Foxconn A690GM2MA User manual

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A690GM2MAA690VM2MA
SATARAIDUserGuide
Edition
V1.0
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Contents
Using SerialATARAID............................................................................................1
1.Introduction...........................................................................................................1
2.Installing SATAHardDisks...............................................................................3
3.BIOSConfigration................................................................................................3
4.RAIDBIOSSetup................................................................................................4
5.Install operating systemwithRAIDMode.........................................................7
6.HowtocreateRAIDdriver floopydisk.............................................................9
7.InitializingandUsingtheDiskArray.....................................................................10
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Using SerialATARAID
ThismotherboardadoptsAMDSB600 southbridgechipsetthatsupports
Serial ATA(SATA)harddisk.For optimalperformance,pleaseinstall identical
drivesofthe samemodeland capacitywhencreating aRAIDset.
1.Introduction
RAIDBasics
RAID(RedundantArrayofindenpendentDisks)isamethod ofcombining
twoharddisk drives intoone logicalunit .Theadvantageof anArrayisto
providebetterperformanceordatafaulttolerance.Faulttoleranceis
achievedthrough dataredundantopration,whereifonedrives fails,a
mirroredcopyofthe datacan befound on theotherdrive. Thiscanprevent
datalossiftheoperatingsystemfailsorhangs.Theindividualdiskdrives
inanarrayarecalledmembers.Theconfiguration information ofeath
memberisrecordedinthereservedsectorthatidentifies thedriveas a
member.All diskmembersinaformeddiskarrayarerecognizedas a
singalphsicaldrivetotheoprating system.
Harddiskdrivescanbecombinedtogetherthroughafewdifferent
methods. Thedifferentmethodsarerefferedtoas differentRAIDlevels.
DifferentRAIDlevelsrepresentdifferentperformancelevels,security
levelsand implementation costs.TheRAIDlevelswhich theAMDSB600
SATA RAIDHostControllersupportsare RAID0,1,0+1andJBOD.
RAID0(Striping)
RAID0readsand writes sectorsofdatainterleavedbetween
multipledrives.Ifanydiskmemberfails,itaffectstheentirearray.Thedisk
arraydatacapacityisequaltothenumberofdrivememberstimes the
capacityofthesmallestmember. Thestriping block size canbesetfrom
4KBto64KB.RAID0does not support fault tolerance.
RAID1(Mirroring)
RAID1writesduplicatedataontoapair ofdrives and readsbothsetsof
datainparallel.Ifoneofthemirroreddrives suffersamechanicalfailure
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ordoesnotrespond ,theremaining drivewill continuetofunction. Dueto
redundancy,the drivecapacityofthe arrayisthecapacityof thesmallestdrive.
UnderaRAID1setup,anextradrivecalled thesparedrivecanbe attached.
Suchadrive will be activatedtoreplaceafaileddrive thatispart ofamirrored
array.Duetothefaulttolerance,if anyRAID1drivefails,dataaccesswillnot
beaffectedas long as thereareotherworking drivingsinthearray.
RAID10 (0+1)
RAID10 isacombination ofstriping andmirroring.Thisconfigurationprovides
optimalspeedandreliability,but youneed fourSATA harddisks.
JBOD(Spanniing)
Aspanningdiskarrayisequaltothesumofthe all drives whenthedrives
usedarehaving differentcapacities.Spanning stores dataontoadriveuntil it
isfull,thenproceeds tostorefiles ontothe nextdriveinthe array.Whenany
diskmemberfails,thefailureaffectstheentirearray.JBOD isnotreallya
RAIDand does notsupport faulttolerance.
SummaryofRaidConfigrations
Array Advantages Drawbacks #HardDisks Fault Tolerance
RAID0
RAID1
RAID0+1
JBOD
High datathroughput Nofault tolerance multiple No
100%data
redundancy
Requires two
drives forthestorage
spaceofonedrive
2Yes
4+ Yes
multiple No
Optimizedforboth
100%dataredundancy
andperformance.
Allowssparedisks.
ombines and uses
the capacityof odd
sizedrives.
Requirestwodrives
forthestoragespace
ofonedrive -thesame
asRAIDlevel1
Decreases perfor-
mance becauseofthe
difficultyinusingdrives
concurrentlyorto
optimizedrivesfor
differentuses.
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4.Press <F10>tosavethe BIOSsettingand exit theBIOSsetup program.
2.InstallingSATAHardDisks
DifferentRAIDmode needsdifferentnumberoftheSATAharddisks.You need
twoSATAharddiskstosupportRAID0andRAID1. AndRAID0+1needs four
SATA harddisks.ForJBOD, two, threeorfour SATA harddisksareallright.
STEP1: Install theSATAharddisksintothedrivebays.
STEP2: Connectoneendofthe SATAdatacableor the 90tothe
motherboard sprimarySATAconnector.
STEP3: Connect the otherendof the SATAdatacabletothemasterSATA hard
disk.
PleaseconnecttheotherSATAharddisks as STEP2 and STEP3.
3.BIOSConfigration
Enter BIOSSetup program
1.Start upthecomputer,thenentertheBIOSsetup programbypressing the
<Del>keyduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).
2.Select the IntegratedPeripherals item,thenpress<Enter>.
3.Switchthe OnchipSATAType option to [RAID].
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4.RAIDBIOSSetup
AfterrebootingyourPC,wait until youseethe RAIDsoftwareprompting you to
press <Cntrl-F>toenterFastBuild(tm)utility.TheRAIDpromptappearsas
partof thesystemPOSTand boot process prior toloading OS.
Press<Cntrl-F>keytoenterUserWindow!
Themainmenu ofFastBuild(tm)utilityisas below.
A.DeleteLD
Beforecreating the newRAIDmode,Please deletetheoldRAIDmode atfirst.
You canuse thefollowing steps.
STEP1:Inthemianmenu of FastBuild(tm)utilitypress3,thenyou willsee
the DeleteLDMenu.
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Note:
Thisoperationwilldeleteall the datafromharddisk,so pleasetake
care.
B.DefineLD
TheAMDSB600supports RAID0,RAID1,RAID0+1andJBOD. Select “2”to
enter DefineLDMenu and selecttheLDnumber
Press “Enter”tocreateRAID.
STEP2:IntheDeleteLDMenu,selectamemberof an arrayand press
<Del>.Thenawarningmessagewillshowup and press “Y”todeleteit
orpress”N”tocancel.
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ToCreateRAID0+1
Press the[Space]key toselecttheRAID0+1modelin[DefineLDMenu].
Thenpress the[]keytoset the assignments. TocreateRAID0+1,you need
set atleastfourdrives to “Y”inthe[Drives Assignments].Thenthe “TotalDrv”
willshowthenumberofthe driverswhich havebeensettoRAID0+1.
ToCreateJBOD
Press the[Space]keytoselecttheJBODmodelin[DefineLDMenu].Then
press the[] keytosetthe assignments. TocreateRAIDJBOd,you needset
atleastone drive to “Y”inthe[DrivesAssignments].Thenthe “TotalDrv”will
showthenumberofthedriverswhichhavebeensettoJBOD.
Afteryoursetting ,Please Press<Cntl +Y> tosave the RAIDmodel.
C.ViewDrivesAssignments
Inthe mainmenuofFastBuild(tm)utilitypress 1.You will enterthe “View
Drives Assignments”.Thispageisusedtotell you thebasicinformation of
the drivesassignments.
ToCreateRAID0
Pressthe[Space] keytoselecttheRAID0model in[DefineLDMenu].Then
press the []keytosettheassignments.TocreateRAID0,youneedsetat
leastonedrive to “Y”inthe[Drives Assignments].Thenthe “TotalDrv”will
showthenumber ofthedriverswhich havebeensettoRAID0.
ToCreateRAID1
Press the[Space]key toselecttheRAID1modelin[Define LDMenu].Then
press the []keytosettheassignments.TocreateRAID1,youneedsetat
leasttwodrivesto “Y”inthe[Drives Assignments].Thenthe “TotalDrv”will
showthenumber ofthedriverswhich havebeensettoRAID1.
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5.CreatingaRAIDDriverFloppyDisk
Afloppydiskwiththe RAIDdriver isrequired wheninstallingWindows2000/XP/
2003OperatingSystemonaharddiskdriverthatisincluded inaRAIDset.You
can make afloppydiskwiththeRAIDdriverbyyourself. Therearetwoways to
createtheRAIDdriver floppy.
Onthismotherboard
a.Insert the driverCDintoCD-ROMdriveunder WindowsOperationSystem.
b.ThedriverCD willautomaticallydisplaymainmenu screen.
c.Click “Utility”button.
d.Click “CreateRAIDDriver Floppy”button,thenyouwillseetheRAIDFlpy.txt .
e.ReadtheATIsection of the RAIDFlpy. txt, and find the pathofRaidTool.exe.
f.Insertonefloppyintoyour 3.5-inchstandardmodelFDD.
g.DoubleclicktheRaidTool.exe,thenyou will seethefollowingpicture.Click
“Go”tostart.
D.ViewDrivesAssignments
Inthe mainmenu ofFastBuild(tm)utilitypress4. You will enterthe “Control-
lerConfiguration”.Thispage isusedtotellyouthesystemresouceinformation.
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Note:
Pleasemakesure3.5-inch standardmodelFDD isused.
i. Select floopydrive fromthe list, thenclick “OK”.
i.RAIDfloppytoolwillformatyourfloppy.
j.ThenstarttocreateRAIDdriver.Afterfinished, “RAIDfloppycreation complete.
”messagewill bedisplayed.Click “OK”tofinish thesteps.
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