Gigabyte GA-8I945P-G Manual - Page 8

can support Ultra ATA/ 133, Ultra ATA/ 100, Ultra ATA/ 66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE or Fast

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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL The hard drives which are required for the installation The hard drives, which are connected on the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller, can support Ultra ATA/ 133, Ultra ATA/ 100, Ultra ATA/ 66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE or Fast ATA-2 drives. Nevertheless, for the best performance, it is suggested that you had better use the hard drives of the same type and capacity to establish your own RAID system. After getting ready for the hard drives, you can follow the procedures below to install the system. 1. Exactly set up every hard drive's master and slave setting to assure that the hard drives can surely action and unnecessarily incorrect action of data access won't occur. 2. Exactly insert the hard drive's cables into the connectors on the hard drive and check if it's really firmly inserted. 3. Insert every power cable connector into the corresponding hard drive and check if it's firmly inserted in a correct direction. Warning: Because this system can support the hard drives of ! Ultra ATA/133, it is suggested that you can use the 80-wire, 40-pin cable to connect the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller and hard drives in order to assure the system's ability and efficiency. If the cable is damaged after a period of time, it is also suggested to buy the cable of the same specification. 8

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GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER’S MANUAL
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The hard drives which are required for the installation
The hard drives, which are connected on the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller,
can support Ultra ATA/ 133, Ultra ATA/ 100, Ultra ATA/ 66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE or Fast
ATA-2 drives. Nevertheless, for the best performance, it is suggested that you had
better use the hard drives of the same type and capacity to establish your own RAID
system. After getting ready for the hard drives, you can follow the procedures below
to install the system.
1.
Exactly set up every hard drive’s master and slave setting to assure that the
hard drives can surely action and unnecessarily incorrect action of data access
won’t occur.
2.
Exactly insert the hard drive’s cables into the connectors on the hard drive and
check if it’s really firmly inserted.
3.
Insert every power cable connector into the corresponding hard drive and
check if it’s firmly inserted in a correct direction.
Warning: Because this system can support the hard drives of
Ultra ATA/133, it is suggested that you can use the 80-wire,
40-pin cable to connect the GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID
Controller and hard drives in order to assure the system’s ability
and efficiency. If the cable is damaged after a period of time, it is also
suggested to buy the cable of the same specification.
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