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5.3.1 Installing 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.
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
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.
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support CD for
detailed information on RAID congurations. See section “5.2.4 Manuals menu.”
5.3.2 NVIDIA
®
MediaShield™ RAID congurations
The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in
the NVIDIA
®
nForce™ 430 MCP southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for four independent Serial ATA channels.
Setting the BIOS RAID items
After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in
the BIOS before setting your RAID conguration.
To set the BIOS RAID items:
1. Boot the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to
enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. From the Main > IDE Conguration menu item in the BIOS set the
nVidia
RAID Function item to Enabled.
3. Select and enable the SATA drive(s) that you want to congure as RAID. See
section “4.3.4 IDE Conguration” for details.
4. Save your changes and Exit Setup.
• For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA
®
RAID conguration, refer to the
“NVIDIA
®
SATA RAID User’s Manual” found in your motherboard support CD.
• When using Windows 2000 operating system, make sure to install the
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later versions.
Make sure to re-enter your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared;
otherwise, the system will not recognize your RAID setup.