ASRock 939A785GMH/128M RAID Installation Guide
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- ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 1
Guide 1. AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide 2 1.1 Introduction to RAID 2 1.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 3 1.3 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.1 Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions 3 1.3.2 Installing Windows Vista / Vista 64 - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 2
BIOS utility under BIOS environment. After you make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, press to enter BIOS setup to set the option to RAID mode by following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide independently. The AMD SB710 controller offers - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
motherboard controller. The advantage is that the AMD SB710 Controller can accommodate up to four physical drives, more than most PC motherboards. Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64 - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 4
option to [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows XP / XP 64-bit.) B. During POST at the beginning of system - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 5
bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers. AMD RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD: (There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please choose the one for Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit.) .. \ I386 (For Windows Vista OS) .. \ AMD64 (For Windows Vista 64-bit OS - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 6
Press keys, then the FastBuild Utility Main Menu appears. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display the Define LD Menu. Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to define and press to select it. The Define LD Menu for the logical drive number you selected - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 7
Choose the RAID level you want. In the Define LD Menu section, press the spacebar to cycle through logical drive types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID Ready, JBOD and RAID 10. WARNING!! While you are allowed to use any available RAID level for your bootable logical drive, it is recommended to use - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 8
following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide". Two Logical Drives After selecting the logical drive in Disk Assignments as the above-mentioned procedures, press to allocate a portion of the disk drives - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 9
. 6. Press to restart the computer. You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive. Please install the operating system to your computer by following the detailed instruction of the "User Manual" in our support CD or "Quick Installation Guide". 9 - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 10
AMD SB710 SATA RAID controllers. Other brands of RAID controllers are not supported. Please read this guide carefully and follow the instructions Follow these steps to install RAIDXpert on your Windows-based PC or Server. 1. Boot the PC or server, launch Windows, and log in as the Administrator. If - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 11
you click Next. 9. When the Choose Install Folder screen appears, make your selection of a folder for the RAIDXpert applications you are installing. For example, the Windows default folder is: C:\Program Files\AMD\RAIDXpert 11 - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 12
SSL Security - Applies security to all connections involving the Internet or outside your company firewall. Security options are invisible to authorized users. AMD provides a default certificate for the server as well as for internal data communication. However, in some cases it is better to install - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 13
button. 2.4 Logging into RAIDXpert Choose RAIDXpert in the Windows Programs menu. Or, log on manually with your browser: 1. Launch the Browser. 2. In Add to launch RAIDXpert amd Together, your entry looks like this: http://127.0.0.1:25902/ati or http://localhost:25902/ati 2.6 Secure Connection - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 14
Enter the Host PC's IP address 127.0.0.1 or localhost • Enter the Port number 8443 • Add to launch RAIDXpert amd Together, your entry looks like this: https://127.0.0.1:8443/amd or https://localhost:8443/amd Note that the IP address shown above applies to a log-in at the Host PC. When you log in - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 15
4. In the Select Drive Type screen, click the following option: • Free Drives - Select all Free (unassigned) physical drives The Select Drives screen appears. 5. Click the Next button. 6. If you want to split the capacity of your physical drives between two logical drives, enter the capacity for the - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 16
. Click the Next button. The Final Settings screen appears. 11. RAID 0 and 10. Choose a Stripe Block Size from the dropdown menu. The choices are 64 and 128 KB. The Write Cache policy is None. You cannot change this setting. 12. RAID 0 and 1. Select a Gigabyte Boundary policy from the dropdown menu - ASRock 939A785GMH/128M | RAID Installation Guide - Page 17
system. 2.8 Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet The above instructions cover connections between the Host PC and other PCs using RAIDXpert the Host PC. Follow this procedure: 1. Choose RAIDXpert in the Windows Programs menu.Or choose RAIDXpert in the Linux Applications menu.Your browser
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AMD RAID Installation Guide
1.
AMD BIOS RAID Installation Guide …………………………………………………………………….. 2
1.1
Introduction to RAID ……………………………………………………………………………….. 2
1.2
RAID Configurations Precautions ………………………………………………………………… 3
1.3
Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions ………………… 3
1.3.1
Installing Windows XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions …………………………………. 3
1.3.2
Installing Windows Vista / Vista 64-bit With RAID Funtions …………………………….. 4
1.4
Create Disk Array ………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
2.
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide ……………………………………………………………… 10
2.1
Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software ……………………………………………. 10
2.2
Browser Support ………………………………………………………………………………… 10
2.3
Installing RAIDXpert ……………………………………………………………………………. 10
2.4
Logging into RAIDXpert ………………………………………………………………………… 13
2.5
Regular Connection……………………………………………………………………………... 13
2.6
Secure Connection………………………………………………………………………………. 13
2.7
Creating a New Logical Drive
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2.8
Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet ………………………………………………….. 17
2.9
Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection …………………………………………… 17