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c. Guide to Configure JBOD

STEP 1: Select the option 

Create Array 

in the

 

main menu of

 

BIOS configura-

tion utility, then press <Enter> key.

STEP 2: Select the option 

Array Mode

, then press <Enter> key to display the

pop-up menu of RAID system setting.

STEP 3: Select 

RAID SPAN for capacity 

from the menu and press <Enter>.

From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by
selecting 

Auto Setup for Capacity 

or manually configure the RAID

array for striped sets. Please continue with the next step if you want to
manually configure the RAID array. Otherwise, proceed to step 3-3.
3-1.
Select the option 

Select Disk Drives

, then press <Enter>. Use arrow

keys to select disk drive(s), then press <Enter> to mark selected drive.
An asterisk is placed before the selected drive.
3-2.
Select the option 

Start Create Process 

and press <Enter> to setup

hard disk for RAID system.
3-3.
Then the confirmation message appears:

The data on the selected disks will be destroyed. Continue? (Y/N)

Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the configuration options.

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Summary of Contents for VT8237R Plus

Page 1: ...1 VT8237R Plus SATA RAID User Guide Edition V1 0 Trademarks All brand or product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trade marks of their respective holders...

Page 2: ...D 3 1 Introduction 3 2 Installing SATA Hard Disks 4 3 BIOS Configuration 5 4 Install Windows XP Windows 2000 with RAID mode 11 5 Driver and RAID software installation 13 6 How to create RAID driver fl...

Page 3: ...l 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 arr...

Page 4: ...array JBOD Spanning A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds t...

Page 5: ...e SATA Mode option to RAID 5 Press F10 to save the BIOS setting and exit the BIOS setup program Enter BIOS Configuration Utility When the system powers on the following information will appear on scre...

Page 6: ...anually configure the RAID array Otherwise proceed to step 3 4 3 1 Select the option Select Disk Drives then press Enter Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press Enter to mark selected drive A...

Page 7: ...Data Security or manually configure the RAID array Please continue with the next step if you want to manually con figure the RAID array Otherwise proceed to step 3 3 3 1 Select the option Select Disk...

Page 8: ...r manually configure the RAID array for striped sets Please continue with the next step if you want to manually configure the RAID array Otherwise proceed to step 3 3 3 1 Select the option Select Disk...

Page 9: ...e option Delete Array in the main menu of BIOS configuration utility then press Enter key STEP 2 Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter A warning message will show up pres...

Page 10: ...ray item press Enter and the channel column will be activated Then highlight the target disk array and press Enter If user selects a disk array that has a boot mark and press Enter its boot setting wi...

Page 11: ...ty exit the utility then reboot the computer STEP 2 Insert a Windows XP Windows 2000 installation CD STEP 3 Press the F6 when the following pictures appear STEP 4 Press S to specify additional device...

Page 12: ...STEP 6 Select the operating system you want to install press Enter to continue STEP 7 Press Enter to continue When the following picture appears Press F8 to resume the normal windows installation proc...

Page 13: ...AID software is installed simultaneously with driver installation Getting Start After installing the GUI software it will be automatically started every time Win dows is initiated The icon will appear...

Page 14: ...k Not available Check All Disk View Event log Help Topics The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the main functions Click on these toolbar buttons to execute thei...

Page 15: ...15 View Online Help Click on to launch the Help Topics It is recommended that you read through the help articles before using RAID utility...

Page 16: ...eation complete message will be displayed Click OK to finish the steps B In other motherboards Step 1 Insert the driver CD into CD ROM drive under Windows operation system Step 2 The driver CD will au...

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