Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3P - Chapter 4 Appendix; Configuring SATA Hard Drives

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Chapter 4 Appendix
ConguringSATAHardDrive(s)
Before you begin
• AtleasttwoSATAharddrives(toensureoptimalperformance,itisrecommendedthatyouusetwoharddrives
withidenticalmodelandcapacity).IfyoudonotwanttocreateRAID,youmayprepareonlyoneharddrive.
• Windows 7/XP setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• AUSBoppydiskdrive(neededduringWindowsXPinstallation)
• Anemptyformattedoppydisk(neededduringWindowsXPinstallation)
ConguringtheOnboardSATAController
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA
port on the motherboard. The Marvell 88SE9172 SATA controllers control the GSATA3 6/7 connectors. Then
connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
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."
Steps:
1. Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).To
create RAID, go to Peripherals and set GSATA Controller on the MarvellATAControllerConguration
submenu to RAID Mode. If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE Mode or AHCI Mode.
2. Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard.
The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and
the BIOS version.
C.ConguringaRAIDarray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>+<M>toenterBIOSSetupor
<Space>tocontinue".Press<Ctrl>+<M>toentertheRAIDBIOSsetuputility.Onthemainscreenofthe
RAID setup utility, use the left or right arrow key to move through tabs. On the main screen, press <Enter> on
the RAID tab. Then the RAIDCong menu appears. Press <Enter> on the Create VD item. In the following
procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.
Steps:
1. The next screen displays the two hard drives you installed. Press <Enter> or <Space> on the two hard
drives respectively to add them into the RAID array. Selected hard drives are marked with an asterisk. Then
press <Enter> on NEXT.
2. On the Create VD menu, use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item and press
<Enter> to display options. Set the required items in sequence and press the down arrow key to proceed
to the next item.
Sequence:
a. RAID Level:SelectaRAIDlevel.OptionsincludeRAID0(Stripe)andRAID1(Mirror).