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  • Page 1 M61PMV Series Motherboard User’s RAID Manual...
  • Page 2 Statement: This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn, Inc. Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time, Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes. Trademark: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard M61PMV/M61PMV-E is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) ■...
  • Page 4 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: FOXCONN M61PMV/M61PMV-E Model Name: Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc. Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 Telephone: 714-738-8868 Facsimile: 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly Type of Product: Motherboard Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TAble of CoNTeNTS Chapter 1 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction ........... 3 NVIDIA® MediaShield Driver ............5 Create two RAID Driver Diskettes ..........7 RAID Enable in BIOS ..............9 Select a RAID Array for Use ............9 Install a New Windows XP............25 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array ........

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Raid Configuration

    This chapter will cover two topics : ■ Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (Vista) in a brand new RAID system. ■ Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with new RAID built as data storage. It includes the following information : ■...

  • Page 7: Creating A Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows Xp (Or Vista)

    Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista) in a brand new RAID system. 1. Follow 5-1 to create two RAID driver diskettes. 2. Follow 5-2 to set RAID enabled in BIOS. 3. Follow 5-3 to select a RAID array for use. 4.

  • Page 8: Raid Configuration Introduction

    RAID Configuration Introduction RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and/or replicate data among multiple hard drives. RAID can be designed to provide increased data reliability (fault tolerance) or increased I/O (input/ output) performance, or both.
  • Page 9 RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance.

  • Page 10: Nvidia® Mediashield Driver

    NVIDIA MediaShield Driver ® The NVIDIA MediaShield driver supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 0+1 ® functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions. Here, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you how to select your RAID system.
  • Page 11 MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal RAID Mode: Mirrored Striping Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB 1.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB 1.1 Hitachi HDT725 232.88GB [-›] Add 2.0 HDS728080PLA38 76.69GB...

  • Page 12: Create Two Raid Driver Diskettes

    5-1 Create two RAID Driver Diskettes If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a RAID system, you need to create two RAID driver floppy diskettes which will be used during Windows XP installation later. 1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later.
  • Page 13 6. You can input a volume label for this diskette, click on "Start" to format. 7. Click on "OK" to go through this warning message. 8. Format finished. Click "OK", then click "Close" to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette.

  • Page 14: Raid Enable In Bios

    5-2 RAID Enable in BIOS 1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing [DEL] key when boot up. 2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals” from the “Main menu”, then select the “RAID Config” menu and press [Enter] to go to the configuration items. 3.
  • Page 15 Create RAID 0 (Striping) 1. Select "Striping" from the RAID Mode. The menu appears : MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal RAID Mode: Mirrored Striping Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity...
  • Page 16 4. The stripe value should be selected based on different applications. It ranges from 4KB to 128KB. Some suggested choices are : 16K - Best for sequential transfer. 64K - Good general purpose strip size. 128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations. Keep it at Optimal default value.
  • Page 17 6. In above screen, you also can press [Enter] to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA STRIPE 153.38G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width :...
  • Page 18 Create RAID 1 (Mirroring) 1. Select “Mirroring” from the RAID Mode. MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal Mirroring Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB 1.0 WDC WD1200JD-9 111.79GB...

  • Page 19: If You Want To Build A New Operating System (Such As Windows Xp) In This Raid

    4. The stripe block value is fixed and not changeable. Press [F7] to finish the setting.Press [Y] to clear disk data. MediaShield Utility Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal Mirroring RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model...
  • Page 20 6. In above screen, you also can press [Enter] to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA MIRROR 232.88G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Mirroring Stripe Width :...
  • Page 21 Create RAID 0+1 (Stripe Mirroring) 1. Select “Stripe Mirroring” from the RAID Mode. The menu appears : MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal Stripe Mirroring Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model...
  • Page 22 4. The stripe value should be selected based on different applications. It ranges from 4KB to 128KB. Some suggested choices are : 16K - Best for sequential transfer. 64K - Good general purpose strip size. 128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations. Keep it at Optimal default value.
  • Page 23 6. In above screen, you also can press [Enter] to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA RAID 0+1 153.38G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Striped Mirror Stripe Width :...

  • Page 24: Create Raid

    Create RAID 5 1. Select “RAID5” from the RAID Mode. The menu appears : MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal RAID Mode: Mirrored RAID 5 Stripe Block: Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity...
  • Page 25 4. The stripe value should be selected based on different applications. It ranges from 4KB to 128KB. Some suggested choices are : 16K - Best for sequential transfer. 64K - Good general purpose strip size. 128K - Best performance for most desktops and workstations. Keep it at Optimal default value.
  • Page 26 6. In above screen, you also can press [Enter] to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA RAID5 153.38G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: RAID5 Stripe Width :...
  • Page 27 Create Spanning RAID 1. Select “Spanning” from the RAID Mode. The menu appears : MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal Spanning Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity...
  • Page 28 4. The stripe block value is fixed and not changeable. Press [F7] to finish the setting. Press [Y] to clear disk data. MediaShield Utillity Apr 26 2007 - Define a New Array - Optimal RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Block: Optimal Spanning Free Disks Array Disks...
  • Page 29 6. In above screen, you also can press [Enter] to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system. Press [D] here allow you to delete previous settings, and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started. Array 4 : NVIDIA JBOD 421.36G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Spanning Stripe Width :...

  • Page 30: Install A New Windows Xp

    Creating a Bootable Array- Install a New Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array (232.88GB) was created as introduced in section 5-3, after the system restarts : 1. Press [DEL] to enter BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive. 3.
  • Page 31 5. After some files are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press [S] to continue the specific driver installation. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): <none>...
  • Page 32 7. There are two drivers, all these two drivers must be installed. Press [Enter] to select the first driver - "NVIDIA RAID Driver (required)". Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.
  • Page 33 9. Use [↓] key to select "NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)", then press [Enter]. Still, The RAID floppy diskette 1 is inside the floppy drive. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.
  • Page 34 11. Windows will display the partition of your system. As we are using a Mirrored RAID array as an example, its size 232.88GB is now displayed as 238473MB. You can press [C] to create partitions as many as you wish, assign them C:, D: or E: logical drive names.
  • Page 35 13. The Windows XP install processes will ask you to format your hard disk, select quick formatting using NTFS file system, press [ENTER]. Windows XP Professional Setup The partition you selected is not formatted. Setup will now format the partition. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the file system you want, and then press ENTER.
  • Page 36 15. After Setup copies files from RAID floppy diskette 2 to the Windows installation folders, it then will ask you to insert the first RAID diskette into floppy drive again. Press [Enter] to continue when it is done. Windows Setup Insert the disk labeled : NVIDIA RAID DRIVER (SCSI) disk 1 into drive A:...

  • Page 37: Setting Up A Non-Bootable Raid Array

    5-5 Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array This section assumes the following setup : ■ Boot Disk with Windows XP installed : One hard disk HDS728080PLAT20 (80GB) is connected to the IDE channel, and set to Master. ■ A Mirrored RAID Array Disk : Two SATA hard disks are configured as a mirrored RAID1 array, they are : Hitachi HDT725025VLA, (232.88GB) connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard.
  • Page 38 2. Select a RAID array for use (also can refer to section 5-3) After rebooting your computer, you will see the RAID software prompting you to press [F10]. Press [F10] to enter the NVIDIA MediaShield BIOS setup and configure the mirrored RAID array as described in the 5-3 section.
  • Page 39 5. The installation of driver may take a while, after the NVIDIA driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your computer. 6. When Windows starts, a "Found New Hardware Wizard" appears. Click on "Cancel" to ignore it.
  • Page 40 7. After PC starts, the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows. Launch Computer Management by clicking Start -> Settings -> Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management. Click Disk Management (under the Storage section). The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears.
  • Page 41 11. The Computer Management window appears. The actual disks listed will depend on your system. In below figure, you can see there is a 232.88 GB unallocated partition. You must format the unallocated disk space before using it. Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition…" and follow the Wizard instructions.
  • Page 42 17. The format of disk array (Disk1) is in processing. 18. Format completed, now you can start using your RAID array.

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