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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 PCH SATA Control Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID(XHD) (Figure 1) (IDE by default). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE or AHCI. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Turbo USB 3.0 Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [RAID(XHD)] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] 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. Appendix - 82 -

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Appendix
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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
PCH SATA Control Mode
under the
Integrated Peripherals
menu to
RAID(XHD)
(Figure 1)
(
IDE
by default). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to
IDE
or
AHCI
.
Step 2:
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth-
erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you
have and the BIOS version.
Figure 1
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD)
[Disabled]
PCH SATA Control Mode
[RAID(XHD)]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
[Enabled]
USB Controllers
[Enabled]
USB Legacy Function
[Enabled]
USB Storage Function
[Enabled]
Turbo USB 3.0
[Disabled]
Azalia Codec
[Auto]
Onboard H/W LAN
[Enabled]
Green LAN
[Disabled]
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard USB 3.0 Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
[IDE]
Onboard SATA/IDE Device
[Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port
[378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode
[SPP]
higf
: 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