Asus P5AD2 Deluxe - Manual (Page 138)

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5.4.3 5.4.3 5.4.3 5.4.3 5.4.3 Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel ® ® ® ® ® RAID configurations RAID configurations RAID configurations RAID configurations RAID configurations
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and Intel ® Matrix Storage
configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel ® ICH6R
chipset. Use the Intel ® Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility to
configure a disk array.
Setting the BIOS RAID items Setting the BIOS RAID items Setting the BIOS RAID items Setting the BIOS RAID items Setting the BIOS RAID items
After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID
items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.
To set the BIOS RAID items:
1. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test
(POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. From the M a i n > I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n M a i n > I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n M a i n > I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n M a i n > I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n M a i n > I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n menu in the BIOS, the
C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s C o n f i g u r e S A T A A s item as RAID.
3. Set the O n B o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n B o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n B o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n B o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M O n B o a r d S e r i a l - A T A B O O T R O M item as Enabled.
4. Save your changes and exit Setup.
Entering the Intel Entering the Intel Entering the Intel Entering the Intel Entering the Intel ® ® ® ® ® Application Accelerator RAID Option Application Accelerator RAID Option Application Accelerator RAID Option Application Accelerator RAID Option Application Accelerator RAID Option
ROM utility ROM utility ROM utility ROM utility ROM utility
To enter the Intel ® Application Accelerator RAID option ROM utility:
1. Boot up your computer.
2. During POST, press to display the main menu of the utility.
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Non-RAID Disks:
Port Drive Model
Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)
0 ST380013AS xxxxxxxx 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk
1 ST380013AS xxxxxxxx 74.5GB Non-RAID Disk
Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.0.6211
Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
[ ]-Select [ ]-Select [ESC] Exit [ESC] Exit [Enter]-Select Menu [Enter]-Select Menu
The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference
only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen.