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5.1 VIA RAID Configurations.................................5-1

5.1-1 Install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks.............5-1

5.1-2 Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility...................5-2

5.1-3 Create Array..............................................................5-3

5.1-4 RAID 0 for performance...........................................5-3

5.1-5 RAID 1 for data protection.....................................5-4

5.1-6 Delete Array...............................................................5-5

5.1-7 Select Boot Array......................................................5-5

5.1-8 Serial Number View..................................................5-6

5.1-9 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array...........................5-6

5.1-10 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array................................5-7

5.2 Installing RAID Software & Drivers..................5-8

5.2-1 Install Driver in Windows OS.................................5-8

5.3 Using VIA RAID Tool................................5-10

5.4 Introduction for SiS180 RAID Function..........5-13

5.4-1 Serial/Ultra ATA RAID Interfaces..........................5-13

5.5 Features.........................................................5-13

Reference 5.6 Support Operating Systems.............................5-13

5.7 What is RAID.................................................5-14

5.8 Installing Software Drivers...............................5-14

5.8-1 New Windows 2000/XP Installation...................5-14

5.8-2

5.8-3

5.8-4

5.9 BIOS Utility Operation...................................5-15

5.9-1 Starting BIOS Utility..............................................5-15

5.9-2 Creating RAID........................................................5-16

5.9-3

5.9-4 Creating a RAID 1 (Mirror) Array......................5-19

5.9-5 Creating a JBOD Array.........................................5-20

5.9-6 Creating a RAID 0+1 (Stripe-Mirror) Array....5-21

Existing Windows 2000/XP/98/Me

Installation..............................................................5-15

Confirming Windows 2000/XP Driver Installa-

tion............................................................................5-15

Confirming Windows 98/Me Driver Installa-

tion............................................................................5-15

Creating a RAID 0 (Stripe) Array for Perfor-

mance........................................................................5-16

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