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4 jmicron, Raid configuration, Before creating a raid set – Asus P5B-E Plus User Manual

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5.4.4

JMicron

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RAID Configuration

The JMicron

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Serial ATA controller allows you to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and

JBOD sets on the external Serial ATA hard disk drives.

Before creating a RAID set

Prepare the following items:

1. Two SATA HDDs, preferably with the same model and capacity.
2. A write-enabled floppy disk
3. Microsoft

®

Windows

®

OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP)

4. Motherboard support CD with JMB363 driver

Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set:

1. Install the external Serial ATA hard disk drives (HDDs) on your system.
2. Set the

JMicron Controller Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section

“4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration” for details.

3. Enter the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility to set up your RAID configuration.
4. Create a JMB363 RAID driver disk for Windows

®

OS installation. See section

“5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk” for details.

5. Install the JMB363 driver after the Windows

®

OS had been installed.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset

HD Audio Controller

[Enabled]

Front Panel Support Type

[HD Audio]

Onboard 1394 Controller

[Enabled]

Onboard PCIE GbE LAN

[Enabled]

LAN Option ROM

[Disabled]

JMicron SATA/PATA Controller

[Enabled]

JMicron SATA Controller Mode

[SATA]

Serial Port1 Address

[3F8/IRQ4]

Enable or Disable

High Definition Audio

Controller

Always install the JMB363 driver before creating RAID sets.