Optima WorkPro K8X Manual

TableofContents
Configuring SATAHardDrive(s)(Controller:NvidianForce430)......................................................2
(1)Installing SATAharddrive(s)inyourcomputer...................................................................... 2
(2)Configuring SATAcontrollermode and bootsequenceinBIOSSetup .................................. 2
(3)Configuring RAIDsetinRAIDBIOS........................................................................................ 6
(4)Making aSATAcontrollerdriverdisk ..................................................................................... 9
(5)Installing SATAcontrollerdriverduring OSinstallation ......................................................... 11
(6)Configuring abootableRAIDarraywithMicrosoft Windows2000 ...................................... 14

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Configuring SATAHardDrive(s)(Controller:NvidianForce 430)
"*"Skipthisstep ifyou do notwanttocreateRAIDarrayon the SATAcontroller.
To configureSATAharddrive(s),followthestepsbelow:
(1)Install SATAharddrive(s)inyoursystem.
(2)ConfigureSATAcontrollermode and bootsequenceinBIOSSetup.
(3)*ConfigureRAIDsetinRAIDBIOS.
(4)Makeafloppydisk containing the SATAcontrollerdriver.
(5)Install the SATAcontrollerdriverduring OSinstallation.
Beforeyou begin
Pleaseprepare:
(a)AtleasttwoSATAharddrives(toensureoptimalperformance,itisrecommended thatyou usetwo
harddriveswithidenticalmodeland capacity).If you do notwanttocreateRAID,you mayprepare
onlyone harddrive.
(b)Anemptyformatted floppydisk.
(c)WindowsXP/2000 setup disk.
(d)DriverCD foryourmotherboard.
(1)Installing SATAharddrive(s)inyourcomputer
Attachone end ofthe SATAsignalcabletothe rearofthe SATAharddriveand the otherend toavailable
SATAport(s)on the motherboard.If therearemorethan one SATAcontrolleron yourmotherboard,you
mayrefertothe motherboarduser'smanualtoidentifythe SATAcontrollerforthe connector.Then
connectthe powerconnectorfromyourpowersupplytothe harddrive.
(2)Configuring SATAcontrollermodeand bootsequence inBIOSSetup
You havetomakesurewhetherthe SATAcontrollerisconfigured correctlyinsystemBIOSSetup and
setBIOSbootsequenceforthe SATAharddrive(s)/RAIDarray.
Step 1:
Turnon yourcomputerand press DeltoenterBIOSSetup during POST(Power-OnSelfTest).Inthe
exampleinFigure1,makesurethatSerial-ATA-II 1orSerial-ATA-II 2underthe Integrated
Peripheralsmenu isenabled (Serial-ATAII-1controlsthe SATAII0/1connectorsand Serial-ATAII-2
controlsthe SATAII2/3connectors).If you wishtocreateRAIDarray,press ENTERon the SATAII
RAIDConfigitemtoenterthe submenu .

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Figure1
Inthe SATAII RAIDConfigsubmenu,enableSATA-II RAIDfunction.Then enablethe SATAports
withharddisks thatyou wanttouseforRAID.Inthe exampleinFigure2,enableSATA-II 1Primary/
SecondaryRAIDorSATA-II 2Primary/SecondaryRAID).(Forexample,ifyou wishtocreateRAID
withharddisks on the SATAII0and SATAII1connectors,setSATA-II 1Primary/SecondaryRAIDto
Enabled).
Figure2
The BIOSSetup menusdescribed inthissection maynotshowthe exactsettingsforyour
motherboard.The actualBIOSSetup menu optionsyou will see shall depend on the motherboard
you haveand the BIOSversion.
CMOSSetup Utility-Copyright(C)1984-2005 AwardSoftware
IntegratedPeripherals
}SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto]
IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]
Serial-ATA-II 1 [Enabled]
Serial-ATA-II 2 [Enabled]
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
Item Help
Menu Level}
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp
F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:OptimizedDefaults
CMOSSetup Utility-Copyright(C)1984-2005 AwardSoftware
SATAII RAIDConfig
Item Help
Menu Level}
SATA-II RAID function [Disabled]
xSATA-II 1 Primary RAID Disabled
xSATA-II 1 Secondary RAID Disabled
xSATA-II 2 Primary RAID Disabled
xSATA-II 2 Secondary RAID Disabled
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp
F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:OptimizedDefaults

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Step 2:
If you do notcreateRAID,selectHardDisk BootPriorityunderthe AdvancedBIOSFeatures menu.
Inthe HardDisk BootPrioritysubmenu,selectthe modelofthe SATAharddriveontowhichyou wish
toinstall Microsoft Windows2000/XP.You shouldsee ascreen similartoFigure3below.
Figure3
Afterconfiguring the SATAcontrollermode insystemBIOS,ifyou wishtocreateRAID,savethe settings
and exit. Then go toRAIDBIOS(refertopage 6)toconfigurethe RAIDarray.Afterfinished,re-enterthe
systemBIOSSetup tosetharddisk bootprioritybeforeOSinstallation.SelectHardDisk BootPriority
underthe AdvancedBIOSFeatures menu.Inthe HardDisk BootPrioritysubmenu,selectthe RAID
arrayontowhichyou wishtoinstall Microsoft Windows2000/XP (Figure4).
Figure4
CMOSSetup Utility-Copyright(C)1984-2005 AwardSoftware
HardDiskBootPriority
1. CH2 M. : ST3120026AS
2. CH3 M. : ST3120026AS
3. Bootable Add-in Cards
hi: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit
Item Help
Menu Level }}
Use <h>or <i> to
select a device, then
press <+> to move it
up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.
CMOSSetup Utility-Copyright(C)1984-2005 AwardSoftware
HardDiskBootPriority
1. SCSI-0: NVIDIA MIRROR 111.7
2. Bootable Add-in Cards
hi: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit
Item Help
Menu Level }}
Use <h>or <i> to
select a device, then
press <+> to move it
up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.

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CMOSSetup Utility-Copyright(C)1984-2005 AwardSoftware
AdvancedBIOSFeatures
}Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
First Boot Device [CDROM]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
Init Display First [PEG]
higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp
F5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:OptimizedDefaults
Item Help
Menu Level}
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
Step 3:
TobootfromWindowsinstallation CD-ROM,setFirstBootDevice underthe AdvancedBIOSFeatures
menu toCDROM(Figure5).
Step 4:
Saveand exitBIOSSetup.
Figure5

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(3)Configuring RAIDsetinRAIDBIOS
Enterthe RAIDBIOSsetup utilitytoconfigureaRAIDarray.Skipthisstep and proceed toSection 4if
you do notwanttocreateRAID.
Step 1:
Afterthe POSTmemorytestbeginsand beforethe operating systembootbegins,lookforamessage
whichsays "Press F10 toenterRAIDsetup utility"(Figure6).Hitthe F10 keytoenterthe RAIDBIOS
setup utility.
Figure6
Step 2：
The Define aNewArrayscreen isthe firstoption screen when you enterthe NVIDIARAIDsetup utility.
(Figure7).You can press the TAB keytohighlightthrough options.
Step 3:
Inthe RAIDMode field,usethe UPorDOWNARROWkeytoselectaRAIDmode.The supported RAID
modesinclude Mirroring (default),Striping,Stripe Mirroring,Spanning and Raid5.The following isan
exampleofRAID0arraycreation.
Step 4:
If RAID0(Striping)isselected,you can manuallysetthe striping block size.Inthe Striping Block field,
usethe UPorDOWNARROWkeytosetthe Striping Block size.The KB isthe standardunitofStriping
Block size.Werecommend you leaving ittothe defaultsetting--Optimal(64K).The sizerange isfrom
4Kto128K.
Figure7
MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 6.21
Copyright (C) 2005 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array ...
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...
MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal
FreeDisks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
2.0.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB
2.1.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB
ArrayDisks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
[g] Add
[f] Del
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup

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Step 6:
Press F7afterselecting the targetharddisks.Amessage whichsays "Cleardisk data?"will appear(Figure
9).If you aresuretoclearthe datainthe selected harddrives,press Y.(If the harddrivescontain
previouslycreated RAIDarray,you need topress Ytoclearthe datafromthe harddrives.)
Figure9
Figure8
Step 5:
Next, selectthe harddriveswhichyou wishtobe included inthe disk array.The Free Disks section
displays the information aboutthe currentlyinstalled SATAharddrives.Press the TAB keytomoveto
the Free Disks section.Selectthe targetharddrivesusing the UPorDOWNARROWkeyand usethe
RIGHTARROWkeytoadd the harddrivestothe ArrayDisks section (Figure8).
Clear disk data ?
[Y] YES [N] NO
MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
[g] Add
[f] Del
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup
2.0.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB
2.1.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB
FreeDisks
Loc Disk Model Capacity ArrayDisks Loc Disk Model Capacity
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
[g] Add
[f] Del
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup
1.0.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB
1.1.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB
MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005
- Define a New Array -
ArrayDisks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
FreeDisks
Loc Disk Model Capacity Clear disk data ?
[Y] YES [N] NO

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Toread moreinformation aboutthe RAIDarray,press ENTERtoenterthe ArrayDetail screen (Figure
11),whereyou shouldsee detailed information aboutRAIDmode,disk block size,disk modelname,
and disk capacity,etc.
Figure11
Figure10
Afterthat, the ArrayListscreen displaying the RAIDarrayyou created will appear(Figure10).
If you wanttosetthe disk arrayasbootdevice,usethe UPorDOWNARROWkeytoselectthe array
and press B.The Bootsection will showYes.
Todeletethe array,press Dinthe ArrayDetail screen.When the "Deletethisarray?"message appears,
press YtoconfirmorNtocancel.Press ENTERtoreturntothe ArrayListscreen.
Toexitthe NvidiaRAIDutility,press ESCinthe mainmenu orCtrl+Xinthe ArrayListscreen.
Now,you can proceed toinstall the SATAcontrollerdriverand operating system.
MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005
- Array List -
[Ctrl-X] Exit [hi] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail
Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name
No 2Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 223.57G
Array 2 : NVIDIA STRIPE 223.57G
- Array Detail -
RAID Mode: Striping
Striping Width : 1 Striping Block: 64K
Adapt Channel M/S Index DiskModel Capacity
1 0 Master 0ST3120026AS 111.79GB
1 1 Master 1ST3120026AS 111.79GB
[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return

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(4)Making aSATAcontrollerdriverdisk
Toinstall Windows2000/XP ontoaSATAharddrive/RAIDarrayon the nVIDIAnForce430 controller
successfully,you need toinstall required driverforthe SATAcontrollerduring OSinstallation.Without
the driver,the harddrive/RAIDarraymaynotbe recognized during the Windowssetup process.
Firstofall,you need tocopythe driverforthe SATAcontrollerfromthe motherboarddriverCD toa
floppydisk.The instructionsbelowexplainhowtocopythe driver.
Step 1:Find an availablesystemand insertthe motherboarddriverCD intothe CD-ROMdrive.The
installation utilitywill appearautomatically.Quitthe installation utilityfirst.
Step 2:GotoMyComputerand right-click the CD-ROMdriveicon and selectOpen(Figure12).
Figure13
Figure12
Step 3:Gotothe BootDrvfolderand lookforan executableprogramnamed MENU.exe(Figure13).

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Figure14
Step 5:
Insertan emptyfloppydisk and selectthe nVIDIASerialATAdriverbypressing the corresponding letter
fromthe menu (forexample,fromthe menu inFigure14,press ItoselectnVIDIAC51 Series Raid(XP)
ifyou wishtoinstall WindowsXP orpress JtoselectnVIDIAC51 Series Raid(2K)ifyou wishtoinstall
Windows2000).Then itwill takeaboutone minutetocopythe SATAdriverfromthe motherboarddriver
CD tothe floppydisk.
Step 6:
Press 0toexitwhen the procedureiscomplete.
Step 4:
Double-click MENU.exe.AnMS-DOSpromptscreen similartoFigure14 belowwill appear(Note).
(Note):The nameofthe driversinthe menu mightdiffer,depending on the version ofyour
driverCD-ROMdisk.