Appendix F. Bios Setup For Nvraid (Nf7-S2/Nf7-S2G; Setting Up The Bios - Abit NF7 User Manual

BIOS Setup for NVRAID (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G)
Appendix F. BIOS Setup for NVRAID
The NF7-S2/NF7-S2G supports the RAID
operation of "Striping (RAID 0)", "Mirroring
(RAID 1)", "Striping/Mirroring (RAID 0+1)",
or "JBOD/Spanning".
operation, the identical drives can read and
write data in parallel to increase system
performance. The Mirroring operation creates a
complete backup of your files. Striping with
Mirroring operation offers both read/write
performance and
(Spanning) operation provides the ability to
combine drives of different sizes into one large
disk.

Setting Up the BIOS

1. Start your computer, then press <Del> key
to enter BIOS Setup main menu. Use the arrow
key to select Integrated Peripherals, then press
<Enter> key.
2. The Integrated Peripherals setup menu
appears as shown above. Use the arrow key to
select the IDE Function Setup, then press
<Enter> key.
(NF7-S2/NF7-S2G)
For the striping
fault tolerance. JBOD
3. The IDE Function Setup menu appears.
Enable IDE RAID item, then enable the disks
that you want to use as RAID disks.
Press <F10> key to save the configuration
4.
and exit the BIOS Setup menu.
NVIDIA RAID Utility Menu
Define a New Array
After rebooting your system, wait until you see
the RAID software prompting you to press
<F10> key.
The RAID prompt appears as part of the system
POST and boot process prior to loading the OS.
You have a few seconds to press <F10> key
before the window disappears.
Press <F10> key, the Define a New Array
window of NVIDIA RAID Utility appears as
shown below.
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