5.5.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations

The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 3 250 Gb chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configurations. Use the NVIDIA® RAID utility to configure a disk array.

Setting BIOS RAID items

After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.

To set the BIOS RAID items:

1.Boot the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

2.Go to the Advanced > Chipset > Onboard Device menu item in the BIOS.

3.Set the RAID Option ROM item to Enabled. A new set of BIOS items appear.

4.Set the Primary Master as RAID and/or Primary Slave as RAID items to Enabled.

5.Save your changes and Exit Setup.

Entering NVIDIA® RAID BIOS Utility

To enter the NVIDIA® RAID BIOS utility:

1.Boot your computer.

2.During POST, press <F10> to enter the NVIDIA® RAID configuration utility.

Launching the NVIDIA® RAID Manager

To launch NVIDIA® RAID Manager from Windows® XP:

Click the Start button. Select All Programs > NVIDIA Corporation > RAID Manager > RAID Manager.

For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA® RAID configuration, refer to the “NVIDIA® RAID User’s Guide” found in your motherboard support CD.

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