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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH5R) ............................................................ 2
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Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system ............................................................................. 2
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Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ............................................................................................. 5
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Making a SATA controller driver disk .......................................................................................... 8
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Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation ............................................................ 10

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    Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH5R) ............2 Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system ................2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup ........3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ..................... 5 Making a SATA controller driver disk ..................
  • Page 2: Configuring Sata Hard Drive(S) (Controller: Intel Ich5R)

    SATA connector to identify the SATA controller for the connector. For example, the SATA0_SB/SATA_SB connectors is controlled by the SATA controller on South-Bridge). Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) - 2 -...
  • Page 3: Configuring Sata Controller Mode And Boot Sequence In Bios Setup

    CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 - 3 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R)
  • Page 4 : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Step 4: Save and exit BIOS Setup. SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) - 4 -...
  • Page 5: Configuring Raid Set In Raid Bios

    3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID: The Reset Disks to Non-RAID selection allows users to set a RAID disk to non-RAID status. 4. Exit: The Exit selection allows users to exit the Intel SATA RAID utility. Figure 5 - 5 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R)
  • Page 6 IV. Create Volume: After the configuration of all the options above, the light bar will stop in Create Volume. Follow the on-screen instructions to press ENTER and then Y to confirm your selection. This action completes the creation of RAID array. Figure 6 SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) - 6 -...
  • Page 7 Menu. After the DELETE RAID ARRAY screen appears, press Del to confirm the deletion or ESC to abort. To exit the Serial ATA-RAID Configuration Utility, press ESC in Main Menu. Now you can proceed with the installation of SATA driver and operating system. - 7 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R)
  • Page 8: Making A Sata Controller Driver Disk

    Ác (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard disk on the ICH5R controller successfully, you need to Åé install required driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
  • Page 9 SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to exit when the procedure is completed (Figure 11). Now you have copied the SATA driver successfully. Figure 11 - 9 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R)
  • Page 10: Installing Sata Controller Driver During Os Installation

    When a screen similar to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S to specify the SATA controller (Figure 13). Then you will be asked to select the SATA controller on your motherboard. Figure 13 SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) - 10 -...
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    When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. The driver installation will be finished in about one minute. Figure 15 - 11 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R)
  • Page 12 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.) SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) - 12 -...

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