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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). Under Integrated Peripherals, ensure NV Serial-ATA Controller is enabled. To enable all four SATA 3Gb/s connectors, set this item to All Enabled (Figure 1). SATA-1 controls the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors only. To configure a RAID array, go to the SATA-II RAID Config submenu (Figure 2). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals ` SATA-II RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip MAC Lan Onboard LAN Boot ROM NV Serial-ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Onboard Audio Function ` SMART LAN Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [All Enabled] [Enabled] [V1.1+V2.0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] 3 Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Enable the SATA connectors with hard drives that you want to use for RAID. For example, SATA-II 1 Primary RAID is for the SATAII0 connector and SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID for the SATAII1 connector (Figure 2). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software SATA-II RAID Config SATA-II RAID function SATA-II 1 Primary RAID SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID SATA-II 2 Primary RAID SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. Figure 2 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. GA-N650SLI-DS4L Motherboard - 76 -

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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).
Under
Integrated Peripherals
, ensure
NV Serial-ATA Controller
is enabled. To enable all four SATA
3Gb/s connectors, set this item to
All Enabled
(Figure 1).
SATA-1
controls the SATAII0 and SATAII1
connectors only. To configure a RAID array, go to the
SATA-II RAID Config
submenu (Figure 2).
Figure 1
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.
Step 2:
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Enable the SATA connectors with hard drives that you want to use for RAID. For example,
SATA-II 1
Primary RAID
is for the SATAII0 connector and
SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID
for the SATAII1 connector
(Figure 2).
Figure 2
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
SATA-II RAID Config
[Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0
[Enabled]
IDE DMA transfer access
[Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan
[Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
NV Serial-ATA Controller
[All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode
[Enabled]
On-Chip USB
[V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support
[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support
[Disabled]
Onboard Audio Function
[Auto]
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
Legacy USB storage detect
[Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port
[378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode
[SPP]
x
ECP Mode Use DMA
3
Item Help
Menu Level
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
SATA-II RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level
SATA-II RAID function
[Enabled]
SATA-II 1 Primary RAID
[Enabled]
SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID
[Enabled]
SATA-II 2 Primary RAID
[Disabled]
SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID
[Disabled]
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults