Configuring Marvell 9128 Sata Controller - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R User Manual

5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 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 9128 SATA controller controls the GSATA3_6/7 ports on the
motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
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 (Power-On Self-Test).
Make sure GSATA 6_7/IDE Cntroller under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled. Then set GSATA
6_7/IDE Ctrl Mode to IDE or AHCI, depending on your requirements (Figure 1). (In AHCI mode, installation
of the SATA AHCI driver is required during Windows XP installation. Refer to section, "5-1-4" for more infor-
mation.)
Step 2:
To create a RAID array, press <Enter> on the GSATA RAID Configuration item (Figure 1) to enter the RAID
configuration menu. Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID.
eSATA Controller
eSATA Ctrl Mode
GSATA 6_7/IDE Controller
GSATA 6_7/IDE Ctrl Mode
SATA3 Firmware Selection
GSATA RAID Configuration
GSATA 8_9/IDE Controller
GSATA 8_9/IDE Ctrl Mode
higf : Move Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
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.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
Figure 1
[Enabled]
[IDE]
[Enabled]
[IDE]
[Onchip]
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[IDE]
F10: Save
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Item Help
Menu Level 
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
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