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[. . . ] If you wish to create RAID array, press ENTER on the SATAII RAID Config item to enter the submenu . "*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. SATA Configurations (Nvidia nForce430) -2- CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals } SATAII RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATA-II 1 Serial-ATA-II 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Function Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [V1. 1+V2. 0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] Item Help Menu Level} higf: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 In the SATAII RAID Config submenu, enable SATA-II RAID function. Then enable the SATA ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID. [. . . ] In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. You should see a screen similar to Figure 3 below. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. Bootable Add-in Cards ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Item Help Menu Level }} Use <h> or <i> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. hi: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit Figure 3 After configuring the SATA controller mode in system BIOS, if you wish to create RAID, save the settings and exit. After finished, re-enter the system BIOS Setup to set hard disk boot priority before OS installation. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the RAID array onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 4). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. Bootable Add-in Cards Item Help Menu Level }} Use <h> or <i> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. hi: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit Figure 4 SATA Configurations (Nvidia nForce430) -4- Step 3: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 5). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display First [Press Enter] [CDROM] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] [Setup] [PEG] Item Help Menu Level} Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority higf: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Step 4: Save and exit BIOS Setup. -5- SATA Configurations (Nvidia nForce430) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 6). Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 6. 21 Copyright (C) 2005 NVIDIA Corp. Then it will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Step 6: Press 0 to exit when the procedure is complete. (Note): The name of the drivers in the menu might differ, depending on the version of your driver CD-ROM disk. SATA Configurations (Nvidia nForce430) - 10 - (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the driver. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 15 Step 2: When a screen similar to that below appears (Figure 16), insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S. 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 devices(s) <none> * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to that below. You can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation now. WindowsXP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list. l l l To set up Windows XP on the seleted item, press ENTER. 114471 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on nvraid (MBR) Unpartitioned space 114471MB ENTER= Install C=Create Partition F3=Quit Figure 20 - 13 - SATA Configurations (Nvidia nForce430) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable RAID volume. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5. xx) to convert the boot volume to a RAID array. Here are the detailed step-by-step instructions: Step 1: Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive. [. . . ] Save settings and exit the BIOS setup. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals } SATAII RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATA-II 1 Serial-ATA-II 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Function Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [V1. 1+V2. 0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] Item Help Menu Level} higf: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 21 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software SATAII RAID Config x x x x SATA-II RAID function SATA-II 1 Primary RAID SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID SATA-II 2 Primary RAID SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID [Disabled] Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level} higf: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure22 SATA Configurations (Nvidia nForce430) - 14 - Step 3: After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu. MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 - Define a New Array RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity [g] Add Array Disks Loc Disk Model 2. 0. M 2. 1. M ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111. 78G 111. 78G [f ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 23 Step 4: After all the settings, press F7 to complete the configuration. Restart the computer to boot into Windows 2000. MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 - Define a New Array RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity Array Clear disk data ?Disks Loc Disk Model 1. 0. M [Y] YES [N] 1. 1. M NO [g] Add ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111. 79G 111. 79G [f ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi ] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 24 - 15 - SATA Configurations (Nvidia nForce430) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. [. . . ]

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