Gigabyte Sata2 Controller - Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P User Manual

B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller
(1) 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(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer
to the connectors introduction section of the user's manual to identify the SATA controller for the
connectors. (For example, on the GA-965P-DS3P motherboard, the GSATAII0 and GSATAII1 connectors
are supported by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller.) Then connect the power connector from your
power supply to the hard drive.
(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup and set the first boot
devce.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS
Setup, go to Integrated Periperals, ensure that the Onboard SATA/IDE Device is enabled. Then set
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID/IDE before configuring RAID. If you do not want to create
RAID, set this item to IDE or AHCI, depending on your need (Figure 1).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
Legacy USB storage detect
Azalia Codec
Onboard H/W 1394
Onboard H/W LAN
SMART LAN
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard SATA/IDE Device
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
: Move Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show 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.
GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard
Integrated Peripherals
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[RAID/IDE]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
Figure 1
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Item Help
Menu Level
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults