HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Version 1.
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disk Mirroring (RAID 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disk Striping (RAID 0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Supported SATA RAID Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Steps to Set Up RAID 1 in Mirror Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Create RAID Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Introduction RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and to provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member without loss of data. SATARAID™ provides two RAID Set types: Striped Set (RAID 0) and Mirrored Set (RAID 1). Disk Mirroring (RAID 1) Disk mirroring creates an identical twin for a selected disk by writing the data simultaneously to two disks.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Supported SATA RAID Features ■ RAID Striping (RAID 0) ■ RAID Mirroring (RAID 1) ■ On-line Mirror Rebuilding ■ RAID Set accommodates multiple size HDDs ■ HDDs function normally when not in RAID Sets ■ Adjustable stripe size for RAID 0 ■ Automatically selects highest available transfer speed for all ATA and ATAPI devices ■ Supports the following: ❏ UDMA up to 150MB/Sec.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Steps to Set Up RAID 1 in Mirror Mode Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS: 1. Select ‘Integrated Peripherals’ in the Main Menu of F10 BIOS setup. 2. Select the ‘South OnChip PCI Device.’ 3. Select ‘Onboard Chip SATA.’ Installation and Setup Guide www.hp.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 4. When the ‘Onboard Chip SATA’ appears, select ‘RAID Controller,’ press Enter to accept this selection and save the setting to CMOS. Note: To increase the amount of time needed to access the BIOS RAID utility during post, you can change the default value of zero seconds. The option to change the ’POST Delay’ is in the F10 BIOS Setup in the ’Standard CMOS Features’ menu. Create RAID Sets 1.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 4. Select ‘Automatically Configure’ option. 5. Assign the source and target drive. 6. The message ‘Are You Sure?’ will display before completing the configuration. Answer ‘N’ to abort the creation of the new RAID set, or ‘Y’ to proceed with the RAID set creation. 7. Install the drivers for RAID in the Windows operating system. Step 1a or 1b will need to be performed depending on OS installation status.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide b. Double click on ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers.’ If there is no yellow '!' or '?' in front of ‘ATI Serial ATA Controller,’ the driver is installed correctly. B. Installing RAID Drivers during Microsoft Windows XP OS Installation 1. The RAID drivers are in the C:\Compaq\RAID\INF folder on your HP dx5150 computer or may be downloaded from the HP Web site (www.hp.com). Please check the HP support Web site for possible updates to these drivers in the future.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 2. Put the INF file on a floppy disk or any media that is accessible during the Windows operating system installation. 3. Install the new SATA drive(s) in the computer. a. Power off the system. b. Connect the hard drives to the SATA ports. c. Power up the system. 4. Install the driver during the Windows OS startup. a. Insert your Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive, or the XP boot diskette #1 in the floppy drive if your system cannot boot from the CD. b.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Verify Driver Installation under Windows XP 1. Right click on ‘My Computer’ icon, select ‘Properties,’ left click on the ‘Hardware’ tab, and on the ‘Device Manager’ button. 2. Double click on ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers.’ If there is no yellow '!' or '?' in front of ‘ATI Serial ATA Controller,’ the driver is installed correctly. 8 www.hp.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Steps to Set Up RAID 0 in Striped Mode CAUTION: If ”Disk Striping (RAID 0)” is to be used, all the data on the hard drives will be erased. Enable RAID in the Computer BIOS 1. Select ‘Integrated Peripherals’ in the Main Menu of the F10 BIOS setup. 2. Select the ‘South OnChip PCI Device.’ 3. Select ‘Onboard Chip SATA.’ Installation and Setup Guide www.hp.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 4. When the ‘Onboard Chip SATA’ appears select ‘RAID Controller,’ press Enter to accept this selection and save the setting to CMOS. Note: To increase the amount of time needed to access the BIOS RAID utility during post, you can change the default value of zero seconds. The option to change the ‘POST Delay’ is in the F10 BIOS Setup in the ‘Standard CMOS Features’ menu. Create RAID Sets 1.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 4. Select ‘Automatically Configure’ option. If you chose manual configuration for Striped Sets, you can change the chunk size. Assign the source and target drive. 5. The message ‘Are You Sure?’ will display before completing the configuration. Answer ‘N’ to abort the creation of the new RAID set, or ‘Y’ to proceed with the RAID set creation. Install RAID Drivers during Windows OS Install 1.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide 8. Partition and format the Master RAID drive by following the setup instructions to select your choice of partition and file system during Windows installation. 9. Install the Windows operating system on the Master RAID drive. After Windows setup has examined your drives, it will copy files to the Windows installation folders and restart the system. Verify Driver Installation under Windows XP 1.
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HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Description of RAID Setup Operations Creating RAID Sets As previously discussed, the SATA host controller supports RAID 0 or RAID 1 configurations. The selection of the RAID configuration should be based upon factors including performance, data security, and the number of drives available. You should carefully consider the long-term role of the system and plan the data storage strategy.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Rebuilding RAID 1 Set This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID 1 set after the failure of one of the members. 1. Select ‘Rebuild RAID 1 Set.’ 2. Select the desired set and press Enter. 3. Press ‘Y’ when asked ‘Are You Sure?’ 4. The set will be rebuilt. The status of the rebuild is displayed in the Main Menu window.
HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide To maintain the same drive lettering, you may need to swap the SATA cable connected to the drive, or in the case of a SATA-based removable drive unit, you may need to change the order of the drives within the chassis. Low Level Formatting The Low Level Format item selection allows you to completely erase the data on a hard drive. However, this is a drastic step and is not typically needed.
