Installing Serial Ata Hard Disks; Setting The Raid Item In Bios; Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option Rom Utility - Asus P6X58D-E User Manual

4.4.2

Installing Serial ATA hard disks

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install
identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.
2. Connect the SATA signal cables.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
4.4.3

Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set(s) using
SATA HDDs. To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
Go to the Main menu > Storage Configuration, and then press <Enter>.
2.
Set the Configure SATA as item to [RAID].
3.
4. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 3 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.
Due to chipset limitation, when set any of SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at
RAID mode together.
4.4.4 Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility
®
To enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility:
®
1. Turn on the system.
2. During POST, press <Ctrl> + <I> to display the utility main menu.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1038 ICH10R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation.
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Physical Disks:
Port Drive Model
0 ST3160812AS
1 ST3160812AS
2 ST3160812AS
3 ST3160812AS
[↑↓]-Select
ASUS P6X58D-E
[ MAIN MENU ]
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
Serial # Size
9LS0HJA4 149.0GB
9LS0F4HL 149.0GB
3LS0JYL8 149.0GB
9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB
[ESC]-Exit
All Rights Reserved.
]
Type/Status(Vol ID)
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk
[ENTER]-Select Menu
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