User`s manual

22 MFMAXDATA PLATINUM 100 I M7Server Utilities

Conﬁguring the System for embedded Serial ATA RAID

Conﬁguring the BIOS

1. Make sure you are having at least two SATA hard drives.

2. Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)

memory tests begin.

3. Go to “Advanced” - “Drive Configuration”; ensure “Configure SATA as RAID” is enabled.

4. Then save your settings by pressing <F10>.

Creating your RAID set

1. Upon re-boot you will see the Embedded RAID Option ROM status message on the screen:

Press <CTRL-E> to enter RAID Configuration Utility

Then press CTRL-E to enter the RAID Option ROM user interface.

2. In the Management Menu, select option #1: “Configure”. Choose “Easy Configuration”.

3. Mark ready drives to be used in the RAID array using the space bar and press F10 to end

selection.

4. On the “Select Configurable Arrays” screen press <space> and <F10>.

5. Enter the properties of the new RAID: RAID Level, Size, Stripe Size. Accept the settings.

6. Exit the Easy Configuration Screen using <ESC> and save the configuration.

7. Return to the Management Menu and Initialize the new RAID.

Loading the RAID Drivers

1. Begin Microsoft

Windows

Setup by booting from the Microsoft

Windows

installation CD.

2. At the beginning of Microsoft

Windows

Setup, press <F6> to install a third-party SCSI or

RAID driver. When prompted, insert the floppy with the RAID driver. Install the SATA RAID

Controller driver.

3. Finish the Microsoft

Windows

installation and install all necessary drivers.

4. Install the MegaIDESpy software via the Express Installer CD / Deployment Toolkit CD

included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will allow for

local monitoring of the RAID configuration.