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5.4.3 Intel
®
RAID congurations
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1) and Intel
®
Matrix Storage congurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel
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ICH8R Southbridge chip.
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID
set(s). To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Main Menu, select IDE Conguration, then press <Enter>.
3. Select the item Congure SATA As, then press <Enter> to display the
conguration options.
4. Select RAID from the Congure SATA As item options, then press <Enter>.
5. Select the item Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM, press <Enter>, then select
Enabled from the options.
6. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on entering and
navigating through the BIOS Setup.
5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance,
install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID conguration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.
2. Connect the SATA signal cables.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.