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Setting the BIOS RAID items
After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in
To set the BIOS RAID items:
1. Boot the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to
enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Go to Advanced > Serial-ATA Conguration and enable the RAID Enabled
3. Enable the SATA 1/2/3 Primary/Secondary RAID drive(s) that you want to
4. Save your changes and Exit Setup.
5.4.2 NVIDIA
®
RAID congurations
The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in
the NVIDIA
®
southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5
and JBOD for six independent Serial ATA channels.
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives.
For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity
when creating a disk array.
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.
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for
5.2.5 Manuals menu.
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