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Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410) .................................................... 2

(1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system ................................................................................ 2

(2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup ....................... 3

(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ............................................................................................. 5

(4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk .................................................................................. 10

(5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation ..................................................... 12

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Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410)

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To set up IDE RAID hard drive(s), you have to follow the steps below:

(1) Install IDE hard drive(s) in your computer.

(2) Configure VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.

(3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.

(4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver

(5) Install the IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation.

Before you begin

Please prepare: (a) Two IDE hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard

drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not plan to create RAID with the VT6410

controller, 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 IDE hard drive(s) in your system

Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE hard drive and the other end to IDE port(s) controlled by the VT6410 RAID controller on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM can work properly, please connect it to the IDE1 port (controlled by the Southbridge) and connect your hard drives to IDE2/IDE3 ports ). Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive(s).

"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID.array on the IDE controller

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(2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup

You have to make sure whether the VT6410 IDE controller are configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the IDE RAID hard drive(s).

Step 1: Turn on your computer and press the Del key to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). To enable the VT6410 IDE controller, please select Onboard H/W RAID under the Integrated

Peripherals menu and then press ENTER. Make sure the Onboard H/W RAID item is set to Enabled (Enabled by default) (Figure 1). If you set this option to Disabled, the VT6410 IDE controller

will be disabled and will not support any devices.

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]

SATA RAID/AHCI Mode [RAID]

x On-Chip SATA Mode Auto x PATA IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave

SATA Port 0/2 Set to Ch.2 Master/Slave

SATA Port 1/3 Set to Ch.3 Master/Slave

USB Controller [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Azalia Codec [Auto]

Onboard H/W RAID [Enabled]

Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled]

Onboard H/W LAN1 [Enabled]

Onboard H/W LAN2 [Enabled]

Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM [Disabled]

Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM [Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard IrDA Port [2F8/IRQ]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help Menu Level`

Figure 1

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Step 2: Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu and then choose the model of the IDE hard drive onto which you want to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).

1. SCSI-0 : Maxtor 6E030L0

2. SCSI-1 : Maxtor 6E030L0

3. Bootable Add-in Cards

KL: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help Menu Level ``

Use <K> or <L> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

Figure 2

Step 3: Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CD-ROM to boot from CD-ROM after system restarts (Figure 3).

` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDROM]

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [ CDROM]

Password Check [Setup]

CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Enabled]

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 3 Step 4: Save and exit BIOS Setup.

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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

To create RAID on the VT6410 controller, you have to enter the RAID setup utility. Skip this step and proceed with Section 4 on page 10 if you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1: After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Tab> key into User Window"(Figure 4). Hit the TAB key to enter the RAID setup utility.

Press <Tab> key into User Window! Scan Devices, Please wait... Primary Master : Maxtor 6E030L0 Primary Master : No Device Secondary Master : Maxtor 6E030L0 Secondary Master : No Device

Figure 4

Step 2: After you press the TAB key, a screen similar to that below will appear (Figure 5). You can press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to highlight the option you need.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 2.11

X Create Array

XX XX

X Delete Array

X Create/Delete Spare

X Select Boot Array

XX XX

X Serial Number View

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Channel0 Master Maxtor 6E030L0 ATA133 28.63 Hdd Channel0 Slave No Drive Channel1 Master Maxtor 6E030L0 ATA133 27.24 Hdd Channel1 Slave No Drive

Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K ,

L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

Figure 5

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