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Asus P5W User Manual

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ASUS P5W

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5.4.5

Cross-RAID Configuration: Creating a RAID 10 set

with ASUS EZ-Backup and Intel ICH7R

®

A RAID 10 set requires four HDDs. The onboard RAID controller on the Intel

®

ICH7R Southbridge, however, controlls only three Serial ATA connectors. To build a

RAID 10 set, you need to cross-configure Intel

®

ICH7R with Silicon Image

®

, which

controls the EZ_RAID connectors for the EZ-Backup feature.
Refer to the succeeding sections to build a RAID 10 set.

Hardware setup
1. Install one Serial ATA HDD on the motherboard connector labeled EZ_RAID1.
2. Install three Serial HDDs on the motherboard connectors labled SATA1,

SATA3, and SATA4.

EZ Backup jumper setting and BIOS configuration

For information on EZ-Backup jumper setting and BIOS configuration, see

section “5.4.4 Silicon Image RAID configuration.”

1. After installing the Serial ATA hard disks, set the jumper setting to the default

RAID 1 mode.

2. Turn the system on, and enter the BIOS setup during POST. Go to Advanced

menu > DH Feature page. Set the EZ Backup RAID Mode Change item to

Enabled (if the jumper setting has been changed).

3. Press to save and exit. The system will restart.