HP dx5150 User manual

HP dx5150 RAID Installation
and Setup Guide
Version 1.10
Document Part Number: 403571-001
July 2005

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Disk Mirroring (RAID 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Disk Striping (RAID 0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Supported SATA RAID Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Steps to Set Up RAID 1 in Mirror Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Create RAID Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Install RAID Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Verify Driver Installation under Windows XP . . . . . . . 7
Steps to Set Up RAID 0 in Striped Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Create RAID Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Install RAID Drivers during Windows OS Install. . . . 11
Verify Driver Installation under Windows XP . . . . . . 12
Description of RAID Setup Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Creating RAID Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Deleting RAID Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rebuilding RAID 1 Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Resolving Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Low Level Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the HP dx5150 Restore CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Introduction
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology
manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and to
provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any
individual member without loss of data.
SATARAID™ provides two RAID Set types: Striped Set (RAID
0) and Mirrored Set (RAID 1).
Disk Mirroring (RAID 1)
Disk mirroring creates an identical twin for a selected disk by
writing the data simultaneously to two disks. This redundancy
provides protection from a single disk failure. If a read failure
occurs on one drive, the system then reads the data from the other
drive.
Disk Striping (RAID 0)
Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping
technique. It does not provide fault tolerance. With modern
SATA and ATA bus mastering technology, multiple I/O
operations can be performed in parallel, enhancing performance.
Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk.

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Supported SATA RAID Features
■RAID Striping (RAID 0)
■RAID Mirroring (RAID 1)
■On-line Mirror Rebuilding
■RAID Set accommodates multiple size HDDs
■HDDs function normally when not in RAID Sets
■Adjustable stripe size for RAID 0
■Automatically selects highest available transfer speed for all
ATA a nd ATA P I d ev i c e s
■Supports the following:
❏UDMA up to 150MB/Sec.
❏All UDMA and PIO Modes
❏Up to 2 SATA devices
❏ACPI and ATA/ATAPI6
Note: RAID 0 + RAID 1 configuration is not supported.

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Steps to Set Up RAID 1 in Mirror Mode
Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS:
1. Select ‘Integrated Peripherals’ in the Main Menu of F10
BIOS setup.
2. Select the ‘South OnChip PCI Device.’
3. Select ‘Onboard Chip SATA.’

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4. When the ‘Onboard Chip SATA’ appears, select ‘RAID
Controller,’ press Enter to accept this selection and save the
setting to CMOS.
Note: To increase the amount of time needed to access the BIOS
RAID utility during post, you can change the default value of
zero seconds. The option to change the ’POST Delay’ is in the
F10 BIOS Setup in the ’Standard CMOS Features’ menu.
Create RAID Sets
1. During computer startup (POST), press the F4 function key to
display the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility.
2. Select ‘Create RAID set’ option.
3. Choose RAID 1 Mirrored Set

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4. Select ‘Automatically Configure’ option.
5. Assign the source and target drive.
6. The message ‘Are You Sure?’ will display before completing
the configuration. Answer ‘N’ to abort the creation of the
new RAID set, or ‘Y’ to proceed with the RAID set creation.
7. Install the drivers for RAID in the Windows operating
system. Step 1a or 1b will need to be performed depending
on OS installation status.
Install RAID Drivers
Note: To install RAID Drivers while installing Microsoft
Windows XP operating system on the computer, go to
”B. Installing RAID Drivers during Microsoft Windows XP OS
Installation”.
A. Installing RAID Drivers on Microsoft Windows XP OS
1. Run the SETUP program for the ATI South Bridge Drivers
which are located in C:\Compaq\RAID\Setup on your HP
dx5150 computer or may be downloaded from the HP Web
site (www.hp.com or
http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_c
c=us&cc=us&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&h_client=S-A-R163-1
&h_pagetype=s-002&h_query=dx5150&submit.x=4&submit.y
=9). Please check the HP support Web site for possible
updates to these drivers in the future. Follow the instructions
on the screen once the SETUP program is launched.
2. Verify the drivers are installed after restarting the operating
system (the setup program in the previous step will prompt
for a system restart).
a. Right click on ‘my Computer’ icon, select ‘Properties,’
left click on ‘Hardware’ tab, and then on ‘Device
Manager’ button.

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b. Double click on ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers.’ If there is
no yellow '!' or '?' in front of ‘ATI Serial ATA
Controller,’ the driver is installed correctly.
B. Installing RAID Drivers during Microsoft Windows XP
OS Installation
1. The RAID drivers are in the C:\Compaq\RAID\INF folder on
your HP dx5150 computer or may be downloaded from the
HP Web site (www.hp.com). Please check the HP support
Web site for possible updates to these drivers in the future.
The RAID drivers are included in the ATI Chipset softpaq.

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2. Put the INF file on a floppy disk or any media that is
accessible during the Windows operating system installation.
3. Install the new SATA drive(s) in the computer.
a. Power off the system.
b. Connect the hard drives to the SATA ports.
c. Power up the system.
4. Install the driver during the Windows OS startup.
a. Insert your Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD
drive, or the XP boot diskette #1 in the floppy drive if
your system cannot boot from the CD.
b. Press the F6 function key for third party SCSI or driver
installation at the beginning of the text mode installation.
c. Press 's' when setup asks if you want to specify an
additional device, and insert the diskette or CD that
contains the ATI SATA RAID drivers.
d. Press Enter and select 'ATI Serial ATA Controller.'
e. Press Enter to continue with text mode setup.
f. Partition and format the Master RAID drive by following
the setup instructions to select your choice of partition
and file system during Windows installation.
g. Install the Windows OS on the Master RAID drive. After
Windows setup has examined your drives, it will copy
files to Windows installation folders and restart the
system.

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Verify Driver Installation under Windows
XP
1. Right click on ‘My Computer’ icon, select ‘Properties,’ left
click on the ‘Hardware’ tab, and on the ‘Device Manager’
button.
2. Double click on ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers.’ If there is no
yellow '!' or '?' in front of ‘ATI Serial ATA Controller,’ the
driver is installed correctly.

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Steps to Set Up RAID 0 in Striped Mode
CAUTION: If ”Disk Striping (RAID 0)” is to be used, all the data
on the hard drives will be erased.
Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS
1. Select ‘Integrated Peripherals’ in the Main Menu of the F10
BIOS setup.
2. Select the ‘South OnChip PCI Device.’
3. Select ‘Onboard Chip SATA.’

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4. When the ‘Onboard Chip SATA’ appears select ‘RAID
Controller,’ press Enter to accept this selection and save the
setting to CMOS.
Note: To increase the amount of time needed to access the BIOS
RAID utility during post, you can change the default value of
zero seconds. The option to change the ‘POST Delay’ is in the
F10 BIOS Setup in the ‘Standard CMOS Features’ menu.
Create RAID Sets
1. During computer startup (POST), press the F4 function key to
enter the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility.
2. Select ‘Create RAID set’ option.
3. Choose ‘Striped’ (RAID 1).

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4. Select ‘Automatically Configure’ option.
If you chose manual configuration for Striped Sets, you can
change the chunk size. Assign the source and target drive.
5. The message ‘Are You Sure?’ will display before completing
the configuration. Answer ‘N’ to abort the creation of the
new RAID set, or ‘Y’ to proceed with the RAID set creation.
Install RAID Drivers during Windows OS
Install
1. The RAID drivers are in the C:\Compaq\RAID\INF folder on
your HP dx5150 computer or they may be downloaded from
the HP web site (www.hp.com or
http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_c
c=us&cc=us&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&h_client=S-A-R163-1
&h_pagetype=s-002&h_query=dx5150&submit.x=4&submit.y
=9). Please check the HP support Web site for possible
updates to these drivers in the future. The RAID drivers are
included in the ATI CHIPSET softpaq.
2. Put the INF file on a floppy diskette or any media that is
accessible during the Windows operating system installation.
3. Insert your Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive,
or the XP boot diskette #1 in the floppy drive if your system
cannot boot from the CD.
4. Press the F6 function key for third party SCSI or driver
installation at the beginning of the text mode installation.
5. Press 's' when setup asks if you want to specify an additional
device, and insert the diskette or CD that contains the ATI
SATA RAID drivers.
6. Press Enter and select 'ATI Serial ATA Controller.'
7. Press Enter to continue with text mode setup.

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8. Partition and format the Master RAID drive by following the
setup instructions to select your choice of partition and file
system during Windows installation.
9. Install the Windows operating system on the Master RAID
drive. After Windows setup has examined your drives, it will
copy files to the Windows installation folders and restart the
system.
Verify Driver Installation under Windows
XP
1. Right click on ‘My Computer’ icon, select ‘Properties,’ left
click on the ‘Hardware’ tab and then on the ‘Device
Manager’ button.
2. Double click on ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers,’ if there is no
yellow '!' or ' ?' in front of ‘ATI Serial ATA Controller,’ the
driver is installed correctly.

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Description of RAID Setup Operations
Creating RAID Sets
As previously discussed, the SATA host controller supports
RAID 0 or RAID 1 configurations. The selection of the RAID
configuration should be based upon factors including
performance, data security, and the number of drives available.
You should carefully consider the long-term role of the system
and plan the data storage strategy. RAID sets can be created
either automatically or, to allow the greatest flexibility, manually.
1. Select ‘Create RAID Set.’
2. Choose a RAID 0 Striped, or a RAID 1 Mirrored set.
3. Select either Automatic Configure or Manual Configure to
configure the RAID set.
4. If you chose manual configuration, you can change the chunk
size for Striped sets. For Mirrored sets, you must assign
which drive is the Source and which is the Target.
5. The message ‘Are You Sure?’ will display before completing
the configuration. Answer ‘N’ to abort the creation of the
new RAID set, or ‘Y’ to proceed with the RAID set creation.
Deleting RAID Sets
1. To remove one or more RAID sets, select ‘Delete RAID Set.’
2. Select the desired set and press Enter.
3. Press ‘Y’ when asked ‘Are You Sure?’
4. The drives will be returned to the selection of logical drives
from which a new RAID set can be created.

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Rebuilding RAID 1 Set
This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an
existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a
RAID 1 set after the failure of one of the members.
1. Select ‘Rebuild RAID 1 Set.’
2. Select the desired set and press Enter.
3. Press ‘Y’ when asked ‘Are You Sure?’
4. The set will be rebuilt. The status of the rebuild is displayed
in the Main Menu window.
Resolving Conflicts
When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk
includes drive connection information including the channel on
the host controller to which it is connected. If there is a drive
failure, and the replacement drive was previously part of a RAID
set or used in another system, it may have conflicting metadata,
specifically in reference to the drive connection information. If
this is the case, this will prohibit the RAID set from being either
created or rebuilt. In order for the RAID set to function properly,
the old metadata must first be overwritten with the new metadata.
To correct this, select ‘Resolve Conflict’ and the correct
metadata, including the correct drive connection information, will
automatically be written to the replacement drive.
1. Select ‘Resolve Conflicts.’
2. Select the ‘Invalid RAID drive’ entry in the Logical Drive
Status window and press Enter.
3. Follow the prompts to resolve the conflict.
Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter
assignment changing; for example, the RAID set may have been
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To maintain the same drive lettering, you may need to swap the
SATA cable connected to the drive, or in the case of a
SATA-based removable drive unit, you may need to change the
order of the drives within the chassis.
Low Level Formatting
The Low Level Format item selection allows you to completely
erase the data on a hard drive. However, this is a drastic step and
is not typically needed. Formatting the drive under Windows is
usually sufficient to delete the data.
Using the HP dx5150 Restore CD
In order to use the HP dx5150 Restore CD to restore the operating
system, the RAID option in BIOS MUST be turned off (in IDE
mode).