Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product K8A780LM Asrock
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1 AMD RAID Installation Guide 1. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide …………………………………………………………………….. 2 1.1 Introduction to RAID ……………………………………………………………………………….
2 1. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide is an instruction fo r you to configure RAID f unctions by using the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility under BIOS environment.
3 you create, manage, and delete a JBOD the same as a logica l drive. You can designate from two to four physical drives with online capacity expansion. If you attach a single physical drive that was prev iously partitioned, RAIDXpert will recognize it as a JBOD.
4 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP or Windows XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SE TUP UTILITY → Advanced screen → Storage Configuration.
5 1.3.2 Installing Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Function s If you want to install Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64- bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
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.
7 Choose the RAID level you want. In the Define LD Menu se ction, press the spacebar to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID Ready , JBOD and RAID 10. WARN ING!! While you are allowed to u se any available RAID lev el for your boot able logical drive, i t is recommended to use RAID 1 for most applications.
8 following the detailed instruction of the “User Manual” in our support CD or “Quick Installation Guide”. T w o 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.
9 3. Choose the RAID level and options for the second logi cal drive. Note that the disk drives in Channels 1 and 2 reflect smaller capacities becaus e 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.
10 2. AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide is an instruction for y o u to configure RAID functions by using RAIDXpert RAID management software under Windows environment.
11 7. When the Welcome screen appears, click the Next button. 8. When the License Agreement screen appears, click the “I accept th e terms of the license agreement” option to proceed with installation.
12 If you want a different folder, type its location or click the Choo se... button and select a new location. Click the Next button when you are finished. 10. When the Check HTTP SSL screen appears, you c an choose External Security. An explanation follows.
13 12. 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 m anually with your browser: 1. Launch the Browser. 2. In the Browser address field, type the entry explained below.
14 • Enter the Host PC’s IP address . . . . . . . . . . . .127.0.0.1 or localhost • Enter the Port number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :8443 • Add to launch RAIDXpert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 4. In the Select Drive Type screen, click the following option: • Free Drives – Select all Free (unassigned) physical drives The Select Drives screen appears.
16 8. Click the Next button. The Assign a Name screen appears. 9. Enter a name for the logical drive in the field provided. 10. Click the Next button. The Final Settings screen appears. 11. RAID 0 and 10. Choose a Stripe Block Size from the dropdown menu.
17 Before you can use your new logical drive, you must parti tion and fo rmat the logical driv e using your PC’s operating system. 2.8 Connecting to RAIDXper t from the Internet The above instructions cover connections between the Host PC and other PCs using RAIDXpert over your company network.
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