User`s guide

D-2 NovaScale R422 Installation and User's Guide
Confi guring Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID
functions (--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)
Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load the
Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.
Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings, Scroll
down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter> key. Select
"OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default settings for the
BIOS.
Use the arrow keys to select the "Main" section in BIOS.
Scroll down to "SATA Control Mode" and press the <Enter> key to select "Enhanced"
Scroll down to "SATA RAID Enabled" and press <Enter>. Then, select "Enabled."
Scroll down to "ICH RAID Codebase" and select "Adaptec". Then press <Enter>.
(*For ICH RAID Codebase: Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec.)
Scroll down to "Exit". Select "Exit Saving Changes" from the "Exit" menu. Press the
<Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.
Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.
During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to run the
Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message: Press <Ctrl>
<A> for Intel RAID Confi guration Utility.
The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver
The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA/RAID functionality and
performance enhancements to a motherboard. RAID striping (RAID 0) allows data to
be written across multiple drives, greatly improving hard disk I/O performance. RAID
mirroring (RAID 1) allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives, improving data
security even if a single hard disk fails. A Stripe of Mirrors (RAID 10) provides multiple
RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe, maximizing data security and system effi ciency.
By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design,
Bull's X7DBT/X7DBT-INF offers the user the benefi ts of SATARAID without the high costs
associated with hardware RAID applications.
Using the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility (ARC)
The Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility, an embedded BIOS Utility, includes the following:
Array Confi guration Utility: Use this utility to create, confi gure and manage arrays.
Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.
To run the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility, you will need to do the following:
Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS (refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS
Confi gurations).
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