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VIA RAID configurations

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5.4.2 VIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in the VIA VT8237A southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA channels. Refer to VIA8237 SATA Quick Setup guide found in the support CD for detailed information on RAID configurations under different operating systems. Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility 1. Boot-up your computer. 2. During POST, press to enter VIA RAID configuration utility. The following menu options will appear. The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown below is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not exactly match what is shown here. VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.xx Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status ↑,↓ : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXXX ARRAY 0 SATA 999.99 XXXXXXX Serial_Ch1 Master XXXXXXXXXXX ARRAY 0 SATA 999.99 XXXXXXX On the upper-right side of the screen is the message and legend box. The keys on the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu options. The message describes the function of each menu item. The following lists the keys found in the legend box with their corresponding functions. ↑, ↓ : View Array/Disk Status : Move to the next item : Confirm the selection : Exit 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support

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Chapter 5: Software support
Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility
1. Boot-up your computer.
2. During POST, press <Tab>
to enter VIA RAID configuration utility.
The following menu options will appear.
On the upper-right side of the screen is the message and legend box. The
keys on the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu
options. The message describes the function of each menu item. The
following lists the keys found in the legend box with their corresponding
functions.
<F1>
:
View Array/Disk Status
↑
,
↓
:
Move to the next item
<Enter>
:
Confirm the selection
<ESC>
:
Exit
The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown below is for
reference only. What you see on your screen may not exactly match
what is shown here.
5.4.2
VIA RAID configurations
The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller
integrated in the VIA VT8237A southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0 and
RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA channels.
Refer to
VIA±237 SATA Quick Setup guide
found in the support
CD for detailed information on RAID configurations under different
operating systems.
Create Array
Delete Array
Create/Delete Spare
Select Boot Array
Serial Number View
VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.xx
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1
: View Array/Disk Status
↑
,
↓
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC
: Exit
Channel
Drive Name
Array Name Mode
Size(GB) Status
Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXXX
ARRAY 0
SATA
999.99
XXXXXXX
Serial_Ch1 Master XXXXXXXXXXX
ARRAY 0
SATA
999.99
XXXXXXX