ASROCK 775XFIRE-ESATA2+ - Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID

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2.15.2 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,2.15.2 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,
2.15.2 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,2.15.2 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,
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RAID 1 or RAID 5 RAID 1 or RAID 5
RAID 1 or RAID 5 RAID 1 or RAID 5
RAID 1 or RAID 5
If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the following
steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID configuration to a two drive
RAID 0, RAID 1 configuration or three drive RAID 5 configuration. To prepare for
this, you will need another SATA hard drive with a capacity equal to or greater
than that currently being used as the source hard drive.
1. Physically attach one additional SATA hard drive to the SATA port not being
used. Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system; you will
use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration.
2. Boot Windows
®
, install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager software, if not
already installed, using the setup package obtained from a CD-ROM or from the
Internet. This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links.
3. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select “Create RAID
volume from Existing Hard Drive” from the Actions menu. This will activate the
Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard. Click through the dialogs
as prompted. It’s important to understand what will occur during the migration
process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost.
4. Once the migration is complete, reboot the system. If you migrated to a RAID 0
volume, use Disk Management from within Windows
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in order to partition and
format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are
combined. You may also use third-party software to extend any existing
partitions within the RAID volume.
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Installing WindowsInstalling Windows
Installing WindowsInstalling Windows
Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TMTM
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Without RAID FunctionsWithout RAID Functions
Without RAID FunctionsWithout RAID Functions
Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without
RAID functions, please follow the below steps.
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.
B. Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option “Configure
SATA as”, please set the option to [AHCI] or [IDE].
STEP 2: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. (Only when you select AHCI mode
and use SATA HDD.)
If you set “Configure SATA as” to [IDE], there is no need to make a
SATA driver diskette. If you select [AHCI] mode and install Windows
®
OS on
IDE drive, you do not have to make a driver diskette.
The installation procedures for Windows
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Vista
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are subject to change.