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NVIDIA RAID User’s Guide
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NVIDIA RAID Application Notes
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Press
F7
to finish.
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Select
N
(NO) when asked to Clear Disk Data.
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Press
Ctrl-X
to exit.
The system reboots into Windows 2000.
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Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000.
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Reboot the system.
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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.
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Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on it.
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Select Convert Array under the System Tasks.
The Convert Array wizard is displayed.
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Select
Next
.
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Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert.
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Select
Next
.
You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID array.
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Click
Finish
.
At this point, NVRAID starts 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.
Create a Combination CD
The user must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and SP3
or SP4 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 the end user chooses not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is still
supported on Windows 2000. However, the end user will not be able to create a
bootable RAID volume.