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Guide to Con RAID 1

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2.9.2.2 Guide to Configure RAID 1 Please enter "VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility" to set RAID 1 configuration. STEP 1: Boot-up your computer. STEP 2: During POST press key to enter "VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility". STEP 3: Start the configuration from the option Create Array. Select the option Create Array, then press key. STEP 4: Select the option Array Mode, then press key to display the pop-up menu of RAID system setting. STEP 5: Select RAID 1 for data protection from the menu and press . 5.1 Select the option Select Disk Drives, then press . Use arrow keys to select disk drive(s), then press to mark selected drive. An asterisk is placed before the selected drive. 5.2 Select the option Start Create Process and press to setup hard disk for RAID system. Then the confirmation message appears: Save the data on source disk to mirror after creation? (Y/N) Press to confirm or to return to the configuration options. You can find more configuration details in the Support CD. There are three instruction files to illustrate the three types of configurations step by step. 1. If you wish to install the SATA hard disks alone without making RAID setup, please refer to the file in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ SATA.PDF 2. If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 0, please refer to the file in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 0.PDF 3. If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as RAID 1, please refer to the file in the support CD: .. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 1.PDF 20

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2.9.2.2
Guide to Configure RAID 1
Please enter “VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility” to set RAID 1 configuration.
STEP 1:
Boot-up your computer.
STEP 2:
During POST press <Tab> key to enter “VIA Tech RAID BIOS
Utility”.
STEP 3:
Start the configuration from the option
Create Array
. Select the
option
Create Array
, then press <Enter> key.
STEP 4:
Select the option
Array Mode
, then press <Enter> key to
display the pop-up menu of RAID system setting.
STEP 5:
Select
RAID 1 for data protection
from the menu and press
<Enter>.
5.1
Select the option
Select Disk Drives
, then press <Enter>. Use
arrow keys to select disk drive(s), then press <Enter> to mark
selected drive. An asterisk is placed before the selected drive.
5.2
Select the option
Start Create Process
and press <Enter> to
setup hard disk for RAID system. Then the confirmation
message appears:
Save the data on source disk to
mirror after creation?
(Y/N)
Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the configuration options.
You can find more configuration details in the Support CD. There are three
instruction files to illustrate the three types of configurations step by step.
1.
If you wish to install the SATA hard disks alone without making RAID
setup, please refer to the file in the support CD:
.. \ RAID SETUP \ SATA.PDF
2.
If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as
RAID 0, please refer to the file in the support CD:
.. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 0.PDF
3.
If you wish to install the SATA hard disks and set the array mode as
RAID 1, please refer to the file in the support CD:
.. \ RAID SETUP \ RAID 1.PDF