Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 - Chapter 5 Appendix; 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)

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Appendix
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gureaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS.
(Note1)
D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system.
(Note2)
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.
• Windows 7/Vista/XP
(Note3)
setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• AUSBoppydiskdrive(neededduringWindowsXPinstallation)
(Note3)
• Anemptyformattedoppydisk(neededduringWindowsXPinstallation)
(Note3)
RAID Levels
(Note1) SkipthisstepifyoudonotwanttocreateRAIDarrayontheSATAcontroller.
(Note2) RequiredwhentheSATAcontrollerissettoAHCIorRAIDmode.
(Note3) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. To install Windows XP 64-bit,
search for the installation instructions on the Support & Downloads\FAQ page on our website.
(Note4) When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance
of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
5-1-1 ConguringIntelX79SATAControllers
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. If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1,"
"HardwareInstallation,"toidentifytheSATAcontrollerfortheSATAport.(Forexample,onthismotherboard,the
SATA3 0/1
(Note4)
andSATA22/3/4/5portsaresupportedbytheX79Chipset.)Thenconnectthepowerconnector
from your power supply to the hard drive.
RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10
Minimum
Number of Hard
Drives
≥2 2 ≥3 ≥4
Array Capacity Number of hard
drives*Sizeofthe
smallest drive
Sizeofthesmallest
drive
(Numberofhard
drives-1)*Sizeof
the smallest drive
(Numberofhard
drives/2)*Sizeofthe
smallest drive
Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes Yes