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Solvng a Mrror Conflct
A  Mrror  conflct  occurs  when  both  dsks n  a  RAID  1  (Mrror)  configuraton  are  un-
plugged from the system  n turn, then plugged n agan. Snce both dsks contan exactly 
the  same  data,  the  system  wll  be  unable  to  determne  whch  of  the  two  s  the  source 
drve. Ths opton allows you to set the source drve and rebuld the Mrror drve accord
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ng to the contents of the source drve.
To solvng a Mrror conflct:
Select “Solvng a Mrror Conflct” and press . In the Hard Dsk Drver Lst menu 
use  key to select the dsks you want to set as source drve. Usng the , 
move  to  the  RAID  Dsk  Drve  Lst  menu  and  hghlght  the  RAID  set  that  you  want  to 
rebuld. Press  to begn rebuldng the Mrror configuraton.
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Rebuldng a Mrror drve
When one of the dsk n a RAID 1 (Mrror) configuraton  s unplugged from the system, 
then  plugged  n  agan,  a  dalogue  box  appears  to  ask  you  to  rebuld  the  Mrror  drve. 
Press  to confirm; otherwse, press .
Ths opton allows you to rebuld the Mrror drve later and synchronze the data between 
two hard dsks.
To rebuld a Mrror drve:
Select “Rebuld Mrror Drve” and press . Usng the , move to the RAID 
Dsk Drve Lst menu and hghlght the RAID set that you want to rebuld. Press  
to begn rebuldng the Mrror configuraton.
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Installng Drver
Install Drver n Wndows Vsta / XP
New Wndows Vsta / XP Installaton 
The followng detals the nstallaton of the drvers whle nstallng Wndows OS. When  you  start  nstallng  Wndows  XP  and  older  operatng  systems,  you  may  en
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counter  a  message  statng,  “Setup  could  not  determne  the  type  of  one  or  more 
mass  storage  devces  nstalled n  your  system”.  If  ths  s  the  case,  then  you  are 
already  n the rght place and are ready to supply the drver. If ths  s not the case, 
then press F6 when prompted at the begnnng of Wndows setup.
Press the “S” key to select “Specfy Addtonal Devce”.
You should be prompted to  nsert a floppy dsk contanng the JMcron RAID drver 
nto the A: drve.
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Please follow the nstructon below to make an “JMcron RAID Drver” for yourself.
Insert the MSI Drver DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve.Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen.Copy all the contents  n the \\Storage\JMcron\Floppy32 (for 32-bt OS) or \\Storage\
JMcron\Floppy64 (for 64-bt OS) to a formatted floppy drve. 
The drver dskette for JMcron RAID Controller s done.
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When prompted, nsert the floppy dsk you created n step 3 and press Enter.
You should be shown a lst of avalable SCSI Adapters.
Select the approprate JMcron RAID controller and press ENTER. 
The next screen should confirm that you have selected the JMcron RAID controller. 
Press ENTER agan to contnue. 
You  have  successfully  nstalled  the  JMcron  RAID  drver,  and  Wndows  setup 
should contnue. 
Leave the dsk  n the floppy drve untl the system reboots  tself. Wndows setup wll 
need to copy the files from the floppy agan after the RAID volume  s formatted, and 
Wndows setup starts copyng files.
For Wndows Vsta:
After  selectng  the  locaton  to  nstall  Wndows  Vsta,  please  clck  on  the  “Load  Drver” 
button  to  nstall  the  RAID  drver.  Please  refer  the  Important  notce  above  to  make  a 
RAID  Drver  medum.  And  then,  follow  the  nstructons  to  complete  the  RAID  drve n
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stallaton and the Wndows Vsta nstallaton.
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Note : For Wndows XP, you can use the USB floppy drve only. For Wndows Vsta you 
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Exstng Wndows Vsta/XP Drver InstallatonInsert the MSI CD nto the CD-ROM drve.
The CD wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear.
Under the Drver tab, clck on JMcron JMB362 Drvers.
The drvers wll be automatcally nstalled.
Confirmng Wndows Vsta/XP Drver Installaton From  Wndows  Vsta/XP,  open  the  Control  Panel  from  My  Computer  followed  by 
the System con.
Choose the Hardware tab, then clck the Devce Manager tab.
Clck  the  “+”  n  front  of  the  SCSI  and  RAID  Controllers  hardware  type.  The  drver 
JMcron JMB36X Controller should appear.
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JMcron Rad Configurer
There s an applcaton called JMRadTool whch helps you perform the followng tasks 
of JMcron RAID.
Vewng RAID Array Configuratons:  Vew an array configuraton (mrrored, strped)
Creatng RAID Arrays
Deletng a RAID Array
Rebuldng RAID Arrays
Solvng Mrror Conflct
Vew RAID Array Configuratons
Left-clck  the  “Show  Dsks”  button  and  the  nformaton  of  all  hard  dsks  wll  dsplay  on 
the rght sde of the wndow.
Left-clck the name of the dsk array and the  nformaton of all hard dsks of the selected 
dsk array wll dsplay on the rght sde of the wndow. The  nformaton of the dsk array 
wll also dsplay on the lower-left part of the wndow.
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Create RAID
JMRadTool supports the creaton of RAID 0, 1 and JBOD.Left-clck the “Create Rad” button.
A  CREATE  RAID  WIZARD  dalogue  wll  dsplay  on  the  screen,  followng  the  de
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scrpton of every step to complete the creaton. 
Create RAID from Exstng Dsk
You can combne the Exstng Dsk (Source dsk may content OS and Data) wth other 
HD (must be larger than source Dsk) to be RAID. The data on Source Dsk wll be re-
served. After RAID s bult, system wll need to reboot.
Left-Clck the “Create RAID from Exstng Dsk” con on the toolbar.
A  “CREATING  RAID  FROM  EXISTING  DISK”  wzard  dalogue  wll  dsplay  on  the 
screen, followng the descrpton of every step to complete the creaton.
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Remove RAID
There are two ways you can choose to remove RAID.
Way 1Rght-clck  the  name  of  the  dsk  array  you  want  to  delete  and  the  “Remove”
 
menu wll appear. Select the “Remove Rad” of the pop-up menu.1.
A warnng message appears to remnd you that the data wll be lost. Press the “Yes” 
button f you really want to delete the dsk array.
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Way 2Left-Clck the “Remove Rad” con on the toolbar.
A  “REMOVE  RAID”  wzard  dalogue  wll  dsplay  on  the  screen,  followng  the  de
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Rebuld RAID
RAID 1 can be rebuld whle RAID 0, JBOD cannot be rebuld. There are two ways you 
can choose to rebuld RAID.
Way 1
Rght-clck the name of the dsk array you want to rebuld and the “Rebuld” menu 
wll appear.
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Select “Rebuld Rad”.
A “REBUILD RAID WIZARD” dalogue wll dsplay on the screen, followng the de
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If  the  dsk  array  needs  to  rebuld  then  the  rebuld  button  wll  be  enabl ng  on  the 
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Left-Clck the “Rebuld Rad” button on the toolbar.
A “REBUILD RAID WIZARD” dalogue wll dsplay on the screen, followng the de
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Solve Mrror Conflct
If the conflct occurs,  t wll show the “REBUILDING RAID WIZARD” dalogue to ask you 
f you want to rebuld RAID, followng the descrpton of every step to rebuld the RAID.