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Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers
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5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. One of the Marvell 88SE9172 SATA controllers controls the onboard GSATA3_6/7 connector and the other controls the eSATA ports on the back panel. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In BIOS Setup, go to Integrated Peripherals. To enable RAID, see the table below for configuring different SATA controllers for RAID. Controller Connectors Marvell eSATA 88SE9172 Marvell GSATA3_6/7 88SE9172 BIOS Settings Set eSATA3 Controller to Enabled Set eSATA3 Ctrl Mode to RAID Set GSATA3 Controller to Enabled Set GSATA3 Ctrl Mode to RAID CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type x OnChip SATA RAID5 Support OnChip SATA3.0 Support x OnChip SATA Port as ESP F_USB30 Controller eSATA3 Controller eSATA3 Ctrl Mode GSATA3 Controller GSATA3 Ctrl Mode } Onboard PCIE Devices Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function R_USB30 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function [Enabled] [Native IDE] IDE Enabled [Enabled] Press Enter [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [RAID] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 1 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. - 85 - Appendix