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B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup

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B. Configuring SATA controller 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 (Power-On Self-Test). To create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID (Figure 1)(Disabled by default). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to Disabled or AHCI. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN ` SMART LAN1 ` SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port [RAID] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disbabled] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 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. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 88 -

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B. Configuring SATA controller 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 <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test).
To create RAID, set
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode
under the
Integrated Peripherals
menu to
RAID
(Figure 1)(
Disabled
by default). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to
Disabled
or
AHCI
.
Figure 1
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.
Step 2:
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode
[RAID]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
[Disabled]
USB Controller
[Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support
[Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect
[Enabled]
Azalia Codec
[Auto]
Onboard H/W 1394
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN1
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN2
[Enabled]
Green LAN
[Disbabled]
SMART LAN1
[Press Enter]
SMART LAN2
[Press Enter]
Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard IDE Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port
[378/IRQ7]
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Default
F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level