5 Use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID array by using the "upper arrow" or "down arrow" keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to...
MS-7581 3. Then select the capacity of 2 increments. Then select the strip value for the RAID volume, then click key to finish selection. 4. Here are some typical values: RAID0 -128KB / RAID10 - 64KB / RAID5 - 64KB. 5. In the Disk field, press key and ...the following screen appears. C-5 Use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID array by using the "upper arrow" or "down arrow" keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to...
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Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is shown by default. As an example: if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Then the following screen appears for the first volume. C-6 The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of what is finished. Type ...in a new size for you to confirm if you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to be half of two hard drives. 6. Press to continue. 7. ▍ Intel SATA...
Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is shown by default. As an example: if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Then the following screen appears for the first volume. C-6 The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of what is finished. Type ...in a new size for you to confirm if you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to be half of two hard drives. 6. Press to continue. 7. ▍ Intel SATA...
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Press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Important If your system will be lost. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press key to accept the volume deletion. The following screen appears. Then press key to RAID and you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will become unbootable. C-7 MS-7581 ■ Delete RAID Volume Here you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system currently boots to delete the selected RAID volume.
Press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Important If your system will be lost. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press key to accept the volume deletion. The following screen appears. Then press key to RAID and you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will become unbootable. C-7 MS-7581 ■ Delete RAID Volume Here you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system currently boots to delete the selected RAID volume.
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▍ Intel SATA RAID ■ Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. • Possible reasons to "Reset Disks to accept the selection. The following screen appears: Press key to Non-RAID" could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. C-8 Important • You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any RAID structures from the drives.
▍ Intel SATA RAID ■ Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. • Possible reasons to "Reset Disks to accept the selection. The following screen appears: Press key to Non-RAID" could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. C-8 Important • You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any RAID structures from the drives.
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...until the system reboots itself. Important Please follow the instruction below to make an "Intel® RAID Driver" for yourself. • Insert the MSI DVD into the A: drive. Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER. 8. The next screen should be shown a list of Windows setup.... 2. ▍ Intel SATA RAID Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP ■ New Windows Vista...
...until the system reboots itself. Important Please follow the instruction below to make an "Intel® RAID Driver" for yourself. • Insert the MSI DVD into the A: drive. Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER. 8. The next screen should be shown a list of Windows setup.... 2. ▍ Intel SATA RAID Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP ■ New Windows Vista...
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...then click the Device Manager tab. 3. C-11 Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. From Windows Vista/ XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. The driver Intel(R) PCH SATA RAID Controller should appear. Click the "+" in front of the ...SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel RAID Drivers. 4. MS-7581 ■ Existing Windows Vista/ XP Driver Installation 1. The...
...then click the Device Manager tab. 3. C-11 Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. From Windows Vista/ XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. The driver Intel(R) PCH SATA RAID Controller should appear. Click the "+" in front of the ...SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel RAID Drivers. 4. MS-7581 ■ Existing Windows Vista/ XP Driver Installation 1. The...
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Insert the MSI DVD and click on this item Choose this item C-12 however, you cannot remove or un-install this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. For this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. Click on the RAID block, and then choose INTEL RAID Drivers to install the software. ▍ Intel SATA RAID Installing Software Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from the system after installation;
Insert the MSI DVD and click on this item Choose this item C-12 however, you cannot remove or un-install this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. For this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. Click on the RAID block, and then choose INTEL RAID Drivers to install the software. ▍ Intel SATA RAID Installing Software Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from the system after installation;
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Click Next button to be installed. ▍ Intel SATA RAID The window shows the components to continue. After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue. C-14
Click Next button to be installed. ▍ Intel SATA RAID The window shows the components to continue. After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue. C-14
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... the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is preserved. This process will appear: C-16 Refer to "Installing Software" for RAID before proceeding. However, during the migration process, the data on the source disk is installed. To create a volume from an existing... disk, complete the following window will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. It is added to the system. Refer to a second SATA hard drive: 1. ▍ Intel SATA RAID RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from...
... the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is preserved. This process will appear: C-16 Refer to "Installing Software" for RAID before proceeding. However, during the migration process, the data on the source disk is installed. To create a volume from an existing... disk, complete the following window will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. It is added to the system. Refer to a second SATA hard drive: 1. ▍ Intel SATA RAID RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from...
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The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. C-17 Click Next to lead you for the following procedure. MS-7581 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to continue.
The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. C-17 Click Next to lead you for the following procedure. MS-7581 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to continue.
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... will be available for data redundancy will begin immediately after the device failure. If spare disks are lost. The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of your data more quickly. RAID 1 (Redundancy) : A volume optimized for data storage. Note: Only half of the disks fail, all data... appears above. Reads are still intact. ▍ Intel SATA RAID (1) Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting the RAID level and strip size. ■ RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID volume name needs to be able to calculate the correct parity ...
... will be available for data redundancy will begin immediately after the device failure. If spare disks are lost. The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of your data more quickly. RAID 1 (Redundancy) : A volume optimized for data storage. Note: Only half of the disks fail, all data... appears above. Reads are still intact. ▍ Intel SATA RAID (1) Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting the RAID level and strip size. ■ RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID volume name needs to be able to calculate the correct parity ...