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Asus TW300-E5/PI4 RAID configuration

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Chapter 5

This chapter provides information on how to configure your hard disk drives as RAID sets.

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4

RAID configuration

Contents

TW300-E5/PI4 Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware setup Chapter 3: Motherboard info Chapter 4: BIOS infomation Page Chapter 5: RAID configuration Chapter 6: Driver installation Appendix: Reference information Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical Safety Operation Safety Audience Contents Conventions Reference Page Product introduction 1.1System package contents 1.2Serial number label 1.3System specifications Page 1.4Front panel features 1.5Rear panel features 1.6Internal features 1.7.1Front panel LEDs 1.7.2LAN (RJ-45)LEDs Hardware setup 2.1.1Removing the left side cover 2.1.2Removing the right side cover 2.2Motherboard overview 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5Installing hard disk drives Page 2.6.1Removing the front panel cover 2.6.2Installing an additional optical drive Page Page 2.7.1Installing expansion cards 2.7.2Configuring an expansion card 2.7.3Interrupt assignments 2.8.1Removing the floppy disk drive 2.8.2Removing the system fan 2.8.3Removing the SATA backplane Page 2.9Connecting cables Standard cables connected to the motherboard Motherboard info 3.1Motherboard layouts P5E WS Professional Motherboard Onboard LED AI Slot Detector Layout contents Page 3.2Jumpers Page 3.3.1Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration Page 3.3.2Internal connectors Page Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page BIOS information 4.1.1ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.4AFUDOS utility Page 4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Language [English] 4.3.5SATA 1~6 4.3.6SATA Configuration 4.3.7AHCI Configuration 4.3.8System Information 4.4.1Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] 4.4.2CPU Ratio Control [Auto] 4.4.3FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto] 4.4.4DRAM Frequency [Auto] 4.4.5DRAM Command Rate [Auto] 4.4.6DRAM CMD Skew on Channel A/B [Auto] 4.4.7DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A/B [Auto] 4.4.8DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 4.4.9DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] 4.4.10Ai Clock Twister [Auto] 4.4.11Transaction Booster [Auto] 4.4.12CPU Voltage [Auto] 4.4.13CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] 4.4.14FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] 4.4.15DRAM Voltage [Auto] South Bridge Voltage [Auto] 4.4.18Clock Over-ChargingVoltage [Auto] 4.4.19CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] 4.4.20PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] 4.5.1CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Control [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] CPU TM Function [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] 4.5.2Chipset 4.5.3OnBoard Devices Configuration 4.5.4PCI PnP 4.5.5USB Configuration 4.6.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.6.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled] 4.6.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 4.6.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.6.5APM Configuration 4.6.6Hardware Monitor CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled] CPU Fan Profile [Optimal] Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled] Chassis Fan Ratio [Auto] Chassis Target Temperature [37ºC] 4.7.1Boot Device Priority 4.7.2Boot Settings Configuration 4.7.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 4.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 4.8.2ASUS O.C. Profile 4.8.3Ai Net 4.9Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults RAID configuration 5.1.1RAID definitions 5.1.2Installing hard disk drives 5.1.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5.2Marvel® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS Configuration Utility 5.2.1Creating a RAID set Page Page 5.2.2Deleting an array Page 5.3Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5.3.1Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) Page 5.3.2Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) 5.3.3Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror) 5.3.4Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) 5.3.5Deleting a RAID set 5.3.6Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5.3.7Rebuilding the RAID Page Page 5.3.8Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 5.3.9Setting the Boot array use MB BIOS Setup Utility 5.3.10Global Array Manager Page Driver installation 6.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 6.1.2Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® 6.1.3Installing the RAID controller driver Intel Matrix Storage 6.1.4Installing an operating system 6.2.1Running the support DVD 6.2.2Drivers menu 6.2.3Utilities menu ASUS Update Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c WinDVD�� Copy5�� Trial�� InterVideo MediaOne Gallery 6.2.4Make Disk menu 6.2.5Manual menu 6.2.6ASUS Contact information 6.2.7Other information Technical support Form Filelist 6.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™ Page 6.3.2Audio configurations Information Device advanced settings Connector settings Configuration options Page Page B.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP™ Minimize Page Page Page 6.3.3ASUS PC Probe Preference Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe 6.3.4ASUS AI Suite Other feature buttons 6.3.5ASUS AI Gear 6.3.6ASUS AI Nap 6.3.7ASUS AI N.O.S 6.3.8ASUS Q-Fan2 6.3.9ASUS AI Booster Reference information Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology A.4 Simple fixes