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2 nvidia, Mediashield raid configurations, Setting the bios raid items – Asus M2N32-SLI User Manual

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MediaShield RAID configurations

The motherboard includes a high performance RAID controller integrated in

the NVIDIA

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nForce™ 0 SLI southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID

, RAID 0+, RAID and JBOD for four independent Serial ATA channels.

Setting the BIOS RAID items

After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID

items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.
To set the BIOS RAID items:

. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST)

to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. From the Main > Serial ATA Configuration menu item in the BIOS set

the nVidia RAID Function item to Enabled.

3. Select and enable the SATA drive(s) that you want to configure as

RAID. See section “4.4.7 Onboard Device Configuration” for details.

. Save your changes and Exit Setup.

• For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA® RAID configuration, refer to

the “NVIDIA

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RAID User’s Guide” found in your motherboard support

CD.

• When using Windows 2000 operating system, make sure to install

the Windows 2000 Service Pack or later versions.

Make sure to re-enter your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared;

otherwise, the system will not recognize your RAID setup.