NVIDIA RAID Installation Guide

About this manual

This guide explains how to enable and configure NVIDIA RAID in the BIOS environment, including creating RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD arrays. It provides detailed instructions for preparing the SATA/SATAII drives, selecting RAID mode, and using the NVIDIA RAID Utility to define new arrays.

The second part covers Windows RAID installation for Windows 2000/XP/XP 64‑bit, Vista and Vista 64‑bit. It shows how to install the NVIDIA RAID driver, create, delete or rebuild arrays, and complete the partitioning and formatting steps required to use the new RAID volume. This manual is written in Chinese.

What's inside

• NVIDIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide
• RAID Introduction
• RAID Configuration Considerations
• Creating Disk Arrays
• Windows RAID Installation Guide
• Selecting RAID Mode
• Stripe Size Settings
• Initializing and Formatting RAID Volumes

Specifications

Frequently asked questions

What is the recommended default stripe size for a RAID 0 array?

The guide recommends keeping the default stripe size at 64 KB, which is the optimal setting.

Do I need to back up data before creating a RAID array?

Yes, the guide warns to back up your data before creating or clearing a RAID array to avoid data loss.