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5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA 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. 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. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge chip. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set(s). To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to the Main menu, select SATA Configuration, then press . 3. Select the item Configure SATA as, then press to display the configuration options. 4. Select RAID from the Configure SATA as item options, then press . 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. See Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. ASUS P5E WS Professional 5-29

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ASUS P5E WS Professional
5-29
5.4.2
Installing Serial ATA 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.
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.
5.4.3
Intel
®
RAID configurations
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel
®
Matrix
Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel
®
ICH9R
Southbridge chip.
See Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID
set(s). To do this:
1.
Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2.
Go to the
Main
menu, select
SATA Configuration
, then press <Enter>.
3.
Select the item
Configure SATA as
, then press <Enter> to display the
configuration options.
4.
Select
RAID
from the
Configure SATA as
item options, then press <Enter>.
5.
Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.