Gigabyte GA-M68M-S2P - Chapter 5 Appendix; Configuring SATA Hard Drives

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Chapter 5 Appendix
5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)
To congure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.
B. CongureSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup.
C. ConguringRAIDsetinRAIDBIOS.
(Note)
D. MakeaoppydiskcontainingtheSATARAIDdriverforWindowsXP.
(Note)
E. Install the SATA RAID driver
(Note)
and operating system.
Before you begin
Please prepare:
• 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.
• Anemptyformattedoppydisk.
• Windows Vista/XP setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
5-1-1 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.
(Note) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.