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Setting the RAID item in BIOS, RAID configuration utility
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5.1.2 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge chip. To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to the Main Menu, select IDE Configuration, then press . 3. Set the ATA/IDE Configuration item to [Enhanced Mode], then press . 4. Set the Configure SATA As item to [RAID]. 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 5.1.3 RAID configuration utility For P5M2 model, depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating system, you can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers for details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings. Use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 under Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP or Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 and 4.0 operating systems (P5M2 model only). Use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and software RAID 5 under Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating system. Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID configuration utilities. 5- Chapter 5: RAID configuration