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Steps:

1. Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).

Ensure OnChipSATAChannel is enabled under Peripherals. To enable RAID for the SATA2 0/1/2/3 con-

nectors, set OnChipSATAType to RAID.

2. Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

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.

C.ConguringRAIDsetinRAIDBIOS

Enter the RAIDBIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array.After the POST memorytest begins and

before theoperatingsystembootbegins,look foramessage which says"Press <Ctrl-F>toenter RAID

OptionROMUtility".Press<Ctrl>+<F>toentertheRAIDBIOSsetuputility.Tocreateanewarray,press

<2> to enter the LDView/LDDeneMenu window. To create an array, press <Ctrl+C> to access the LD

DeneMenu. In the LDDeneMenu,usetheupordownarrowkeytomovetoanitemforfurthercongu-

ration. In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.

Steps:

1. Under the RAID Mode section, press the <SPACE> key to select RAID 0.

2. Set the Stripe Blocksize.64KBisthedefault.

3. Under the DrivesAssignments section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive.

4. Press the <SPACE> key or <Y>to change the Assignment option to Y. This action adds the drive to the

disk array. The Drv section will show the number of disks assigned.

5. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> keys to save the information. The message in Figure 1 will appear. Press <Ctrl>+<Y>

to input the array name. If you do not input the array name, the default array name will be used.

B.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup

MakesuretoconguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.FortheBIOSSetupmenus,

refertoChapter2,"BIOSSetup,""IntegratedPeripherals."

Figure 1

Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD Name

or press any key to exit.

If you do not input any LD name, the default

LD name will be used.

Figure 2

Fast Initialization Option has been selected

It will erase the MBR data of the disk.

Figure 3

Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any

other key to use maximum capacity...

6. When the next message appears, press <Ctrl>+<Y> to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this

option.

7. Then, the message in Figure 3 will appear. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to set the capacity of the RAID array or

press other keys to set the array to its maximum capacity.