Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 Personal Computer User Manual


 
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 80 -
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Figure 1
Ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled (Figure 2). For example, if you wish to create RAID
with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, ensure that NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary
RAID are enabled (Figure 2).
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 BIOS
Setup, go to Integrated Periperals --> Serial-ATA RAID Config (Figure 1).
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Integrated Peripherals
Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip MAC1 Lan [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA Controller [All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1 [IDE]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
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
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level
NV SATA RAID function [Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID [Disabled]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults