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2 intel, Raid configurations, 1 installing serial ata hard disks – Asus Motherboard P5LD2 User Manual

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Chapter 5: Software support

5.4.2 Intel

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RAID configurations

This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1), and

Intel

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Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through

the Intel

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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.

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