Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)

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Chapter 3 Appendix
3-1 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 setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• A USB thumb drive
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. 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).Go
to Peripherals\SATAConguration, make sure Integrated SATA Controller is enabled. To create RAID, set
SATA Mode Selection to RAID. If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE or AHCI.
2. IfyouwanttocongureUEFIRAID,followthestepsin"C-1."ToenterthelegacyRAIDROM,savethesettings
andexitBIOSSetup.Referto"C-2"formoreinformation.
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-1.UEFIRAIDConguration
OnlyWindows8.1/864-bitsupportsUEFIRAIDconguration.
Step:
1. After you set the SATA controller to RAID mode, go to BIOSFeatures and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8
and CSM Support to Never. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology sub-menu.
3. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press <Enter> on Create RAID Volume to enter the Create
RAID Volumescreen.Enteravolumenamewith1~16letters(letterscannotbespecialcharacters)underthe
Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID10,andRAID5(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Next,
use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks.
4. Under Select Disks item, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. Press the <Space> key
ontheharddrivestobeselected(selectedharddrivesaremarkedwith"X").Thensetthestripeblocksize.
Thestripeblocksizecanbesetfrom4KBto128KB.Onceyouhaveselectedthestripeblocksize,setthe
volume capacity.
5. After setting the capacity, move to Create Volume and press <Enter> to begin.
6. After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Under RAID
Volumes you can see the new RAID volume. To see more detailed information, press <Enter> on the volume
tocheckforinformationonRAIDlevel,stripeblocksize,arrayname,andarraycapacity,etc.