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Installing, Serial, disks, Setting

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5.1.2 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. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID sets using SATA HDDs. To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Set the SATA Mode item to [RAID Mode]. 4. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. Refer to Chapter 3 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 5-2 Chapter 5: RAID support

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5.1.2
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.
5.1.3
Setting
the
RAID
item
in
BIOS
You
must
enable
the
RAID
function
in
the
BIOS
Setup
before
creating
RAID
sets
using
SATA
HDDs.
To
do
this:
1.
Enter
the
BIOS
Setup
during
POST.
2.
Go
to
the
Advanced
menu
>
SATA
Configuration,
and
then
press
<Enter>.
3.
Set
the
SATA
Mode
item
to
[RAID
Mode].
4.
Save
your
changes,
and
then
exit
the
BIOS
Setup.
Refer
to
Chapter
3
for
details
on
entering
and
navigating
through
the
BIOS
Setup
Due
to
chipset
limitation,
when
SATA
ports
are
set
to
RAID
mode,
all
SATA
ports
run
at
RAID
mode
together.
5-2
Chapter
5:
RAID
support