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3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT

Server RSV-S8		User Manual

3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT

Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows.

Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives.

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Rosewill RSV-S8 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT, Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives

Contents

Server RSV-S8 User Manual 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 3 INSTALLATION1 WELCOME Content 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY 1.1 PRECAUTION1.2 FEATURES 1 WELCOME 1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS 1.4 SPECIFICATIONS1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS 1.3 EASE OF USE 2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS 2.1 RAID VOLUMESCONFIGURED AS 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID 2.3 RAID LEVELS2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID 2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAID STATUS 2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS2.3.5 CONCATENATION 2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT 3.1 COMPONENTS 3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Click Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK Select Specify a location, than click NextPage Select Specify a location, than click Next Click Next to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver Select I Agree, than click Next 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYDouble-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file Click Next to begin setup Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folder Select Typical, than click Next When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit 3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskSelect the partition type you want to create, than click Next Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32/64-BIT When the installation has completed, click Finish Double-click the utility file 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Server RSV-S8 to begin the Java platform to start the Array Manager software Select Start All Programs Silicon Image SATARaid5Manager 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect the new disk to initialize, than click Next User Manual Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskServer RSV-S8 Server RSV-S8 When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish User Manual 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT Server RSV-S8 Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB Select the partition to create, than click Next User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextAssign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Server RSV-S8 When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32/64-BIT User Manual 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Server RSV-S8 Click Next to use the default installation folderClick Next to begin the installation When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit User Manual 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Server RSV-S8 When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect the new disk to initialize, than click Next Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next User Manual Server RSV-S8 User Manual Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskSelect the partition to create, than click Next Server RSV-S8 User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextAssign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Server RSV-S8 When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32/64-BIT Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next When the installation has completed, click Close 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY User Manual Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click NextServer RSV-S8 Server RSV-S8 Click Next to use the default installation folderClick Next to begin the installation When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit User Manual 3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPPage Click Next to create the partition User Manual When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click FinishServer RSV-S8 User Manual COLOR 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER4.1 OVERVIEW 4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS 4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS RAID Level 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEWFIELD DEFINITION RAID Group 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDSFile Device Log File Tab 4.3.1 CONFIGURATION Popup Tab EXPLANATION Advanced OptionsFEATURE DESCRIPTION 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE4.3.2 EXIT PARAMETER 4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE File Options 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU 4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY 4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP ExitSorting Fields 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE Open 4.3.14 TASK MANAGERFile Options Task Resume CancelModify Suspend This command closes the Event Log window 4.3.15 EVENT LOG 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS 4.3.16 RESOURCESFile Display 4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP