Chapter 5 Appendix; Configuring Sata Hard Drive(S); Configuring Intel Ich9R Sata Controllers - Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3 User Manual

Chapter 5
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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)

To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.
B. Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.
C . Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS.
D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver.
E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system.
Before you begin
Please prepare:
• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use
two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may
prepare only one hard drive.
• An empty formatted floppy disk.
• Windows Vista/XP/2000
• Motherboard driver disk.

5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH9R SATA Controllers

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. If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to
"Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA ports. (For example, on
the GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports
are supported by the ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply
to the hard drive.
(Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.
(Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode.
(Note 3) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating
system.
Only the GA-P35C-DS3R supports RAID function. The instructions on configurig a RAID array in
this chapter are for users of the GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard.
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setup disk.
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