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Figure 1
In the Serial-ATA RAID Config submenu, enable NV SATA RAID function. Then enable the SATA
ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID. In the example in Figure 2, enable NV SATA 1
Primary/Secondary RAID). (For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII0
and SATAII1 connectors, set NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID to Enabled).
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.
Figure 2
(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)/RAID array.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In the
example in Figure 1, make sure that NV Serial-ATA 1 under the Integrated Peripherals menu is
enabled. If you wish to create RAID array, press ENTER on the Serial-ATA RAID Config item to enter
the submenu .
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Integrated Peripherals
Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA 1 [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
USB Memory Type [SHADOW]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB Storage detect [Enabled]
: 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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Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level
NV SATA RAID function [Enabled]
x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]
x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults