Asus TS700-E7/RS8 - Manual (Page 122)

6-2 Chapter 6: RAID configuration
Chapter 6
• If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created
RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk
before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
• Please refer to chapter 4 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. Please refer to chapter 4 for how to select the RAID configuration utility.
Move the jumper to choose between LSI MegaRAID and Intel® Rapid
RAID.
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating
a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the
system user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive
and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set
from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by
Intel ® C602 chipset. To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Advanced menu > PCH SATA Configuration, then press .
3. Set SATA Mode to [RAID Mode]
4. Press to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS
Setup.