Asus RS920-E7/RS8 - Installing Hard Disk Drives; RAID Configuration Utilities; Setting the RAID Item in BIOS

ASUS RS920-E7/RS8; RS926-E7/RS8 6-3
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set
from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by
Intel
®
C602-A chipset. To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the
Advanced
Menu >
PCHSATACongurationandPCHSCU
RAID
, then press <Enter>.
3. Set
SATA Mode
to [RAID Mode]
4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS
Setup.
6.1.4 RAIDcongurationutilities
Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using
the utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the
LSI Logic
Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility
or the
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology
if
you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by
the Intel
®
C602-A chipset.
Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID conguration
utility.
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating
a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID conguration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the
system user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive
and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.