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  • Page 1 RAID installation guide for ITE8212F...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.7 RAID Card Configuration Using your RAID Drive 5.1 Partitioning and Formatting Under Windows XP 5.2 Installing an OS on a RAID Drive 5.2.1 Installing Windows 2000/XP Using Hard Drives as Non-RAID Page 2 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    A RAID 1 system can be recovered by simply replacing the Page 3 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Raid 0+1 (Striping/Mirroring)

    Support CDs. 3) Run MakeDisk.exe. 4) Insert a floppy into your floppy drive and click on . This will copy the driver files Extract onto the floppy. Page 4 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 5: Installing Drivers

    OS. However, it is still best to check. 1) Under , right click on My Computer and go to properties. Windows XP 2) Click on the Hardware tab and then click on Device Manager. Page 5 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 6 4) If it is, then you should be ready to install your RAID drive. If not, follow the remaining steps to install the driver. 5) Insert your motherboard’s Support CD into your CD-ROM drive. A menu should automatically pop up if Autorun is enabled. Page 6 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 7: Installing Hard Disks

    Please note that procedures may vary between different motherboards. Check with your motherboard’s manual if you have any problems. 1) Power on your computer and go into the BIOS settings by pressing the <Delete> during the boot sequence. Page 7 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 8: Using The Bios Configuration Utility

    The main menu of the Setup Utility allows you to access the functions used to create and manage your RAID arrays. There are five options in the main menu, please press 1~5 to enter the submenu or the “Esc” key to quit the Setup Utility. Page 8 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 9: Auto Configuration

    RAID 0 Striping 2 or 3 or 4 RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 0+1 Striping + Mirroring JBOD Span 2 or 3 or 4 None 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Page 9 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 10: Define Raid

    “space” key to make the array bootable if you would like to boot your system from the array. Press to select the highlighted Array No and enter Define RAID <Enter> submenu to configure the array. Press to quit and go back to the Main Menu. <Esc> Page 10 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 11 Size (MB) column, the unit for capacity is GB. 6) Press to save the configuration. If your settings are correct, a warning <Ctrl-Y> message about losing old data will appear. Page 11 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 12 8) If the RAID Mode is either Mirror or Strip+Mirror, and you choose not to erase old data, the Rebuild RAID Menu will appear. 9) If you choose not to rebuild the array at this time, a warning message about inconsistent data will appear. Page 12 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 13: Delete Raid

    Delete RAID Submenu. The “D” key has no effect if the highlighted array is empty. Press to go back to the Main Menu. <Esc> 13) Press to confirm the deletion, or press any other key to abort. <Ctrl-Y> Page 13 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 14: Rebuild Raid

    2) Use arrow keys # and $ to highlight the array you wish to rebuild. Press <Enter> enter the Rebuild RAID Drive Select Submenu. Press to go back to the Main <Esc> Menu. Page 14 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 15 , you will be asked whether you wish to monitor the rebuild progress. <Y> You can leave the Setup Utility and reboot if you choose background rebuild. If you choose to monitor the reconstruction, you can monitor the progress until it finishes. Page 15 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 16: Raid Card Configuration

    4.7 RAID Card Configuration This function allows you to see RA ID controller’ s resources and each hard drive’ s status 1) Enter the Setup Utility and select 5 RAID Card Configuration Page 16 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 17: Using Your Raid Drive

    RAID driver needs to be installed during the installation of the OS. 5.2.1 Installing Windows 2000/XP 1) Remove any floppy disks from their drives. 2) Insert your installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and restart your Windows computer. Page 17 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 18 Press to specify your IDE RAID <S> ITE8212F controller. 7) Insert the floppy containing the RAID drivers created in 2.1 Creating a Driver Disk and then press <Enter> Page 18 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 19 Please select the correct driver for you ITE8212 RAID Controller(Windows XP) OS. Choosing the wrong driver may cause problems. 9) The RAID driver is now loaded, continue the installation of Windows as you normally would. Page 19 of 20 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 20: Using Hard Drives As Non-Raid

    RAID array in order for them to work. By simply not assigning them to an array, they can be used like any other drive connected to the board’s main IDE connectors. Alternatively, you can set ITE8212F to IDE Mode in the BIOS. Please go to Advanced >...

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