JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance. -65 -Appendix English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals). 4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter Tab to select VT8237R RAID; Ctrl + S to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit our website at http:\\to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS The RAID BIOS setup utility lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array. Entering the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility 1. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Tab. The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You have a few seconds to press Tab before the window disappears. VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2.41 Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved. Scan Devices, Please wait... Press key into User Window! Serial_Ch0 Master : ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master : ST3120026AS Press Tab to enter RAID setup utility, the VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen will appear. You can press up arrow key<..> or down arrow key<..> to move the selection bar and select the item that you want to execute. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41 • .......... Create Array • .......... Delete Array • .......... Create/Delete Spare • .......... Select Boot Array • .......... Serial Number View Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : View Array/disk Status • .......... , • .......... : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Array Name Mode Size(GB) SATA 111.79 SATA 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard -66 A. Create Array: Press Enter on Create Array item, you will see the screen as shown below. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41 English • .......... Auto Setup For Performance • .......... Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) • .......... Select Disk Drives • .......... Block Size 64K • .......... Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : View Array/disk Status • .......... , • .......... : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Array Name Mode Size(GB) SATA 111.79 SATA 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd Before create an Array, you have to set the array mode first. Select Array Mode and press Enter, use the arrow key to select the array mode. The options are: RAID 0 for performance, RAID 1 for data protection, and RAID SPAN for capacity. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41 • .......... Auto Setup For Data Security • .......... Array Mode RAID • .......... Select Disk Drives • .......... Block Size 64K • .......... Start Create Process RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID SPAN for capacity Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : View Array/disk Status • .......... , • .......... : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Array Name Mode Size(GB) SATA 111.79 SATA 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd -67 -Appendix English After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array. Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements. Select the Select Disk Drives item and press Enter, use the arrow key to select the hard disk. The selected hard disk will be marked a star(*) signal. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41 • .......... Auto Setup For Performance • .......... Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) • .......... Select Disk Drives • .......... Block Size 64K • .......... Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : View Array/disk Status • .......... , • .......... : Move to next item Enter...
