If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard 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. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. Appendix - 78 - B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Ensure OnChip SATA Controller is enabled under Integrated Peripherals. To enable RAID for the SATA2_0/1/2/3 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID. To enable RAID for the SATA2_4/5 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type to As SATA Type (Figure 1). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help Menu Level . OnChip IDE Channel [Enabled] OnChip SATA Controller [Enabled] OnChip SATA Type [RAID] OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type [As SATA Type] Onboard Audio Function [Enabled] OnChip USB Controller [Enabled] USB EHCI Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Enabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled] Onboard LAN Function [Enabled] } SMART LAN [Press Enter] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 ....: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults 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. C. Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility" (Figure 2). Press + to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. RAID Option ROM Version 3.0.1540.47 (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. No Array is defined.. Press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility... Figure 2 Step 2: Main Menu This is the first option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press <1> to enter the View Drive Assignments window. To create an array, press <2> to enter the Define LD window. To delete an array, press <3> to enter the Delete LD window. To view controller settings, press <4> to enter the Controller Configuration window. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments........................... [ 1 ] Define LD.................................................. [ 2 ] Delete LD.................................................. [ 3 ] Controller Configuration............................ [ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit Figure 3 Create Arrays Manually To create a new array, press <2> to enter the Define LD Menu window (Figure 4). The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status LD 1 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 2 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 3 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 4 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 5 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 6 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 7 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 8 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 9 ---- ---- ----- ---- LD 10 ---- ---- ----- ---- [ Keys Available ] [h] Up [i] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Figure 4 In Figure 4, use the up or down arrow key to move to a logical disk set and press to enter the RAID configuration menu (Figure 5). Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB) Assignment 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89 N 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.02 N [ Keys Available ] [ Keys Available ] [h] Up [i] Down [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 In the ...
