RAID User Guide
Edition
V1.0 P/N: 91-187-U25-A2-0E
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Intel ICH6R SA TA 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 .................................................. 13
6. Installing RAID Driver ............................................................................... 15
Silicon 3114 SATA RAID ........................................................................ 16
1. Introduction ............................................................................................... 16
2. SATARAID5 Features................................................................................ 16
3. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks ................................................... 17
4. Setting the BIOS RAID items ...................................................................17
5. Creating and Deleting RAID Sets ...........................................................18
6. Installing Drivers and Software ...............................................................27
7. Creating / Naming Partitions...................................................................29
8. Using Silicon Image SATA RAID GUI....................................................... 32
ITE® 8212F RAID .................................................................................... 37
1. Introduction ............................................................................................... 37
2. Setting the BIOS RAID items ...................................................................37
3. Entering the ITE
®
8212F Setup Utility...................................................... 37
4. Auto-configuring a RAID array.................................................................. 38
5. Defining a RAID array...............................................................................39
6. Deleting a RAID array...............................................................................40
7. Rebuilding a RAID array ..........................................................................41
8. Viewing your RAID configuration ............................................................. 42
9. Installing Windows 2000/XP with RAID .................................................. 43
10. Installing RAID Driver .............................................................................44
11. Creating a RAID driver disk ...................................................................44
Contents
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Intel ICH6R SA T A 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 0+1
RAID 0+1 is a combination of striping and mirroring. This configuration provides
optimal speed and reliablility, 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.
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 RAID 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. Choose which two hard disks you want to set RAID 0 from Disks item, if you
install three or more SATA hard disks. Otherwise continue with the next step.
Using up or down arrow key to select the hard disk, <Space> key to confirm and
<Enter> key to finish the selection.
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d. Use Up and Down arrow keys to select desired strip size when enter Strip Size
menu. The available values range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be
based on the planned drive usage. Some suggested selections are listed below.
The default selection is 128KB.
16K_Best for sequential transfer
64K_Good general purpose strip size
128K_Best performance for most desktops and workstations
e. Press the <Enter> key after the Create Volume prompt appears to create the
array. Press the <Y> key after the prompt to confirm this selection.
f. Select option 4. Exit in main menu and press the <Enter> key to exit the RAID
configuration utility. Press <Y> key to confirm the exit.
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B. Setting RAID1
a. Select RAID1 (Mirror) by using Up and Down arrow keys in RAID Level item.
Press the <Enter> key to make selecting.
c. Choose which two hard disks you want to set RAID 1 from Disks item, if you
install three or more SATA hard disks. Otherwise continue with the next step.
Using up or down arrow key to select the hard disk, <Space> key to confirm and
<Enter> key to finish the selection.
b. The following information will appear on screen:
Press “Enter” to create the specified volume.
Press the <Enter> key again to confirm.
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c. In below screen, press <Y> key to confirm your choice.
d. Select option 4. Exit in main menu and press the <Enter> key to exit the RAID
configuration utility. Press <Y> key to confirm the exit.
Note:
This operation will delete all the data from hard disk, so please take
care. And our company will not be responsible for data lose and benefit
damage caused.
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C. Setting RAID 0+1
a. To utilize RAID 0+1 function, four SATA hard disks should be installed.
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 and down arrow keys to select two hard disks for RAID 0, <Space>
key to confirm and <Enter> key to finish the selection in the Disks item.
d. The following steps is the same as Setting RAID 0.
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e. Select RAID1 (Mirror) by using Up and Down arrow keys in RAID Level item
after finished setting RAID0. Press the <Enter> key to make selecting.
f. The following steps is the same as Setting RAID 1.
g. You may see the information in the main menu, when you finished the setting
steps.
Note:
This operation will delete all the data from hard disk, so please take
care. And our company will not be responsible for data lose and benefit
damage caused.
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D. Setting Matrix RAID
a. Intel ICH6R chipset features a new RAID form named Matrix RAID, a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 bringing you the best of both worlds.
b. Follow Setting RAID 0 steps to set RAID 0. You should divide half capacity size
or less for RAID 1 in Capacity item. (For example, if the SATA hard disks total
capacity is 300 GB, divide 150 GB or less capacity for RAID 1.)
c. Follow Setting RAID 1 steps to set RAID 1.
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c. You may see the RAID type (Member Disk (0,1)) in the main menu, when you
finished the setting steps.
Note:
This operation will delete all the data from hard disk, so please take
care. And our company will not be responsible for data lose and benefit
damage caused.
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D. Delete RAID V olume
1. Select Delete RAID Volume in main menu and press <Enter> key.
2. Press <Del> key to delete the RAID volume in below screen.
3. Press <Y> key to confirm the volume deletion, and press <N> to cancel the
operation, when following information appears.
Note:
This operation will delete all the data from hard disk, so please take
care. And our company will not be responsible for data lose and benefit
damage caused.
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E. Reset RAID
1. Select Reset Disk to Non-RAID in main menu and press <Enter> key to
delete the RAID setting and remove all RAID structures from the drives.
2. Press <Y> key to confirm the volume deletion, press <N> to cancel the
operation.
5. Installing Windows 2000/XP with RAID
1. Setup the desired RAID mode in BIOS setup follow the above steps.
2. Insert Operation System installation disk into CD-ROM and start up the
setup program.
3. Press <F6> when the following picture appears on screen:
4. Press <S> key to specify additional equipment when below picture appears.
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5. Insert the add-on RAID installation disk into floppy disk drive following the
on-screen instructions and press <Enter> to continue.
6. Select the right choice
and press <Enter> to continue. The choice is deter-
mined by South Bridge.
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7. Press <Enter> to continue.
8. After this, the installation steps are the same as normal setup methods. No
details are provided herein.
6. Installing RAID Driver
When you finish installing Operation System with RAID, in order to enable RAID
function you need to install RAID driver. Please refer to Chapter 4 of motherboard
user manual for installation steps.
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SiIicon 31 14 S ATA RAID (optional)
1. Introduction
Silicon Image’s SA TARAID5TM software provides Serial ATA RAID 0 (Striping), RAID
1 (Mirroring), RAID 5 (Parity RAID), RAID 10 (Striping and Mirroring), and JBOD
(just a bunch of disks) functionality to enhance the industry’s leading PCI-to-SATA
host controller products. Two major challenges facing the storage industry today
are keeping pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput and providing data accessibility in the face
of hard disk failures while utilizing full disk capacity. With SiIicon Image Serial ATA
host controller and SATARAID5, both of these problems are solved.
SATARAID5 software provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for easy-to-use
configurations of the RAID Groups.
2. SATARAID5 Features
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
• Hot Spare and On-line Rebuilding
• System GUI Monitoring Utility:
- Displays/Logs/Alerts Users to Vital RAID Set Information
- Manages RAID Group Functions (configures, rebuilds, etc.)
• Supports the ability to partition and map a segment of disk to a virtual LUN or
disk
• HDDs Function Normally When Not in RAID Sets
• Adjustable Stripe Size for RAID 0, RAID 5, and RAID 10
• Automatically Selects Highest Available Transfer Speed for All SATA Devices
• Supports:
- Data transfer rate up to 150MB/Sec (SiI3114, SiI3124-1), and 300MB/Sec
(SiI3124-2)
- Up to 4 SATA devices connected to a single controller.
- ACPI, SA TA 1.0 (SiI31 14, Sii3124-1), and SATA 2.0 (SiI3124-2)
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3. Installing Serial AT A (SAT A) hard disks
To install the SATA hard disk for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disk into the drive bays.
2. Connect the SATA signal cables.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
4. Setting the BIOS RAID items
After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID item in
the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.
To set the BIOS RAID items:
1. Boot the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to
enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. From the Integrated Peripherals > Onboard Device menu item in the BIOS set
the Sil3114 SATA Controller item to RAID Mode.
3. Save your changes and Exit Setup.
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5. Creating and Deleting RAID Sets
Creating and deleting RAID sets is a function found in the Raid Configuration
Utility - Silicon Image. During booting up, the following message will appear,
pausing for a few moments to allow the user to choose what to do:
Press <Ctrl+S> or F4 to enter RAID utility
The Main Menu in the upper left corner is used to choose the operation to be
performed. The selections are:
Create RAID Set
Delete RAID Set
Rebuild RAID1 Set
Resolve Conflicts
Low Level Format
Logical Drive Info
Help Window displays context-sensitive help and status messages.
Physical Drive Information window displays the model number and capacities of
the drives physically attached to the SATA host adapter.
Logical Drive Information window displays all logical drives connected to the
controller. The upper part lists RAID sets and JBOD drives reported to the system
BIOS. The lower part lists spare drives, reserved drives, conflict drives, and invalid
drives not reported to the system BIOS.
The bottom line of the display lists the currently active command keys:
Up and Down arrows select the menu item or action
ESC takes the user to the previous menu
Enter selects the highlighted choice
Ctrl-E exits the utility
Other keys may be active depending upon the currently selected action.
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Creating RAID Sets
As previously discussed, the Silicon Image SATA host adapter supports RAID 0, 1,
5, 10, and JBOD configurations. The selection of the RAID level to be used should
be based upon factors including performance, data security, and number of drives
available. It is best to carefully consider the long-term role of the system and plan
the data storage strategy appropriately.
Silicon Image has made the creation of RAID sets very simple. They can be created either automatically or to allow the greatest flexibility, manually.
1. Select “Create RAID set”
2. Choose a RAID 0 Striped, a RAID 1 Mirrored, a RAID 5 Parity, or a RAID 10
combination set.
3. Select Automatically or Manually configuration of the RAID Set.
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7. After the RAID set size is set, the message “Are You Sure?” will display before
completing the configuration. Answer “N” to abort the creation of the new RAID set,
or “Y” to proceed with the RAID set creation.
8. RAID sets can be created in both BIOS and in the SATARaid5 GUI. If you have
excess capacity left on your hard drives after creating a RAID set in the BIOS, you
can later go to the SA TARaid5 GUI to create additional logical drives that fully utilize
the capacity on all your hard drives.
4. If manual configuration is selected, the chunk size of Striped Sets can be selected.
For Mirrored Sets, the Source and Target drives can be selected.
5. If auto configuration is selected, BIOS will select RAID member drives automati-
cally and the chunk size of Striped Sets is set to 64KB.
6. Select RAID set size with
and keys.
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Creating Spare Drive
If there is a RAID 1 set, spare driver can be created. The spare drive can be
allocated to the RAID 1 set in the event of a failure of one of the drives in the RAID1
set.
1. To create a spare drive for RAID 1 set, Select “Create RAID set”
2. Select “Spare Drive” and press Enter.
3. Select spare drive from the physical drive list and press Enter.
4. Select spare drive size with
and keys.
5. After the spare drive size is set, the message “Are You Sure?” will display before
completing the configuration. Answer “N” to abort the creation of the spare drive, or
“Y” to proceed with the spare drive creation.
Creating JBOD
Since BIOS no longer reports non-RAID drives to the system BIOS, if a non-RAID
boot drive or data drive is desired, a JBOD can be created so BIOS will report it to
the system BIOS.
1. To create a JBOD, Select ”Create RAID set”.
2. Select “JBOD” and press Enter.
3. Select JBOD drive from the physical drive list and press Enter.
4. Select JBOD size with
and keys.
5. After the JBOD size is set, the message “Are You Sure?” will display before
completing the configuration. Answer “N” to abort the creation of the JBOD, or “Y” to
proceed with the JBOD creation.
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Deleting RAID Groups, Spare Drive, and JBOD
1. To remove one or more RAID sets, spare drives, and JBODs, select “Delete
RAID set”.
2. Select the desired item to delete from the logical drive list and press Enter.
3. Press “Y” when asked, “Are You Sure?”
4. The drives will be returned to the selection of logical drives from which a new
RAID set can be created.
Rebuild RAID 1 Set
This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to
a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID 1 set after the failure of one
of the members.
1. Select “Rebuild RAID1 set.
2. Select the desired set and press Enter.
3. Press “Y” when asked, “Are You Sure?”
4. The set will be rebuilt. The status of the rebuild is displayed in the MAIN MENU
window.
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Resolving Conflict
When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information including the channel on the host adapter to which it is
connected. If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID
set or used in another system, it may have conflicting metadata, specifically in
reference to the drive connection information. If so, this will prohibit the RAID set
from being either created or rebuilt. In order for the RAID set to function properly,
this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata. To correct this,
select “Resolve Conflict” and the correct metadata, including the correct drive
connection information; will automatically be written to the replacement disk.
1. Select “Resolve Conflicts” and press Enter.
2. Select the “Conflict” entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter.
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3. Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment
changing; for example the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict
resolution, it may become drive E. Be aware of this when performing a conflict
resolution. To maintain the same drive lettering, the SATA cables connected to the
drives may need to be swapped, or in the case of a SATA-based removable drive
unit, the order of the drives within the chassis made need to be changed. Press ‘Y’
to accept the change and resolve the conflict.
4. The conflict will be resolved. The RAID Set will appear in the Logical Drive
window.
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Low Level Formatting
The Low Level Format menu selection allows the complete erasure of data on a
hard drive. This is not an action which typically needs to be performed as formatting the drive under Windows is usually sufficient to prepare the drive for use.
Logical Drive Information
This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a
logical set (RAID set, RAID 1 spare, or unassigned). It is a display-only function.
Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll between the drives in the Logical Drive
Properties window. Press the ESC key when done viewing logical drive information.
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Reserved Drive and Setting Size for RAID Set, Spare Drive, or JBOD
Once a physical drive has been used to create a RAID set, spare drive, or JBOD by
BIOS utility, BIOS saves user selected set or drive size in the reserved area of the
physical drive. There is no way to remove the reserved area information even after
the user deletes the set or drive. For this reason, after a set or drive is deleted,
BIOS recognizes the physical drive as a reserved logical drive and it will not report
the drive to the system BIOS.
When user selects to create a RAID set, spare drive, or JBOD, he or she has to
select size for the set or drive. BIOS will set a default size for it and user can use the
and keys to change the size. If the physical drive has never been used to
create a set or drive by the BIOS before, the full size of the physical drive will be set
as default size. Otherwise, BIOS will set default size to the size it saved in the
reserved area of the physical drive before.
If the user wants to increase the default size, BIOS will display a warning message
in the help window and for user’s response before changing the default size.
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6. Installing Drivers and Software
To install drivers and software:
1. After computer restarts, insert cd in disk drive.
2. Double-click on Install SATARaid.exe.
3. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation.
Install Windows XP/2000/2003 with RAID
1. Setup the desired RAID mode in BIOS setup.
2. Insert a WinXP installation CD.
3. Press the <F6> when the following pictures appear:
4. Insert the previous floppy disk (RAID driver installation disk).
5. Press <S> to continue.
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6. Press <Enter> to continue.
7. Follow screen instructions to install the RAID drivers.
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The creating and naming of partitions is something done within the Windows
operating system. And while Windows XP/2000/2003 use the Disk Management
window, there are enough nuances that make it important to follow the procedure
specifically for the appropriate operating system.
Windows XP/2000/2003
7. Creating / Naming Partitions
Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System
Before creating any partitions, RAID sets must first be created/dissolved by using the BIOS RAID Utility.
Once completed, continue booting Windows.
Once Windows is running, open the Disk Management window located at:
Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Computer Management
Storage
Disk Management
Something similar to the following window should appear:
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SECTION1
SECTION3
SECTION2
This window has three main sections:
SECTION 1: System listing of all formatted and available disks/RAID Sets.
SECTION 2: Report of physical connection of disks/RAID Sets.
SECTION 3: Report of partition status, disk letter, and volume name.
Initial Window
In SECTION 2, every disk should report as:
Basic
Disk Size (the actual available disk space will be reported here)
Online
Instead of “Basic”, a disk may also report as either “Unknown” or “Dynamic”.
If the disk reports as “Unknown”, right-click on the disk icon (SECTION 2) and
click on Write Signature.
At this point, a window will appear with the disk in question (all “Unknown” disks
may appear in this window).Make sure the box next to each disk is checked, then
click OK. The disk should now report as “Basic”.
If a disk reports as “Dynamic”, right-click on SECTION 2 of that disk, and click on
“Return disk to Basic...” Within seconds the disk should report as Basic.
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Creating Partitions
In SECTION 2, the disk order corresponds directly to the order the Sets appear in
the BIOS. Therefore, the first Unallocated Partition represents Set 1, and so on.
1. At this point, there should be two disks with Unallocated partitions. Right-click
on the partition of the first disk and click on “Creat Partition”. The “Create
Partition Wizard” should appear.
1. In this example, there are two disks with unallocated partitions. Right-click
on the partition of the first disk and click on “Creat Partition.”
2. The “Create Partition Wizard” should appear. The first window is an intro
ductory window to the Wizard. Click Next.
3. The second window designates the partition type. Choose primary parti
tion and click Next.
4. The third window designates the partition size. Since this is a Striped RAID
set utilizing 2 disk drives, the size of the partition will be approximately twice
the size of the smallest single disk drive. Click Next.
5. The fourth window designates the drive letter of the partition. Change the
drive letter if desired. Click Next.
6. The next window allows the volume label to be set and selection of the type
of formatting to take place upon the creation of the partition. Make sure the
Format this partition. . .” radio button is selected. Name the volume as de
sired (suggestions are generic names such as STRIPED SET or something
specific to use such as FINANCIAL, CRITICAL, MISCELLANEOUS, etc.). It is
recommended to use the default NTFS for the file system. Click Next.
7. The last window is a summary window listing all of the selections made.
After verifying that everything is correct, click Finish.
The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should
change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depend
ing upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes.
When complete, the status will change to “Healthy” and the name and drive
letter will be updated.
Also note that once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in
SECTION 1 with all of its pertinent information as well.
2. Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other partitions.
3. Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the
top right corner of the window.
4. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible
and properly named. The new disks are available for use.
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8. Using Silicon Image SATA RAID GUI
Overview
The SATARAID5 GUI Installation program configures the SATARAID5 GUI to automatically start when Windows is started. If the SATARAID5 GUI does not automatically start or is closed by the user, choose the SATARAID5 program from the Start
Menu to launch the GUI.
The SATARAID5 GUI monitors the system’s RAID Group. The main window will
display:
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RAID Groups and Device Configuration Windows
The RAID Groups window identifies SATA host adapters and configured RAID
groups. Selecting each RAID group in the RAID Groups window, members consisting of the RAID group will be highlighted in the Device Configuration window.
Right clicking on each node in the RAID Group window, a popup menu will be
displayed to let user select action to be performed for the selected controller or
RAID group.
The Device Configuration window identifies all physical drives and their partitions.
A physical drive can be partitioned to several portions and each portion can be a
RAID group member, a spare drive, or a virtual drive.
The following is another example of the main window showing different
configuration. One RAID 10 (mirrored-striped) group, one RAID 1 (mirrored) group,
and one global spare drive are configured.
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Configuration
SATARAID5 configuration options include customization of the settings for Log
File, Popup, and Advanced Options. This command displays a dialog box to let
user set different configurations for SATARAID5 with the following three tabs:
Log File Tab
The log file is used to store event information received from all Silicon Image RAID
drivers. The log file is a text file and can be viewed with any text viewer (such as
Notepad) or with the Event Log window of SATARAID5. Use the Log File tab to set
location and the desired filename for the log file.
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Popup Tab
SATARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in
popup windows. Use the slider control to set the event level for popups to occur:
- Error Level - The following events will trigger a popup window:
Errors
- Warning Level - The following events will trigger a popup window:
Warnings
Errors
- Information Level - The following events will trigger a popup window:
Informational
Warnings
Errors
- Disable All - No events will trigger a popup window.
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Advanced Options
The Advanced Options tab is used to control advanced features of the RAID driver.
By default, all these advanced options are disabled.
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ITE® 8212F RAID
1. Introduction
The ITE® 8212F IDE RAID controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
configurations. Use the IT8212F BIOS Setup Utility or the ATA RAID Manager application to configure a disk array.
2. Setting the BIOS RAID items
After installing the hard disk drivers, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in
the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.
To set the BIOS RAID items:
a. Boot the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to
enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
b. From the Intergrated Peripherals > Onboard Device menu in the BIOS, set the
IT8212F Controller item to RAID Mode.
c. Save your changes and exit Setup.
3. Entering the ITE® 8212F Setup Utility
To enter the ITE® 8212F Setup Utility:
a. Boot up your computer.
b. The IT8212F controller scans for IDE devices attached on the IDE RAID ports.
When prompted, press <Ctrl+F> or <Ctrl+E> to display the main menu of the
utility.
c. At the bottom of the screen are the navigation keys. These keys allow you to
move through and select from the menu options.
d. Press the number of your selection or <Esc> to exit.
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4. Auto-configuring a RAID array
This option allows you to select a supported RAID set for the utility to automatically
configure.
To auto-configure a RAID set:
a. From the IT8212F Setup Utility screen, press <1>. The following screen appears.
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b. Use the left or right arrow keys or the space bar to select a RAID set. As you
select an option, the screen displays the array configuration of the RAID based
on the number of IDE devices installed.
c. Press <Ctrl+Y> to save your RAID set.
d. Press <Esc> to exit.
Note: There are five configurations supported:
RAID Typ e
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 0+1
JBOD
IDE
Configurations
Disk Striping
Disk Mirroring
Disk Striping+Mirroring
Disk Concatenation
None
Number of disks needed
2/ 3/ 4
2
4
2/ 3/ 4
1/ 2/ 3/ 4
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5. Defining a RAID array
This option allows you to define supported RAID arrays.
To define a RAID set:
a. From the IT8212F Setup Utility screen, press <2>. The following screen appears.
b. Use the up or down keys or the space bar to select a RAID array, then press
<Enter>. The following sub-menu appears.
c. Use the up or down arrow keys to select editable fields.
d. Use the Space bar to change field values.
e. Press <Ctrl+Y> to save RAID array.
f. Press <Esc> to exit.
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6. Deleting a RAID array
This option allows you to delete an existing RAID arrays.
To delete a RAID array:
a. From the IT8212F Setup Utility screen, press <3>. The following screen appears.
b. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array, then press <D> to delete.
c. Press <Esc> to exit.
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7. Rebuilding a RAID array
This option allows you to reconstruct an existing RAID array. This option applies
only to RAID1 (Mirrored) or RAID 0+1 (Striped+Mirrored) sets.
To rebuild a RAID array:
a. From the IT8212F Setup Utility screen, press <4>. The following screen appears.
c. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a drive, then press <Enter>. Follow
succeeding screen instructions.
d. Press <Esc> to exit.
b. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array, then press <Enter> to
rebuild. The following screen appears.
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8. Viewing your RAID card configuration
This option allows you to see the controller’s resources, each hard driver’s status
and the setting of the RAIDExpress 133 card. You can also enable or disable the
Auto-rebuild function in this section.
To view your RAID configuration:
a. From the IT8212F Setup Utility screen, press <5>. The following screen appears.
b. Use the left or right keys or the space bar enable or disable the Auto-rebuild
item.
c. Press <Esc> to exit.
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9. Installing Windows 2000/XP with RAID
a. Setup the desired RAID mode in BIOS setup follow the above steps.
b. Insert Operation System installation disk into CD-ROM and start up the setup
program.
c. Press <F6> when the following picture appears on screen:
d. Press <S> key to specify additional equipment when below picture appears.
e. Insert the add-on RAID installation disk into floppy disk drive following the on screen instructions and press <Enter> to continue.
f. Follow screen instructions to install the RAID drivers.
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1 1. Creating a RAID drive disk
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 2000/XP
operating system on a hard disk driver that is included in a RAID set. We have
offered a floppy on the package, if the floppy has been missed or damaged, you
can make a floppy disk with the RAID driver by yourself.
To creat a RAID driver disk:
a. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.
b. When the Drivers menu appears, select the RAID driver disk you wish to
create:
Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility:
IT8212F RAID Driver Disk:
\ ChipDrv\ IDE\ Floppy Disk
c. Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk driver.
d. Copy all of the files under the Floppy Disk document to the floppy disk.
e. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk, then write-protect it
to prevent computer virus infection.
10. Installing RAID Driver
When you finish installing Operation System with RAID, in order to enable RAID
function you need to install RAID driver. Please refer to Chapter 4 of motherboard
user manual for installation steps.
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