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AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide ................................................................................ 2
1.1
Introduction to RAID ............................................................................................ 2
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RAID Configurations Precautions ........................................................................... 3
1.3
Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions ..................... 3
1.3.1
Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions ........................................ 3
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Installing Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions ................................... 4
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Create Disk Array ............................................................................................... 5
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AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide ........................................................................ 10
2.1
Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software .................................................... 10
2.2
Browser Support ............................................................................................. 10
2.3
Installing RAIDXpert ........................................................................................ 10
2.4
Logging into RAIDXpert .................................................................................... 13
2.5
Regular Connection.......................................................................................... 13
2.6
Secure Connection........................................................................................... 13
2.7
Creating a New Logical Drive ............................................................................. 14
2.8
Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet ........................................................... 17
2.9
Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection ................................................... 17
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
AMD RAID Installation Guide AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide …………………………………………………………………….. 2 Introduction to RAID ……………………………………………………………………………….. 2 RAID Configurations Precautions ………………………………………………………………… 3 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions ………………… 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions …………………………………. 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions …………………………….. -
Page 2: Amd Raid Installation Guide
AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility under BIOS environment. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press <F2> to enter BIOS setup to set the option to RAID mode by following the detailed instruction of the “User Manual”... -
Page 3: Raid Configurations Precautions
you create, manage, and delete a JBOD the same as a logical drive. You can designate from two to four physical drives with online capacity expansion. If you attach a single physical drive that was previously partitioned, RAIDXpert will recognize it as a JBOD. However, RAIDXpert does not allow you to create a single-drive JBOD. RAID Ready RAID Ready arranges individual physical drives the same as if they were attached to the PC’s motherboard controller. -
Page 4: Installing Windows Xp / Xp 64-Bit With Raid Funtions
Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows XP / XP 64-bit.) During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11>... -
Page 5: Installing Windows Vista / Vista 64-Bit With Raid Funtions
AMD RAID drivers. AMD RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit.) .. - Page 6 Press <Ctrl+F> keys, then the FastBuild Utility Main Menu appears. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display the Define LD Menu. Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to define and press <Enter> to select it. The Define LD Menu for the logical drive number you selected will next appear.
- Page 7 Choose the RAID level you want. In the Define LD Menu section, press the spacebar to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID Ready, JBOD and RAID 10. WARNING!! While you are allowed to use any available RAID level for your bootable logical drive, it is recommended to use RAID 1 for most applications.
- Page 8 following the detailed instruction of the “User Manual” in our support CD or “Quick Installation Guide”. Two Logical Drives After selecting the logical drive in Disk Assignments as the above-mentioned procedures, press <Ctrl-Y> to allocate a portion of the disk drives to the first logical drive. Then please follow the steps below. Enter the desired capacity (MB) for the first logical drive and press <Enter>.
- Page 9 Choose the RAID level and options for the second logical drive. Note that the disk drives in Channels 1 and 2 reflect smaller capacities because a portion of their capacity belongs to the first logical drive. In this example the disk drives in Channels 3 and 4 are not assigned to a logical drive.
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Page 10: Amd Windows Raid Installation Guide
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for you to configure RAID functions by using RAIDXpert RAID management software under Windows environment. The RAIDXpert software offers local and remote management and monitoring of all AMD SB710 SATA logical drives that exist anywhere on a network. Its browser-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory cache management, drive event logging, logical drive maintenance, rebuild, and access to all components in the RAID configuration (server, controller, logical drives, physical drives, and enclosure). - Page 11 When the Welcome screen appears, click the Next button. When the License Agreement screen appears, click the “I accept the terms of the license agreement” option to proceed with installation. Then click the Next button to continue. Note: If you leave the “I do not accept the terms of the license” option selected, the installation will quit when you click Next. When the Choose Install Folder screen appears, make your selection of a folder for the RAIDXpert applications you are installing.
- Page 12 If you want a different folder, type its location or click the Choose... button and select a new location. Click the Next button when you are finished. When the Check HTTP SSL screen appears, you can choose External Security. An explanation follows. External SSL Security –...
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Page 13: Logging Into Raidxpert
When the Install Complete screen appears, click the Finish button. 2.4 Logging into RAIDXpert Choose RAIDXpert in the Windows Programs menu. Or, log on manually with your browser: Launch the Browser. In the Browser address field, type the entry explained below. If you did not choose the External Security option during RAIDXpert installation, use the Regular connection. -
Page 14: Creating A New Logical Drive
• Enter the Host PC’s IP address ... .127.0.0.1 or localhost • Enter the Port number ....... :8443 •... - Page 15 In the Select Drive Type screen, click the following option: • Free Drives – Select all Free (unassigned) physical drives The Select Drives screen appears. Click the Next button. If you want to split the capacity of your physical drives between two logical drives, enter the capacity for the first logical drive in the Logical Drive Size field.
- Page 16 Click the Next button. The Assign a Name screen appears. Enter a name for the logical drive in the field provided. Click the Next button. The Final Settings screen appears. RAID 0, 5, and 10. Choose a Stripe Block Size from the dropdown menu. The choices are 64 and 128 KB. The Write Cache policy is None.
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Page 17: Connecting To Raidxpert From The Internet
Before you can use your new logical drive, you must partition and format the logical drive using your PC’s operating system. 2.8 Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet The above instructions cover connections between the Host PC and other PCs using RAIDXpert over your company network.