Rosewill RSV-S8 user manual Disk Drive Mode Setup, ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT

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3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP

Server RSV-S8		User Manual

3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP

Please refer to the chapter 4.

3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT

Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.

Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.

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Contents Server RSV-S8 User Manual 1 WELCOME 3 INSTALLATIONContent 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 1.2 FEATURES 1.1 PRECAUTION1 WELCOME 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS 1.4 SPECIFICATIONS1.3 EASE OF USE 1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMSCONFIGURED AS 2.1 RAID VOLUMES2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID 2.3 RAID LEVELS2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID 2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID2.3.5 CONCATENATION 2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT STATUS3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.1 COMPONENTSClick Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK Select Specify a location, than click NextPage Select Specify a location, than click Next Click Next to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver Select I Agree, than click Next 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYDouble-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file Click Next to begin setup Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folderSelect Typical, than click Next When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPSelect the new disk to write a signature, than click Next When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskSelect the partition type you want to create, than click Next Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click FinishThe status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32/64-BITWhen the installation has completed, click Finish Double-click the utility file 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYClick Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Click Next to begin the installation to begin the Java platform to start the Array Manager software Select Start All Programs Silicon Image SATARaid5Manager3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPDo not click any disk to convert, than click Next When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect the new disk to initialize, than click Next User Manual Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskServer RSV-S8 Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish User Manual 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB Select the partition to create, than click Next Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextServer RSV-S8 User ManualWhen the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32/64-BITUser Manual 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folderWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8Select Typical, than click Next 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPSelect the new disk to initialize, than click Next When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextDo not click any disk to convert, than click Next Server RSV-S8User Manual Server RSV-S8Select the partition to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskServer RSV-S8 User ManualAssign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextServer RSV-S8 User ManualWhen the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32/64-BITInsert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next When the installation has completed, click Close3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folderWhen SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit Server RSV-S8Select Typical, than click Next 3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPPage Click Next to create the partition User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click FinishServer RSV-S8 User Manual COLOR 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER4.1 OVERVIEW 4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPSFIELD 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEWDEFINITION RAID LevelFile 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDSDevice RAID GroupLog File Tab 4.3.1 CONFIGURATIONPopup Tab EXPLANATION Advanced OptionsFEATURE 4.3.2 EXIT 4.3.3 CREATE SPAREPARAMETER DESCRIPTION4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY File OptionsSorting ExitFields 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINEFile 4.3.14 TASK MANAGEROptions Task OpenModify CancelSuspend ResumeThis command closes the Event Log window 4.3.15 EVENT LOGFile Display 4.3.16 RESOURCES4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS