Asus P5K Pro - Manual (Page 136)

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5.4.3 Intel ® RAID configurations
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 (0+1)
configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel ® ICH9R
Southbridge chip.
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID
set(s). To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Main Menu, select SATA Configuration, then press .
3. Select the Configure SATA As item, then press to display the
configuration options.
4. Select RAID from the configuration options, then press .
5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on entering and
navigating through the BIOS Setup.
5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance,
install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.
2. Connect the SATA signal cables.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.