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Setting the RAID item in BIOS, RAID configuration utility

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5.1.2 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge chip. To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to the Main Menu, select IDE Configuration, then press . 3. Set the ATA/IDE Configuration item to [Enhanced Mode], then press . 4. Set the Configure SATA As item to [RAID]. 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 5.1.3 RAID configuration utility For P5M2 model, depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating system, you can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers for details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings. Use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 under Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP or Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 and 4.0 operating systems (P5M2 model only). Use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and software RAID 5 under Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating system. Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID configuration utilities. 5- Chapter 5: RAID configuration

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5-2
Chapter 5: RAID configuration
5.1.2
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create
a RAID set
from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel
®
ICH7R Southbridge chip. To do this:
1.
Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2.
Go to the
Main Menu
, select
IDE Configuration
, then press <Enter>.
3.
Set the
ATA/IDE Configuration
item to [Enhanced Mode], then press
<Enter>.
4.
Set the
Configure SATA As
item to [RAID].
5.
Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS
Setup.
5.1.3
RAID configuration utility
For P5M2 model, depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating
system, you can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers
for details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings.
Use the
LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility
to create a RAID 0, RAID
1, and RAID 10 under Windows
®
2000/2003 Server/XP or Red Hat
®
Enterprise ver.
3.0 and 4.0 operating systems (
P5M2 model only
).
Use the
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,
and software RAID 5 under Windows
®
2000/2003 Server/XP operating system.
Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID configuration
utilities.