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Installing hard disks

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If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. Refer to section 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5.5.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration: 1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for detailed information on RAID configurations. See section 5.2.5 Manual menu. ASUS M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition 5-41

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5.5.1
Installing hard disks
The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance,
install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1.
Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.
2.
Connect the SATA signal cables.
3.
Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set,
copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you
install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. Refer to section
5.6
Creating a RAID driver disk
for details.
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for
detailed information on RAID configurations. See section
5.2.5 Manual menu
.