Configuring Sata Hard Drive(S) (Controller: Silicon Image Sil3132); Installing Sata Hard Drive(S) In Your System - Gigabyte GA-8I955X Royal Manual

Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Silicon Image Sil3132)

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.
(3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.
(4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver.
(5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.
Before you begin
Please prepare:
(a) SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use hard drives with
identical model and capacity).
(b) An empty formatted floppy disk.
(c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk.
(d) Driver CD for your motherboard.

(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system

Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available
SATA port(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, you
may refer to the motherboard user's manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector. Then connect
the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.
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