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RAID Installation Guide - Page 1
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration
1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ...... 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 2
2. Guide to RAID Configurations (RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD 4 2.1 Introduction of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 RAID 0 Configuraion 6 2.4 RAID 1 Configuration 10 2.5 JBOD ...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 2
... ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts ALi M5283 IDE controller chip that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
... floppy drive, and press . STEP 5: The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette. Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or you may start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 4
... adopts ALi M5283 IDE controller chip that supports RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD function with two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. This section will introduce the basic knowledge of RAID, and the guide to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD settings.
RAID
The term "RAID" stands for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 20
... once you have the SATA driver diskette ready. If you want to use RAID function, you need to set the RAID configuration (see page 4 to page 19) before you install Windows 2000 / Windows XP.
For the installation of the SATA drivers while installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please follow the instruction below. STEP 1: Insert Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. STEP 2: Remove the...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 21
...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 atorage devices. 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...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 22
... OS installation.
Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): M5283 SATA RAID Controller (Windows XP)
* 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...
User Manual - Page 3
...10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 14 2.5 Jumpers Setup 15 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 16 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in
"RAID" Mode 20 2.9 SATA Operating in "non-RAID" Mode 20
3 . BIOS SETUP...
User Manual - Page 5
... memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
1 x ASRock 939A8X-M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)
1 x ASRock 939A8X-M Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock 939A8X-M Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial ATA (SATA...
User Manual - Page 7
... you install the PC system.
3. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!
4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME.
5. For microphone input, this motherboard supports mono modes. For audio...
User Manual - Page 19
2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA
connector. ...
User Manual - Page 20
... on your system, or you may start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please find the document, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", at the following path in the...
User Manual - Page 21
...BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP...and then back on.
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference ...
User Manual - Page 29
... item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.
After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and...
User Manual - Page 36
... BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
4.2.3 Utilities Menu
The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on...
User Manual - Page 37
... feature, please make sure to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first.
If you are using Windows 2000/XP operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology:
1. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Switch to Classic View. (for Windows XP only) 3. Double-click...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
... memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
1 x ASRock 939A8X-M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)
1 x ASRock 939A8X-M Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock 939A8X-M Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 1 x Serial ATA (SATA...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 6
... you install the PC system.
3. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!
4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME.
5. For microphone input, this motherboard supports mono modes. For audio...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 16
... on your system, or you may start to use "ALi RAID BIOS Setup Utility" to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please find the document, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", at the following path in the...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 17
... the predetermined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to the User Manual (PDF file) contained in the Support CD.
4. Software Support CD information
This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME / 2000 / XP. The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will enhance...