5.5NVIDIA® RAID configurations

The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce® 570 SLI MCP (MCP55P). It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD for six independent Serial ATA disks.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen.

5.5.1Entering the NVIDIA® RAID Utility

To enter the NVIDIA® RAID Utility:

1.Restart the computer.

2.During POST, press <F10> to display the utility main menu.

MediaShield BIOS Apr 20 2007

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode:

Striped

 

 

Stripe Block:

Optimal

Free Disks

 

 

Array Disks

 

 

 

 

Port

Disk Model

Capacity

Port

Disk Model

Capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XX.XXGB

 

 

 

1.1

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XX.XXGB

[→] Add

 

 

2.0

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XX.XXGB

 

 

 

2.1

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XX.XXGB

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

[←] Del

 

 

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

The SATA ports are called channels that are associated with adapters. The first digit in the Location field defines the adapter that the SATA port is associated with. The 2nd digit defines the channel.

At the bottom section of the screen are the navigation keys. These keys allow you to move through and select menu options.

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup

The navigation keys vary depending on the menu level or option.

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