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B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup

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B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Un- der Integrated Peripherals, make sure NV SATA Controller is enabled. To enable RAID, go to the Serial- ATA RAID Config (Figure 1). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel NV SATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode } Serial-ATA RAID Config Onboard Audio Function On-Chip MAC Lan Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] 3 [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level  Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 1 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Set NV SATA RAID function to Enabled to enable RAID control for each SATA connector. Then set NV SATA 1 Primary RAID and NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID to Enabled. (Figure 2). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Serial-ATA RAID Config NV SATA RAID function NV SATA 1 Primary RAID NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level  Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 2 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from 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. Appendix - 66 -

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Appendix
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B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Un-
der
Integrated Peripherals
, make sure
NV SATA Controller
is enabled. To enable RAID, go to the
Serial-
ATA RAID Config
(Figure 1).
Step 2:
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Figure 1
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth-
erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you
have and the BIOS version.
Set
NV SATA RAID function
to
Enabled
to enable RAID control for each SATA connector. Then set
NV
SATA 1 Primary RAID
and
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
to
Enabled
. (Figure 2).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software
Serial-ATA RAID Config
NV SATA RAID function
[Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
[Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
[Enabled]
higf
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level

Figure 2
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip IDE Channel
[Enabled]
NV SATA Controller
[Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode
[Enabled]
Serial-ATARAID Config
[Press Enter]
Onboard Audio Function
[Auto]
On-Chip MAC Lan
[Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port
[378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode
[SPP]
x
ECP Mode Use DMA
3
USB Controllers
[Enabled]
USB Legacy Function
[Enabled]
USB Storage Function
[Enabled]
higf
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level