Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5 User's - Configuring Marvell 88 Se9172 Sata Controllers

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Appendix
5-1-2 ConguringMarvell88SE9172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. The Marvell 88SE9172 SATA controllers control the onboard eSATA connectors. Then
connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
B.ConfiguringSATAcontrollerandRAIDmodeinBIOSSetup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. To create RAID, go to
Peripherals and set GSATAController on the MarvellATAControllerConfiguration submenu to RAIDMode
(Figure 2). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDEModeor AHCIMode.
Figure 1
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.