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TableofContents

Configuring SATAHardDrive(s)(Controller:nVIDIAnForce4 SLI)...................................................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:nVIDIAnForce4 SLI)

"*"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-ATAII 1orSerial-ATAII 2underthe IntegratedPeripherals

menu isenabled (Serial-ATAII1controlsthe SATAII0/1connectorsand Serial-ATAII2controlsthe

SATAII2/3connectors).If you wishtocreateRAIDarray,press ENTERon the IDE/SATAII RAID

Configitemtoenterthe submenu .

SATAConfigurations(P4nForce4 SLIseries)- 3-

Figure1

Inthe IDE/SATAII RAIDConfigsubmenu,enableIDE/SATAII RAIDfunction.Then enablethe SATA

portswithharddisks thatyou wanttouseforRAID.Inthe exampleinFigure2,enableSATAII 1Primary/

SecondaryRAIDorSATAII 2Primary/SecondaryRAID).(Forexample,ifyou wishtocreateRAID

withharddisks on the SATAII0and SATAII1connectors,setSATAII 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.

IntegratedPeripherals

IDE/SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter]

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]

On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]

IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto]

IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]

Serial-ATAII 1 [Enabled]

Serial-ATAII 2 [Enabled]

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

AC97 Audio [Auto]

Onboard LAN2 Function [Auto]

Onboard SATAII/IDE3 [Enabled]

Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode [BASE]

Onboard 1394b Function [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Function [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

i-Lock [Enabled]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

Item Help

Menu Level}

higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp

F3:LanguageF5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:OptimizedDefaults

IDE/SATAII RAIDConfig

Item Help

Menu Level}

IDE/SATAII RAID function [Enabled]

IDE Primary Master RAID [Disabled]

IDE Primary Slave RAID [Disabled]

IDE Secndry Master RAID [Disabled]

IDE Secndry Slave RAID [Disabled]

SATAII 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]

SATAII 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]

SATAII 2 Primary RAID [Enabled]

SATAII 2 Secondary RAID [Enabled]

higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp

F3:LanguageF5: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

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.

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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Step 3:

TobootfromWindowsinstallation CD-ROM,setFirstBootDevice underthe AdvancedBIOSFeatures

menu toCD-ROM(Figure5).

Step 4:

Saveand exitBIOSSetup.

Figure5

AdvancedBIOSFeatures

}Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDROM]

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

ROM Boot Priority [PROMISE]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]

Password Check [Setup]

CPU Hyper-Threading #[Enabled]

Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled]

No-Execute Memory Protect [Enabled]

CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Enabled]

CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) [Enabled]

CPU EIST Function [Enabled]

Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled]

Intel Onscreen Branding [Enabled]

Init Display First [PEG]

higf:MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp

F3:LanguageF5:PreviousValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:OptimizedDefaults

Item Help

Menu Level}

Select Hard Disk Boot

Device Priority

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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 5.16

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

FreeDisks

Loc Disk Model Name

2.0.M ST3120026AS

2.1.M ST3120026AS

ArrayDisks

Loc Disk Model Name

[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).

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

FreeDisks

Loc Disk Model Name ArrayDisks

Loc Disk Model Name

[g] Add

[f] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup

2.0.M ST3120026AS

2.1.M ST3120026AS

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

FreeDisks

Loc Disk Model Name ArrayDisks

Loc Disk Model Name

[g] Add

[f] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup

1.0.M ST3120026AS

1.1.M ST3120026AS

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 Feb 8 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 223.58G

Array 2 : NVIDIA STRIPE 223.58G

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Striping

Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K

Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Name Capacity

2 0 Master 0ST3120026AS 111.79GB

2 1 Master 1ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return

SATAConfigurations(P4nForce4 SLIseries)- 9-

(4)Making aSATAcontrollerdriverdisk

Toinstall Windows2000/XP ontoaSATAharddrive/RAIDarrayon the nVIDIAnForce4 SLIcontroller

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 GtoselectnVIDIAC19 Series Raid

(XP)ifyou wishtoinstall WindowsXP orpress HtoselectnVIDIAC19 Series Raid(2K)ifyou wish

toinstall Windows2000).Then itwill takeaboutone minutetocopythe SATAdriverfromthe

motherboarddriverCD 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.

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