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5.1.2 5.1.2 5.1.2 5.1.2 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives Installing hard disk drives Installing hard disk drives Installing hard disk drives Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA (both models) and SCSI hard disk
drives (SCSI model only) for RAID set configuration. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when
creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the
instructions in the system user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of
each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
To install the SCSI hard disks for RAID configuration:
1. Install the SCSI hard disks into the drive bays following the
instructions in the system user guide.
2. Connect the SCSI interface cable connectors at the back of the SCSI
drives.
3. Connect the other end of the SCSI interface cable to the SCSI
connector on the motherboard.
5.1.3 5.1.3 5.1.3 5.1.3 5.1.3 RAID configuration utility RAID configuration utility RAID configuration utility RAID configuration utility RAID configuration utility
You can create a RAID set using the utility embedded in each RAID
controller. For example, you can use the N V I D I A
N V I D I A N V I D I A N V I D I A N V I D I A ® ® ® ® ® R A I D U t i l i t y R A I D U t i l i t y R A I D U t i l i t y R A I D U t i l i t y R A I D U t i l i t y if you
installed IDE and/or SATA hard disk drives to the IDE and/or SATA
connectors supported by the NVIDIA
® nForce Professional 2200 chip. Refer
to the succeeding sections for details on how to enter the RAID
configuration utility.