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Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS
1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu
of the Award BIOS.
2. Select the Integrated Peripherals submenu - OnChip IDE Device
section of the BIOS.
3. Configure Serial ATA in the appropriate fields.
4. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup
utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” then press <Enter>.
5. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.
6. Reboot the system.
Step 3: Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS
Configure RAID in the AMD RAID BIOS
When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the
AMD BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <F4> key
to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on
Serial ATA drives.
Configure RAID in the Si
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When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the
Silicon Image BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the
<Ctrl-S> or <F4> key to enter the utility. The utility allows you to
build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.
Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives.
Important:
1.
Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data
cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.
2.
Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID. A dam-
aged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system. The
system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives. Please give
special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back
the data.
Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives
