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USER’S Guide October Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Iii Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Package Contents PrefaceAudience Organization Conventions Used in This Manual Notation Example Meaning and UseFd1sp Preface Vii ViiiPreface RAID Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Xii Xiii Xiv Chapter Overview RAID BenefitsImproved I/O Product Features Bios FeaturesIncreased Reliability Sata Ports Driver Features Manageability/Disk Console Chapter RAID Levels RAID RAID 0 Array RAID 10 Array RAID Levels Chapter Bios Configuration Utility Configuring Arrays Configuration Strategies Maximizing Fault ToleranceAssigning RAID Levels Maximizing Logical Drive Performance Performing a Quick Configuration Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives Starting the Bios Configuration UtilitySelecting a Configuration Method Configuring Physical Arrays and Logical Drives Easy Configuration Logical Drive ParametersLogical Drive Parameters and Descriptions Parameter Description Configuration Menu Screen Logical Drive Configuration Screen New Configuration and View/Add Configuration Aarray number-drive number. For example, Onlin Initializing Logical Drives Rebuilding Failed Disks Logical Drive Submenu Checking Data Consistency Inserting a Previously Removed Drive from a RAID 1 Array Using a Pre-loaded System Drive Using a Pre-loaded System Drive Bios Configuration Utility Chapter Operating System Installation Windows 2000/2003/XP Driver Installation Confirming the Windows 2000/2003/XP Driver Installation Updating the Windows 2000/2003/XP Driver DOS Driver Installation Linux Driver InstallationObtaining the Driver Image File Preparing the Installation Disks for Linux Using a Windows Operating System Red Hat Linux Driver Installation on a New System Using a Linux Operating System SuSE Linux 9.0 Driver Installation on a New System SuSE 8.2 Driver Installation Novell NetWare Driver Installation SuSE SLES8 Driver InstallationNew Novell NetWare System Driver Installation Novell NetWare Driver Files Description Press Delete to remove the highlighted filename Existing Novell NetWare System Driver Installation Novell NetWare Driver Installation Operating System Installation Chapter Hyper Configuration Utility General Description Installing HyperCFG Using HyperCFG HyperCFG Options and Attributes Options Description This option is used to configures arrays for RAID 0, 1, HyperCFG Options and Attributes HyperCFG Options and Attributes Options $Filename Configuration File RAID Information Logical Array Information Physical Drive Information Return Codes on Error Condition Return Codes on Error ConditionsReturn Code Description Return Codes on Error Condition Hyper Configuration Utility Chapter Spy Service Starting or Stopping Spy Service under Windows 2000, XP, or Control Panel Screen Installing Spy Service under Linux Installing and Running Spy Service under Novell NetWare Uninstalling Spy Service Spy Service IconStop monitor media error Erase error log Spy Service Icon Spy Service Chapter Troubleshooting Problems and Suggested SolutionsProblems and Suggested Solutions Problem Suggested Solution Embedded Sata Software RAID Problem Report Form Embedded Sata Software RAID Problem Report Form Embedded Sata Software RAID ConfigurationSystem Information 4Troubleshooting Customer Feedback Reader’s Comments Good Average Fair Poor