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SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series)

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Step 5:
Install the NVIDIA  nForce  Driver Package while  in  Windows 2000  and  reboot  the  system.  Go to

START>Programs>Nvidia Corporation

 and select 

NVRAID manager

. You should see the single disk

RAID array (in striping mode) that was created from the boot disk. Select the single boot disk RAID Array
by  clicking on it. Select 

Convert Array

 under the 

System Tasks

 and select 

Next

 following the instructions.

Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert and then select 

Next

. You are prompted to

select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID array. Press 

Finish

 then NVRAID will start

converting the single disk RAID array into a multi-disk RAID array in a bootable format.
Note: Conversion may take 1~2  hours depending on disk size.

Solutions  2:

Users must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or
Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in. To create the combination installation CD, refer to the following
website:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm

Note: If users choose not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is still supported on Windows
2000. However, users will not be able to create a bootable RAID volume.

Summary of Contents for nForce Series

Page 1: ...1 Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer 2 2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 4 Making a SATA controller driver disk 8 5...

Page 2: ...es to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID with the SATA controller you may prepare only one ha...

Page 3: ...bled USB Mouse Support Disabled Serial ATA 2 Internal PHY Enabled AC97 Audio Auto On Chip LAN nVIDIA Auto Onboard Serial ATA Enabled Serial ATA Function RAID Onboard 1394 Enabled Onboard LAN Control E...

Page 4: ...or i to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Step 3 Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from CD RO...

Page 5: ...M od el N am e 1 0 M S T3120026A S 1 1 M S T3120026A S A rra y D isks L o c Disk M od el N am e g Add f D el F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate h i Select ENTER Popup Step 2 The Define a New Array screen...

Page 6: ...inish TAB Navigate h i Select ENTER Popup 1 0 M S T3120026A S 1 1 M S T3120026A S Figure 7 Step 5 Next select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks section dis...

Page 7: ...Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Boot I d S ta tu s Ve n d o r A rra y M o d e l N a m e BBS 2 H e a l t h y NV I D I A MIR ROR 111 79G A rra y 2 NV ID IA MIR RO R 111 79G Arra y D e t a il RA ID Mo...

Page 8: ...the Windows setup process First of all you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk The instructions below explain how to copy the driver Step 1...

Page 9: ...ss F to select F nVIDIA Series ATA 2K if you want to install Windows 2000 Then it will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk Step 6 Press 0 to...

Page 10: ...files being loaded before you see the next screen Figure 16 Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices ins...

Page 11: ...ter Continue F3 Exit Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with...

Page 12: ...upport disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage device...

Page 13: ...Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Press Enter RAID Config Press Enter OnChip USB V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto Onboard H W LAN Enabled Onb...

Page 14: ...the Free Disks section with the TAB key Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu Figure 23 Step 4 After all the settings press F7 to complete the configuratio...

Page 15: ...are prompted to select the desired Free Disk s to add to the bootable RAID array Press Finish then NVRAID will start converting the single disk RAID array into a multi disk RAID array in a bootable fo...

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