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Chapter 5: Software support
5.5.3 Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID Sets
Use the Intel
®
Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility to
configure your Serial ATA hard disks as RAID. Launch the utility by
pressing <Ctrl-I> when the message “Press <Ctrl-I> to enter RAID
Configuration Utility” appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST).
Pressing <Ctrl-I> displays the Main Menu of the RAID Configuration utility.
[
DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
]
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Non-RAID Disks:
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status Bootable
0 ST320413A xxxxxxxx 18.6GB Normal Yes
1 ST320413A xxxxxxxx 18.6GB Normal Yes
Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility
Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. v3.x.x.xxxx
[
MAIN MENU
]
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
[ ]-Select
[ ]-Select
[ESC] Exit
[ESC] Exit
[Enter]-Select Menu
[Enter]-Select Menu
5.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
1. A Serial ATA hard disk requires SATA data (4-conductor) and power
cables. Make sure that you have the appropriate SATA cables
before your proceed with the installation.
2. Carefully follow other hard disk installation instructions that came
with the Serial ATA hard disks.
Follow these steps to install a Serial ATA hard disk.
1. Install the hard disk into the drive bay.
2. Connect one end of the SATA data cable to an SATA connector on the
motherboard, then connect the other end to the hard disk.
3. Connect a 4-pin power cable to the power connector on the hard disk.