MSI 945gm2 H Manual

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The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as
following:
Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. 

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After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to
continue.The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue. 

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Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following
window, and click Next button to start installation.Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the
program icon. 

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Once the installation is complete, the following window appears. The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID
Edition Setup installation status. 

5-14MS-7210 Micro-ATX MainboardRAID Migration Instructions
The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single
Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard
drive is added to the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an
existing disk. However, several important steps must be followed at the time the
system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a
second SATA hard drive:
1.BIOS must be...

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Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk
To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create
RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive.The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead
you for the following procedure. Click Next to continue. 

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(1) Step 1: Configure Volume
Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name,
selecting the RAID level and strip size.† RAID Volume Name:
A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the ‘RAID_Volume0’ text
currently appears above. The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters.
The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters.
† RAID Level:
Select the desired RAID level:
RAID 0 (Performance) –A volume...

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(2) Select the source disk
Then select the source disk that you wish to use and then click “--->” to
move it to the Selected field. Then click Next to continue.
It is very important to note which disk is the source disk (the one containing all
of the information to be migrated) and which one is the target disk. On a RAID Ready
system, this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port (e.g. Port
0 or Port 1) the single disk is attached to.
You can...

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(3) Select Member Hard Drive(s)
Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and then
click “--->” to move it to the Selected field. Then click Next to continue.
Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted
permanently. Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing. 

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Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID
volume. You may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is
recommended you use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage. For
RAID 0 volume, if you do not specify 100% of the hard drive space, the rest hard
drive space will be worked as RAID 1 volume, which is the new technology called
Intel Matrix RAID. Then click Next to continue.(5)...