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Setting up RAID

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5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions: KFSN4-DRE; KFSN4-DRE/2S model • The NVIDIA® nForce Professional 2200 chipset comes with a built-in SATA RAID controller that allows you to configure RAID 0 and RAID 1 with SATA hard disk drives. KFSN4-DRE/SAS model • The NVIDIA® nForce Professional 2200 chipset comes with a built-in SATA RAID controller that allows you to configure RAID 0 and RAID 1 with SATA hard disk drives. • LSI1064E PCI-E SAS controller supports SAS disk drives and RAID0, RAID1, and RAID1E configuration. 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary (or alternate) copy stored on a different disk. You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series 5-1

Section	Page
KFSN4-DRE Series specifications summary	11
Product introduction	13
1.1 Welcome!	15
1.2 Package contents	15
1.3 Serial number label	15
1.4 Special features	16
1.4.1 Product highlights	16
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features	17
Hardware information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	21
2.2 Motherboard overview	23
2.2.1 Placement direction	23
2.2.2 Screw holes	23
2.2.4 Motherboard layouts	24
2.2.5 Layout contents	29
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	29
2.3.2 Installing the heatsink	32
2.4 System memory	33
2.4.1 Overview	33
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	34
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	35
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	35
2.5 Expansion slots	36
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	36
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	36
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	37
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link or x16 link)	38
2.5.5 BMC socket	38
2.6 Jumpers	39
2.7 Connectors	44
Powering up	53
3.1 Starting up for the first time	55
3.2 Powering off the computer	56
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function	56
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch	56
BIOS setup	57
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	59
4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk	59
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility	60
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility	62
4.2 BIOS setup program	63
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	64
4.2.2 Menu bar	64
4.2.3 Navigation keys	64
4.2.4 Menu items	65
4.2.5 Sub-menu items	65
4.2.6 Configuration fields	65
4.2.7 Pop-up window	65
4.2.8 Scroll bar	65
4.2.9 General help	65
4.3 Main menu	66
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	66
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	66
4.3.3 Floppy A [1.44 MB 3½”]	66
4.3.4 IDE Configuration	67
4.3.5 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave; Tertiary/Fourth/ Fifth/Sixth IDE Master	68
4.3.6 System Information	69
4.4 Advanced menu	71
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	71
4.4.2 Chipset Configuration	72
4.4.3 PCI PnP	78
4.4.4 USB Configuration	79
4.4.5 Peripheral Devices Configuration	80
4.4.6 ACPI Configuration	81
4.4.7 APM Configuration	82
4.4.8 Hardware Monitor	83
4.5 Server menu	85
4.5.1 Remote Access Configuration	85
4.6 Security	87
4.7 Boot menu	89
4.7.1 Boot Device Priority	89
4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration	90
4.8 Exit menu	91
RAID configuration	93
5.1 Setting up RAID	95
5.1.1 RAID definitions	95
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	96
5.1.3 Setting the BIOS RAID items	96
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	96
5.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations	97
5.2.1 Entering the NVIDIA® RAID Utility	97
5.2.2 Creating a RAID Volume	98
5.2.3 Rebuilding a RAID set	100
5.2.4 Deleting a RAID array	101
5.2.5 Clearing the disk data	102
5.3 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)	103
5.3.1 Integrated Mirroring	103
5.3.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced	107
5.3.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume	109
5.3.4 Managing Arrays	112
5.3.5 Viewing SAS topology	117
5.5.6 Global Properties	119
Driver installation	123
6.1 RAID driver installation	125
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	125
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	128
6.2 LAN driver installation	131
6.3 nVIDIA® driver installation	134
6.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003	134
6.4 Management applications and utilities installation	137
6.4.1 Running the support CD	137
6.4.2 Drivers menu	137
6.4.3 Management Software menu	138
6.4.4 Utilities menu	138
6.4.5 Contact information	138
Reference information	139
A.1 KFSN4-DRE/SAS model block diagram	141
A.2 KFSN4-DRE/2S model block diagram	142