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Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup

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English (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS Setup, go to Integrated Periperals --> Serial-ATA RAID Config (Figure 1). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Serial-ATA RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip MAC Lan NV Serial-ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Moed Onboard Audio Function SMART LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Auto] [All Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] 3 [V1.1+V2.0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [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 Ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled (Figure 2). Then enable the SATA controller/channel with hard disks that you want to use for RAID (NV SATA 1 controls the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors; NV SATA 2 controls the SATAII3 and SATAII4 connectors. For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors, ensure that NV SATA 1 Primary RAID and NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID are enabled (Figure 2). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Serial-ATA RAID Config NV SATA RAID function NV SATA 1 Primary RAID NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID NV SATA 2 Primary RAID NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID [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 2 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show 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-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 -

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard
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English
Figure 1
Ensure that
NV SATA RAID function
is enabled (Figure 2). Then enable the SATA controller/channel
with hard disks that you want to use for RAID (
NV SATA 1
controls the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors;
NV SATA 2
controls the SATAII3 and SATAII4 connectors. For example, if you wish to create RAID with
hard disks on the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors, ensure that
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
and
NV
SATA 1 Secondary RAID
are enabled (Figure 2).
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show 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.
Figure 2
(2)
Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and
set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS
Setup, go to
Integrated Periperals --> Serial-ATA RAID Config
(Figure 1).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level
`
NV SATA RAID function
[Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
[Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
[Enabled]
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
[Enabled]
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
[Enabled]
KLJI
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
`
Serial-ATA RAID Config
[Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0
[Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan
[Auto]
NV Serial-ATA Controller
[All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Moed
[Enabled]
Onboard Audio Function
[Auto]
`
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
Onboard 1394
[Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port
[378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode
[SPP]
x
ECP Mode Use DMA
3
On-Chip USB
[V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support
[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support
[Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect
[Enabled]
Item Help
Menu Level
`
KLJI
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults