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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 the example in Figure 1, make sure that NV Serial-ATA 1 under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled. If you wish to create RAID array, press ENTER on the Serial-ATA RAID Config item to enter the submenu . 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 1 IDE Prefetch Mode USB Memory Type Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 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] [Enabled] [Enabled] [SHADOW] [Auto] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [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 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 In the Serial-ATA RAID Config submenu, enable NV SATA RAID function. Then enable the SATA ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID. In the example in Figure 2, enable NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID). (For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, set NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID to Enabled). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Serial-ATA RAID Config NV SATA RAID function x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults 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. - 59 - Appendix

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Appendix
- 59 -
English
Figure 1
In the
Serial-ATA RAID Config
submenu, enable
NV SATA RAID function
. Then enable the SATA
ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID. In the example in Figure 2, enable
NV SATA 1
Primary/Secondary RAID
). (For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII0
and SATAII1 connectors, set
NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID
to
Enabled)
.
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 the
example in Figure 1, make sure that
NV Serial-ATA 1
under the
Integrated Peripherals
menu is
enabled. If you wish to create RAID array, press ENTER on the
Serial-ATA RAID Config
item to enter
the submenu .
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 1
[Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode
[Enabled]
USB Memory Type
[SHADOW]
Onboard Audio Function
[Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2
[2F8/IRQ3]
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]
KLJI
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level
`
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level
`
NV SATA RAID function
[Enabled]
x
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
[Enabled]
x
NV SATA 1 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