MSI K8mm3v Manual

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-9 1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive:
This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one.
If your computer does not support APM, you must turn off your computer manually.
After replacing the hard drive, boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement
drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array.
2. Destroy the Mirroring Relationship:
This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array. For broken RAID
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Install Driver in Windows OS
†  New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation
     The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP.
1.Start the installation:
Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message Press F6 if  you need
to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears.
2.When the Windows Setup window is generated, press S to specify an
Additional Device(s).
3.Insert the driver diskette VIA VT8237R Disk Driver into drive A: andpress...

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-11 Installation of VIA SATA RAID Drvier and Utility
The VIA SATA RAID Driver is the software package that enables high-performance
RAID 0 arrays in the Windows* XP operating system. This version of VIA SATA RAID
Driver contains the following key features:
† Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP
† VIA SATA RAID utility
† RAID0 and RAID1 functions
Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA SATA/IDE RAID Drivers to install the software.
The InstallShield Wizard...

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Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click  Next
button to proceed the installation.Finally, click “Finish” to complete the installation. 

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-13 Once the installation is complete, go to Start ---> Programs --->VIA ---> RAID --->
raid_tool.exe to enable VIA RAID Tool.After the software is finished installation, it will automati-
cally started every time Windows is initiated. You may
double-click on the          icon shown in the system tray of
the tool bar to launch the VIA RAID Tool utility.Using VIA RAID Tool
The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the
main...

5-14MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardClick on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 0 to see the details of each disk.Click onorbutton to determine the viewing type of left window pane.
There are two viewing types: By controllers and by device.  Click on the object in the
left window pane to display the status of the object in the right windowpane. The
following screen shows the status of Array 0---RAID 0. 

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-15You may also use the sameorbutton to view the statuses of Array 0-
--RAID 1.Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 1 to see the details of each disk. 

6-1 Using 2-, 4- & 6-Channel Audio FunctionUsing 2-, 4- & 6-Channel
   Audio Function
The mainboard is equipped with VIA VT1617A chip, which provides support
for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer
channel. VT1617A allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround
sound effect. The section will tell you how to install and use 4-/6-channel audio
function on the board.Chapter 5. Intel ICH6R RAID Introduc-
tion 

6-2MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardInstalling the Audio Driver
You need to install the driver for VIA VT1617 chip to function properly before you can
get access to 4-/6-channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below
to install the drivers for different operating systems.
Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
For Windows®
 2000, you must install Windows®
 2000 Service Pack2 or later before
installing the driver.
The following illustrations are based on Windows®
 XP environment and could...

6-3 Using 2-, 4- & 6-Channel Audio Function3.Click Next to install the AC’97 Audio software, and click Finish to restart the
system.
4.  You will find the       icon in the system tray and on the desktop. Double-click the
icon on the desktop or right-click on the icon in the system tray. Also, you can right-
click on the icon in the system tray and choose VIA Audio Deck, and the following
screen will appear to show some basic settings about the audio configuration.