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RAID Configuration
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. (To enable
the SATA 0/ 1 Primary/ Secondary Channel in nVidia RAID Setup of Inte-
grated Peripherals in BIOS.)
2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and
Mirroring (RAID 0+1) or JBOD and create the desired RAID array.
3. Enter the W indows OS, run the W indows nForce Setup application and install the
RAID software. (Check p.C-9 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. (To enable
the SATA 0/ 1 Primary/ Secondary Channel in nVidia RAID Setup of Inte-
grated Peripherals in BIOS.)
2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and
Mirroring (RAID 0+1) or JBOD and create the desired RAID array.
3. Boot from the W indows CD, use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy
and install the nForce RAID software. (Check p.C-7 for details.)
4. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks.
Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS
Be sure to enable the SATA 0/ 1 Primary/ Secondary Channel in nVidia RAID
Setup of Integrated Peripherals in BIOS 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 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. The RAID prompt ap-
pears as part of the system POST and
boot process prior to loading the OS.
2. Press F10, and the NVIDIA RAID Util-
ity --- Define a New Array window
will appear.
The default RAID Mode is set to Mir-
roring and Striping Block is set to
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