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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 SATA3 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.
<Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it>
<Press any other key to ignore this option>
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.