Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 Manual - Page 85

Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller

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5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 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. If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the GSATAIIA and GSATAIIB ports are supported by GIGABYTE SATA2.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. B. Configuring SATA controller mode and device boot order in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup and set the device boot order. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In BIOS Setup, go to Integrated Peripherals, ensure that Onboard SATA/IDE Device is enabled. Then set Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID/IDE (Figure 1). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE or AHCI, depending on your need. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 ` SMART LAN1 ` SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port [RAID] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [RAID/IDE] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] 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 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. 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. - 85 - Appendix

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Appendix
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5-1-2
Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller
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. If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to
"Chapter 1," Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on
this motherboard, the GSATAIIA and GSATAIIB ports are supported by GIGABYTE SATA2.) Then
connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
B. Configuring SATA controller mode and device boot order in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup and set the device
boot order.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In BIOS Setup, go to
Integrated Peripherals
, ensure that
Onboard SATA/IDE Device
is enabled. Then set
Onboard
SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
to
RAID/IDE
(Figure 1). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to
IDE
or
AHCI
, depending on your need.
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.
Figure 1
SATA
RAID/AHCI Mode
[RAID]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
[Disabled]
USB Controller
[Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support
[Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect
[Enabled]
Azalia Codec
[Auto]
Onboard H/W 1394
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN1
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN2
[Enabled]
SMART LAN1
[Press Enter]
SMART LAN2
[Press Enter]
Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Device
[Enabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
[RAID/IDE]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port
[378/IRQ7]
: 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
Integrated Peripherals
Item Help
Menu Level