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Appendix B nVidia RAID B-1 Introduction ...B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-9 RAID Drives Management B-12 Appendix C nVidia System Driver C-1 nVidia System Driver Installation C-2 nVidia Utility Installaion C-5 Appendix D Dual Core Center D-1 Activating Dual Core Center D-2 Main ...D-3 DOT(Dynamic Over Clocking D-5 Clock ...D-6 Voltage ...D-7 FAN Speed ...D-8 Temperature ...D-9 User Profile ...D-10 ix
Appendix B nVidia RAID B-1 Introduction ...B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-9 RAID Drives Management B-12 Appendix C nVidia System Driver C-1 nVidia System Driver Installation C-2 nVidia Utility Installaion C-5 Appendix D Dual Core Center D-1 Activating Dual Core Center D-2 Main ...D-3 DOT(Dynamic Over Clocking D-5 Clock ...D-6 Voltage ...D-7 FAN Speed ...D-8 Temperature ...D-9 User Profile ...D-10 ix
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...slots a. the second PCI Express x 16 slot (PCI_E4) is a special design that supports PCI Express x 8 mode only b. ATX (30.5 cm X 24.5 cm) Mounting - 9 mounting holes 1-3 these two slots can support SLI technology with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard...Bracket 2 pinheader - 1 Chassis Intrusion pinheader - 2 USB 2.0 pinheaders - 1 IEEE 1394 pinheader - 1 SPDIF-out pinheader (for HDMI only) - 1 serial port - 1 CD-in SLI mode - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor - Getting Started...
...slots a. the second PCI Express x 16 slot (PCI_E4) is a special design that supports PCI Express x 8 mode only b. ATX (30.5 cm X 24.5 cm) Mounting - 9 mounting holes 1-3 these two slots can support SLI technology with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard...Bracket 2 pinheader - 1 Chassis Intrusion pinheader - 2 USB 2.0 pinheaders - 1 IEEE 1394 pinheader - 1 SPDIF-out pinheader (for HDMI only) - 1 serial port - 1 CD-in SLI mode - 1 PCI Express x1 slot - 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor - Getting Started...
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nVidia RAID Function This item is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I /O Device Configuration Press to enable/ disable IDE Controller. I /O chipset that provides Standard, ...] Line Printer port 2 [378] Line Printer port 1 3-13 SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4 W hen the nVidia RAID Function sets to enable or disable the RAID function for SATA devices. These items allow users to enable/disable the nVidia RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive. It has the following screen appears: COM Port...
nVidia RAID Function This item is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I /O Device Configuration Press to enable/ disable IDE Controller. I /O chipset that provides Standard, ...] Line Printer port 2 [378] Line Printer port 1 3-13 SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4 W hen the nVidia RAID Function sets to enable or disable the RAID function for SATA devices. These items allow users to enable/disable the nVidia RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive. It has the following screen appears: COM Port...
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B-1 Appendix B nVidia RAID nVidia RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology-which is used by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource. nology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to the common PC desktop. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by the world's leading businesses-to offer data protection. This tech-
B-1 Appendix B nVidia RAID nVidia RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology-which is used by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource. nology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to the common PC desktop. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by the world's leading businesses-to offer data protection. This tech-
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... different uses. No fault tolerance. parity calculations. of the difficulty in using drives concurrently or to disk space. RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for both 100% data redundancy and performance. Optimized for mirroring data. Fault Tolerance None Yes Yes... other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance. 100% data redundancy. Requires at least three drives. RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays. RAID 0+1 Critical data requiring high performance. High data throughput. Requires 2 drives for parity data. Fault...
... different uses. No fault tolerance. parity calculations. of the difficulty in using drives concurrently or to disk space. RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for both 100% data redundancy and performance. Optimized for mirroring data. Fault Tolerance None Yes Yes... other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance. 100% data redundancy. Requires at least three drives. RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays. RAID 0+1 Critical data requiring high performance. High data throughput. Requires 2 drives for parity data. Fault...
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... to Mirroring and Striping Block is set up the NVRAID BIOS. Bootable RAID Array 1. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array. 3. The RAID prompt appears as part of the array. B-3 nVidia RAID RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for details...
... to Mirroring and Striping Block is set up the NVRAID BIOS. Bootable RAID Array 1. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array. 3. The RAID prompt appears as part of the array. B-3 nVidia RAID RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for details...
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... • Set up the Striping Block • Specify which disks to Master. The following is set to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels. In the example above, 1.0.M means the hard drive is attached to ...
... • Set up the Striping Block • Specify which disks to Master. The following is set to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels. In the example above, 1.0.M means the hard drive is attached to ...
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... the list is selected and ready to be between [4 KB] and [128 KB]. • Assigning the Disks The disks that you want appears in the RAID Mode box-either [Mirroring], [Striping], [RAID5], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring]. • Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping Block size is given in kilobytes, ... is 32KB, but the values can be moved. 3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key ( To designate a free disk to be used as RAID array disks. nVidia RAID Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the mode that you enabled...
... the list is selected and ready to be between [4 KB] and [128 KB]. • Assigning the Disks The disks that you want appears in the RAID Mode box-either [Mirroring], [Striping], [RAID5], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring]. • Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping Block size is given in kilobytes, ... is 32KB, but the values can be moved. 3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key ( To designate a free disk to be used as RAID array disks. nVidia RAID Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the mode that you enabled...
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.... At the prompt, press Y to configure and load NVRAID drivers under W indows, as explained in "Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows" on p.B-9. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. Press Y if you want to set up , then press Enter. The Array Detail window appears.... 4. Now that you can review the RAID arrays that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID array, otherwise press N. The Clear disk data prompt appears. 2. The Array List window appears, where you have set up...
.... At the prompt, press Y to configure and load NVRAID drivers under W indows, as explained in "Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows" on p.B-9. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. Press Y if you want to set up , then press Enter. The Array Detail window appears.... 4. Now that you can review the RAID arrays that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID array, otherwise press N. The Clear disk data prompt appears. 2. The Array List window appears, where you have set up...
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... W indows CD, and the W indows Setup program starts. 2. Press F6 and wait for bootable RAID Array) 1. The W indows Setup screen appears as below to a formatted floppy disk. 4. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The driver disk for yourself. 1. The follow the instruction ...below : Important Please follow - ing W indows Setup screen appears listing both drivers: B-7 Specify the NVIDIA drivers: (1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then ...
... W indows CD, and the W indows Setup program starts. 2. Press F6 and wait for bootable RAID Array) 1. The W indows Setup screen appears as below to a formatted floppy disk. 4. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The driver disk for yourself. 1. The follow the instruction ...below : Important Please follow - ing W indows Setup screen appears listing both drivers: B-7 Specify the NVIDIA drivers: (1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then ...
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... tool. After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of W indows XP installation is recommended ...
... tool. After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of W indows XP installation is recommended ...
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...Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled) must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID. B-9 Important You must be sure to reboot the PC. 5. Select the modules that the "NVIDIA IDE Driver" is selected. Click Next ...and then follow the instructions. 4. nVidia RAID NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing W indows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA ...
...Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled) must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID. B-9 Important You must be sure to reboot the PC. 5. Select the modules that the "NVIDIA IDE Driver" is selected. Click Next ...and then follow the instructions. 4. nVidia RAID NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing W indows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA ...
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... Management". 2. The Select Disks to Initialize window appears. The Initialize and Convert Disk W izards appears. 3. MS-7350 Mainboard Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under the "Storage" section). Click Next. Launch Computer Management by clicking "Start" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" then open the...
... Management". 2. The Select Disks to Initialize window appears. The Initialize and Convert Disk W izards appears. 3. MS-7350 Mainboard Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under the "Storage" section). Click Next. Launch Computer Management by clicking "Start" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" then open the...
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... W izard window appears. 6. The "Computer Management" window appears. Format the unallocated disk space. Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition..." and follow the wizard. nVidia RAID 5. After the drive has been formatted, it . 7. Click Finish. Check the disk in order to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. The actual...
... W izard window appears. 6. The "Computer Management" window appears. Format the unallocated disk space. Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition..." and follow the wizard. nVidia RAID 5. After the drive has been formatted, it . 7. Click Finish. Check the disk in order to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. The actual...
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... of rebuilding an array • Only applies to RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 arrays • Synchronizing a RAID Array • Rebuild the redundancy in RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 arrays (copy the data to Another • Hot Plug Array • Initializing a RAID Array • Erase the data on the array ... by writing all zeros to the sectors of each hard disk. • Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array • Rebuild a broken mirrored array • W atch the progress of nVDIA RAID. • Viewing RAID Array Configurations View an array configuration (mirrored, striped, mirror-striped, JBOD, or any...
... of rebuilding an array • Only applies to RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 arrays • Synchronizing a RAID Array • Rebuild the redundancy in RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 arrays (copy the data to Another • Hot Plug Array • Initializing a RAID Array • Erase the data on the array ... by writing all zeros to the sectors of each hard disk. • Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array • Rebuild a broken mirrored array • W atch the progress of nVDIA RAID. • Viewing RAID Array Configurations View an array configuration (mirrored, striped, mirror-striped, JBOD, or any...
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... program. The drive appears under the Free Disk section. The figure below shows an example of the NVRAIDMAN display if you have at least two RAID arrays to use this feature. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives: • Free Disk A free disk is a disk that is not part of any... array that it is assigned to and not by any other array, unlike a free disk which can be used by any user interaction. Enter the RAID BIOS and make sure that the drive that you have a system with four hard disks where one disk is used to boot the OS, two...
... program. The drive appears under the Free Disk section. The figure below shows an example of the NVRAIDMAN display if you have at least two RAID arrays to use this feature. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives: • Free Disk A free disk is a disk that is not part of any... array that it is assigned to and not by any other array, unlike a free disk which can be used by any user interaction. Enter the RAID BIOS and make sure that the drive that you have a system with four hard disks where one disk is used to boot the OS, two...
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Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as shown below. 2. Right click one of the RAID GUI. MS-7350 Mainboard Assigning a Dedicated Disk To mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it will appear under the Free Disk section of the two ...Mirrored arrays as free is not part of any RAID array, then it for use by doing the following: 1. If the disk is RAID enabled. 2. Boot into W indows and run the NVRAIDMAN program. B-14 Step 2: Dedicate the Free Disk to an Array...
Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as shown below. 2. Right click one of the RAID GUI. MS-7350 Mainboard Assigning a Dedicated Disk To mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it will appear under the Free Disk section of the two ...Mirrored arrays as free is not part of any RAID array, then it for use by doing the following: 1. If the disk is RAID enabled. 2. Boot into W indows and run the NVRAIDMAN program. B-14 Step 2: Dedicate the Free Disk to an Array...
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... be designated to fail, the ST380011A hard drive will be used in the mirrored array. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears. 6. The RAID Array Selection page appears. Click Next. As shown in figure below, the ST380011A drive is now a dedicated free disk in the newly formed mirrored array...
... be designated to fail, the ST380011A hard drive will be used in the mirrored array. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears. 6. The RAID Array Selection page appears. Click Next. As shown in figure below, the ST380011A drive is now a dedicated free disk in the newly formed mirrored array...
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... combination ** No additional restrictions. General Requirements and Limitations • The new array capacity must be equal to another RAID mode. From RAID 0 RAID 1 To RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 New Array Disk Requirements m > n Number of RAID 0 disks. m =2, n =1 RAID 1 array must include two disks, converted from a RAID 1 array to 1 Specific Morphing Requirements The following table lists the disk requirements for a new...
... combination ** No additional restrictions. General Requirements and Limitations • The new array capacity must be equal to another RAID mode. From RAID 0 RAID 1 To RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 New Array Disk Requirements m > n Number of RAID 0 disks. m =2, n =1 RAID 1 array must include two disks, converted from a RAID 1 array to 1 Specific Morphing Requirements The following table lists the disk requirements for a new...
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..., the user can be used to the system. As soon as to when a drive can be safely added to hot plug a RAID disk. MS-7350 Mainboard From RAID 0+1 RAID 5 To RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 New Array Disk Requirements m >=nn2 Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to add or remove an entire array without causing problems for the...
..., the user can be used to the system. As soon as to when a drive can be safely added to hot plug a RAID disk. MS-7350 Mainboard From RAID 0+1 RAID 5 To RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 New Array Disk Requirements m >=nn2 Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to add or remove an entire array without causing problems for the...