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RAID Utility for Windows Guide - Page 1
RAID Utility for Windows
1. Enter NVRAIDMAN
RAID driver is built in nVidia ALL in one driver provided in ASRock sup port CD. After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by clicking on StartШʳ
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ProgramsШNVIDIA CorporationШRAID ManagerШRAID Manager.
Then, the below screen appears...
RAID Utility for Windows Guide - Page 2
... be used to create a striped array from one disk up to the maximum supported number of disks in the system. To create a twodisk Striped Array do the following. 1. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to
use are RAID enabled. 2. Boot to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application. 3. Create Array...
User Manual - Page 3
... Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and A G P Slots 13 2.7 Jumpers Setup 14 2.8 Connectors 16 2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation /
RAID Configurations 19 2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / XP With RAID Functions ..... 20 2.11 Installing W indows 2000 / XP W ithout RAID Functions. 21 2.12 Installing W indows 98 SE / ME on SATA HDD 21
3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY...
User Manual - Page 4
4 Software Support 36
4.1 Install Operating System 36 4.2 Support CD Information 36
4.2.1 Running Support CD 36 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 36 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 36 4.2.4 ContactInformation 36
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User Manual - Page 5
... Contents
ASRock K7NF2-RAID Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.8-in, 30.5 cm x 19.8 cm)
ASRock K7NF2-RAID Quick Installation Guide ASRock K7NF2-RAID Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cablefor a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cables One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusT M Shield One G ame Port Bracket...
User Manual - Page 7
... AGP card into the AGP slot of K7NF2-RAID motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!
3. 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.
4. Although K7NF2-RAID offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus...
User Manual - Page 20
... install W indows 2000 or W indows XP on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps.
STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette.
A.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B.
During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key,and
then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-
ROM as the boot device...
User Manual - Page 21
2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP Without RAID Functions
If you just wanttoinstall W indows 2000 or W indows XP on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions, you don't have to make a SATA driver diskette. Besides, there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install W indows 2000 or windows XP on your system directly.
2.12 Installing Windows 98 SE / Windows ME...
User Manual - Page 22
... system time/date information
Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features
PCIPnP
To set up the PCI features
Boot
To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Security
To set up the security features
Chipset
To set up the chipset features
Exit
To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Use < > key or < > key...
User Manual - Page 36
...-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please install...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
...Package Contents
ASRock K7NF2-RAID Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.8-in, 30.5 cm x 19.8 cm)
ASRock K7NF2-RAID Quick Installation Guide ASRock K7NF2-RAID Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cables One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield One Game Port Bracket...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 6
... AGP card into the AGP slot of K7NF2-RAID motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!
3. 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.
4. Although K7NF2-RAID offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 14
2.6 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. ...
Quick Installation Guide - Page 15
... finishing the installation of Windows 98 SE / Windows ME, please install Windows SE 98 / Windows ME registry patch file provided in the support CD, which is located in the folder at the following patch: .. \ Nvidia SATA patch for Win98/ME Then the SATA HDD can be used in SATA 1 or SATA 2 port.
Windows 98 SE / Windows ME does not support RAID function.
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Quick Installation Guide - Page 16
... using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if "AUTORUN" is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
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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 a SATA Driver Diskette 3
2. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 9
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RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
... an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation.
STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!)
STEP 2: During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 9
..., the below window appears.
NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA RAID 0 74.54G
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility . . .
After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . The RAID prompt appears as a part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 13
..., the below window appears.
NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA RAID 1 74.54G
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility . . .
After rebooting your computer, wait until you seee the RAID software prompting you to press . The RAID prompt appears as a part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You...
RAID Installation Guide - Page 16
..., the below window appears.
NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array . . . 0 Healthy NVIDIA JBOD 74.54G
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility . . .
After rebooting your computer, wait until you seee the RAID software prompting you to press . The RAID prompt appears as a part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS...