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6. Press any key to reboot the system. During the boot process, the
MBFastTrak376 BIOS checks and displays the disk array information.
MBFastTrak376 ™ BIOS Version 1.00
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ID Mode SIZE TRACK-MAPPING STATUS
1* 1x2 Mirror 1628M 027/64/63 Functional
Press <Ctrl-F> to enter Fastbulid ™ Utility
7. Use the FDISK utility and follow the format procedure for installing a new
hard drive. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating
system (OS).
8. Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard
package.
Depending on the operating system you are installing, you may need
to install the RAID driver during or after the OS installation.
Creating a Security Array with Existing Data Drive
If you would like to use an existing drive that already contains data and/or is the
bootable drive in your system, make sure that the new hard drive you will use in
the array has the same or larger capacity as the existing drive.
Backup all important data before creating an array. Failure to do so
may cause data loss.
1. In the FastBuild™ utility main menu, press “
1
” to select Auto Setup.
2. Use the arrow keys to go to the field
Optimize Array for
and select
“ Security” with the space bar. The
Mode
field displays
“
Mirror
”
.
3. Press <
Ctrl-Y
> to save your selection. The following message appears:
Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No)
Y – Create and Duplicate
N – Create Only
4. Press
Y
for the Create and Duplicate option. The next window prompts you
to select the source drive to use.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the source drive. The FastBuild utility will copy
all the data from the source drive to the target drive.