Installing Hard Disk Drives; Raid Configuration Utility - Asus K8N-LR User Manual

5.1.2

Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives for RAID set
configuration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same
model and capacity when creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the
instructions in the system user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of
each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
5.1.3 RAID configuration utility
You can create a RAID set using the utility embedded in each RAID
controller. For example, you can use the NVIDIA
IDE and/or SATA hard disk drives to the IDE and/or SATA connectors
supported by the NVIDIA
sections for details on how to enter the RAID configuration utility.
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nForce™ 4 SLI chip. Refer to the succeeding
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RAID Utility if you installed
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Chapter 5: RAID configuration