Configuring Marvell 88Se9172 Sata Controller - Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 User Manual

5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controller

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. The Marvell 88SE9172 SATA controller controls the eSATA connectors on the
back panel.
B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID 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. In BIOS Setup, go to Inte-
grated Peripherals and make sure eSATA3 Controller is enabled. To enable RAID, set eSATA3 Ctrl Mode
to RAID. (Figure 1).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
OnChip SATA Controller
OnChip SATA Type
x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type
x OnChip SATA RAID5 Support
OnChip SATA3.0 Support
x OnChip SATA Port as ESP
F_USB30 Controller
eSATA3 Controller
eSATA3 Ctrl Mode
Onboard LAN Function
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
 SMART LAN
Onboard Audio Function
Onboard 1394 Function
R_USB30 Controller
USB Controllers
USB Legacy Function
USB Storage Function
Onboard Serial Port 1
higf: 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 moth-
erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you
have and the BIOS version.
Integrated Peripherals
[Enabled]
[Native IDE]
IDE
Enabled
[Enabled]
Press Enter
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[RAID]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
Figure 1
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Item Help
Menu Level 
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
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