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Appendix, 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s), 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers

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Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) RAID Levels: RAID 0 Minimum Number of Hard ≥2 Drives Array Capacity Number of hard drives * Size of the smallest drive Fault Tolerance No RAID 1 RAID 10 JBOD 2 ≥4 >2 Size of the smallest drive Yes (Number of hard Sum of all drive drives/2) * Size of the smallest drive Yes No To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. B. Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup. C. Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: •• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. - 69 - Appendix

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Appendix
Chapter 5
Appendix
5-1
Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.
A.
Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.
B.
Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS.
C.
(Note 1)
Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system.
D.
(Note 2)
Before you begin
Please prepare:
At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard
•
drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one
hard drive.
Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk.
•
Motherboard driver disk.
•
A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation)
•
An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation)
•
(Note 1)
Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.
(Note 2)
Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode.
5-1-1
Configuring SATA Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA
port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
RAID Levels:
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 10
JBOD
Minimum
Number of Hard
Drives
≥2
2
≥4
>2
Array Capacity
Number of hard
drives * Size of the
smallest drive
Size of the smallest
drive
(Number of hard
drives/2) * Size of the
smallest drive
Sum of all drive
Fault Tolerance
No
Yes
Yes
No