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VT8237 SATA RAID User Manual

Enter BIOS Configuration Utility

When the system powers on, the following information will appear on screen. Press the 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility.

VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility v1.00 Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait . . . Press < Tab > Key into User Window! Channel 0 Master: IC35L040AVVA07-0 Channel 1 Master: IC35L040AVVA07-0

The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00
► Create Array → Drive Array with ► Delete Array the hard disks attached to ► Create/Delete Spare VIA IDE controller ► Select Boot Array ► Serial Number View F1 : View Array/disk Status ↑↓ : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit
Channel	Drive Name Array Name	Mode	Size(GB)	Status
Channel0 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA 100	38.34	Hdd
Channel1 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA 100	38.34	Hdd

Create Disk Array

1. Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press to call out the list of creation steps.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00
▶ Auto Setup For Data Security Create a RAID array with ▶ Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring) the hard disks attached to ▶ Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller ▶ Start Create Process	F1 : View Array/disk Status ↑↓ : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit
Channel	Drive Name Array Name	Mode	Size(GB)	Status
Channel0 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA	100 38.34	Hdd
Channel1 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA	100 38.34	Hdd

1. Highlight the Array Mode and press , then a list of array modes will appear. Just highlight the target array mode that you want to create, and press to

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00
	RAID 0 for performance a RAID array with RAID 1 for data protection the hard disks attached to VAIDE controller F1 : View Array/disk Status ↑↓ : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit
Channel	Drive Name Array Name	Mode	Size(GB)	Status
Channel0 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA 100	38.34	Hdd
Channel1 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA 100	38.34	Hdd

1. After selected array mode, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is "Auto Setup" another is "Select Disk Drives". Auto Setup let BIOS select the disk drives and create array automatically. Select Disk Drives let user select the array drives by required. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to select them respectively. After all drives have been selected, press to go back to the creation steps menu.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00
Auto Setup For Performance Create a RAID array with Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) the hard disks attached to Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller Block Size 64K Start Create Process F1 : View Array/disk Status ↑↓ : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit
Channel	Drive Name Array Name	Mode	Size(GB)	Status
[ * ]Channel0 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA	100 38.34	Stripe0
[ ]Channel1 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA	100 38.34	Hdd

1. If user selected a RAID 0 array in step 2, user also can select a block size for the array. Use the arrow key to highlight the Block Size and press , then select a block size from will popup. The block size can be selected from 4K to 64K Bytes.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00 ► Auto Setup For 4K Cre D array with ► Array Mode RAID 8K the hard disks attached to ► Select Disk Dri 16K VIA IDE controller ► Block Size 64K 32K ► Start Create Pr 64K F1 : View Array/disk Status ↑↓ : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status [*]Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe0 [*]Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe1

1. Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press . A warning message will appear, press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation.
2. Please note that all existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after the array creation.

Delete Disk Array

A specific RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a created RAID, please use the following steps:

1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press . The channel column will be activated.
2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press . A warning message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00
Create Array Delete a RAID array contain Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create/Delete Spare VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View F1 : View Array/disk Status ↑↓ : Move to next item The selected array will be destoried Enter : Confirm the selection Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N ESC : Exit
Channel	Drive Name	Array Name	Mode	Size(GB)	Status
[*] Channel0 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ARRAY 0	ATA 100	38.34	Stripe0
[*] Channel1 Master	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ARRAY 0	ATA 100	38.34	Stripe1

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID 1 is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives.

Select Boot Array

User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants to boot operating system from an array. Boot disk array can be not selected if user does not boot operating system from disk array. Use the arrow key to highlight the Select Boot Disk item then press . The channel column will be activated. Just use arrow key to highlight the target disk array then press . If user select a disk array that has a boot mark and press , then its boot setting will be canceled.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.00

▶ Create Array Sct/Clear bootable array
▶ Delete Array
▶ Create/Delete Spare
▶ Select Boot Array
Serial Number View F1 : View Array/disk Status

: Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel

Drive Name Array Name

Mode

Size(GB)

Status

[*] Channel0 Master

IC35L040AVVA07-0

ARRAY 0

ATA 100 38.34

Boot

[*] Channel1 Master

IC35L040AVVA07-0

ARRAY 0

ATA 100 38.34

Boot

Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array

When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects any inconsistencies, the status of the disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data.

Critical RAID 1 Critical Status

Duplicate now the RAID 1 array needs to

Continue to boot be duplicated to ensure

data consistency.

Fault Hdd Found:

Channel 1 Device 0 Fault

Remaining members of the failed array

Channel

Drive Name Array Name

Mode

Size(GB)

Status

Channel1 Device0

IC35L040AVVA07-0

Array0

ATA 100 38.34

Mirror

Channel0 Device0

IC35L040AVVA07-0

Array0

ATA 100 38.34

Source

Note:

1) Press to Exit.

2) After Execute, Press immediately can into Utility Window!

If user selects Continue to boot, it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS.

Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array

When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the status of the array will be marked as broken.

If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array, the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive. BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1. Selecting Continue to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system.

Broken RAID 1 Critical Status
Power off and check the failed drive disk member of a mirroring Destroy the Mirroring Relationship array has failed or is not Choose replacement drive and rebuild responding. The array is Continue to boot stilling functional, but fault	tolerance is disabled.

Remaining members of the failed array
Channel	Drive Name Array Name	Mode	Size(GB)	Status
Channel0 Device0	IC35L040AVVA07-0	Array0	ATA 100	38.34	Broken
Note: 1)Press <ESC> to Exit. 2)After Execute,Press <TAB> immediately can into Utility Window!

1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive:

This item enables users to turn off the computer and replace the failed hard drive with a good one. If users' computer does not support APM, the computer would need to be turned off manually. After the replacement, users can boot into BIOS and select 3 Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array.

2. Destroy the Mirroring Relationship:

This item enables users to cancel the data mirroring relationship of the broken array. For broken RAID 1 array, the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation.

However, Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommend because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array.

3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild:

This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array and replace the data to that particular hard drive. After choosing the item, the channel column will be activated.

Broken RAID 1 Critical Status
Power off and check the failed drive The contents on the disk Destroy the Mirroring Relationship you have selected will be Choose replacement drive and rebuild deleted. Continue to boot

Remaining members of the failed array
	Channel	Drive Name Array Name	Mode	Size(GB)	Status
( )	Channel1 Device0	IC35L040AVVA07-0	ATA	100 38.34	Hdd
Note: 1)Press <ESC> to Exit. 2)After Execute,Press <TAB> immediately can into Utility Window!

Highlight the target hard drive and press , a warning message will appear. Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild, or press N to cancel. Please note by selecting option Y, all the data on the selected hard drive will be destroyed.

4. Continue to boot:

This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS.

DRIVER AND RAID SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Microsoft Windows Driver Installation

1. After Windows has finished booting up, the system will automatically find the newly installed adapter and prompt the Found New Hardware Wizard window. Click Cancel to skip it.

Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for: RAID Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk, insert it now. What do you want the wizard to do? Install the software automatically (Recommended) Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) Click Next to continue. < Back Next > Cancel

1. Insert the bundled driver CD DISC into your CD-ROM drive, select "Serial ATA RAID Driver" installation bar on the dialogue Window to begin the driver and software installation.

2. Confirm the follow-up dialogue windows to finish the installation.

VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard 1.00 2003/06/12 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for VIA RAID Setup Program The InstallShield Wizard will install VIA RAID Setup Program on your computer. To continue, click Next. < Back Next > Cancel

1. When installation is completed, click Finish to restart the system.

VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard 1.00 2003/06/12 InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed VIA RAID Setup Program . Before you can use the program, you must restart your computer. Yes, I want to restart my computer now. No, I will restart my computer later. Remove any disks from their drives, and then click Finish to complete setup. Back Finish Cancel

Install Operating System into SATA HDD of VT8237

Install Windows 98SE or Me

1. Make sure the HDD wanted for installing the OS is in the first hard disk drive(C:).
2. Install OS.
3. Install driver after OS is installed.

Install Windows NT 4.0,2000,XP

1. Insert the bundled driver CD DISC into CD-ROM(G:).Copy all files and directories of G:\VIA chipset\SATA_Raid\DriverDisk\SATA folder to a floppy disk.Make sure following directoties and files are copied into floppy disk.

A:\

\Win2000

VIAsraid.inf

VIAsraid.sys

VIAsraid.cat

\Winnt40

VIAsraid.inf

VIAsraid.sys

\WinXP

VIAsraid.inf

VIAsraid.sys

VIAsraid.cat

Txtsetup.oem

VT8237

1. Install OS from CD-ROM.

2. Press "F6" when display "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..."

3. Insert floppy disk.

4. Choose the OS device driver wanted for loading.

5. Install OS.

6. Install driver after OS is installed.

APPENDIX

Note to User:

1. The bundled driver CD attached an Auto-Run feature for all the drivers that the motherboard need. Please select the drivers that you want to install and click the button on the installation panel.

2. This motherboard support USB2.0 feature only on Windows® 2000/XP OS.