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RAID User Guide
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Intel ICH7R SATA RAID...................................................................... 1
1. Introduction .............................................................................................1
2. Installing SATA Hard Disks .....................................................................3
3. BIOS Configuration ................................................................................3
4. RAID Configuration Utility .......................................................................3
5. Installing Windows 2000/XP with RAID................................................14
6. Installing RAID Driver ...........................................................................16
Silicon 3114 SATA RAID(optional) ................................................... 17
1. Introduction ...........................................................................................17
2. SATARAID5 Features ............................................................................17
3. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks .................................................18
4. Setting the BIOS RAID items(optional) ................................................18
5. Creating and Deleting RAID Sets.........................................................19
6. Installing Drivers and Software ............................................................28
7. Creating / Naming Partitions................................................................30
8. Using Silicon Image SATA RAID GUI ....................................................33
ITE® 8212F RAID(optional) ............................................................... 38
1. Introduction ...........................................................................................38
2. Setting the BIOS RAID items ................................................................38
3. Entering the ITE® 8212(F) Setup Utility .................................................38
4. Auto-configuring a RAID array ..............................................................39
5. Defining a RAID array ...........................................................................40
6. Deleting a RAID array ...........................................................................41
7. Rebuilding a RAID array .......................................................................42
8. Viewing your RAID configuration ..........................................................43
9. Installing Windows 2000/XP with RAID................................................44
10. Installing RAID Driver .........................................................................45
11. Creating a RAID driver disk ................................................................45
Contents
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Intel ICH7R SATA RAID
1. Introduction
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard
disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better
performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be
found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or
hangs. The individual disk drives in an array are called members. The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector. That identifies
the drive as a member. All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as
a single physical drive to the operating system.
Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The
different methods are referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels
represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs.
RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any
disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal
to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The
striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. RAID 0 does not support fault
tolerance.
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in
parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not
respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the drive
capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Under a RAID 1 setup, an
extra drive called the ¡°spare drive¡± can be attached. Such a drive will be activated to
replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any
RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other
working drives in the array.
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RAID 5
RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction
information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Level
5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID.
RAID 10(0+1)
RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring. This configuration provides
optimal speed and reliability, but you need four SATA hard disks.
Matrix RAID
Matrix RAID is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 bringing you the best of both
worlds. You only need two SATA hard disks to utilize this function.
Advantages:
1. Faster data transfer.
2. Improve the safety and stability of data.
3. Swift and easy management for volume of data.
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2. Installing SATA Hard Disks
STEP 1: Install two SATA hard disks into the drive bays at least. (SATA_1, SATA_2,
SATA_3, SATA_4)
STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s one of
SATA connectors.
STEP 3: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to one SATA hard disk.
STEP 4: Connect one end of the second SATA data cable to the motherboard’s
the other of SATA connectors.
STEP 5: Connect the other end of SATA data cable to the other SATA hard disk.
3. BIOS Configuration
1. Enter the BIOS setup program by pressing the <Del> key during the POST
(Power-On Self Test ).
2. Select the OnChip IDE Device item form Integrated Peripherals menu.
3. Switch the SATA Mode option to [RAID].
4. Save the BIOS setting and exit the BIOS setup program.
4. RAID Configuration Utility
A. Setting RAID 0
a. When the system powers on, the following information will appear on screen:
Press the <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration Utility.
At this moment, press <Ctrl>+<I> to enter Main Menu:
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b. Choose Create RAID Volume and press <Enter> to enter. Press <Tab> to
switch to RAID Level item, and then use Up and Down arrow keys to select
RAID0 (Stripe), pressing <Enter> confirms.
c. Using up or down arrow key to select the hard disks you want to set RAID 0 from
Disks item, <Space> key to confirm and <Enter> key to finish the selection.
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