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Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup
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Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup
The motherboard supports Intel®
RAID 0 or 1for Serial ATA drives through the Intel® ICH5-R
chipset. The Serial ATA as RAID option must be enabled in the BIOS before the system can
load the Intel® RAID Option ROM code for Intel® RAID. The Intel® RAID Option ROM is a
standard PnP (Plug and Play) option ROM that provides a pre-operating system user interface
for the Intel® RAID implementation. It also allows the boot order to be selected from within the
BIOS setup utility.
Warning
Before installing the driver into an existing system, backup any important
or useful data. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in
data loss.
The Intel® RAID feature is available in Win2000 and WinXP.
4.1 BIOS Configuration
Enter the BIOS setup program by pressing the <Del> key after the Power-On Self Test
(POST) memory test begins.
Select the
Integrated Peripherals
menu, then the
OnChip IDE Device
menu.
Switch the
SATA Mode
option from
IDE
to
RAID
Switch the
On-chip Serial ATA
option from
[Auto]
to
[Enhanced Mode]
Press <F10> to save the BIOS setting and exit the BIOS setup program.
4.2 Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks requires the use of a new SATA data cable (4-
conductor) which supports the Serial ATA protocol and a SATA power cable. Either end of the
SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the
motherboard.
NOTE
Both the data and power SATA cables are new cables. You cannot
use older 40-pin 80-conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables
with SATA hard drives.
Carefully follow any technical instructions that come from the hard
disk manufacturer.
Follow the given steps for correct cable installation:
1.
Attach either cable end to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
2.
Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard disk.
