This document is the NVIDIA RAID Installation Guide, which explains how to configure RAID functions using the NVIDIA RAID Utility in the BIOS environment. The document also provides examples of using the NVRAID RAID Utility to create RAID arrays, as well as instructions for selecting RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, or RAID 5 functions based on the number of SATA / SATAII hard drives installed.
The NVIDIA RAID Installation Guide explains how to set up RAID arrays using the NVIDIA RAID Utility in the BIOS environment. It covers supported RAID levels (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, RAID 5) and provides precautions for creating reliable arrays.
The document details the process of preparing a SATA driver diskette, switching the SATA operation mode to RAID, creating disk arrays, and installing Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or their 64‑bit versions with the appropriate RAID drivers. It also includes post‑installation steps such as partitioning and formatting the new RAID volume.
| RAID 0 | Data Striping |
|---|---|
| RAID 1 | Data Mirroring |
| RAID 0+1 | Stripe Mirroring |
| JBOD | Spanning (no fault tolerance) |
| RAID 5 | Striping with parity |
| Default stripe size | 64KB (optimal) |
Enter the BIOS Setup Utility, go to the Advanced screen IDE Configuration, and set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].
A minimum of three identical hard disk drives is required for RAID 5.