Gigabyte GA-8I945G Pro Manual - Page 3

(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s). Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID (Disabled by default). Then, set On-Chip SATA Mode to Manual or Auto (default) based on your own requirements. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondard PCI IDE SATA RAID/AHCI Mode x On-Chip SATA Mode x PATA IDE Set to SATA Port 0/2 Set to SATA Port 1/3 Set to USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W GigaRAID GigaRAID Function Onboard H/W LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 G-Keyless Port [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] Auto Ch.1 Master/Slave Ch.2 Master/Slave Ch.3 Master/Slave [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move F3: Language Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. - 3 - SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R)