Gigabyte GA-8I915P Dual Graphic, GA-8I915P-D, VIA VT6410 User Manual
Table of Contents
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)
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.
Figure 1
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
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
Item Help
Menu Level`
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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).
Step 4:
Save and exit BIOS Setup.
Figure 3
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).
Figure 2
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
Hard Disk Boot Priority
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
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.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
Advanced BIOS Features
` 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]
KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level`
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
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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.
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.
Figure 5
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6410 RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2.11
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.
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
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X Create Array
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X Delete Array
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X Create/Delete Spare
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X Select Boot Array
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X Serial Number View
VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 2.11
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
KK
KK
K ,
LL
LL
L : Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
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