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RAID Configuration

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5.5.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration The JMicron® Serial ATA controller allows you to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD sets on the external Serial ATA hard disk drives. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following items: 1. Two SATA HDDs, preferably with the same model and capacity. 2. A write-enabled floppy disk 3. Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP) 4. Motherboard support CD with JMB363 driver Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set: 1. Install an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive and an external Serial ATA hard disk drive on your system. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drive to the SATA connector labeled SATA_RAID or SATA_RAID1. 2. Set the JMicron Controller Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration for details. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset HD Audio Controller Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard PCIE GbE LAN_1 LAN Option ROM Onboard PCI LAN_2 LAN Option ROM JMicron SATA/PATA Controller JMicron Controller Mode [Enabled] [AC97] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [RAID] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Enable or Disable High Definition Audio Controller Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. 3. Enter the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility to set up your RAID configuration. 4. Create a JMB363 RAID driver disk for Windows® OS installation. See section 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5. Install the JMB363 driver after the Windows® OS had been installed. Always install the JMB363 driver before creating RAID sets. 5-48 Chapter 5: Software support

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Chapter 5: Software support
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Option
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset
HD Audio Controller
[Enabled]
Front Panel Support Type
[AC97]
Onboard 1394 Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard PCIE GbE LAN_1
[Enabled]
LAN Option ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard PCI LAN_2
[Enabled]
LAN Option ROM
[Disabled]
JMicron SATA/PATA Controller
[Enabled]
JMicron Controller Mode
[RAID]
Serial Port1 Address
[3F8/IRQ4]
Enable or Disable
High Definition Audio
Controller
5.5.3
JMicron
®
RAID Configuration
The JMicron
®
Serial ATA controller allows you to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and
JBOD sets on the external Serial ATA hard disk drives.
Before creating a RAID set
Prepare the following items:
1.
Two SATA HDDs, preferably with the same model and capacity.
2.
A write-enabled floppy disk
3.
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP)
4.
Motherboard support CD with JMB363 driver
Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set:
1.
Install an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive and an external Serial ATA hard
disk drive on your system.
Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drive to the SATA connector labeled
SATA_RAID or SATA_RAID1.
2.
Set the
JMicron Controller Mode
item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section
4.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
for details.
3.
Enter the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility to set up your RAID configuration.
4.
Create a JMB363 RAID driver disk for Windows
®
OS installation. See section
5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk
for details.
5.
Install the JMB363 driver after the Windows
®
OS had been installed.
Always install the JMB363 driver before creating RAID sets.