MSI Ms6728 Ver 1 Manual

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Delete Disk Array
A RAID can be deleted after it has been created.  To delete a RAID, 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.
Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except
RAID 1 arrays.  When a RAID is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives
will be reserved and become two normal disk drives. 
						

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Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive
If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to
other arrays, the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the
array capacity can  be selected  as a spare drive  for the RAID 1 array.  Select
Create/Delete Spare  and  press , the channel column will then be
activated.  Select the drive that you want to use as a spare drive and press
, the selected drive will be marked as Spare.  The spare drive cannot be
accessed in an OS.
To delete a spare drive, highlight Create/Delete Spare and press .
The spare drive will be highlighted, press  to delete the spare drive. 
						

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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  cannot  be selected if the
operating system does not boot from the disk array. Highlight the Select Boot
Array item; press  and the channel column will be activated. Then
highlight the target disk array and press . If user selects a disk array
that has a boot mark and press , its boot setting will be canceled. 
						

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View Serial Number of Hard Drive
Highlight Serial Number View and press .  Use arrow key to
select a drive, the selected drive’s serial number can be viewed in the last
column.  The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer.
Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen.  If there are
no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen. 
						

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

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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.
If BIOS  detects a broken RAID  1 array but there is  no  spare  hard  drive
available  for  rebuilding the array, BIOS will provide several operations to
solve such problem.
1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive:
This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a
good one.  If your computer does not support APM, you must turn off your
computer manually.  After replacing the hard drive, boot into BIOS and select
Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array.
2. Destroy the Mirroring Relationship:
This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array.  For
broken RAID 1 arrays, 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. 
						

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3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild:
This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to
rebuild the broken array.  After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will
be activated.
 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 selecting option Y will destroy all the data on the selected hard
drive.
4. Continue to boot:
This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into
OS. 
						

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Install Driver in Windows OS
h New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation
     The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows
XP.
1. Start the installation:
                 Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message Press F6 if  you
need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears.
            2. When the Windows Setup window is generated, press S to
specify an Additional Device(s).
            3. Insert the driver diskette VIA VT6420/VT8237 Disk Driver into
drive A: and press .
            4. Depending on your operation system, choose VIA Serial ATA RAID
Controller(Windows XP), VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows 2000)
or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows NT4) from the list that appears
on Windows XP Setup screen, press the  key.
           5. Press  to continue with installation or if you need to specify
any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time.  Once all devices are
specified, press  to continue with installation.
           6. From the Windows XP Setup screen, press the  key. Setup
will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation
h  Existing Windows XP Driver Installation
1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.
3. Under the Driver tab, click on VIA SATA RAID Utility.
4. The drivers will be automatically installed.
h  Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation
1. From Windows XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer
followed by the System icon.
2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab.
3. Click the + in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware
type. The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear.
Installing RAID Software & Drivers 
						

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Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility
The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high-
performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows* XP operating system. This version
of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features:
h Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP
h VIA SATA RAID utility
h RAID0 and RAID1 functions
Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA SATA RAID Utility to install the
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The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation. Click on
the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click
Next button to proceed the installation.