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Installing Serial ATA hard disks, Setting the RAID item in BIOS

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6.1.2 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. 6.1.3 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. Set the Onboard SATA RAID ROM item to [Enabled]. Otherwise, the RAID configuration utility won't appear during POST. 6. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 6.1.4 RAID configuration utility 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, or RAID 10 under Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP or Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system. Use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or 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. ASUS RS120-E4/PA4 6-

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6.1.2
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.
6.1.3
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.
Set the
Onboard SATA RAID ROM
item to [Enabled]. Otherwise, the RAID
configuration utility won’t appear during POST.
6.
Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS
Setup.
6.1.4
RAID configuration utility
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, or RAID 10 under Windows
®
2000/2003 Server/XP or Red Hat
®
Enterprise ver. 3.0
operating system.
Use the
Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager
to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or
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.