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The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from 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.
Step 2:
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup .
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test).
Under Integrated Peripherals, ensure NV SATA Controller is enabled. To configure a RAID array,
go to the Serial-ATA RAID Config submenu.
Figure 1
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Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip IDE Channel [Enabled]
NV SATA Controller [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
USB Memory Type [SHADOW]
Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
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
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]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]
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
Set NV SATA RAID function to Enabled to enable RAID control for the first and second SATA
connector. Make sure NV SATA 1 Primary RAID and NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID are enabled.
(Figure 2)
Figure 2