Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 User Manual page 72

B. Configuring SATA controller 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 (Power-On Self-Test).
Under Integrated Peripherals, ensure NV Serial-ATA 1 is enabled. To configure a RAID array, set
Onchip SATA Mode to RAID (Figure 1). Then go to the Serial-ATA RAID Config submenu.
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Serial-ATA RAID Config
On-Chip IDE Channel0
IDE DMA transfer access
On-Chip MAC Lan
NV Serial-ATA 1
IDE Prefetch Mode
USB Memory Type
Onchip SATA Mode
Onboard Audio Function
Onboard 1394
SMART LAN
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
x ECP Mode Use DMA
On-Chip USB
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
: Move Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
Enable the SATA ports with hard drives that you want to use for RAID. For example, NV SATA Pri-
Master RAID is for the SATAII0 connector and NV SATA Pri-Slave RAID for the SATAII1 connector
(Figure 2).
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NV SATA Pri-Master RAID
NV SATA Pri-Slave RAID
NV SATA Sec-Master RAID
NV SATA Sec-Slave RAID
: Move Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
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.
GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard
Integrated Peripherals
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[SHADOW]
[RAID]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
3
[V1.1+V2.0]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
Figure 1
Serial-ATA RAID Config
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
Figure 2
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Item Help
Menu Level
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults