Asus Motherboard P5LD2 - Manual (Page 124)

5-18 Chapter 5: Software support
5.4.2 Intel ® RAID configurations
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1), and
Intel ® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through
the Intel ® ICH7R 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 IDE Configuration, then press .
3. Select the item Configure SATA As, then press to display the
configuration options.
4. Select RAID from the Configure SATA As item options, then press
.
5. Select the item Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM, press , then
select Enabled from the options.
6. 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.
5.4.1 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.