User manual ASUS P7P55D-E LX

[. . . ] If you want to create RAID, make sure that IDE/SATA RAID function under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled (Figure 1). Also make sure that the Serial-ATA 1/Serial-ATA 2 are enabled (including SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID/SATA 2 Primary/Secondary RAID), depending on which SATA ports you connect. For example, if you wish to create RAID with the hard disks on connectors S_ATA0_SB and S_ATA1_SB, assure that the Serial-ATA 1 is enabled (Serial-ATA 2 is for S_ATA2_SB and S_ATA3_SB connectors) and SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID are enabled. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip MAC Lan On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM IDE/SATA RAID function IDE Primary Master RAID IDE Primary Slave RAID IDE Secndry Master RAID IDE Secndry Slave RAID Serial-ATA 1 SATA 1 Primary RAID SATA 1 Secondary RAID Serial-ATA 2 SATA 2 Primary RAID SATA 2 Secondary RAID IDE Prefetch Mode On-Chip USB USB Memory Type higf: Move [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [V1. 1+V2. 0] [SHADOW] Item Help Menu Level} Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F5: Previous Values F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help Figure 1 (This BIOS setup screen is captured from GA-K8N Ultra-SLI, BIOS ver. :F2a) The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. - 3 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Step 2: If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. [. . . ] In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the RAID array onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. You should see a screen similar to Figure 3 below. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. Bootable Add-in Cards Item Help Menu Level }} Use <h> or <i> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. hi: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit Figure 3 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series) - 4 - Step 3: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CD-ROM (Figure 4). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display First [Press Enter] [CD-ROM] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] [Setup] [PEG] Item Help Menu Level} Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F5: Previous Values F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help Figure 4 Step 4: Save and exit BIOS Setup. - 5 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 5). Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4. 76 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility . . . Figure 5 Step 2¡G The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Step 3: In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID modes include Mirroring (default), Striping, Stripe Mirroring, and Spanning. Step 4: If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the striping block size. After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 14 Step 2: When a screen similar to that below appears (Figure 15), insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s) <none> * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 15 - 11 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 16 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* (Figure 16) and press ENTER. * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 18 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to that below. You can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation now. WindowsXP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list. l l l To set up Windows XP on the seleted item, press ENTER. 114471 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on nvraid (MBR) Unpartitioned space 114471MB ENTER= Install C=Create Partition F3=Quit Figure 19 - 13 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable RAID volume. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5. xx) to convert the boot volume to a RAID array. Here are the detailed step-by-step instructions: Step 1: Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive. Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 from Microsoft's website. [. . . ] F2a) SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series) - 14 - Step 3: After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu. NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 2004 - Define a New Array RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name 2. 0. M 2. 1. M ST3120026AS ST3120026AS [g] Add [f ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 21 Step 4: After all the settings, press F7 to complete the configuration. Restart the computer to boot into Windows 2000. NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 10 2004 - Define a New Array RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Clear disk data ?Disks Array Loc Disk Model Name 1. 0. M [Y] YES [N] 1. 1. M NO [g] Add ST3120026AS ST3120026AS [f ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi ] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 22 - 15 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (nForce series) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. [. . . ]