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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R) ................................................2
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Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer ...................................................................... 2
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Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup .................................. 3
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Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ........................................................................................ 5
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Making a SATA Driver Disk ................................................................................................... 10
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Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation ......................................................... 12
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R) ..........2 Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer ..............2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup ........3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ..................5 Making a SATA Driver Disk .................... -
Page 2: Configuring Sata Hard Drive(S) (Controller: Via Vt8237/Vt8237R)
Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R) Åé To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ¤¤ (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. ¤å (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. -
Page 3: Configuring Sata Controller Mode And Boot Sequence In Bios Setup
(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s). Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, select SATA Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu (Figure 1) and set this item to RAID (RAID by default). - Page 4 Ác Step 2: Later, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk Åé Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2). ¤¤...
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Page 5: Configuring Raid Set In Raid Bios
(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, the following information will appear on screen (Figure 4). - Page 6 Ác A. Create Array: In Main Menu, select Create Array and press ENTER, a screen similar to Figure 6 below will appear. Åé VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 ¤¤ u Auto Setup For Performance Create a RAID array with u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) the hard disks attached to ¤å...
- Page 7 After selecting a RAID mode, you must decide whether you want the RAID array to be configured automatically or manually. Auto Setup allows BIOS to assign the hard drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if user selects Create and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recommended all hard drives are new ones when you want to create an array.
- Page 8 Ác B. Delete Array: If you want to delete an existing array, select Delete Array in Main Menu and press ENTER. The channel Åé column will be activated. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press ENTER. A warning message will show up, press Y to confirm or press N to cancel (Figure 10).
- Page 9 D. Serial Number View: Highlight Serial Number View and press ENTER. Use the ARROW keys to select a drive, and the selected drive's serial number can be viewed in the last line. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer (Figure 12).
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Page 10: Making A Sata Driver Disk
Ác (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the VT8237 controller successfully, you need Åé to install required driver for the SATA controller during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive ¤¤... - Page 11 Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 16 below will appear. Figure 16 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk. Press C to select the C) VIA 8237 Series ATA item. Then it will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk.
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Page 12: Installing Sata Controller Driver During Os Installation
Ác (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Åé Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. The following is an example of ¤¤... - Page 13 Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below will appear. If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows XP)* and press ENTER. Then it will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk.
- Page 14 Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen as below. It indicates that you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ WindowsXP Professional Setup ¤å...