Foxconn P35A Series - BIOS Configuration; Create RAID in BIOS

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5-2 BIOS Conguration
1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key during the POST(Power On Self Test).
2. Select the “Advanced BIOS Features” from the “Main menu”, then select the “IDE
Conguration” item and press <Enter> to go to the conguration items.
3. Set the “SATA Mode Select” option to [RAID].
4. Press <F10> to save the setting then PC will reboot itself.
5-3 Create RAID in BIOS
Enter RAID BIOS Setup
When BIOS is restarted, it will display a message asking you to press <Ctrl><I> keys
simultaneously to enter the main menu of Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM
Utility. Press the <Ctrl+I> to enter Conguration Utility.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.0.0.1011 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved.
1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit
RAID Volume :
None Dened.
Physical Disks:
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 WDC WD2500JS-60N WD-WCANKC865380 232.9GB
Non-RAID Disk
2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232.9GB
Non-RAID Disk
4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298.1GB
Non-RAID Disk
5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279.5GB
Non-RAID Disk
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [Enter]-Select Menu
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.6.0.1006 ICH9R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ DISC/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ Main Menu ]
1. Create RAID Volume
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
IDE Conguration
IDE Conguration Help Item
SATA Mode Select [RAID] Select SATA Work Mode
Max Ports on SATA [6 Ports]
► AHCI Configuration
[Press Enter]
Intel Matrix Storage
► Primary IDE Master
[Not Detected] Manager driver only
► Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected]
support on
► Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected]
ICH9R( P35A-S ),
► Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected]
not ICH9. ( P35A )
So if your MB is with
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
ICH9 chip, then you
can't enable AHCI in
Windows XP,
Windows Vista
has in-box driver.
So it's ok.
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9:Optimized Defaults
[RAID]