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Gigabyte GA-8I915G Duo Manual

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Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410) .................................................... 2
(1)
Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system ................................................................................ 2
(2)
(3)
Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ............................................................................................. 5
(4)
Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk .................................................................................. 10
(5)
Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation ..................................................... 12

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410) ............ 2 Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system ................2 Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup ....... 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ..................... 5 Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk ..................

  • Page 2: Configuring Ide Raid Hard Drive(S) (Controller: Via Vt6410)

    Ác Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410) Åé ¤¤ To set up IDE RAID hard drive(s), you have to follow the steps below: ¤å (1) Install IDE hard drive(s) in your computer. (2) Configure VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.

  • Page 3: Configuring Vt6410 Ide Controller Mode And Boot Sequence In Bios Setup

    (2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the VT6410 IDE controller are configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the IDE RAID hard drive(s). Step 1: Turn on your computer and press the Del key to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test).
  • Page 4 Ác Step 2: Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu and then choose the Åé model of the IDE hard drive onto which you want to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ¤¤...

  • Page 5: Configuring Raid Set In Raid Bios

    (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS To create RAID on the VT6410 controller, you have to enter the RAID setup utility. Skip this step and proceed with Section 4 on page 10 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Tab>...
  • Page 6 Ác A.Create Array: Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to highlight the Create Array command and press ENTER to call Åé out the list of creation steps as shown in Figure 6 below. ¤¤ VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 2.11 ¤å...
  • Page 7 After selecting an array mode, you have to decide the way to create the array. There are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto Setup and the other is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup lets BIOS select the disk drives and create array automatically but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even user selects Create and duplicate for RAID 1 and 0+1.
  • Page 8 Ác Delete Array: If you want to delete an existing RAID array, use the arrow keys to highlight the Delete Array item in Åé main menu interface, and press ENTER. Use the arrow keys to highlight a member of an array that you want to delete and press ENTER.
  • Page 9 D.Serial Number View: Highlight the Serial Number View item in main menu and press ENTER. Use the arrow key to select a hard drive. User can see the serial number of the selected drive at last column. Serial number is assigned by manufacturers of hard drives.

  • Page 10: Making A Ide Raid Controller Driver Disk

    Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a IDE hard disk on the VT6410 controller successfully, you need to Åé install required driver for the IDE RAID controller on your motherboard during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
  • Page 11 Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 16 will appear. Figure 16 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk and press H to select VIA 6410 RAID. Then it will take about one minute to copy the IDE RAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to exit when the procedure is completed (Figure 17).

  • Page 12: Installing Ide Raid Controller Driver During Os Installation

    Ác (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared a floppy disk with the IDE RAID driver and adjusted BIOS settings, you Åé can begin to install Windows 2000/XP onto your IDE hard disk with the IDE RAID driver. This procedure assumes Windows XP installation.
  • Page 13 Step 3: Use the arrow keys to select VIA RAID Controller(Windows XP)* (Figure 20) and press ENTER. Then it will begin to load the IDE RAID driver from the floppy disk. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
  • Page 14 Ác After the IDE RAID driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to Figure 22 below. It indicates that you have installed the IDE RAID driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å...

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