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Basic Configuration Instructions
The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID:
Non-Bootable RAID Array
1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check
Chapter 3, BIOS Setup, Integrated Peripherals, for details.)
2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and
Mirroring (RAID 0+1), or Spanning (JBOD) and create the desired RAID array.
3. Enter the Windows OS, run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the
RAID software. (Check Chapter 5, NVidia RAID Utility Installation, for details.)
4. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks.
Bootable RAID Array
1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check
Chapter 3, BIOS Setup, Integrated Peripherals, for details.)
2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and
Mirroring (RAID 0+1), or Spanning (JBOD) and create the desired RAID array.
3. Boot from the Windows CD, use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy
and install the nForce RAID software. (Check Chapter 5, NVidia RAID Utility
Installation, for details.)
4. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks.
Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS
Be sure to enable the SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 RAID items in RAID Config of
Integrated Peripherals/Onboard Devices in BIOS (Check Chapter 3, BIOS Setup,
Integrated Peripherals, for details.) before configuring the NVRAID BIOS. After that
press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC will reboot right away. Then
enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 ( or F7, for HP products only) when
prompted, and follow the procedures described below to set up the NVRAID BIOS.
NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you
want to make part of the array.
Entering the RAID BIOS Setup
1. After rebooting your PC, wait until you
see the RAID software prompting you
to press F10 ( or F7, for HP products
only). The RAID prompt appears as
part of the system POST and boot pro-
cess prior to loading the OS.
2. Press F10 ( or F7, for HP products
only), and the NVIDIA RAID Utility ---
Define a New Array window will
appear.
The default RAID Mode is set to Mir-
roring and Striping Block is set to
Optimal.
RAID Configuration
nVIDIA RAID Introduction
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