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[. . . ] 14 2. 8 Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet …………………………………………………. . 17 2. 9 Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection …………………………………………… 17 1 1. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility under BIOS environment. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press <F2> to enter BIOS setup to set the option to RAID mode by following the detailed instruction of the “User Manual” in our support CD or “Quick Installation Guide”, then you can start to use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility to configure RAID. 1. 1 Introduction to RAID The term “RAID” stands for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks”, which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set. RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data striping that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. [. . . ] STEP 2: Set up BIOS. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen →IDE Configuration. Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check this RAID installation guide for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details. STEP 3: Install Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit OS on your system. Insert the Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit OS on your system. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?” page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the “Load Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers. AMD RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit. ) . . \ AMD64 After that, please insert Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation. NOTE1. If you install Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in this document for details. NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64-bit on IDE HDDs and there are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [IDE] in BIOS. 1. 4 Create Disk Array Power on your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard BIOS will display the following screen. 5 Press <Ctrl+F> keys, then the FastBuild Utility Main Menu appears. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display the Define LD Menu. Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to define and press <Enter> to select it. The Define LD Menu for the logical drive number you selected will next appear. 6 Choose the RAID level you want. In the Define LD Menu section, press the spacebar to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID Ready, JBOD and RAID 10. WARNING!!While you are allowed to use any available RAID level for your bootable logical drive, it is recommended to use RAID 1 for most applications. Press the arrow key to move to Disk Assignments. Press the spacebar to toggle between N and Y for each available drive. Press <Y> to restart the computer. You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive. Please install the operating system to your computer by following the detailed instruction of the “User Manual” in our support CD or “Quick Installation Guide”. 9 2. AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using RAIDXpert RAID management software under Windows environment. The RAIDXpert software offers local and remote management and monitoring of all AMD SB710 SATA logical drives that exist anywhere on a network. Its browser-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory cache management, drive event logging, logical drive maintenance, rebuild, and access to all components in the RAID configuration (server, controller, logical drives, physical drives, and enclosure). Please read this guide carefully and follow the instructions below to configure and manage RAID functions. 2. 1 Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software RAIDXpert installation software will install two major components to your system: 1. RAIDXpert RAID management software: The RAIDXpert software installs on the PC with the AMD SB710 SATA RAID Controller (the “Host PC”). Java Runtime Environment (in a private folder): The RAIDXpert installation program installs a private JRE in folder _jvm under the same directory where RAIDXpert is installed. [. . . ] Your MIS Administrator can tell you how to access your network from outside the firewall. Once you are logged onto the network, you can access the Host PC using its IP address. Please note that only the Host PC can read and write data to the logical drives. However, other PCs can monitor the Host PC from virtually any location. 2. 9 Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection While RAIDXpert was designed to run over a network, you can run RAIDXpert without a network connection but only from the Host PC. [. . . ]