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AMD RAID Installation Guide 

1. 

AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide …………………………………………………………………….. 2 

 

1.1 

Introduction to RAID ……………………………………………………………………………….. 2 

 

1.2 RAID 

Configurations Precautions ………………………………………………………………… 3 

1.3 Installing 

Windows

®

 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With 

RAID Functions .……………………………………………………………………………………..4 

 

1.3.1 Installing 

Windows

®

 8 / 8 64-bit With RAID Funtions …………………...………………. .4 

 

1.3.2 Installing 

Windows

®

 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

 / Vista

TM

 64-bit With RAID Funtions ………....8 

 

1.3.3 Installing 

Windows

®

 XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions ……….…….. 

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1.4 

Create Disk Array ………………………………………………………………………………… .10 

 

2. 

AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide ………………………………………………………………...14 

 

2.1 

Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software ……………………………………………. 14 

 

2.2 

Browser Support ………………………………………………………………………………… 14 

 

2.3 

Installing RAIDXpert ……………………………………………………………………………. 14 

 

2.4 

Logging into RAIDXpert ………………………………………………………………………… 17 

 

2.5 

Regular Connection……………………………………………………………………………... 17 

 

2.6 

Secure Connection………………………………………………………………………………. 17 

 

2.7 

Creating a New Logical Drive 

………………………………………………………………….. 

18 

 

2.8 

Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet ………………………………………………….. 21 

 

2.9 Running 

RAIDXpert 

without Network Connection …………………………………………… 21 

 

3. 

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB ……………………………………………………………..23 

 

4. 

Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TB in RAID Mode……………………………………………..24 

Summary of Contents for 960GC-GS FX

Page 1: ...Funtions 8 1 3 3 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Funtions 8 1 4 Create Disk Array 10 2 AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide 14 2 1 Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software 14 2 2 Browse...

Page 2: ...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 It will improve data access and stora...

Page 3: ...hniques resulting in a RAID 10 solution for improved performance plus resiliency The controller combines the performance of data striping RAID 0 and the fault tolerance of disk mirroring RAID 1 Data i...

Page 4: ...sting drive and a new drive to create a RAID 1 mirroring array for data protection the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive If you use two drives of different sizes the...

Page 5: ...tion B Set the SATA Mode option to RAID C Click F10 to save and exit STEP 2 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure RAID function you need to check this RAI...

Page 6: ...rvcfg and click Enter F When the following screen appears enter dh Drv number and click Enter G Enter drvcfg space s space Drv number space Ctrl number and click Enter to access RAID Utility H Enter L...

Page 7: ...ogical Drive Create Menu to create a RAID Drive J Choose Usable Physical Drive List and select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array Click Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox Then choose B...

Page 8: ...Choose Ld Size setting and click Enter three times M Click Esc to return to the previous page and choose Logical Drive List Menu to check the logical drive list N Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot to set...

Page 9: ...k Make a SATA driver diskette by following section 1 3 3 step 2 on page 9 STEP 4 Install Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS on your system 1 3 3 Installing Windows XP XP 64 bit With RAID Fun...

Page 10: ...rt 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 4 Install...

Page 11: ...AID logical drives The RAID Option ROM Utility can perform these functions Monitoring RAID status Viewing physical drive assignments Secure erasing of all data on physical drives Creating RAID logical...

Page 12: ...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 Assignme...

Page 13: ...drive for one logical drive Then please follow the steps below 1 Press Esc to exit to the Main Menu 2 Press Esc again to exit the Utility 3 Press Y to restart your computer You have successfully crea...

Page 14: ...cities because a portion of their capacity belongs to the first logical drive In this example the disk drives in Channels 3 and 4 are not assigned to a logical drive 4 Press Ctrl Y to save your logica...

Page 15: ...llation program installs a private JRE in folder _jvm under the same directory where RAIDXpert is installed RAIDXpert uses this private JRE to avoid incompatibility issues with any other JREs that may...

Page 16: ...greement screen appears click the I accept the terms of the license agreement option to proceed with installation Then click the Next button to continue Note If you leave the I do not accept the terms...

Page 17: ...anation follows External SSL Security Applies security to all connections involving the Internet or outside your company firewall Security options are invisible to authorized users AMD provides a defa...

Page 18: ...Security option during RAIDXpert installation use the Regular connection If you chose the External Security option during RAIDXpert installation use the Secure connection 2 5 Regular Connection RAIDXp...

Page 19: ...ears type admin in the Login ID field Type admin again in the Password field The RAIDXpert login and password are case sensitive Click the Sign in button After sign in the RAIDXpert opening screen app...

Page 20: ...drives between two logical drives enter the capacity for the first logical drive in the Logical Drive Size field Or to use the maximum capacity of the physical drives check the Use Maximum Capacity bo...

Page 21: ...None No Boundary function 13 Select an Initialization policy from the dropdown menu Fast Initialization Erases the reserve and master boot sectors of the physical drives being added to the logical dr...

Page 22: ...itor 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...

Page 23: ...SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set AHCI Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose the item UEFI xxx to boot i...

Page 24: ...TM 64 bit with SP1 or above Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit 2 Press F2 or Delete at system POST Set RAID Mode in UEFI Setup Utility Advanced Storage Configuration SATA Mode 3 Choose onboard RAID...

Page 25: ...er Ctrl number to enter Raid Utility For example key in drvcfg s 4E B5 8 Choose Logical Drive Main Menu to set up Raid Drive 9 Choose Logical Drive Create Menu to create a Raid Drive 10 Choose Usable...

Page 26: ...toggle checkbox 12 Choose Ld Size setting and key in the Raid size 13 After set up Raid size please click Start to Create 14 Press F10 to exit Utility 15 During reboot please press F11 to enter Boot M...

Page 27: ...oot into Windows or install driver utilities If you encounter this problem you will need to following instructions to fix this problem Windows VistaTM 64 bit Microsoft does not provide hotfix for this...

Page 28: ...28 B Disable Volume Shadow Copy service a Type computer management in the Start Menu then press Enter b Go to Services and Applications Services Then double click Volume Shadow Copy...

Page 29: ...29 c Set Startup type to Disable then Click OK...

Page 30: ...B2505454 thru this link http support microsoft com kb 2505454 B After installing Windows 8 64 bit 7 64 bit install the hotfix kb2505454 This may take long time 30 mins C Reboot your system It may take...

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