User manual GIGABYTE GA-7DXR

[. . . ] FCC Compliance Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] <Press Any Key to Reboot> 8. Proceed to the Installing Driver chapter (see RAID Manual of the TUCD) to install the RAID driver and/or operating system. 68 7DXR Motherboard Using FastBuildTM Configuration Utility The FastBuildTM Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and manage the drive array on the motherboard. For purposes of this manual, it is assumed you have already created an array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view other options. Viewing BIOS Screen When you boot your system with the RAID function and drives installed, the FastBuild BIOS will detect the drives attached and show the following screen. FastTrak100 (tm)"Lite" BIOS Version 1. xx (Build xx) (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. . If an array exists already, the BIOS will display the following screen showing the board RAID BIOS version and status of the array. FastTrak100 (tm) "Lite"BIOS Version 1. xx (Build xxxx) (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. ID 1* MODE SIZE 1*2 Mirror TRACK-MAPPING 16126M 611/128/32 STATUS Functional Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility. . . . The array status consists of three possible conditions: Functional, Critical, Offline. Critical - A mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected. However, the array has temporarily lost its ability to provide fault tolerance. The user should identify the failed drive through the FastBuild Setup utility, and then replace the problem drive. Offline - A striped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected. When the array condition is "offline, " the user must replace the failed drive(s), then restore data from a backup source. 69 Raid Introduction Navigating the FastBuildTM Setup Menu When using the menus, these are some of the basic navigation tips: Arrow keys highlights through choices; [Space] bar key allows to cycle through options; [Enter] key selects an option; [ESC] key is used to abort or exit the current menu. Using the Main Menu This is the first option screen when entering the FastBuildTM Setup. FastBuild (tm) Utility 1. xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Main Menu ] Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 1 ] View Drive Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 2 ] View Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 3 ] Delete Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 4 ] Rebuild Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 5 ] Controller Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 6 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1. . . 6 to Select Option [ESC] Exit To create a new array automatically, follow the steps under "Creating Arrays Automatically" on page 71. To view drives assigned to arrays, see "Viewing Drive Assignments" on page 73. To delete an array (but not delete the data contained on the array), select "Deleting An Array" on page 80. To rebuild a mirrored array, see "Rebuilding an Array" on page 82. To view controller settings, see "Viewing Controller Configuration" on page 84. NOTE: After configuring an array using FastBuild, you should FDISK and format the arrayed drive(s) if you are using new, blank drives. Depending on the type of array you are using. 70 7DXR Motherboard Creating Arrays Automatically The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array. It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating. FastBuild will automatically build the array. FastBuild (tm) Utility 1. xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [Auto Setup Options Menu] Optimize Array for: Performance Typical Application usage: A/V Editing [ Auto Setup Configuration ] Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stripe Spare Drive Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Drives used in Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Array Disk Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16126 [ Keys Available ] [] Up [] Down [, , Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save Optimize Array For Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the "Optimize Array for" setting. [. . . ] Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 7DXR. F1). Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. [. . . ]