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Creating JBOD
Since BIOS no longer reports non-RAID drives to the system BIOS, if a non-RAID
boot drive or data drive is desired, a JBOD
can be created so BIOS will report it to the system BIOS.
1. To create a JBOD, Select ”Create RAID set”
2. Select “JBOD” and press Enter.
3. Select JBOD drive from the physical drive list and press Enter.
4. Select JBOD size with    and    keys.
5. After the JBOD size is set, the message “Are You Sure?” will display before
completing the configuration. Answer “N” to abort the creation of the JBOD, or “Y”
to proceed with the JBOD creation.
Deleting RAID Groups, Spare Drive, and JBOD
1. To remove one or more RAID sets, spare drives, and JBODs, select “Delete
RAID set”
2. Select the desired item to delete from the logical drive list and press Enter.
3. Press “Y” when asked, “Are You Sure?”
4. The drives will be returned to the selection of logical drives from which a new
RAID set can be created. 5. After the spare drive size is set, the message “Are You Sure?” will display
before completing the configuration. Answer “N” to abort the creation of the spare
drive, or “Y” to proceed with the spare drive creation.   
						

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Rebuild 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.
Resolving Conflicts
When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive
connection information including the channel on the host adapter to which it is
connected. If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a
RAID set or used in another system, it may have conflicting metadata, specifically
in reference to the drive connection information. If so, this will prohibit the RAID set
from being either created or rebuilt. In order for the RAID set to function properly,
this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata. To correct this,
select “Resolve Conflict” and the correct metadata, including the correct drive
connection information; will automatically be written to the replacement disk.
1. Select “Resolve Conflicts” and press Enter.   
						

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2. Select the “Conflict” entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter.     
						

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3. Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment
changing; for example the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict
resolution, it may become drive E. Be aware of this when performing a conflict
resolution. To maintain the same drive lettering, the SATA cables connected to the
drives may need to be swapped, or in the case of a SATA-based removable drive
unit, the order of the drives within the chassis made need to be changed.
Press ‘Y’ to accept the change and resolve the conflict.
4. The conflict will be resolved. The RAID Set will appear in the Logical Drive
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Low Level Formatting
The Low Level Format menu selection allows the complete erasure of data on a
hard drive. This is not an action, which typically needs to be performed as
formatting the drive under Windows is usually sufficient to prepare the drive for
use.
Logical Drive Information
This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a
logical set (RAID set, RAID 1 spare, or unassigned). It is a display-only function.
Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll between the drives in the Logical Drive
Properties window. Press the ESC key when done viewing logical drive
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Reserved Drive and Setting Size for RAID Set, Spare Drive, or
JBOD
Once a physical drive has been used to create a RAID set, spare drive, or JBOD
by BIOS utility, BIOS saves user selected set or drive size in the reserved area of
the physical drive. There is no way to remove the reserved area information even
after the user deletes the set or drive. For this reason, after a set or drive is
deleted, BIOS recognizes the physical drive as a reserved logical drive and it will
not report the drive to the system BIOS.
When user selects to create a RAID set, spare drive, or JBOD, he or she has to
select size for the set or drive. BIOS will set a default size for it and user can use
the   and   keys to change the size. If the physical drive has never been used to
create a set or drive by the BIOS before, the full size of the physical drive will be
set as default size. Otherwise, BIOS will set default size to the size it saved in the
reserved area of the physical drive before.
If the user wants to increase the default size, BIOS will display a warning
message in the help window and for user’s response
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Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 / Server 2003
h New Windows XP / 2000 / Server 2003 Installation
     The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP /
      2000.
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 XP/2000/Server 2003 Setup window is generated,
press  key to specify an Additional Device(s).
3. Insert the driver diskette Silicon Image RAID Driver For Win2K/XP
driver into drive A: and press .
4. Choose the driver Silicon Image Sil 3114 SoftRAID5 Controller that
appears on Windows XP/2000/Server 2003 Setup screen, and press the
 key.
5. Press  to continue with installation or if you need to specify any
additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are
specified, press  to continue with installation.
6. From the Windows XP/2000/Server 2003 Setup screen, press the 
key. Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows
XP/2000/Server 2003 installation.
h  Installing OS on RAID Drive
1. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to Windows installation
folders and restart the system.
2. The setup program will continue and finish the installation after restarting.
3. Wait until Windows XP/2000/Server 2003 finishes installing devices,
regional settings, networking settings, components, and final set of tasks,
then reboot the system if necessary.
h  Confirming Windows XP/2000/Server 2003 Driver Installation
1. From Windows XP/2000/Server 2003, open the Control Panel from My
Computer followed by the System icon.
2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab.
3. Click the + in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type.
The driver should appear.
Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID Array)
MSI Reminds You...
The Silicon Image Sil 3114 SATARAID Driver Installation Disk should
be accompanied in the mainboard package. You may make the Serial
ATA RAID driver by yourself by following the instruction below.
1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Ignore the Setup screen and use “Explorer” to browse the CD.
3. Copy all the contents (including the sub-folders) in the
\
Vidia\IDE\Silicon_Image\3114\Floppy to a formatted floppy
disk.
4. The driver disk for Silicon Image Sil 3114 SATARAID Controller
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Installing Drivers and GUI
Before installing the SATARAID5 software, Silicon Image Serial ATA host adapter
driver must be installed. Insert MSI driver CD into the computer’s CDROM drive and
select Silicon Image SATA RAID Drivers.
The Java 2 Runtime Environment is required for the SATARAID5 GUI. The Java 2
Runtime Installer and executable package must be downloaded from the Sun
Microsystems website at http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html. The computer
must have an Internet connection set up before installation can proceed.
Save the installer file to a known location, such as the My Documents folder. Using
Windows Explorer or by clicking on the My Computer icon on the desktop, select
the installation file and open it. The installation will begin. The installer program will
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When a window appears asking for acceptance the license agreement, select I
accept the terms of this license agreement and click Next.
When the installation completes, click Finish. Restart the computer when prompted.
Choose the Typical setup type and click Next. 
						

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Installation of Drivers and Utility
Chapter 6. Installation
of Driver & Utility
MSI provides a setup CD along with your mainboard, which
contains the required drivers for your system, and many other use-
ful and powerful utility to bring you the best experience for your
office professional working and for your home leisure entertainment.
Installation of
Drivers & Utility