5-10 Chapter 5: Software support
5.5 NVIDIA
®
RAID congurations
The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in
the NVIDIA
®
nForce
®
570 SLI MCP (MCP55P). It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID
0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD for six independent Serial ATA disks.
The SATA ports are called channels that are associated with adapters. The rst
digit in the Location eld denes the adapter that the SATA port is associated with.
The 2nd digit denes the channel.
At the bottom section of the screen are the navigation keys. These keys allow you
to move through and select menu options.
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup
RAID Mode: Striped Stripe Block: Optimal
Free Disks Array Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity
1.0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XX.XXGB
1.1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XX.XXGB [→] Add
2.0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XX.XXGB
2.1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XX.XXGB
[ [←] Del
MediaShield BIOS Apr 20 2007
- Dene a New Array -
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup
The navigation keys vary depending on the menu level or option.
5.5.1 Entering the NVIDIA
®
RAID Utility
To enter the NVIDIA
®
RAID Utility:
1. Restart the computer.
2. During POST, press <F10> to display the utility main menu.
The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only, and
may not exactly match the items on your screen.