Check Bios Message - Maxtor SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE Installation Manual

Check BIOS Message

If you have a motherboard with built-in SATA ports, power on your system and look for an on-screen BIOS
message that refers to the SATA interface or controller. (See Figure 7.) This message indicates that the SATA
interface on your motherboard is enabled. If you do not see this message, consult the documentation supplied
with your motherboard or system to enable SATA support in the system BIOS.
If you are using a SATA PCI card, there is no need to enter BIOS Setup to enable SATA support. The card will
automatically enable SATA support after the system BIOS has loaded.
Figure 7
Typical SATA BIOS Message
9 Check BIOS Message