Installing Hard Disks; Ati Raid Configurations - Asus Motherboard M2R32-MVP User Manual

5.4.1 5.4.1 5.4.1

Installing hard disks

Installing hard disks Installing hard disks
5.4.1 5.4.1 Installing hard disks Installing hard disks
The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and 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 Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
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.
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The ATI ® RAID controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID
0+1configurations.
You may also set the RAID configurations in Windows
have installed the Serial ATA RAID driver. See section "5.2.4 Make
Disk menu" for details.
Setting the RAID item in BIOS Setting the RAID item in BIOS Setting the RAID item in BIOS
Setting the RAID item in BIOS 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. Boot up your computer, and press <Del> during POST to enter the
BIOS setup.
2. In the M a i n M e n u M a i n M e n u M a i n M e n u M a i n M e n u, go to S t o r a g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n M a i n M e n u
O n C h i p S A T A T y p e O n C h i p S A T A T y p e O n C h i p S A T A T y p e O n C h i p S A T A T y p e O n C h i p S A T A T y p e item to [RAID].
3. Press <F10> to save the changes and exit.
The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference
only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen.
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S t o r a g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n S t o r a g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n S t o r a g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n, and set the S t o r a g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n
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