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[. . . ] ForceWare Software MediaShield User's Guide Version 5. 2 NVIDIA Corporation October 31, 2006 NVIDIA Applications MediaShield User's Guide Version 5. 2 Published by NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 Notice ALL NVIDIA DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE BOARDS, FILES, DRAWINGS, DIAGNOSTICS, LISTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS (TOGETHER AND SEPARATELY, "MATERIALS") ARE BEING PROVIDED "AS IS. " NVIDIA MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIALS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation. [. . . ] Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device: NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Devices Figure 3. 3 ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Windows Setup--NVIDIA drivers listed 5 Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy. 6 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP. After Windows XP is completely installed, it is recommended that you install the ForceWare software in order to access the MediaShield Storage interface. See "Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows" on page 26. Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed. NVIDIA Corporation 19 CHAPTER 3 Creating RAID Arrays Creating a Non-Bootable Array Step 1: Enable RAID in the system BIOS See "Enabling RAID in the System BIOS" on page 8 for detailed instructions. Step 2: Create the RAID Array There are two methods you can use to create a RAID array: Using the RAID BIOS See "Creating a RAID Array Using the RAID BIOS" on page 11 for detailed instructions. Using the MediaShield software 1 Open the NVIDIA Control Panel, then from the Select a Category page, click Storage. 2 From the Storage page, click Create array to start the Create Array Wizard, then follow the instructions. You can press F1 to access online help that walks you through the array creation process. Step 3: Initialize the RAID Array After creating the array, reboot the PC and then initialize the newly created array under Windows as follows: 1 Launch Computer Management by clicking Start Control Panel, then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management. 2 Click Disk Management (under the Storage section). 20 MediaShield User's Guide ­ Version 5. 2 CHAPTER 3 Creating RAID Arrays The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears. Figure 3. 4 Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard 3 Click Next. The Select Disks to Initialize window appears. Figure 3. 5 Select Disks to Initialize Page The disks listed depend on how many arrays you have configured 4 Click Next. NVIDIA Corporation 21 CHAPTER 3 Creating RAID Arrays The Select Disks to Convert window appears. Figure 3. 6 Select Disks to Convert Page 5 Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears. Figure 3. 7 Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Page 22 MediaShield User's Guide ­ Version 5. 2 CHAPTER 3 Creating RAID Arrays 6 Click Finish. The Computer Management window appears. Figure 3. 8 Computer Management Window The actual disks listed will depend on your system. In the Computer Management Window example, there is a 111 GB unallocated partition (which is the total combined storage of two 60 GB HD). You must format the unallocated disk space in order to use it. · Right click "Unallocated space", select "New Partition. . . " and follow the Wizard instructions. · After the drive has been formatted, it is ready for use. See "Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Software" on page 25 for instructions on performing other storage management tasks. NVIDIA Corporation 23 CHAPTER 3 Creating RAID Arrays 24 MediaShield User's Guide ­ Version 5. 2 C HAPTER INSTALLING AND USING THE NVIDIA MEDIASHIELD SOFTWARE The MediaShield RAID software ships with an application called MediaShield, which you access from the NVIDIA Control Panel . This chapter describes the MediaShield software in the following sections: · "Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows" on page 26 · "Using the MediaShield Software" on page 27 NVIDIA Corporation 25 CHAPTER 4 Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software. 1 Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page. Figure 4. 1 nForce Driver Installation Window 2 Select the modules that you want to install. [. . . ] · What does BBS stand for in the RAID ROM [F10] setup?This indicates that the boot device is defined in the BIOS. · What does "Clear Disk" mean in the RAID ROM Setup?Clear Disk clears the MBR (Master Boot Record). [. . . ]