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SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R)

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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if
you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message
which says "Press <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration utility" (Figure 4). Press CTRL+ I to enter the RAID
BIOS setup utility.

Figure 4

Step 2:
After you press CTRL+ I, the 

Create RAID Volume

 screen will appear (Figure 5).

Create RAID Volume

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If you want to create RAID array, select 

Create RAID Volume

 in Main Menu and press ENTER.

Figure 5

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation.  All Rights Reversed.

RAID Volumes :
None Defined.

Physical Disks :
Port

Driver Model

Serial #

Size

Type/Status(Vol ID)

0

ST3120026AS

3JT354CP

111.7GB Non-RAID Disk

1

ST3120026AS

3JT329JX

111.7GB Non-RAID Disk

Press  

<CTRL - I>

  to enter Configuration Utility

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation.  All Rights Reversed.

[ MAIN MENU ]

       

1.Create RAID Volume

      2. Delete RAID Volume
       3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
       4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME  INFORMATION  ]

RAID Volumes :
None Defined.

Physical Disks :
Port

Driver Model

Serial #

Size

Type/Status(Vol ID)

0

ST3120026AS

3JT354CP

111.7GB

Non-RAID Disk

1

ST3120026AS

3JT329JX

111.7GB

Non-RAID Disk

[

KL

]-Select

   [ESC]-Exit

[ENTER]-Select Menu

Содержание Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120026AS

Страница 1: ...tel ICH7R 2 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 Driver Disk 9 5...

Страница 2: ...oller driver during OS installation Before you begin Please prepare a Two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacit...

Страница 3: ...S Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE E...

Страница 4: ...s KL Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit Item Help Menu Level Use K or L to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu CMOS Setup Utility...

Страница 5: ...and press ENTER Figure 5 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None Defined Physical Disks Port Driv...

Страница 6: ...level best suited to your usage model RAID0 Data striped across multiple physical drives for performance RAID1 Data mirrored across multiple physical drives for redundancy RAID10 Striped volume whose...

Страница 7: ...cted disks If less than the maximum capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space KL Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name RAID_Volume0 RAID Lev...

Страница 8: ...2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port...

Страница 9: ...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 Find an ava...

Страница 10: ...t one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk Step 6 Press 0 to exit when the procedure is complete Figure 14 You have copied the SATA driver sucessfully Step...

Страница 11: ...ave any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER 5 Installing SATA controller driver duri...

Страница 12: ...2801 GR GH SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH7R DH Intel R 82801 FR SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH6R Intel R 82801 FR SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH6R You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for...

Страница 13: ...To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows onc...

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