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Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI, GA-8N-SLI Pro, GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal, GA-8N-SLI ROYAL Installation guide

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Serial ATA(nVIDIA nForce4 SLI).........................................................2
(1)SATA................................................................................................................ 2
(2)BIOS SATA................................... 3
(3)RAID BIOSRAID................................................................................... 6
(4)SATA.............................................. 9
(5)S A TA.......................................................... 11
(6)Microsoft Windows 2000 ............................................. 14
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Serial ATA(nVIDIA nForce4 SLI)
SATA
(1)SATA
(2)BIOS SATA
(3)*RAID BIOSRAID
(4)SATA
(5)SATA
(a)S A TA(S A TA
RAID)
(b)
(c)Windows XP 2000
(d)
(1)SATA
SATA SATA
S A TA(SATA
S A TA)
"*"RAID
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(2)BIOS SATA
BIOS SATA
1
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test)<Del>
BIOSCMOS SETUPIntegrated Peripherals
SATASerial-ATAII 1 (Serial-ATAII 1SATAII0SATAII1)Se-
rial -ATAII 2 (Serial-ATAII 2SATAII2SATAII3)RAID
IDE/SATAII RAID Config
BIOS
BIOS
2
IDE/SATAII RAID ConfigIDE/SATAII RAID function SATAII 1
Primary/Secondary RAIDSATAII 2 Primary/Secondary RAIDEnabled (2) ( :
SATAII 0SATAII 1SATAII 1 Primary/Sec-
ondary RAIDEnabled)RAID RAID Disabled
1
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
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: General Help
F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
IDE/SATAII RAID Config
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: General Help
F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk
Boot PriorityMicrosoft Windows 2000/XP SATA(3)
3
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
Hard Disk Boot Priority
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.
BIOSRAID BIOS
(6)BIOS
Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (4)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
Hard Disk Boot Priority
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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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
Advanced BIOS Features
}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: General Help
F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level}
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
3
First Boo t Device
CD-ROM(5)
4
BIOS
5
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(3)RAID BIOSRAID
SATARAID BIOS SATA RAID
RAID
1
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test)
6<F10>NVIDIA RAID BIOS
6
2
<F10>NVIDIA RAID - Define a New Array(7)
<Ta b >
RAID(RAID Mode)
Mirrorin g RAID
Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning Raid 5RAID 0 (Striping)
Striping Block (Striping Block)
Striping Block KB Optimal(64K)
4K128K
7
MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 5.16
Copyright (C) 2005 NVIDIA Corp.
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
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
2.0.M ST3120026AS
2.1.M ST3120026AS
Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
[g] Add
[f] Del
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup
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3
RAID BIOS
<F7>"Clear disk data? "(
9)<Y> < N>
(Yes
)
9
8
SATAFree Dis ks <Tab>Free Dis ks
<g>Ar r ay Disk s (8)
MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks
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
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks
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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<Enter>Ar r ay Detai l (1 1 )
RAID
11
10
Array List(10)
<B>
Boo tYe s
<C>"Clear dis k data?"
<Y> < N>
<D>"Delete this array?"<Y>
<N>
<Enter>Array List<Ctrl + X>NVIDIA
RAID
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
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(4)SATA
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP SATA
S A TA
S A TA
1
2
(1 2 )
13
BootDrv
MENU.EXE(13)
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MENU.EX E MS-DOS( ) (14)
4
1 4
Microsoft Windows XP GG) nVIDIA C19 Series Raid (XP)
Microsoft Windows 2000 HH) nVIDIA C19 Series Raid (2K)
S A TA
5
0
( )
14
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15
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.
(5)SATA
S A TA B IOS
Microsoft Windows 2000 X P SATA(
Microsoft Windows XP )
1
Microsoft Windows XP Press
F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver<F6>
(1 5 )
2
S A TA<S>
16
Windows Setup
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices
installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s)
<none>
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
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RAID17 NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER*
<Enter>18 <S>1 7
NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller
17
SATA
"*"RAID NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage
Controller
RAID NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller
18
Windows Setup
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
Windows Setup
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)
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1 9 <ENTER>2 0
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Windows Setup
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
20
WindowsXP Professional
Microsoft(R)
Windows (R) XP
Windows XP
Windows XP
indows XP
ENTER= R= F3=
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(6)Microsoft Windows 2000
Windows 2000(Service Pack 2)
RAIDWindows 2000
NVRAID(nForce Driver Version 5.xx)RAID
1
SATAWindows 2000 Microsoft Service Pack 4
2
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test)<Del>
BIOSCMOS SETUPIntegrated PeripheralsWin-
dows 200 0 Enabled(21/22)BIOS
21
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
IDE/SATAII RAID Config
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: General Help
F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
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: General Help
F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized
Defaults
22
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<F10>NVIDIA RAID RAID(RAID Mode)Striping (23)
<Tab>Free Disks <g>SATAArray Disks
23
4
<F7>Clear disk dataN(2 4 )
<Ctrl + X>NVIDIA RAIDWindows 2000
24
MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks
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
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks
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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NVIDIA nForce Driver Package > >Nvidia
Corporatio n NVRAID Manager (Striping )
System Tasks Convert ArrayNext
RAID N ext
FinishNVRAID
1 ~ 2
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3Service Pack 4
Microsof t
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3Service Pack 4RAID
Windows 2 0 00
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