Configuring Sata Controller Mode And Boot Sequence In Bios Setup - Gigabyte GA-8VT880P Combo Manual

(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). Set SATA Mode to IDE if you do not want to create RAID.
IDE DMA transfer access
OnChip IDE Channel 0
OnChip IDE Channel 1
OnChip Serial ATA
SATA Mode
AC97 Audio
VIA Onboard LAN
USB 1.1 Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
Onboard H/W LAN
Onboard H/W 1394
Onboard H/W Serial ATA
Serial ATA Function
GigaBit LAN Boot ROM
On-Chip LAN Boot ROM
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
higf: 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.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[RAID]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[RAID]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
F10: Save
Figure 1
- 3 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R))
Item Help
Menu Level}
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults