ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 RAID Installation Guide
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- ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 1
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® 7 / 7 64 7 2. AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide 11 2.1 Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software 11 2.2 Browser Support 11 2.3 - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 2
BIOS utility under BIOS environment. After you make a SATA3 driver diskette, press or 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 disk array management software will direct all - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
/ XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen → Storage Configuration. 3 - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 4
the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details. STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 5
. Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check this RAID installation guide for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details. STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB floppy or floppy disk.) Make a SATA3 - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 6
1.4 Create Disk Array Power on your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the disk drives installed, the AMD onboard RAID Option ROM Utility will display the following screen. The RAID Option ROM includes a Utility with tools to set up your physical drives as - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 7
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 will next appear. Choose the RAID level you want. In the Define LD - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 8
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". Two Logical Drives After selecting the logical drive in Disk Assignments as the above-mentioned procedures, press - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | 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 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 10
AMD SB950 SATA RAID controllers. Other brands of RAID controllers are not supported. Please read this guide carefully and follow the instructions below to configure and manage RAID functions. 2.1 Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software RAIDXpert installation software browsers listed above on - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 11
7. When the Welcome screen appears, click the Next button. 8. When the License Agreement screen appears, click the "I accept the terms of the license agreement" option to proceed with installation. Then click the Next button to continue. Note: If you leave the "I do not accept the terms of the - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | 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 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 13
into RAIDXpert Choose RAIDXpert in the Windows Programs menu. Or, log on manually with your browser: 1. Launch the Browser. 2. In the Browser address field localhost • Enter the Port number 25902 • Add to launch RAIDXpert amd Together, your entry looks like this: http://127.0.0.1:25902/ati or - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | 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 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | 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 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 16
10. Click the Next button. The Final Settings screen appears. 11. RAID 0, 5, 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, 1, and 5. Select a Gigabyte Boundary policy from the - ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 17
drive, you must partition and format the logical drive using your PC's operating system. 2.8 Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet The above instructions cover connections between the Host PC and other PCs using RAIDXpert over your company network. It is also possible to connect to a Host
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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
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Funtions …. …………………………………………………………………………………………..4
1.3.1
Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID
Funtions …………………………………. ………………………………………………… 4
1.3.2
Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Funtions ……….……..
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5
1.4
Create Disk Array ………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
2.
AMD Windows RAID Installation Guide ……………………………………………………………… 11
2.1
Components of RAIDXpert Installation Software ……………………………………………. 11
2.2
Browser Support ………………………………………………………………………………… 11
2.3
Installing RAIDXpert ……………………………………………………………………………. 11
2.4
Logging into RAIDXpert ………………………………………………………………………… 14
2.5
Regular Connection……………………………………………………………………………... 14
2.6
Secure Connection………………………………………………………………………………. 14
2.7
Creating a New Logical Drive
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2.8
Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet ………………………………………………….. 18
2.9
Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection …………………………………………… 18