Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M User Manual page 77

Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:
1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction.
Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make
and storage capacity.
2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE,
SCSI, or SATA.
3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated
Peripherals).
4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter <Tab> to select VIA
RAID).
5) Complete driver installation.
6) Complete RAID utility installation.
More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup inform ation, please visit our
website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com .tw)
Enter BIOS Configuration Utility
When the system powers on, the following inform ation will appear on screen. Press the <Tab> key to
enter BIOS configuration utility.
VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.
Scan Devices, Please wait...
Press <Tab> key into User Windows
Serial_Ch0 Master: ST380013AS
Serial_Ch1 Master: ST3120023AS
The m ain interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:
VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20
u Create Array
u Delete Array
u Create/Delete Spare
u Select Boot Array
u Serial Number View
Channel
Serial_Ch0 Master
Serial_Ch1 Master
Create a RAID array with the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1
h, i
Enter
ESC
Driver Name Array Name
ST380013AS
ST9120023AS
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: View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
: Confirm the selection
: Exit
Mode Size(GB) Status
SATA 74.53 Hdd
SATA 111.79 Hdd
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