Configuring Marvell ® 88Se9172 Sata Controller - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5 TH User Manual

3-2 Configuring Marvell
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
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. To create RAID, go to
Peripherals\Marvell ATA Controller Configuration and make sure GSATA Controller is set to RAID Mode
(Figure 1). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE Mode or AHCI Mode.
Step 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.
88SE9172 SATA Controller
®
88SE9172 SATA controller controls the onboard GSATA3 6/7 connectors .
®
Figure 1
- 77 - Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)