PC CHIPS M860 (v1.0)
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1. 45 1 Power off and Check the Failed Drive This item enables users to turn off the computer and replace the failed hard drive with a good one If users computer does not support APM the computer would need to be turned off manually After the replacement users can boot into BIOS and select 3 Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array 2 Destroy the Mirroring Relationship This item enables users to cancel the data mirroring relationship of the broken array For broken RAID 1 array the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation However Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommend because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array 3 Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild This item enables users to select an already connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array and replace the data to that particular hard drive After choosing the item the channel column will be activated Broken RAID 1 ___________ _ __ Critical Status Power off and check the failed drive The contents on the disk Destroy the Mirroring Relationship you have selected will be Choose replacement drive and rebuild deleted Continue to boot Remaining members of the failed array Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channeli DeviceO IC35L040AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Hdd Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Exe2. Process F1 View Array disk Status AV Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channel0 Master 1C35L040AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Hdd Channel1 Master 1IC35L040AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Hdd 2 Highlight the Array Mode and press lt Enter gt then a list of array modes will appear Just highlight the target array mode that you want to create and press lt Enter gt to VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 0 RAID 0 for performance Create a RAID array with p RAID 1 for data protection the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller RAID SPAN for capacity F1 View Array disk Status AV Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channel0 Master 1C35L040AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Hdd Channel1 Master 1IC35L040AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Hdd Technical Reference Booklet 41 3 After selected array mode there are two methods to create a disk array One method is Auto Setup another is Select Disk Drives Auto Setup let BIOS select the disk drives and create array automatically Select Disk Drives let user select the array drives by required When using Select Disk Drives method the channel column will be activated Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press lt Enter gt to select them respectively After all drives have been selected press lt Esc gt to go back to the creat
3. lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window If user selects Continue to boot it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array 44 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives the status of the array will be marked as broken If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1 Selecting Continue to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system Broken RAID 1 ________ __ Critical Status Power off and check the failed drive A disk member of a mirroring Destroy the Mirroring Relationship array has failed or is not Choose replacement drive and rebuild responding The array is Continue to boot stilling functional but fault tolerance is disabled Remaining members of the failed array Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status ChannelO0 Device0 1IC35L040AVVA07 0O Array0o ATA 100 38 34 Broken Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window Technical Reference Booklet
4. will be destroyed after the array creation Delete Disk Array A specific RAID can be deleted after it has been created To delete a created RAID please use the following steps 1 Select Delete Array in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The channel column will be activated 2 Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press lt Enter gt A warning message will show up press Y to delete or press N to cancel VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 00 Create Array Delete a RAID array contain Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View FA View Array disk Status m Move to next item The selected array will be destoried Enter Confirm the selection Are you sure Conlinue Press Y N ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status id ChannelO Master MMT xteMeZ Tey AVANTE aV a i512 O N PWC LO ECT RCL aS 91 10 Channeli Master IC35LO40AVVA07 0 ARRAY 0 ATA 100 38 34 Stripe Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays When a RAID 1 is deleted the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives Select Boot Array User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants to boot operating system from an array Boot disk array can be not selected if user does not boot operating system from disk array Use the arrow key to highlight the Select Boot D
5. 39 VT8237 SATA RAID User Manual Enter BIOS Configuration Utility When the system powers on the following information will appear on screen Press the Tab key to enter BIOS configuration utility VIA Technologies nc VIA Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility v1 00 Copyright C VIA Technologies Inc All Right reserved Scan Devices Please wait Press lt Tab gt Key into User Window Channel 0 Master IC35L040AVVA07 0 Channel 1 Master IC35L040AVVA07 0 The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 00 Delete Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array gt gt gt Serial Number View Channel Drive Name Channel0 Master 1C35L040AVVA07 0 Channel1 Master 1IC35L040AVVA07 0 Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller F1 View Array disk Status A amp A Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Size GB Status ATA 100 38 34 Hdd ATA 100 38 34 Hdd VT8237 SATA RAID User Manual 40 Create Disk Array 1 Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press lt Enter gt to call out the list of creation steps VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 0 Auto Setup For Data Securit Create a RAID array with Array Mode RAID 1 Mirroring the hard disks attached to gt Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller Start Create
6. cute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window Highlight the target hard drive and press lt Enter gt a warning message will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Please note by selecting option Y all the data on the selected hard drive will be destroyed 4 Continue to boot This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array 46 DRIVER AND RAID SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Microsoft Windows Driver Installation 1 After Windows has finished booting up the system will automatically find the newly installed adapter and prompt the Found New Hardware Wizard window Click Cancel to skip it Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for RAID Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD QP or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended O Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 2 Insert the bundled driver CD DISC into your CD ROM drive select Serial ATA RAID Driver installation bar on the dialogue Window to begin the driver and software installation Technical Reference Booklet 47 3 Confirm the follow up dialogue windows to finish the installation VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard 1 00 2003 06 12 Welcome to the InstallShie
7. ion steps menu VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 00 Auto Setup For Performance Create a RAID array with Array Mode RAID 0 Striping the hard disks attached to Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller Block Size 64K Start Create Process F1 View Array disk Status av Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channel0 Master IC35LO40AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Stripe0 Channeli Master S 0xi korroa ATA 100 38 34 Hdd 4 If user selected a RAID 0 array in step 2 user also can select a block size for the array Use the arrow key to highlight the Block Size and press lt Enter gt then select a block size from will popup The block size can be selected from 4K to 64K Bytes VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 00 Auto Setup For Create a RAID array with Array Mode RAID the hard disks attached to Select Disk Dri VIA IDE controller Start Create Pr F1 View Array disk Status AV Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status ChannelO Master IC35LO040AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Stripe0 Channel1 Master 1C35L040AVVA07 0 ATA 100 38 34 Stripe1 Create Disk Array 42 5 Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear press Y to finish the creation or press N to cancel the creation 6 Please note that all existing content in the hard drive
8. isk item then press lt Enter gt The channel column will be activated Just use arrow key to highlight the target disk array then press lt Enter gt If user select a disk array that has a boot mark and press lt Enter gt then its boot setting will be canceled Technical Reference Booklet 43 VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 0 Create Array Sct Clear bootable array Delete Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View View Array disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status i ChannelO Master MiT sts Korro AVANE N nT O V OOE RC Samm 010 Channeli Master IC35LO40AVVA07 0 ARRAY 0 ATA 100 38 34 Boot Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data If BIOS detects any inconsistencies the status of the disk array will be marked as critical and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data Duplicate now the RAID 1 array needs to Continue to boot be duplicated to ensure data consistancy Fault Hdd Found Channel 1 Device 0 Fault Remaining members of the failed array Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channeli Device0 IC35LO40AVVA07 0 ArrayO ATA 100 38 34 Mirror Channel0 Device0 1IC35L040AVVA07 0 Array0 ATA 100 38 34 Source Note 1 Press
9. ld Wizard for VIA RAID Setup Program The InstallShield Wizard will install VIA RAID Setup Program on your computer To continue click Next 4 When installation is completed click Finish to restart the system VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard 1 00 2003 06 12 InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installled VIA RAID Setup Program Before you can use the program you must restart your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Back Finish Cancel Driver and RAID Software Installation 48 Install Operating System into SATA HDD of VT8237 Install Windows 98SE or Me 1 Make sure the HDD wanted for installing the OS is in the first hard disk drive C 2 Install OS 3 Install driver after OS is installed Install Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP 1 Insert the bundled driver CD DISC into CD ROM G Copy all files and directories of G VIA chipset SATA_Raid DriverDisk SATA folder to a floppy disk Make sure following directoties and files are copied into floppy disk A Win2000 VlAsraid inf VlAsraid sys VlAsraid cat Winnt40 VlAsraid inf VlAsraid sys WinXP VlAsraid inf VlAsraid sys VlAsraid cat Txtsetup ocem VT8237 2 Install OS from CD ROM 3 Press F6 when display Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 4 Insert floppy disk 5 Choose the OS device dri
10. ver wanted for loading 6 Install OS 7 Install driver after OS is installed APPENDIX Note to User 1 The bundled driver CD attached an Auto Run feature for all the drivers that the motherboard need Please select the drivers that you want to install and click the button on the installation panel 2 This motherboard support USB2 0 feature only on Windows 2000 XP OS
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