Configuring Marvell 88Se9128 Sata Controller - Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 User Manual

5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9128 SATA Controller

A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available
SATA port on the motherboard. The Marvell 88SE9128 SATA controller controls the eSATA ports on the back
panel. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID 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. In BIOS Setup, go to
Integrated Peripherals. To enable RAID, make sure eSATA3 Controller is enabled. Then set eSATA3 Ctrl
Mode to IDE or AHCI, depending on your requirements (Figure 1). (In AHCI mode, installation of the SATA
AHCI driver is required during Windows XP installation.) Refer to section, "5-1-3," for more details.
eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD)
PCH SATA Control Mode
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
USB Controllers
USB Legacy Function
USB Storage Function
Azalia Codec
Onboard H/W LAN
 SMART LAN
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
R_USB30 Controller
R_USB30 Turbo
F_USB30 Controller
eSATA3 Controller
eSATA3 Ctrl Mode
eSATA3 Transaction Mode
eSATA3 RAID Configuration
SATA3 Firmware Selection
Onboard Serial Port 1
higf : Move Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
Step 2:
Then make sure eSATA3 Transaction Mode is set to Fw Mode. To create a RAID array, press <Enter> on
the eSATA3 RAID Configuration item to enter the RAID configuration menu. Skip this step if you do not want
to create RAID.
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth-
erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you
have and the BIOS version.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
[Disabled]
[IDE]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[IDE]
[Fw Mode]
[Press Enter]
[Auto]
[3F8/IRQ4]
F10: Save
Figure 1
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Item Help
Menu Level 
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
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