Q87h3-m6 user manual, Chapter 4, Intel – Elitegroup Q87H3-M6 (V1.0) User Manual
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configuration
The Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0, and 1 sets on the
external Serial ATA hard disk drives.
1.
Install the external Serial ATA hard disk drive (HDD) on your system.
2.
Set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS from “IDE Mode” to “RAID Mode”
See section “SATA Configuration” for details.
Before creating a RAID set
1.
One SATA HDD.
2.
A write-enabled floppy disk.
3.
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
OS installation disk (Windows XP/7/8).
4.
Motherboard support CD with Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager driver.
Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set:
Prepare the following items:
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3.
Enter the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager option to set up your RAID
configuration.
4.
Create an Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager driver disk for Windows
®
OS in-
stallation. See section “Creating a RAID driver disk” for details.
5.
Install the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager driver after the Windows
®
OS
had been installed.
BIOS Setup Utility
Onboard SATA Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard SATA Mode
[RAID]
Onboard USB Controller
[Enabled]
Legacy USB Support
[Enabled]
USB Storage Emulation
[Auto]
Onboard Graphics Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard Audio Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard LAN Controller
[Enabled]
Onboard LAN Option ROM
[Disabled]
Serial Port1 Address
[3F8/IRQ4]
Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [Normal]
Parallel Port IRQ
[IRQ7]
Onboard SATA Controller.
Main
Advanced
Power Authentication Security Boot Options Exit
mnlk
+/-/Spacebar : Change Opt.
Enter : Select
F1: General Help
:Move
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save and Exit
ESC: Discard changes and Exit
Setup
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