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Steps:
1.
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test).
Ensure OnChip SATA Controller is enabled under Integrated Peripherals. To enable RAID for the SATA2
0/1/2/3 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID. To enable RAID for the SATA2 4/5 connectors, set
OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type to As SATA Type.
2.
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
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.
C. Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. After the POST memory test begins and before
the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM
Utility". Press <Ctrl> + <F> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. To create a new array, press <2> to enter the
LD View/LD Define Menu window. To create an array, press <Ctrl+C> to access the LD Define Menu. In the
LD Define Menu, use the up or down arrow key to move to an item for further configuration. In the following
procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.
Steps:
1.
Under the
RAID Mode section, press the <SPACE> key to select RAID 0.
2.
Set the
Stripe Block size. 64 KB is the default.
3.
Under the
Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive.
4.
Press the <SPACE> key or <Y>to change the
disk array. The Drv section will show the number of disks assigned.
5.
Press <Ctrl>+<Y> keys to save the information. The message in Figure 1 will appear. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to
input the array name. If you do not input the array name, the default array name will be used.
6.
When the next message appears, press <Ctrl>+<Y> to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this
option.
7.
Then, the message in Figure 3 will appear. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to set the capacity of the RAID array or press
other keys to set the array to its maximum capacity.
8.
After the creation is complete, the screen will return to
created array.
Main Menu and press <Esc> again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility.
9.
Press <Esc> to return to
Assignment option to Y. This action adds the drive to the
Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD Name
or press any key to exit.
If you do not input any LD name, the default
LD name will be used.
Figure 1
Fast Initialization Option has been selected
It will erase the MBR data of the disk.
<Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it>
<Press any other key to ignore this option>
Figure 2
Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any
other key to use maximum capacity...
Figure 3
LD View Menu where you will see the newly-
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