Contents

Chapter 6:RAID configuration

 

6.1

Setting up RAID............................................................................

6-2

 

6.1.1

RAID definitions...............................................................

6-2

 

6.1.2

Installing hard disk drives................................................

6-3

 

6.1.3

Setting Jumpers...............................................................

6-3

 

6.1.4

Setting the RAID mode in BIOS......................................

6-3

 

6.1.5

RAID configuration utilities..............................................

6-3

6.2Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA Option ROM Utility..............................................................

6-4

6.2.1

Creating a RAID set.........................................................

6-5

6.2.2

Deleting a RAID set.........................................................

6-7

6.2.3

Resetting disks to Non-RAID...........................................

6-8

6.2.4Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

 

 

SATA Option ROM utility..................................................

6-9

 

6.2.5

Rebuilding the RAID........................................................

6-9

 

6.2.6

Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility.............

6-11

6.3

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows).........

6-12

 

6.3.1

Creating a RAID set.......................................................

6-13

 

6.3.2

Changing a Volume Type...............................................

6-15

 

6.3.3

Deleting a volume..........................................................

6-16

 

6.3.4

Preferences...................................................................

6-17

Chapter 7:Driver installation

 

7.1

RAID driver installation................................................................

7-2

 

7.1.1

Creating a RAID driver disk.............................................

7-2

 

7.1.2

Installing the RAID controller driver.................................

7-4

7.2

Management applications and utilities installation...................

7-6

7.3

Running the Support DVD ..........................................................

7-6

7.4

Installing the LAN driver............................................................

7-14

7.5

Installing the VGA driver............................................................

7-19

ASUS contact information........................................................................

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