HP Compaq DX5150 Setup Manual
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- Page 1 HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Version 1.10 Document Part Number: 403571-001 July 2005...
- Page 2 Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Low Level Formatting ......16 Using the HP dx5150 Restore CD ....16 Installation and Setup Guide www.hp.com... - Page 4 Contents www.hp.com Installation and Setup Guide F i le: 4 03 57 1 _0 1 TO C . fm P N : 40 3 57 1- 00 1...
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Page 5: Introduction
HP dx5150 RAID Installation Introduction RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and to provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member without loss of data. SATARAID™ provides two RAID Set types: Striped Set (RAID 0) and Mirrored Set (RAID 1). -
Page 6: Supported Sata Raid Features
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Supported SATA RAID Features ■ RAID Striping (RAID 0) ■ RAID Mirroring (RAID 1) ■ On-line Mirror Rebuilding ■ RAID Set accommodates multiple size HDDs ■ HDDs function normally when not in RAID Sets ■... -
Page 7: Steps To Set Up Raid 1 In Mirror Mode
Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS: 1. Select ‘Integrated Peripherals’ in the Main Menu of F10 BIOS setup. 2. Select the ‘South OnChip PCI Device.’ 3. Select ‘Onboard Chip SATA.’ Installation and Setup Guide HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide www.hp.com... -
Page 8: Create Raid Sets
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 4. When the ‘Onboard Chip SATA’ appears, select ‘RAID Controller,’ press setting to CMOS. Note: To increase the amount of time needed to access the BIOS RAID utility during post, you can change the default value of zero seconds. -
Page 9: Install Raid Drivers
A. Installing RAID Drivers on Microsoft Windows XP OS 1. Run the SETUP program for the ATI South Bridge Drivers which are located in C:\Compaq\RAID\Setup on your HP dx5150 computer or may be downloaded from the HP Web www.hp.com site ( http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_c... - Page 10 B. Installing RAID Drivers during Microsoft Windows XP OS Installation 1. The RAID drivers are in the C:\Compaq\RAID\INF folder on your HP dx5150 computer or may be downloaded from the HP Web site ( Web site for possible updates to these drivers in the future.
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Page 11: Verify Driver Installation Under Windows Xp
Windows setup has examined your drives, it will copy files to Windows installation folders and restart the system. Installation and Setup Guide HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide function key for third party SCSI or driver Enter and select 'ATI Serial ATA Controller.' Enter to continue with text mode setup. - Page 12 HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Verify Driver Installation under Windows 1. Right click on ‘My Computer’ icon, select ‘Properties,’ left click on the ‘Hardware’ tab, and on the ‘Device Manager’ button. 2. Double click on ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers.’ If there is no yellow '!' or '?' in front of ‘ATI Serial ATA Controller,’...
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Page 13: Steps To Set Up Raid 0 In Striped Mode
1. Select ‘Integrated Peripherals’ in the Main Menu of the F10 BIOS setup. 2. Select the ‘South OnChip PCI Device.’ 3. Select ‘Onboard Chip SATA.’ Installation and Setup Guide HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide ”Disk Striping (RAID 0)” www.hp.com is to be used, all the data... -
Page 14: Create Raid Sets
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 4. When the ‘Onboard Chip SATA’ appears select ‘RAID Controller,’ press setting to CMOS. Note: To increase the amount of time needed to access the BIOS RAID utility during post, you can change the default value of zero seconds. -
Page 15: Install Raid Drivers During Windows Os Install
RAID set, or ‘Y’ to proceed with the RAID set creation. Install RAID Drivers during Windows OS Install 1. The RAID drivers are in the C:\Compaq\RAID\INF folder on your HP dx5150 computer or they may be downloaded from the HP web site ( http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_c c=us&cc=us&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&h_client=S-A-R163-1 &h_pagetype=s-002&h_query=dx5150&submit.x=4&submit.y... -
Page 16: Verify Driver Installation Under Windows Xp
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 8. Partition and format the Master RAID drive by following the setup instructions to select your choice of partition and file system during Windows installation. 9. Install the Windows operating system on the Master RAID drive. - Page 17 HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Installation and Setup Guide www.hp.com...
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Page 18: Description Of Raid Setup Operations
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Description of RAID Setup Operations Creating RAID Sets As previously discussed, the SATA host controller supports RAID 0 or RAID 1 configurations. The selection of the RAID configuration should be based upon factors including performance, data security, and the number of drives available. -
Page 19: Rebuilding Raid 1 Set
Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment changing; for example, the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict resolution, it may become drive E:. Installation and Setup Guide HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Enter. Enter. www.hp.com... -
Page 20: Low Level Formatting
Formatting the drive under Windows is usually sufficient to delete the data. Using the HP dx5150 Restore CD In order to use the HP dx5150 Restore CD to restore the operating system, the RAID option in BIOS MUST be turned off (in IDE mode).