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6.1.2

Installing hard disk drives

The system supports two hot-swap Serial ATA hard disk drives for RAID
configuration.

By default, the SATA hard disk drives are connected to the motherboard
SATA1 (Port0) and SATA3 (Port1) connectors via the SATA backplane and
SATA cables.

Refer to sections 1 . 5 I n t e r n a l c o m p o n e n t s

1 . 5 I n t e r n a l c o m p o n e n t s

1 . 5 I n t e r n a l c o m p o n e n t s and 2 . 4 H a r d d i s k

2 . 4 H a r d d i s k

d r i v e s

d r i v e s for details on SATA hard disk drive connection and installation.

For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and
capacity when creating a disk array.

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 the Intel

ICH7R Southbridge chip. To do this:

Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

Go to the Main Menu

Main Menu

Main Menu, select IDE Configuration

IDE Configuration

IDE Configuration, then press .

Set the A T A / I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n

A T A / I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n

A T A / I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n item to [Enhanced Mode], then

press .

Set 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 item to [RAID].

Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the
BIOS Setup.

6.1.4

RAID configuration utility

Depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating system,
you can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers
for details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings.

Use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility

L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D S e t u p U t i l i t y

L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D S e t u p U t i l i t y to create a

RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 0+1 under Windows

2000/2003 Server/XP or

Red Hat

Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system.

Use the I n t e l

I n t e l

M a t r i x S t o r a g e M a n a g e r

M a t r i x S t o r a g e M a n a g e r to create a RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 0+1, or software RAID 5 under Windows

2000/2003 Server/XP

operating system.

Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID
configuration utilities.