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2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP
2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP
2.9.1 Installation of Windows 2000 / Windows XP
For the installation of Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please insert
Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD into the optical drive. Then remove the
floppy diskette, and reboot the system. At the very beginning, you will see
the message at the bottom of the screen, “Press F6 if you need to install a
third party SCSI or Raid driver....” At this moment, please press <F6> key
and follow the instructions of Windows 2000 or Windows XP for the proper
installation.
2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations
2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations
2.9.2 RAID 0 / RAID 1 Configurations
This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset that integrates
RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA
(SATA) channels. This section will introduce RAID 0, RAID 1, and the guide to
configure RAID 0 and RAID 1.
For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the same model and
capacity when creating a RAID set.
RAID 0RAID 0
RAID 0RAID 0
RAID 0
RAID 0 is called data striping that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to
read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. It will improve data access
and storage since it will double the data transfer rate of a single disk alone
while the two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a
sustained data transfer rate.
RAID 1RAID 1
RAID 1RAID 1
RAID 1
RAID 1 is called data mirroring that copies and maintains an identical image of
data from one drive to a second drive. It provides data protection and in-
creases fault tolerance to the entire system since the disk array management
software will direct all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a
complete copy of the data in the other drive if one drive fails.
Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions
Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions
Pre-installation Precautions
1. Please use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for
performance.
2. You may use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive if you are
creating a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for protection (the new drive must be of
the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives of
different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size. For
example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk
has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the RAID 1 set is 60GB.
3. Please verify the status of your hard disks.