Gigabyte GA-K8NE user manual Using the Define a New Array Window, Selecting the RAID Mode

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Using the "Define a New Array" Window

If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.

Selecting the RAID Mode

By default, this is set to Mirroring. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box - either Mirroring, Striping, Spanning, or Stripe Mirroring.

Selecting the Striping Block Size

Striping block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on the disk. It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal, which is 64KB, but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB.

Assigning the Disks

The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block. These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks. To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk,

1. Tab to the Free Disks section. The first disk in the list is selected.

2. Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the rightarrow key ( ). The first disk in the list is moved, and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved.

3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key ( ) until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block.

NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

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Contents GA-K8NE Motherboard Copyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents Drivers Installation GA-K8NE Motherboard Layout Block Diagram Page Considerations Prior to Installation Installation NoticesInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your ComputerFeature Summary ALC850 Codec UAJUse of licensed Award Bios Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Installation of the CPUInstallation of the Heatsink Installation of Memory Installation of Expansion Cards I/O Back Panel Introduction Connectors Introduction Side Speaker OutATX12V / ATX Power Connector Cpufan / Sysfan Cooler Fan Power Connector FDD FDD ConnectorIDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector SATAII01 / SATAII23 Serial ATA ConnectorFpanel Front Panel Jumper Faudio Front Audio Panel Connector Cdin CD In ConnectorUSB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB Connector Comb Comb ConnectorCI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open Clrcmos Clear CmosBAT Battery English Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. D6 „ Set Supervisor Password „ Set User Password„ Save & Exit Setup „ Exit Without SavingTime IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/SlaveDrive a / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaHalt on First / Second / Third Boot Device Hard Disk Boot PriorityBoot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display FirstIDE DMA transfer access Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1On-Chip LAN Boot ROM On-Chip MAC LanIDE/SATA RAID function IDE Primary Master RAIDIDE Prefetch Mode Parallel Port ModeOn-Chip USB USB Memory TypePME Event Wake Up ECP Mode Use DMAModem Ring On Power-On by Alarm Power On By MousePower On By Keyboard USB Resume from SuspendPnP/PCI Configurations Current CPU Temperature CPU Warning TemperatureCurrent VoltageV Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPMCPU Frequency CPU Spread SpectrumPcie Clock K8 CPU Clock RatioHT-Link voltage control Chipset core PCI-E voltageDDR voltage control Load Optimized Defaults Save & Exit Setup Exit Without SavingDrivers Installation Install Chipset DriversSoftware Application Software InformationHardware Information Contact UsEnglish EasyTune 5 Introduction Unique Software UtilitiesUser Interface Overview What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery IntroductionHow to use the Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery Press F9 during powering on the computer. Text ModeRemove Backup Image  Remove backup image. Are you sure? Y/N Exit and RestartMethod 1 Q-FlashTMUtility Flash Bios Method IntroductionBefore You Begin Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screen Task menu for Dual Bios utilityEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Task menu for Q-Flash utilityUsing the Q-FlashTMutility StepsYou can repeat to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too Part Two Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen Task menu for Q-FlashTMutility FlashTMutility barCongratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Bios file becomes F4 after updatingMethod 2 @BIOSTM Utility Methods and stepsEnglish Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility Introduction RAID LevelsConfiguring the Nvidia RAID Bios Entering the RAID Bios SetupUsing the Define a New Array Window Selecting the RAID ModeSelecting the Striping Block Size Assigning the DisksCompleting the RAID Bios Setup YESArray 2 Nvidia Mirror 76.33G Installing the RAID drivers Cd bootdrv MenuStereo Speakers Connection and Settings Introduction of audio connectors5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- ChannelAudio Function Introduction Channel Audio Setup English Step Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction English Troubleshooting English English English English Contact Us Taiwan HeadquartersChina Shanghai
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GA-K8NE specifications

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