Document Outline

• MediaShield User’s Guide
• About NVIDIA® MediaShield™
  • System Requirements
    • Hardware Support
    • Operating System Support
  • RAID Arrays
    • RAID 0
      • How RAID 0 Works
      • Summary of Features and Benefits
    • RAID 1
      • How RAID 1 Works
      • Summary of Features and Benefits
    • RAID 0+1
      • How RAID 0+1 Works
      • Summary of Features and Benefits
    • RAID 5
      • How RAID 5 Works
      • Summary of Features and Benefits
    • JBOD
      • How JBOD Works
      • Summary of Features and Benefits
    • Summary of RAID Configurations
  • NVIDIA MediaShield Features
    • Additional RAID Features
    • Features and Benefits Summary
• Setting Up Your RAID Configuration
  • Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array
    • Setting Up the BIOS
    • Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows
    • Using RAID Arrays Under Windows
  • Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array
    • Setting Up the BIOS
    • Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS
      • Entering the RAID BIOS Setup:
      • Understanding the Define a New Array Window
      • Using the Define a New Array Screen
      • Completing the RAID BIOS Setup
    • Installing the RAID Drivers
• Using the NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Management Utility
  • About the MediaShield RAID Management Utility
  • Viewing RAID Array Configurations
    • Mirrored RAID Array
    • Striped RAID Array
    • Mirrored-Stripe RAID Array
    • Spanning (JBOD) RAID Array
    • Mirrored RAID Array and Striped RAID Array
  • Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk
    • Assigning a Free Disk
    • Assigning a Dedicated Disk
      • Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free Disk
      • Step 2: Dedicate the Free Disk to an Array
    • Removing a Dedicated Disk
  • Creating RAID Arrays
    • Using the MediaShield Create Wizard
      • Protection
      • Capacity
      • Custom
    • Creating a Striped Array
    • Creating a Mirrored Array
    • Creating a Stripe Mirroring Array
    • Creating a Spanning Array
    • Creating a RAID 5 Array
  • Deleting a RAID Array
  • Migrating From One RAID Array to Another
    • General Migrating Principles
      • General Requirements and Limitations
      • Specific Migrating Requirements
    • Migrating Instructions
      • Migrating from RAID 0 to RAID 0-Adding a Disk to a Stripe Set
      • Migrating from RAID 0 (with One Disk) to RAID 1 (with Two Disks)
      • Migrating from RAID 0 to RAID 0+1
      • Migrating from RAID 1 to RAID 0
      • Migrating from RAID 1 to RAID 0+1
      • Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 0
      • Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 0+1
      • Migrating from RAID 0 to RAID 5
      • Migrating from RAID 1 to RAID 5
      • Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 5
      • Migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 0
      • Migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 0+1
      • Migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 5
  • Hot Plug Array
    • Hot Plug Array with System Shutdown
    • Hot Plug Array with System Running
• Initializing, Rebuilding, and Synchronizing RAID Arrays
  • Initializing a RAID Array
  • Rebuilding a RAID Array
    • Rebuilding Instructions
    • More About Rebuilding Arrays
  • Synchronizing a RAID Array
• Using Disk Alert
  • About Disk Alert
  • Disk Alert Examples
    • Example of All Good Drives
    • Example of a Degraded Array
    • Example of a Failed Drive
• MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked Questions
  • Basic RAID Questions
  • RAID ROM Setup Questions
  • Rebuilding Arrays Questions
  • Dedicated Disk Questions
  • Array Migrating Questions
  • Windows RAID Application
• MediaShield Application Notes
  • Windows 2000 Limitation with Bootable RAID
    • Problem
    • Solution
  • Installing the NVIDIA IDE Driver in Windows 2000
    • Problem
    • Solution
  • Using GHOST with NVIDIA RAID
    • Problem
    • Solution
  • How to Build a Slipstream XP-SP2 CD
    • Problem
    • Solution
      • Initial Setup
      • Add NVIDIA Drivers
      • Burning a CD