4.Connect the power cable to the power connector on each drive.

5.Proceed to section 5.4.2 for the next procedure.

5.4.2 Entering VIA® Tech RAID BIOS Utility

1.Boot-up your computer.

2.During POST, press <Tab> to enter VIA RAID configuration utility. The following menu options will appear.

The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00

Create Array

Delete Array

Create/Delete Spare

Select Boot Array

Serial Number View

Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/Disk Status ,  : Move to next item Enter: Confirme the selection ESC : Exit

Channel

Drive Name

Array Name

Mode

Size(GB)

Status

Channel0 Master

XXXXXXXXXX

 

xxxxx

xxx.xx

Hdd

Channel0 Slave

XXXXXXXXXX

 

xxxxx

xxx.xx

Hdd

Channel1

Master

No

Drive

 

 

 

 

Channel1

Slave 

No

Drive

 

 

 

 

On the upper-right side of the screen is the message and legend box. The keys on the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu options. The message describes the function of each menu item. The following lists the keys found in the legend box with their corresponding functions.

F1

:

View Array/Disk Status

↑ , ↓

:

Move to the next item

Enter

:

Confirm the selection

ESC

:

Exit

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