SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R))
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(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and
set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s).
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want
to create RAID, select
SATA Mode
under the
Integrated Peripherals
menu (Figure 1) and set this item
to
RAID
(
RAID
by default). Set
SATA Mode
to
IDE
if you do not want to create RAID.
Figure 1
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
IDE DMA transfer access
[Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel 0
[Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel 1
[Enabled]
OnChip Serial ATA
[Enabled]
SATA Mode
[RAID]
AC97 Audio
[Auto]
VIA Onboard LAN
[Enabled]
USB 1.1 Controller
[Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support
[Disabled]
Onboard H/W LAN
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W 1394
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W Serial ATA
[Enabled]
Serial ATA Function
[RAID]
GigaBit LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
On-Chip LAN Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2
[2F8/IRQ3]
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
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The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show 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.
