AMD RAID

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AMD RAID

Introduction
The integrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID function for performance and reliability.
SB950 SATA RAID provides support for RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), RAID 10
(Striping & Mirroring) & RAID 5 (striping with parity). RAID 0 greatly improves hard disk
I/O performance by concurrently striping data across multiple drives. RAID 1 makes
sure data is not lost if a drive fails as data is simultaneously written to two drives. Drives
configured for RAID Striping are said to form a RAID 0 set, while drives configured for
RAID Mirroring are said to form a RAID 1 set. RAID 10 is implemented as a mirrored array whose segments are RAID 0 arrays. RAID 10 has same fault tolerance as mirroring
and reduces overhead by striping. It needs at least four drives to form a RAID 10. RAID
5 defines techniques for parity data.

RAID Configuration
Creating and deleting RAID set and performing other RAID setting up operations are
done in the RAID BIOS. During bootup, a screen similar to the one below will appear for
about few seconds. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility.

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility...

Important
Be sure to enable the RAID function for SATA device in BIOS before configuring the
RAID Option ROM Utility.
The RAID Option ROM utility menu screen will appear. The Main Menu is used to
choose the operation to be performed.

View Drives Assignments

This window displays the model number, capacities and assignment of the drives physically attached to the SATA host adapter.

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LD View / LD Define Menu (Creating RAID)

The selection of the RAID configuration should be based upon factors including performance, data security, and the number of drives available. It is best to carefully consider
the long-term role of the system and plan the data storage strategy. RAID sets can be
created either automatically, or to allow the greatest flexibility, manually.
1 Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to enter the LD View Menu.

2 And then press [Ctrl + C] keys to enter the LD Define Menu. Use the space key
to choose a RAID mode (RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5) and use the arrow key to move to the
Drives Assignments window.

 Stripe Block Size, the default 64KB is best for most applications. RAID 0 or 10
only.
Gigabyte Boundary, allows use of slightly smaller replacement drives.

4 A message will show, press [Ctrl + Y] to input a LD name as your desire or press
any key to save default LD name.

5 Another message will show, press [Ctrl-Y] if you are sure to erase the MBR data of
the disk. Or press any key to ignore this option.

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3 On the Drives Assignments window, use the arrow key to choose the hard drives
which you want to make part of the LD, use the space key to change the assignment
to Y. Then press [Ctrl+Y] to save the configuration.

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6 The message will show up on the bottom, press any key to use maximum capacity
or press [Ctrl-Y] to modify array capacity manually.

Important
The default capacity is the full capacity of the selected hard drives.
If you allocate the first LD capacity manually, you can create second LD with remaining capacity of the selected hard drives.
 The LD creation is done, the screen shows the LD information as below.Press ESC
key to the main screen.

 Press ESC key to exit the utility, a message System is going to REBOOT! Are You
Sure? will display, answer Y to exit it and the system will reboot.

Delete LD Menu (Deleting RAID)

1 Press 3 on the main to enter the Delete LD Menu.
2 Choose a LD No. you want to delete and press [Del] or [Alt+D] delete the RAID
set.

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3 On the next screen, a message will display to inform you, press Ctrl+Y to delete
the RAID set or other key to abort it. Press Ctrl+Y to complete the deletion.

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Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array)

1 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the Windows Setup program starts.
2 Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear.
3 Insert the floppy that contains the RAID driver, press the S key to select Specify
Additional Device.
Note: for Windows Vista/ Windows 7, you can copy the files to a medium (floppy/
CD/ DVD or USB)

Important
Please follow the instruction below to make a SATA RAID driver for yourself.
Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive.
Click the Browse CD on the Setup screen.
Copy all the contents in the : \\ChipSet\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB9xx\RAID\
(and then, please select a folder which was classified according to OS.)
The driver disk for RAID controller is done.
4 When prompted, insert the medium disk and press Enter.
For Windows Vista/ Windows 7:
During the Operating system installation, after selecting the location to install Vista/
Windows 7 click on Load Driver button to load RAID drive.
5 You should be shown a list of available RAID controller(s).
6 Select the compatible RAID controller for 32-bit/ 64-bit version system and then
press ENTER.
 The next screen should confirm that you have selected the RAID controller. Press
ENTER again to continue.
 You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should continue.
9 Leave the medium until the system reboots itself. Windows setup will need to copy
the files from the medium again after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows
setup starts copying files.

Installing the RAID Driver Under Windows

(for Non-bootable RAID Array)
1 Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive.
2 The DVD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.

4 The driver will be automatically installed.

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3 Under the Driver tab, click on AMD chipset drivers by your need. The AMD chipset
drivers includes RAID Driver.

AMD RAID
Le contrleur hte SATA intgr sparment, supporte
la fonction RAID pour la performance et la fiabilit.
SB950 SATA RAID fournit le soutien pour RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring)
et RAID 5 (striping with parity). RAID 0 amliore considrablement la performance Entre/Sortie du disque dur
en dcomposant les donnes en blocs sur des disques
spars. RAID 1 assure de sauvegarder les donnes
mme si le disque dur est en panne car les donnes
sont crites sur deux disques simultanment. La configuration de disques pour RAID Striping vient de rglage
RAID 0, alors celle pour RAID Mirroring vient de rglage
RAID 1. RAID 10 est implment comme un array rflt
auquel les segments sont des arrays RAID 0. RAID 10
a la mme tolrance de dfaut que le miroir et rduit
le surplus par lentrelacement. Il faut au moins quatre
disques durs pour former un RAID 10. RAID 5 dfinie les
techniques pour les donnes de parit.

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RAID Configuration
La cration et la suppresion du rglage RAID et la ralisation dautres oprations rglage RAID sont faits dans RAID BIOS. Pendant le dmarrage, un cran similaire
celui dessous apparat pour quelque secondes. Appuyez <Ctrl-F> pour entrer dans
lutilitaire RAID Option ROM.

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility...

Important
Assurez-vous dactiver la fonction RAID pour le priphrique SATA dans le BIOS avant
de configurer lutilitaire RAID Option ROM.

Lcran de menu de lutilitaire RAID Option ROM apparatra. Le Main Menu (menu
principal) sert choisir lopration raliser.

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Voir les missions des disques durs

Cette fentre montre le numro, les capacits et les missions du modle des disques
durs physiquement attachs ladaptateur hte SATA.

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LD View (Vue LD) / LD Define Menu (Menu de dfinition LD) (Cration de RAID)
La slection de configuration RAID doit dpendre des lments tels que la performance,
la scurit de donnes, et le nombre des disques durs disponibles. Il vaut mieux bien
considrer le rle du systme long-terme et planifier la stratgie du stockage de donnes. Les rglages RAID est crs soit automatiquement, soit manuellement, pour une
grande flexibilit.
1 Appuyez 2 sur lcran du menu principal pour entrer dans le menu LD View.

2 Puis appuyez les touches [Ctrl + C] pour entrer le menu LD Define. Utilisez la touche espace pour choisir un mode RAID (RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5) et utilisez les touches
flches pour bouger la fentre Drives Assignments.

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 Stripe Block Size, 64KB par dfaut est le meilleur pour la plupart des applications.
RAID 0 ou 10 uniquement.
Gigabyte Boundary, permet lutilisation des disques durs lgrement petit pour le
remplacement.

4 Un message apparat, appuyez [Ctrl + Y] pour saisir un nom LD que vous dsirez
ou appuyez nimporte quelle touche pour sauvegarder le nom LD par dfaut.

5 Un autre message apparat, appuyez [Ctrl-Y] si vous tes sr deffacer les donnes
MBR sur le disque. Ou appuyez nimporte quelle touche pour ignorer cette option.

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3 A la fentre Drives Assignments (missions des disques), utilisez les touches flches pour choisir les disques durs que vous souhaitez faire comme parties du LD,
utilisez la touche espace pour changer la mission en Y. Et puis appuyez [Ctrl+Y]
pour sauvegarder la configuration.

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6 Le message apparat en bas, appuyez nimporte quelle touche pour utiliser la capacit maximum ou appuyez [Ctrl-Y] pour modifier la capacit darray manuellement.

Important
La capacit par dfaut est la capacit pleine du disque dur choisi.
Si vous rpartissez la premire capacit LD manuellement, vous pouvez crer le
secondaire LD avec la capacit restante du disque dur choisi.
 La cration LD est fait, lcran montre linformation LD comme ci-dessous. Appuyez
la touche chap pour retourner lcran principal.

 Appuyez la touche chap pour quitter lutilitaire, un message System is going to

REBOOT! Are You Sure? (Le systme redmarrera, tes vous sr?) apparat,
cliquez Y pour le quitter et le systme redmarrera.

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Delete LD Menu (Supprimer RAID)

1 Appuyez 3 sur lcran du menu principal pour entrer le menu Delete LD Menu.
2 Choissez un numro de LD que vous dsirez supprimer et appuyez [Del] ou [Alt+D]
pour supprimer le rglage RAID.

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3 Sur lcran suivant, un message apparat pour vous informer, appuyez Ctrl+Y
pour supprimer le rgalge RAID ou dautre touche pour larrter. Appuyez Ctrl+Y
pour terminer la suppression.

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Installer le pilote RAID (pour RAID Array bootable)

1 Aprs le paramtrage du RAID BIOS, dmarrez du CD Windows, et le programme
dinstallation Windows commence.
2 Appuyez F6 et attendez lapparition de lcran dinstallation Windows.
3 Insrez la disquette contenant le pilote RAID, appuyez la touche S pour choisir
Specify Additional Device (Spcifier le priphrique ajouter).
Remarque: pour Windows Vista/ Windows 7, vous pouvez copier les dossiers un
intermdiaire (disquette/ CD/ DVD ou cl USB)

Important
Veuillez suivre les instructions suivantes pour crer un pilote SATA RAID par vous
mme.
Insrez un DVD des pilotes MSI dans le lecteur DVD-ROM.
Cliquez Browse CD sur lcran paramtrage (Setup).
Copiez le contenu du rpertoire : \\ChipSet\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB9xx\
RAID\ (puis choisissez un rpertoire classifi selon le systme dexploitation.)
Le disque de pilote pour le contrleur RAID est prt.
4 Lorsque cela vous est demand, insrez le disque intermdiaire et appuyez Enter.
Pour Windows Vista/ Windows 7: Pendant linstallation du systme dexploitation,
aprs avoir choisi la location dinstaller Vista/ Windows 7 cliquez sur le bouton
Load Driver pour charger le pilote RAID.
5 Une liste de contrleur(s) RAID disponible(s) vous est prsente.
6 Choisissez le contrleur RAID appropri pour le systme de version 32-bit/ 64-bit
et puis appuyez ENTER.
 Lcran suivant doit confirmer que vous avez choisi le contrleur RAID. Appuyez
ENTER pour continuer.
 Vous avez russi install le pilote RAID, et linstallation de Windows se poursuit.
9 Laissez lintermdiaire jusqu ce que le systme se rinitialise lui mme.
Linstallation de Windows va copier les dossiers de lintermdiaire aprs que le volume RAID soit format, et linstallation Windows commence copier les dossiers.

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Installer le pilote RAID sous Windows

(pour RAID Array non-bootable)
1 Insrez le DVD du pilote MSI dans le lecteur DVD-ROM.
2 Le DVD va se lancer automatiquement et lcran de paramtrage apprat.
3 Sous longlet Driver, cliquez sur les pilotes de puce AMD selon vos souhaits. Les
pilotes de puce AMD contient le pilote RAID.
4 Le pilote est install automatiquement.

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SATA

RAID .
SB950 SATA RAID RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring) RAID 5 (striping
with parity) . RAID 0
I/O
RAID 1

. RAID
RAID 0 RAID
RAID 1 .
RAID 10 RAID 0

.
RAID 10 4 .
RAID 5 .

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RAID
RAID , RAID RAID BIOS .
, . , <Ctrl-F> RAID ROM
.

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility...

<Ctrl-F> RAID ROM .

RAID ROM BIOS SATA

RAID
.

RAID ROM
.

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SATA ,
.

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AMD RAID

LD / LD (RAID )
RAID ,

. RAID
.
1 2 LD View Menu .

2 [Ctrl + C] LD Define Menu space RAID

(RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5) , Drives Assignments
.

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 64KB
.(RAID 0 10 )
.
3 Drives Assignments LD
space Y . ,
[Ctrl+Y]
.

4 [Ctrl + Y] LD
LD .

5 ,
MBR ,
[Ctrl-Y]

, .

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6 [CtrlY] .

.
LD ,
LD .
 LD LD . ESC
.

 ESC System is going to REBOOT! Are You Sure?

. , Y .

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LD (RAID )
1 3 Delete LD Menu .
2 LD , [Del] [Alt+D] RAID .

3 . Ctrl+Y RAID
. Ctrl+Y .

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AMD RAID

RAID ( RAID )
1 RAID BIOS , Windows CD Windows
.
2 F6 , Windows .
3 RAID , S Specify Additional Device .
Note: Windows Vista/ Windows 7 , (/ CD/ DVD
USB) .

SATA RAID .
MSI DVD DVD-ROM .
Browse CD .
\\ChipSet\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB9xx\RAID\
. (,
OS

.)
RAID .
4 Enter .
Windows Vista/ Windows 7 ,
Vista/ Windows 7 , Load Driver
RAID .
5 RAID .
6 32 / 64
RAID ENTER .
 RAID . ENTER
.
 RAID Windows .
9 . Windows
RAID , . Windows
.

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Windows RAID
( RAID )
1 MSI DVD DVD-ROM .
2 DVD .
3 AMD . AMD
RAID .
4 .

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AMD RAID
RAID

SB950 SATA RAID

RAID 0 ()RAID 1 ()
RAID 10 ()RAID 5 (
)
RAID 0: HDD1HDD

HDD
RAID 1: 2HDD
2
HDD
RAIDHDD1
RAID 5: RAID 5RAID3HDD
HDD
1HDDHDD
HDD

RAID
RAIDHDD1
RAID
HDD
RAID 10 : RAID 1RAID 0
RAID
HDD
RAIDHDD2

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AMD RAID

RAID
RAIDRAIDRAID
BIOS
<Ctrl-F>RAID
Option
ROM

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility...

RAID Option ROMBIOSSATA

RAID

RAID Option ROM

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(View Drives Assignments)

SATA
RAID

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AMD RAID

/(LD View / LD Define Menu)

RAID(LD = Logical Drive)

RAID
RAID

1. 2(LD View Menu)

<There is no any LD>

2. [Ctrl+ C]LD Define MenuRAID

Mode (RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5)(Drives Assignments)

(Stripe Block)

64
RAID 0RAID 10
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 (Gigabyte Boundary)
1GB
(Fast Init)[ON] MBR
HDD
(Cache
Mode)[Writethru][Writeback]
[Writethru]RAID
RAID[Writeback]
RAID
[Writeback]
RAID

4.
<Ctrl> <Y>
<Enter>

5. [Ctrl-Y]MBR

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3. Drives AssignmentsLD
Y[Ctrl+Y]
(Drives Assignments)
HDDHDDSpace
[Y](Yes)[N](No)<Ctrl><Y>

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6. <Ctrl> <Y>

( )

RAID
(RAID )

7. LD View Menu
<Esc> RAID Option ROM utility

8. System is going to REBOOT! Are You Sure?

<Y>

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(Delete LD Menu)
1. <3>
2. Delete LD Mode
<Del> <Alt> <D> Delete LD Mode

3. Delete LD Mode<Ctrl>
<Y>

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AMD RAID

RAID
Windows7/Windows Vista
OSRAID
1. Windows,
RAID

2. (L)FDDUSBCD/
DVD
PCOK

3. SCSIRAID
4. AMD RAID<Enter>

5. AMD
Enter
6. AMDWindowsCD/DVD
Windows

USB
MSIDVD
CD
\\ChipSet\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB9xx\RAID\ (
OS)USB

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WindowsRAID
1. WindowsMSIDVD
2.
3. AMD System Driver
AMD System Driver RAID
4.

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AMD RAID
AMD RAID SATA
RAID ,

SB950 SATA RAID RAID 0 ()RAID 1

()RAID 10 (+)RAID 5 (+
)

RAID 0 ()

RAID 1 ()
, ,

2,RAID 0

2,RAID 1

RAID 10 ,
, , RAID 10
4

RAID 5

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AMD RAID

RAID
RAID RAID
BIOS

(POST) , , <Ctrl>

+ <F>
RAID
Option ROM

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility...

RAID Option ROM , BIOSSATA RAID

RAID Option ROM ,

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SATA

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AMD RAID

(LD View) / (LD Define Menu) ( RAID)

RAID , ,
RAID

1 2

2
<Ctrl> + <C>

RAID (RAID 0/
1/ 10/ 5) , (Drives Assignments )

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 (Stripe Block), 64KB

RAID 0
()RAID 10 (+)

GigaByte (GigaByte Boundary)

GB ,

3 (Drives Assignments ) ,
N () Y ()Y ()
<Ctrl> + <Y>

4 , <Ctrl> + <Y> ,

5 , <Ctrl> + <Y> (MBR) ,

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6 , ,
<Ctrl> + <Y>

,
 , <ESC>

 <ESC> , ! ? (System is going to REBOOT! Are You Sure?) <Y>

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 (Delete LD Menu) RAID (Deleting RAID)

1 3
2 , <Del> <Alt> + <D>RAID

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3 , <Ctrl> + <Y> ,
<Ctrl> + <Y>

AMD RAID

Windows RAID(RAID
)
1 RAID BIOS , Windows , Windows
2 <ESC> Windows
3 RAID . <S>
: Windows Vista Windows 7 ,
/ CD/ DVD / USB

SATA RAID
MSI DVD DVD-ROM
Browse CD
,\\ChipSet\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\
SB9xx\RAID\ RAID

4 , , <Enter>
Windows Vista/ Windows 7:
, , Load Driver
RAID
5 RAID
6 32-/ 64- RAID , <Enter>
 RAID , <Enter>
 RAID , Windows
9 RAID , WindowsRAID
,

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 Windows RAID(RAID
)
1 MSI DVD DVD-ROM
2 DVD ,
3 Driver AMDAMD
RAID
4

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AMD RAID
SATARAID

SB950 SATA RAID RAID 0(), RAID 1(

), RAID 10() RAID 5()
RAID 0
RAID 1

RAIDRAID
0 RAIDRAID
1 RAID 10RAID 10

RAID 10 RAID 5

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AMD RAID

RAID ConfigurationRAID
RAID RAID RAID BIOS
<Ctrl-F> RAID Option ROM

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility...

RAID Option ROM BIOS SATA RAID

RAID Option ROM

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View Drives Assignments

SATA

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AMD RAID

LD View / LD Define Menu ( RAID)

RAID
RAID

1 2 LD View MenuLD

2 [Ctrl + C] LD Define MenuLD

RAID (RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5) Drives Assignments

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 64KB RAID 0 10

3 LD, Y
[Ctrl+Y]

4 [Ctrl + Y] LD
LD

5 MBR [Ctrl-Y]

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6 [Ctrl-Y]

LD LD
 LD LD ESC

 ESC System is going to REBOOT! Are You Sure?

, Y

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 LD Menu ( RAID)
1 3 LD
2 LD [Del] [Alt+D] RAID

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3 Ctrl+Y RAID
Ctrl+Y

AMD RAID

RAID ( RAID )
1 RAID BIOS Windows CD Windows

2 F6 Windows
3 RAID S Specify Additional Device
: Windows Vista/ Windows 7 (floppy/ CD/
DVD USB)

SATA RAID
MSI DVD DVD-ROM
Browse CD
\\ChipSet\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB9xx\RAID\(
)
RAID
4 Enter
Windows Vista/ Windows 7:
Vista / Windows 7 Load Driver
RAID
5 RAID
6 32-bit/ 64-bit RAID Enter
 RAID ENTER
.
 RAID Windows
9 WindowsRAIDWindows

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 Windows RAID
( RAID )
1 MSI DVD DVD-ROM
2 DVD
3 AMD AMD RAID

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