Nvidia 680I LT SLI, 680I SLI Stripe Block

Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/

Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI

áStripe Block Stripe block size will directly affect performance when data is written to or read by your system.

•4K

•8K

•16K

•32K

•64K

•128K

•Optimal

＊This item is not available for RAID 1 and JBOD arrays.

Contents

Copyright Trademark Disclaimer FCC Compliance Statement CE Mark nVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI MCPs nForce 680i LT SLI MCPs Support Socket Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme/ CoreTM 2 Quad/ CoreTM 2 Duo Pentium® Extreme Edition Things You Have To Know Packing List Symbols CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3: SOFTWARE SETUP CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING <See Appendix III <See Appendix II See Appendix CPU Chipset Memory Onboard HD Audio CODEC (ALC885) Slots FDD Connector IDE Connector Serial ATA II Connectors Onboard LAN Chip Universal Serial Bus BIOS Green Function Shadow RAM Flash Memory Layout of nForce 680i SLI Layout of nForce 680i LT SLI CPU Processor Installation CPU Socket 775 Configuration Steps: FAN Headers: CPU FAN, NFORCE FAN Memory Installation: DIMM0/1/2/3 Memory Installation Steps: Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Ports: KB/MS S/PDIF OUT Port: SPDIF Out IEEE1394 Port: IEEE1394 USB Ports/LAN Ports: USB1, USB/LAN1, USB/LAN2 Audio Ports: SOUND Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FLOPPY Hard Disk Drive Connectors: IDE SATA II Connector: SATA A0/A1/B0/B1/C0/C1 Front Panel Headers: FRONTPNL EZ Control Button Onboard Buttons: POWER, RESET Headers & Jumpers Case Open Warning Header: CASE OPEN Serial Interface Header: COM1 IEEE1394 Header: IEEE1394 Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS Audio Configuration Front Audio Header: FP AUDIO Power Supply Attachments Auxiliary Power for Graphics: AUX PWR ATX Power Connector: ATXPWR, ATX12V Key Function Keystroke Function Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations System Monitor Load Defaults Set Password Save & Exit Setup Category Platform Windows® Vista Driver Windows® XP (64bit) Driver Windows® XP (32bit) Driver NVIDIA Chipset INF Realtek Audio Driver Attention: Problem 1: Problem 2: Problem 3: Problem 4: Problem 5: Problem 6: Problem 7: Problem 8: Problem 10: Problem 11: Problem 12: Problem 13: Problem 14: Channels Setup for Windows Vista Channels Setup for Windows XP Introduction to RAID Before you create a RAID Array "RAID Config “RAID Enable” <Esc NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility Configuration “Press ＜F10＞ to enter RAID setup utility…” <F10 Item Description Stripe Block Creating a New Array Page <F7 <Ctrl-X ￭If you select a RAID Mode with wrong hard disk numbers… RAID Introduction Deleting Array Page Configuring a Bootable Array Install Windows® XP OS onto your RAID HDDs “Driver” “Save” Install Windows® XP <F6 <s Page Page Page Install Windows® Vista OS onto your RAID HDDs “Driver” Page Install Windows® Vista “Load Driver” “Browse” “Floppy Disk Drive(A:)” “OK” “NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller” “Next” Page Page Page Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array <R <A Page Page Start → All Programs → NVIDIA Corporation → NVIDIA Control Panel → Storage Page Introduction Determine Component and Operating System Needs Recommended Power Supplies NVIDIA SLI System Type Minimum Recommended PCI Install Your NVIDIA SLI-ReadyParts Page Page Install NVIDIA SLI Software Enable NVIDIA SLI