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Question: How to check the RAID configuration via the Intel RST application under Windows 11?(12/15/2021) Answer: Please refer to the following steps to check the RAID configuration.
Step 1: Obtain the Intel(R) RST driver installation package and run the executable (SetupRST.exe).
*RST driver can be obtained via the download section of the product page on the ASRock website.
*Default settings and name of the driver may vary and is subject to change without notice.
Step 2: Install using the default setting and reboot the computer.
Step 3: From Windows desktop, find and launch the Intel® Optane(TM) Memory and Storage Management application.
Question: How can I remap M2_3 slot and other M.2 slots to configure a PCIE SSD RAID on Z490 Taichi?(6/1/2020) Answer: Please make sure to use identical PCIE SSDs that are the same type and volume.
Follow the steps below to adjust the BIOS settings to configure the PCIe RAID.
STEP 1. Enter the UEFI Setup Utility by pressing or < Del > hotkey during the post screen.
STEP 2. Go to Advanced -> Storage Configuration and set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID Mode].
STEP 3. Go to Boot -> CSM and set Launch Storage OpROM policy to [UEFI only].
STEP 4. Adjust the M.2 slots - RST PCie Storage Remapping that you've installed PCIE SSDs to [Enabled]. Press to save the settings and exit setup.
STEP 5. Go to Advanced -> USB Configuration and set Third Party USB 3.2 Controller to [Disabled]. Press to save the configuration changes and exit setup. Caution: After disabling the Third Party USB3.2 Controller, the onboard Type-C port will be turned off.
STEP 6. Enter Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page.
STEP 7. Select the option Create RAID Volume and press .
STEP 8. Key-in a volume name and press , or simply press to accept the default name.
STEP 9. Select your desired RAID Level and press .
STEP 10. Select the target hard drives which you want to build in RAID array and press .
STEP 11. Select a stripe size for the RAID array and press .
STEP 12. Select Create Volume and press to start creating the RAID array.
Question: Will dual operating systems work with Fast Boot?(2/1/2013) Answer: Yes, it will work. But because Fast Boot mode only initializes one disk drive/RAID volume, please make sure the operating systems are installed in the same HDD/RAID volume.
Question: I built a RAID 0 volume and want to install an operation system on this RAID volume. How big should I set the sector size so I can install the operation system?(1/1/2013) Answer: For Windows 7 and Windows 8, please install your operating system with a sector size of 512KB or 1024KB.
For Linux systems, please install your operating system with a sector size of 512KB, 1024KB, 2048KB or 4096KB.
Question: I want to use TRIM function for RAID. Which system supports TRIM for RAID 0?(11/1/2012) Answer: According to Intel documents, for a system to support Trim for RAID 0 it must meet the following conditions.
1. Please check whether your SSD supports TRIM function.
2. Intel 7-Series Express Chipset-based motherboard.
3. Windows 7 (Windows 8 will support Trim for RAID 0 in the future)
4. RAID 0 volume combined by SSD drives.
5. Intel Rapid Storage Technology software 11.0 version or later.
6. Intel SSD Toolbox 3.1.1 version or later.
Question: I can not enter LSI MegaRaid 9240-8i RAID ROM with ASRock X79 platform, how could I do?(8/1/2012) Answer: Please disable all bootable devices under BIOS, then save and leave.
When system boot up, please press to enter LSI RAID ROM.
After setup finish, in order to restore bootable devices, please enter BIOS again and load BIOS default.
Question: How to install OS on over 2.2TB RAID volume on ASRock 970/990FX motherboard?(5/1/2012) Answer: Please follow below SOP to install Windows Vista/7 64bit OS on the RAID volume:
Step 1: Flash BIOS to latest version.
Step 2: Connect all HDDs then do below settings:
Set [SATA Mode] as [RAID Mode]
Change [Onboard RAID 3TB+ Unlocker] to [EFI Compatible ROM]
The options are located in BIOS > [Advanced] > [Storage Configuration]
Then press F10 to save settings.
Step 3: Press F11 during boot up and choose boot to [Built-in EFI Shell].
Step 4: Key in "drvcfg", and you will see the information like below:
Drv[4E] Ctrl[B5] Lang[eng]
Step 5: Key in "dh [Drv number]", for example: key in "dh 4E".
Step 6: Key in "drvcfg –s [Drv number] [Ctrl number]" to enter Raid Utility.
For example: key in "drvcfg –s 4E B5"
Step 7: Choose [Logical Drive Main Menu] to set up Raid Drive.
Step 8: Choose [Logical Drive Create Menu] to create a Raid Drive.
Step 9: Choose [Usable Physical Drive List] to select Raid HDD.
Step 10: Press Space on keyboard to toggle checkbox.
Step11: Choose [Ld Size setting], and key in the Raid size.
Step12: After set up Raid size, please click [Start to Create]
Step13: Press "F10" to Exit Utility.
Step14: During reboot, please press "F11" to enter Boot Menu.
Choose UEFI: CD/DVD Drive
* This option only shows on Windows7 64bit and Vista 64bit OS.
Step 15: Follow Windows Installation Guide to install OS.
Please load latest SATA RAID driver ver.3.3.1540.22 during OS installation from our website
Step 16: Install latest drivers from ASRock website.
Question: When I set SATA as RAID or AHCI mode, I can not view S.M.A.R.T values with some utility like AIAX64 or CrystalDiskInfo, why?(5/1/2012) Answer: Please enter Intel Rapid Storage Technology to check S.M.A.R.T values under RAID or AHCI mode.
Because of S.M.A.R.T. values are reported as S.M.A.R.T. alerts by the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface and tray icon.
For detail, please refer Intel official website: http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/cs-015002.htm
Question: What are the basic requirements for Intel Smart Response Technology?(5/1/2012) Answer: According the Intel document, for a system to support Intel Smart Response Technology it must have the following:
• Intel® Z68/Z77 Express Chipset-based desktop board
• Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 Processor in the LGA 1155 package
• System BIOS with SATA mode set to RAID
• Intel Rapid Storage Technology software 10.5 version release or later
• Single Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or multiple HDD's in a single RAID volume
• Solid State Drive (SSD) with a minimum capacity of 18.6GB
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit Edition and 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit Edition.
For more information, please refer to the user guide of Intel Smart Response Technology: http://download.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/intel_smart_response_technology_user_guide.pdf
Step2:
Please unzip the SATA RAID driver which downloaded in Step1 and put the SATA RAID driver in USB flash drive.
Step3:
Please click "Load Driver" when selecting hard drive in Windows installation.
Step4:
Click "Browse"
Step5:
Choose the folder downloaded in Step1.
RSTe_f6_iaStorA_2008R2_32 is used for 32-bit operating system.
RSTe_f6_iaStorA_2008R2_64 is used for 64-bit operating system
Step6:
Select the SATA RAID driver for "Intel(R) C600 Series …." as below picture and click next to install the OS.
Question: I have installed all the drivers from support CD, but I could not enable the Intel Smart Response Technology on my Z68 motherboard. What should I do?(5/1/2011) Answer: First, please download and update BOTH of your BIOS and Intel Rapid Storage Driver.
After doing so, please follow the steps below to setup Intel Smart Response:
Step 1. Before booting up the system, please make sure to connect your HDD to supported SATA ports.
For Z68 Extreme4, please connect to the ports as shown below.
These ports are from Intel PCH chipset, which support Intel Smart Response Technology.
Please note that, for Z68 Pro3 or Z68 Pro3-M, all the SATA ports are supported.
※ Note:
We recommend users to connect your HDD to SATA3 ports if your HDD is SATA3 spec.
Please DO NOT connect SSD to the system at the moment.
Step 2. Please press F2 or DEL to enter BIOS > Advanced > Storage Configuration.
Step 3. Please set SATA mode to [RAID Mode] as shown below
Step 4. In RAID ROM screen, HDD status should be "Non-RAID Disk"
Step 5. Please install OS in SATA HDD, after installation, please shut down your system and connect SSD to SATA ports listed above.
Question: Why the MarvellTray.exe dialog box always show up while system boot into Windows® 7 x64 every time?(12/30/2010) Answer: Since the user account security level setting under Windows® 7 64-bit.
After you update the Marvell driver and Utility to new version, this dialog box will not show up as before.
Please follow the steps as below to update Marvell driver and Utility.
1. Please uninstall Marvell driver and RAID utility which has installed on your system.
2. Please download and update Marvell driver and Utility by following link.
Marvell SATA3 driver ver:1.0.0.1051 download link: https://download.asrock.com/Drivers/All/SATA3/Marvell_SATA3_Win7-64(1.0.0.1051-WHQL).zip
Marvell RAID Utility ver:4.1.0.1909 download link: https://download.asrock.com/Drivers/All/SATA3/Marvell_RAID_Win7-64(4.1.0.1909).zip
Question: When I plug in an eSATA HDD, it can be recognized in the BIOS. But in the OS, it will show a massage "Storage Device Connected". And I can not use this eSATA HDD, ether. How can I fix it? (3/28/2009) Answer: Please follow below steps to set:
1.Please enter Intel® Matrix Storage Console, and click the mouse right button on eSATA hard device. And press [Reset Hard Drive to Non-RAID].
2.After setting [Reset Hard Drive to Non-RAID], please restart your computer.
3.Enter to Disk Management, it can recognize your eSATA HDD, please crate a New Simple Volume on it.
4.After than, the eSATA HDD can be recognized.
Question: When I create a RAID volume over 2TB capacity, the RAID volume cannot be recognized after installing the RAID driver during XP installation. Why?(1/12/2009) Answer: Due to the operating system limitation, Windows® XP only supports MBR disk format, the MBR disk format cannot support the hard drive capacity over 2TB.
If you want to use over 2TB RAID volume to be your boot disk, below three conditions must be required:
1.Your operating system must be Windows® Vista™ x64 SP1 or Windows® 7 64bit.
2.EFI BIOS.
3.GPT disk format.
Please refer to following link to get more information.
Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;946557&x=9&y=7
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx
Question: My motherboard is ALiveNF6P-VSTA / ALiveNF6G-VSTA (MCP61 chipset). I'm encountering some problems with SATA HDD when installing the drivers of the motherboard under Windows® Vista™. What should I do?(4/28/2008) Answer: Please refer to below suggestions.
If you want to install the Windows® Vista™ with non-RAID mode:
Install the SATA driver v998 from support CD during the installation of Windows® Vista™.
The driver path in support CD is
Support CD/Drivers/ SATA2/ nVIDIA/ Vista64_Vista(112)/ IDE/ WinVista/ sata_ide.
Step1:
Step2:
Step3:
You can also download the SATA driver v998 from ASRock website and save it to a floppy diskette, USB flash drive or CD/DVD disk.
Then install the SATA driver v998 from floppy diskette, USB flash drive or CD/DVD disk during the installation of Windows® Vista™.
If you want to install the Windows® Vista™ with RAID mode:
Please refer to the NVIDIA RAID installation guide.
https://download.asrock.com/Manual/raid/ALiveNF6P-VSTA/English.pdf
Question: I install Windows® Vista™/Vista™ 64bit on 4Core1333-FullHD / ALiveXFire-eSATA2 with AHCI/RAID mode. After installing the ATI Catalyst VGA driver which downloads from ATI website, the system will become abnormal while resume from Sleep or Hibernate. Is there any way to fix the problem?(9/10/2007) Answer: If you meet this symptom, please kindly reinstall "ATI All in 1 Driver" from Motherboard Support CD. Or download the "ATI All in 1 Driver" from ASRock website. ( https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp )
Question: I am using the ConRoeXFire-eSATA2/ 775XFire-eSATA2+/ 775XFire-eSATA2/ 775XFire-VSTA/ 775XFire-RAID motherboard. My Operating system was installed in a SATA/ SATA2 HDD with "IDE" mode. When I install the SATA2 driver (Intel® Matrix Storage Manager), system always pops an error message "This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing this software". Why?
IDE mode (In BIOS setup):
SATA2 driver:
Error Message: (2/15/2007) Answer: The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (SATA2 driver) is for RAID or AHCI mode. If your operating system was built by "IDE" mode, you don't need to install it.
Question: My motherboard is AM2XLI-eSATA2. How do I install Windows® XP on SATA HDD in AHCI mode?(8/18/2006) Answer: You need to make a SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation. Please refer to the following steps:
Enter "SATA Operation Mode" in BIOS setup to set the option to [RAID].
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CDROM as the boot device.
When you see the message on the screen, "Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press .
Then you will see these messages, Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy files [YN]?
Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press .
The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette.
Restart and enter "SATA Operation Mode" in BIOS setup to set the option to [AHCI].
At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert a floppy disk containing the ULi® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install.
Question: I'm using a SATA HDD. My computer was running fine. But one day I turn on my computer, it keeps restarting itself after Windows® Logo page (at startup). Do you have any idea what possibility causes this?(7/21/2006) Answer: This may be that your system was installed in IDE (or non-RAID) mode. But now it is set to RAID (AHCI) Mode. Please try to set it back to the IDE (non-RAID) mode in the BIOS>Advanced>IDE Configuration.
Here are some examples, please refer to the user manual for details.
VIA® and Nvidia chipset:
Please set SATA Operation Mode to [non-RAID]
Intel® Chipset:
Please set Configure SATA as [IDE]
775Twins-HDTV (R2.0) or P4Twins-HDTV:
Please set ATA Combination Mode to [Enable]
Question: How do I use 4 SATA HDDs to build system in RAID0 mode on K8SLI-eSATA2, 939SLI-eSATA2 and 939SLI32-eSATA2?(5/24/2006) Answer: If you want to build a system in RAID 0 mode with 4 SATA HDDs, please follow below steps:
1.Enter the BIOS and set "SATA Operation Mode" to RAID mode.
BIOS -> Advance -> IDE Configuration -> SATA Operation Mode -> RAID
2.Set "eSATAII Support" to Disable.
BIOS -> Advance -> IDE Configuration -> eSATAII Support -> Disable
3.Press "F10" to save and exit.
4.When you boot up system, press "CTRL+ A" to go into ULI RAID Utility screen, and choose "Create RAID 0 Stripe X4 for Performance" option to build a RAID system with 4 SATA HDDs.
You could refer BIOS SETUP UTILITY of user manual to adjust BIOS setting.
K8SLI-eSATA2 user manual page 42.
https://download.asrock.com/Manual/K8SLI-eSATA2.pdf
939SLI-eSATA2 user manual page 43.
https://download.asrock.com/Manual/939SLI-eSATA2.pdf
939SLI32-eSATA2 user manual page 41.
https://download.asrock.com/Manual/939SLI32-eSATA2.pdf
Question: How do I enable Intel® Matrix Storage Manager on 775XFire-eSATA2 and 775XFire-RAID?(4/21/2006) Answer: In order to enable Intel® Matrix Storage Manager, please refer to the following steps:
Enter into BIOS to set your SATA hard disk in AHCI mode or RAID mode.
(BIOS->Advance->IDE Configuration ->Configure SATA as-> [ AHCI or RAID] )
Make a SATA driver diskette with support CD before installing your system.
Please press "F6" to load Intel® SATA driver during operating system setup.
Please refer to Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System of User Manual of Support CD. (...\Information\Manual\User\)
Install the SATA2 Driver from support CD after the installation of Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS.
Question: My motherboard is 775XFire-RAID, its SATA controller is in Intel® ICH6R. But when I install windows 2000/XP and press F6 to load the SATA driver diskette, I cannot see the items for ICH6R. What should I do?(3/20/2006) Answer: Please press "↓" to expend the menu. The items of ICH6R are under the items of ICH7R. Please choose RAID or AHCI that correspond with the item "Configure SATA as" in BIOS settings.
Question: I use two SATA HDDs to create RAID 1 (mirroring) array on K8NF4G-SATA2. After I finish setting up the array and OS installation, I remove one of the two SATA HDDs. However, when I put the SATA HDD back, it shows a warning message as below when booting up the system. What should I do? (1/16/2006) Answer: When you remove one of the two SATA HDDs, the system will recognize the left one as an abnormal array. Then, when you put a HDD back, the system will recognize the two HDDs as two abnormal arrays. That is why it shows a warning message to remind you that is not a normal RAID 1 (mirroring) array.
In order to solve it, please press "F10" during POST to get into MediaShield Utility and do the following steps to rebuild the array.
Step 1: Please go to the MediaShield Utility (Press F10) and choose one of the SATA HDD (array) in "Array list".
Step 2: Press "Enter" to get into the "Array Detail"
Step 3: Press "D" to delete this array.
Step 4: After you delete it, please go to "Array Detail" of the left Array.
Step 5: Press "R" (Rebuild) to get into "Select From Free Disk List"
Question: When I play media files with SATA hard disk on 939A8X-M / K8A8X-M / K8Upgrade-1689 / K8COMBO-Z, the screen lags and the sound also becomes abnormal. How should I fix this problem?(11/18/2005) Answer: Please install the ULi SATA RAID drivers. Even you set non-RAID mode in BIOS and install OS successfully, please still install the Uli SATA RAID driver to get better performance on SATA devices.
Question: I would like to use RAID functions with K8NF4G-SATA2 motherboard. When I adjust the "RAID Mode" option as "Stripe Mirroring" or "RAID 5" (picture A, B) in MediaShield Utility, the system appeared an error message "Invalid number of disks selected" (picture C, D). Why?
picture A, B.
picture C, D. (10/17/2005) Answer: K8NF4G-SATA2 supports RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring) and JBOD (Spanning) RAID modes, but it does not support RAID 0+1 (Stripe Mirroring) and RAID 5 modes. When you adjust the "RAID Mode" option as "Stripe Mirroring" or "RAID 5" mode in MediaShield Utility, the system will show a message "Invalid number of disks selected" to remind you that the system does not support "Stripe Mirroring" and "RAID 5" modes.
So please do not choose "Stripe Mirroring" and "RAID 5" modes on K8NF4G-SATA2.
Question: My motherboard is P4VM800/ 775VM800/ P4V88+/ 775V88+/ P4Dual-880Pro/ 775Dual-880Pro/ K8Upgrade-VM800. I used it with SATA hard drive with RAID condition under Windows XP. If I log on with a limited user account, the system will show an error (see below picture), what should I do? (8/24/2005) Answer: Please refer to our download site to download the latest VIA RAID driver. This new released driver can solve this problem.
P4VM800: https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=P4VM800
775VM800: https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=775VM800
P4V88+: https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=P4V88%2b
775V88+: https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=775V88%2b
P4Dual-880Pro: https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=P4Dual-880Pro
775Dual-880Pro: https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=775Dual-880Pro
K8Upgrade-VM800: https://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=K8Upgrade-VM800
Question: I am a K8Upgrade-VM800 / P4VM8 / 775VM8 / P4V88+ / 775V88+ user. I found that a new option "SATA Operation Mode" was added in the latest production BIOS. What is the option for? How should I set it?(5/15/2005) Answer: The "SATA Operation Mode" provides two choices to install OS on the SATA hard disk.
There are two options for "SATA Operation Mode": RAID (Default) and non-RAID.
a. When choosing "RAID" mode, you have to create a SATA floppy image diskette by the support CD and press "F6" to install SATA driver at the beginning of Windows XP/2000 installation.
If you want to install Windows XP/2000 on the SATA hard disk and also want to use RAID function, please set the option to "RAID".
If you want to install Windows 98SE/Me on the SATA hard disk, please set the option to "RAID".
b. When choosing "non-RAID" mode, it is not necessary to create a SATA floppy image diskette by the support CD nor press "F6" to install SATA driver at the beginning of Windows XP/2000 installation.
It is also convenient for users who do not have floppy drive.
If you want to install Windows XP/2000 on the SATA hard disk but do not want to use RAID function, please set the option to "non-RAID".
Question: I am going to use K8 Combo-Z / 939A8X-M / K8Upgrade-1689 / K8A8X-M to build up my system. I found that there is a new option "SATA Operation Mode" was added in the latest production BIOS. What is the option for? How should I set it?(5/15/2005) Answer: The "SATA Operation Mode" provides two choices to install OS on the SATA hard disk.
There are two options for "SATA Operation Mode": RAID (Default) and non-RAID.
a. When choosing "RAID" mode, you have to create a SATA floppy image diskette by the support CD and press "F6" to install SATA driver at the beginning of Windows XP/2000 installation.
If you want to install Windows XP/2000 on the SATA hard disk and also want to use RAID function, please set the option to "RAID".
If you want to install Windows 98SE/ME on the SATA hard disk, please set the option to "RAID". Please also install the latest LAN driver (3.10a or newer version) for your new system.
b. When choosing "non-RAID" mode, it is not necessary to create a SATA floppy image diskette by the support CD nor press "F6" to install SATA driver at the beginning of Windows XP/2000 installation.
It is also convenient for users who do not have floppy drive.
If you want to install Windows XP/2000 on the SATA hard disk but do not want to use RAID function, please set the option to "non-RAID".
Question: My motherboard is P4Dual-915GL. In the manual, it said the AGI Express slot is PCI Express x4. Can I use other PCI Express x1/x2/x4 devices, like PCI Express LAN card or RAID card, on AGI Express slot?(2/18/2005) Answer: We have tested x1 PCI Express LAN card on P4Dual-915GL. It is able to work on ASRock AGI Express slot.
Question: My hard drive is 160 GB, when I install Windows 2000 or Windows XP, I can only see 137 GB. However, when I install this 160 GB hard drive on the ATA 133 RAID card, I can use whole 160 GB. What's wrong?(5/15/2004) Answer: If you would like to use whole 160 GB as only one partition while installing the Windows OS, please make sure that your OS is Windows 2000 service pack 4 included or Windows XP service pack 1 included.
When you install the hard drive on the RAID card, you would need to press F6 to install third party driver during the Windows installation, and the driver is the reason why you can use whole 160 GB even your Windows XP service pack 1 is not included.