Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P Manual - Page 79

Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller

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5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 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. On this motherboard, the GSATA2_0 and GSATA2_1 ports are supported by the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. B. Enabling the SATA controllers and configuring hard drive mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to enable the SATA controllers and configure hard drive mode 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, ensure that Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl is enabled. Then set Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode to RAID (Figure 1). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE or AHCI, depending on your need. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard Audio Function Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM  SMART LAN Onboard 1394 Function OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [Enabled] [Native IDE] [IDE] [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults 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. - 79 - Appendix

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Appendix
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5-1-2
Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller
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. On this motherboard, the GSATA2_0 and GSATA2_1 ports are supported
by the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply
to the hard drive.
B. Enabling the SATA controllers and configuring hard drive mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to enable the SATA controllers and configure hard drive mode in system BIOS Setup.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In BIOS Setup, go to
Integrated Peripherals
, ensure that
Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl
is enabled. Then set
Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode
to
RAID
(Figure 1). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to
IDE
or
AHCI
, depending on your need.
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.
Figure 1
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
OnChip IDE Channel
[Enabled]
OnChip SATA Controller
[Enabled]
OnChip SATA Type
[Native IDE]
x
OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type
[IDE]
Onboard Audio Function
[Enabled]
Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl
[Enabled]
Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode
[RAID]
Onboard LAN Function
[Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
Onboard 1394 Function
[Enabled]
OnChip USB Controller
[Enabled]
USB EHCI Controller
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
[Enabled]
USB Mouse Support
[Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect
[Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]

: 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