Serial ATA... ( nvidia nforce4-4x; nvidia nforce3 250/Ultra; nvidia nforce2 MCP RAID)...2 (1) SATA... 2 (2) B I O S S A T A... 3 (3) RAID BIOS RAID... 5 (4) S A T A... 8 (5) S A T A... 10 (6) Microsoft Windows 2000... 13
Ác Åé å Serial ATA ( nvidia nforce4-4x; nvidia nforce3 250/Ultra; nvidia nforce2 MCP RAID) S A T A (1) SATA (2) BIOS SATA (3)* RAID BIOS RAID (4) SATA (5) SATA (a) S A T A ( S A T A R A I D ) (b) (c) Windows XP 2000 (d) (1) SATA S A T A S A T A S AT A ( S A T A SATA0_SB/ SATA1_SB) "*" R A I D nvidia nforce SATA RAID - 2 -
(2) BI OS SA TA B I O S S A T A 1 BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del> BIOS CMOS SETUP RAID Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup <Enter> SATA Primary Master RAID SATA Secndry Master RAID Enabled ( Disabled) ( 1 2) R AI D D is a b le d CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup [Press Enter] On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE USB Host Controller [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Serial-ATA 2(Internal PHY) AC97 Audio [Auto] On-Chip LAN(nVIDIA) [Auto] Onboard Serial ATA Serial ATA Function [RAID] Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Control Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults IDE RAID IDE Channel 0 Master RAID IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID IDE Channel 1 Master RAID IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID SATA Primary Master RAID SATA Secndry Master RAID 1 ( BIOS GA-K8NSNXP-939 BIOS D24) B I O S B I O S CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software IDE Function Setup Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 2-3 - nvidia nforce SATA RAID
Ác Åé å 2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Microsoft Windows 2000/XP SATA ( 3) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. CH2 M. : S_ATA1-ST3120026AS 2. CH3 M. : S_ATA2-ST3120026AS 3. Bootable Add-in Cards Item Help Menu Level Use < > or < > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. : Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit 3 3 First Boot Device CDROM CD-ROM ( 4) Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floopy Seek Password Check Flexible AGP 8X Init Display First CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features [Press Enter] [CDROM] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Auto] [AGP] Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 4 4 B I O S nvidia nforce SATA RAID - 4 -
(3) RAID BIOS RAID SATA RAID BIOS SATA RAID R A I D 1 BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) ( 5) <F10> NVIDIA RAID BIOS NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.22 Copyright (C) 2003 NVIDIA Corp. Detecting array... Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility... 5 2 <F10> NVIDIA RAID - Define a New Array ( 6) < T a b > RAID (RAID Mode) M i r r o r i n g R A I D Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning Striping Block (Striping Block) Striping Block KB Optimal( 64K) 4 K 1 2 8 K NVIDIA RAID Utility May 10 2004 - Define a New Array - RA ID Mod e: Mirro ring Str ipin g Block: Op tim al Fr ee Dis ks A rr a y D isks 1. 0. M S T3120026A S 1. 1. M S T3120026A S [ ] Add [ ] D el [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 6-5 - nvidia nforce SATA RAID
Ác Åé å 3 SATA Free Disks <Tab> Free Disks < > Ar ra y Di sk s ( 7 ) NV ID IA R AI D Ut ilit y Ma y 10 2004 - De f ine a N e w A r r ay - RA ID Mod e: Mirro ring Str ipin g Block: Op tim al Fr ee Dis ks A rr a y D isks [ ] Add 1. 0. M S T3120026A S 1. 1. M S T3120026A S [ ] D el [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 7 4 R A I D B I O S <F7> Clear disk data ( 8) < Y > < N > ( Y e s ) NV ID IA R AI D Ut ilit y Ma y 10 2004 - De f ine a N e w A r r ay - RA ID Mod e: Mirro ring Str ipin g Block: Op tim al Fr ee Dis ks Clear disk da A rr ta a? y D isks 1. 0. M S T3120026A S [Y] YES [N] [ ] Add 1. 1. NO M S T3120026A S [ ] D el [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 8 nvidia nforce SATA RAID - 6 -
A r r a y L i s t ( 9 ) < B > NV ID IA R AI D Ut ilit y Ma y 10 2004 - A r ra y Lis t - Boot I d S ta tu s Ve n d o r A r r a y M o d e l N a m e BBS 2 H e a l t h y NV I D I A MIR ROR 111. 79G [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [ N] New Array [ENTER] Detail 9 <E nt er > Ar ra y D et ai l ( 1 0) R A I D A rr a y 2 : NV ID IA MI R RO R 111. 79G - Ar r a y D e t a il - RA ID Mo de: Mirro ring Strip ing Widt h : 1 St riping Bloc k: A da p t C h an n e l M/S I n d e x Disk M od el N am ec a p a c it y 1 0 M a s t e r 0 S T3120026A S 11 1. 79 G B 1 1 M a s t e r 1 S T3120026A S 11 1. 79 G B [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [ C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return 10 <C > Cl ear di sk dat a <Y> <N> <Enter> Array List <Ctrl + X> NVIDIA RAID - 7 - nvidia nforce SATA RAID
Ác Åé å (4) S A T A Microsoft Windows 2000/XP SATA S A T A S A T A 1 2 ( D : ) ( 11) 11 B o o t D r v MENU.EXE( 12) 12 nvidia nforce SATA RAID - 8 -
3 M E N U. E X E M S -D O S ( 1 3 ) 13 4 Microsoft Windows XP E) nvidia Series ATA(XP) Microsoft Windows 2000 F) nvidia Series ATA(2K) SATA 5 ( 1 4 ) 0 S A T A 14-9 - nvidia nforce SATA RAID
Ác Åé å (5) S A T A S A T A B I O S Microsoft Windows 2000 XP SATA ( Microsoft Windows XP ) 1 Microsoft Windows XP Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver <F6> ( 15) Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. 15 2 S A T A < S > ( 1 6 ) 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 16 nvidia nforce SATA RAID - 10 -
3 RAID 17 NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* < En te r> 1 8 <S > 1 7 NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller SATA Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit 17 Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER * 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 18 S A T A "*" RAID NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller RAID NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller - 11 - nvidia nforce SATA RAID
Ác Åé å 4 <E nt er > S AT A 1 Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller * 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 19 S AT A ( 2 0 ) < E NT E R > Microsoft Windows XP WindowsXP Professional Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP Windows XP Windows XP indows XP ENTER= R= F3= 20 nvidia nforce SATA RAID - 12 -
(6) Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows 2000(Service Pack 2 ) RAID Windows 2000 NVRAID (nforce Driver Version 5.xx) RAID 1 SATA Windows 2000 Microsoft Service Pack 4 2 BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del> BIOS CMOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals RAID Config Windows 2000 Enabled ( Disabled) ( 2 1 2 2 ) B I O S CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup [Press Enter] RAID Config [Press Enter] OnChip USB [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio [Auto] Onboard H/W LAN* Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] UART Mode Select [Normal] x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] Game Port Address [201] Midi Port Address x Midi Port IRQ 10 Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 21 ( BIOS GA-7N400S-L BIOS E17) IDE Channel0 Master RAID IDE Channel0 Slave RAID IDE Channel1 Master RAID IDE Channel1 Slave RAID SATA Primary Master RAID SATA Secndry Master RAID CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software RAID Config Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 22-13 - nvidia nforce SATA RAID
Ác Åé å 3 <F10> NVIDIA RAID RAID (RAID Mode) Striping ( 23) <Tab> Free Disks < > SATA Array Disks NV ID IA R AI D Ut ilit y Ma y 10 2004 - De f ine a N e w A r r ay - RAID Mode: St riping Str ipin g Block: Op tim al Fr ee Dis ks A rr a y D isks 1. 0. M S T3120026A S 1. 1. M S T3120026A S [ ] Add [ ] D el [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 23 4 <F7> Clear di sk data N ( 24 ) <Ctrl + X> NVIDIA RAID Windows 2000 NV ID IA R AI D Ut ilit y Ma y 10 2004 - De f ine a N e w A r r ay - RAID Mode: St riping Str ipin g Block: Op tim al Fr ee Dis ks Clear disk da ta? [Y] YES [ ] Add A rr a y D isks [N] NO 1. 0. M S T3120026A S 1. 1. M S T3120026A S [ ] D el [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup 24 nvidia nforce SATA RAID - 14 -
5 NVIDIA nforce Driver Package > >Nvidia Corporation NVRAID Manager (Striping ) System Tasks Convert Array Next R A I D N e x t F in i sh N VR A ID 1 ~ 2 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Service Pack 4 Mi cro sof t http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/hfdeploy.htm Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Service Pack 4 RAID W in d ow s 2 0 00-15 - nvidia nforce SATA RAID