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Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)
3-2 ConguringMarvell
®
88SE9230 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. The Marvell
®
88SE9230 SATA controller controls the onboard GSATA3 6/7/8/9
connectors. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
B.ConguringSATAcontrollerandRAIDmodeinBIOSSetup
MakesuretoconguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.
Step:
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. To create RAID, go to
Peripherals\MarvellSATAControllerConguration and make sure GSATA Controller is set to AHCI Mode.
Press <Enter> on GSATARAIDCongurationtoentertheRAIDcongurationscreen.
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.