Installing Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks; Via ® Raid Configuration - Asus P5VD2-VM SE User Manual

3.3.2

Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance,
install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
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.
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support CD for
detailed information on RAID configurations. See section "3.2.5 Manuals menu".
3.3.3 VIA RAID configuration
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This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations for Serial
ATA hard disk drives through the VIA
Setting the RAID items in the BIOS
After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS
before setting your RAID configuration.
To set the BIOS RAID items:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
Set the SATA Controller item to [RAID], and enable the SATA Option
2.
ROM item. See page 2-23 "SouthBridge VIA VT8237S Configuration" for
details.
SouthBridge VIA VT8237S Configuration
SATA Controller
SATA Option ROM
LAN Controller
LAN Option ROM
High Definition Audio
Front Panel Support Type
3. Save your changes and exit the BIOS setup/
Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility
1. Boot-up your computer.
2. During POST, press <Tab> to enter VIA RAID configuration utility.
The following menu options will appear.
The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown below is for reference
only. What you see on your screen may not exactly match what is shown here.
ASUS P5VD2-VM SE
VT8237S southbridge chipset.
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[RAID]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[HD Audio]
Options
IDE
RAID
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