Foxconn RAID 91-187-U25-A2-0E User manual

RAID User Guide
Edition
V1.0 P/N: 91-187-U25-A2-0E
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Intel ICH6R SATA RAID ...........................................................................1
1. Introduction ................................................................................................. 1
2. Installing SATA Hard Disks ........................................................................3
3. BIOS Configuration ....................................................................................3
4. RAID Configuration Utility .......................................................................... 3
5. Installing Windows 2000/XP with RAID ..................................................13
6. Installing RAID Driver ...............................................................................15
Silicon 3114 SATA RAID........................................................................ 16
1. Introduction ...............................................................................................16
2. SATARAID5 Features................................................................................16
3. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks ...................................................17
4. Setting the BIOS RAID items ...................................................................17
5. Creating and Deleting RAID Sets ...........................................................18
6. Installing Drivers and Software ...............................................................27
7. Creating / Naming Partitions...................................................................29
8. Using Silicon Image SATA RAID GUI.......................................................32
ITE®8212F RAID .................................................................................... 37
1. Introduction ...............................................................................................37
2. Setting the BIOS RAID items ...................................................................37
3. Entering the ITE®8212F Setup Utility......................................................37
4. Auto-configuring a RAID array..................................................................38
5. Defining a RAID array...............................................................................39
6. Deleting a RAID array...............................................................................40
7. Rebuilding a RAID array ..........................................................................41
8. Viewing your RAID configuration .............................................................42
9. Installing Windows 2000/XP with RAID ..................................................43
10. Installing RAID Driver .............................................................................44
11. Creating a RAID driver disk ...................................................................44
Contents
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Intel ICH6R SATARAID
1. Introduction
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard
disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better
performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data
redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be
found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or
hangs. The individual disk drives in an array are called members. The configura-
tion information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector. That identi-
fies the drive as a member. All disk members in a formed disk array are recog-
nized as a single physical drive to the operating system.
Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The
different methods are referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels
represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs.
RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If
any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is
equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member.
The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. RAID 0 does not support
fault tolerance.
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in
parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not
respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the
drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Under a RAID 1
setup, an extra drive called the “spare drive” can be attached. Such a drive will be
activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault
tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as
there are other working drives in the array.
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RAID 0+1
RAID 0+1 is a combination of striping and mirroring. This configuration provides
optimal speed and reliablility, but you need four SATA hard disks.
Matrix RAID
Matrix RAID is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 bringing you the best of both
worlds. You only need two SATA hard disks to utilize this function.
Advantages:
1. Faster data transfer
2. Improve the safety and stability of data
3. Swift and easy management for volume of data
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2. Installing SATA Hard Disks
STEP 1: Install two SATA hard disks into the drive bays at least.
STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s one of
SATA connectors.
STEP 3: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to one SATA hard disk.
STEP 4: Connect one end of the second SATA data cable to the motherboard’s
the other of SATAconnectors.
STEP 5: Connect the other end of SATA data cable to the other SATA hard disk.
3. BIOS Configuration
1. Enter the BIOS setup program by pressing the <Del> key during the POST
(Power-On Self Test ).
2. Select the OnChip IDE Device item form Integrated Peripherals menu.
3. Switch the SATA Mode option to [RAID].
4. Save the BIOS setting and exit the BIOS setup program.
4. RAID Configuration Utility
A. Setting RAID 0
a. When the system powers on, the following information will appear on screen:
Press the <Ctrl-I> to enter RAID Configuration Utility.
At this moment, press <Ctrl>+<I> to enter Main Menu:
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b. Choose Create RAID Volume and press <Enter> to enter. Press <Tab> to
switch to RAID Level item, and then use Up and Down arrow keys to select RAID0
(Stripe), pressing <Enter> confirms.
c. Choose which two hard disks you want to set RAID 0 from Disks item, if you
install three or more SATA hard disks. Otherwise continue with the next step.
Using up or down arrow key to select the hard disk, <Space> key to confirm and
<Enter> key to finish the selection.
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d. Use Up and Down arrow keys to select desired strip size when enter Strip Size
menu. The available values range from 4KB to 128KB. The strip value should be
based on the planned drive usage. Some suggested selections are listed below.
The default selection is 128KB.
16K_Best for sequential transfer
64K_Good general purpose strip size
128K_Best performance for most desktops and workstations
e. Press the <Enter> key after the Create Volume prompt appears to create the
array. Press the <Y> key after the prompt to confirm this selection.
f. Select option 4. Exit in main menu and press the <Enter> key to exit the RAID
configuration utility. Press <Y> key to confirm the exit.
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B. Setting RAID1
a. Select RAID1 (Mirror) by using Up and Down arrow keys in RAID Level item.
Press the <Enter> key to make selecting.
c. Choose which two hard disks you want to set RAID 1 from Disks item, if you
install three or more SATA hard disks. Otherwise continue with the next step.
Using up or down arrow key to select the hard disk, <Space> key to confirm and
<Enter> key to finish the selection.
b. The following information will appear on screen:
Press “Enter” to create the specified volume.
Press the <Enter> key again to confirm.
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c. In below screen, press <Y> key to confirm your choice.
d. Select option 4. Exit in main menu and press the <Enter> key to exit the RAID
configuration utility. Press <Y> key to confirm the exit.
Note:
This operation will delete all the data from hard disk, so please take
care. And our company will not be responsible for data lose and benefit
damage caused.
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C. Setting RAID 0+1
a. To utilize RAID 0+1 function, four SATA hard disks should be installed.
b. Choose Create RAID Volume and press <Enter> to enter. Press <Tab> to
switch to RAID Level item, and then use Up and Down arrow keys to select RAID0
(Stripe), pressing <Enter> confirms.
c. Using up and down arrow keys to select two hard disks for RAID 0, <Space>
key to confirm and <Enter> key to finish the selection in the Disks item.
d. The following steps is the same as Setting RAID 0.
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