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Configuring Marvell 88SE9128 SATA Controllers

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5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9128 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. The Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller controls the eSATA ports on the back panel. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID 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. In BIOS Setup, go to Integrated Peripherals. To enable RAID, make sure eSATA3 Controller is enabled. Then set eSATA3 Ctrl Mode to IDE or AHCI, depending on your requirements (Figure 1). (In AHCI mode, installation of the SATA AHCI driver is required during Windows XP installation.) Refer to section, "5-1-3," for more details. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard USB3.0 Controller USB3.0 Turbo eSATA3 Controller eSATA3 Ctrl Mode SATA3 Firmware Selection eSATA3 RAID Configuration [Disabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [Auto] [Press Enter] 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 Step 2: To create a RAID array, press on the eSATA3 RAID Configuration item to enter the RAID configuration menu. Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID. 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. - 89 - Appendix

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Appendix
5-1-2
Configuring Marvell 88SE9128 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. The Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller controls the eSATA ports on the back
panel. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID 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. In BIOS Setup, go to
Integrated Peripherals
. To enable RAID, make sure
eSATA3 Controller
is enabled. Then set
eSATA3 Ctrl
Mode
to
IDE
or
AHCI
, depending on your requirements (Figure 1).
(In AHCI mode, installation of the SATA
AHCI driver is required during Windows XP installation.) Refer to section, "5-1-3," for more details.
Figure 1
Step 2:
To create a RAID array, press <Enter> on the
eSATA3 RAID Configuration
item to enter the RAID configura
-
tion menu. Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD)
[Disabled]
PCH SATA Control Mode
[IDE]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
[Enabled]
USB Controllers
[Enabled]
USB Legacy Function
[Enabled]
USB Storage Function
[Enabled]
Azalia Codec
[Auto]
Onboard H/W 1394
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN
[Enabled]
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard USB3.0 Controller
[Enabled]
USB3.0 Turbo
[Disabled]
eSATA3 Controller
[Enabled]
eSATA3 Ctrl Mode
[IDE]
SATA3 Firmware Selection
[Auto]
eSATA3 RAID Configuration
[Press Enter]
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
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.