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S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to that below. You can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation now. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to run on your computer. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 20 (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable RAID volume. There are two solutions to resolve this issue. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to a RAID array. Here are the detailed step-by-step instructions: GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard - 92 English Step 1: Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive. Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 from Microsoft's website. Step 2: After system restarts, press Del to enter system BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). Under the Integrated Peripherals menu (Figure 21) assure the SATA port connecting the SATA hard disk (the one containing the Windows 2000) is Enabled (Figure 21/22). Save settings and exit the BIOS setup. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals ..IDE/SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter] On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] AC97 Audio [Auto] Onboard LAN2 Function [Auto] Onboard LAN Function [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] i-Lock [Enabled] UART Mode Select [Normal] x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] Item Help Menu Level..........: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 21 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software IDE/SATAII RAID Config Item Help Menu Level.. On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] Serial-ATAII 1 [Enabled] Serial-ATAII 2 [Enabled] IDE/SATAII RAID function [Enabled] IDE Primary Master RAID [Disabled] IDE Primary Slave RAID [Disabled] IDE Secndry Master RAID [Disabled] IDE Secndry Slave RAID [Disabled] SATAII 1 Primary RAID [Enabled] SATAII 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled] SATAII 2 Primary RAID [Enabled] SATAII 2 Secondary RAID [Enabled] ........: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Figure22 -93 -Appendix English Step 3: After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Mode filed (Figure 23). Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key. Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu. MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name [..........] Add [..........] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [....................] Select [ENTER] Popup 2.0.M ST3120026AS 2.1.M ST3120026AS Figure 23 Step 4: After all the settings, press F7 to complete the configuration. When prompted to Clear Disk Data (Figure 24), press N. Then press CTRL+X to exit the NVIDIA RAID BIOS. Restart the computer to boot into Windows 2000. MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks Disk Model Name [..........] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [....................] Select [ENTER] Popup ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Clear disk data ? [Y] YES [N] NO Figure 24 GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard -94 English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to START> Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager. You should see the single disk RAID array (in striping mode) that was created from the boot disk. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on it. Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following the instructions. Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert and then select Next. You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID array. Press Finish then NVRAID will start converting the single disk RAID array into a multi-disk RAID array in a bootable format. Note: Conversion may take 1~2 hours depending on disk size. Solutions 2: Users must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in. To create th...