Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P Configuring Sata Hard Drives, Configuring the Onboard Sata Controller

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Chapter 5 Appendix

5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)

To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

A.Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.

B.Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.

C. Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS. (Note)

D.Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note)

E.Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system.

Before you begin

Please prepare:

•At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive.

•An empty formatted floppy disk.

•Windows Vista/XP setup disk.

•Motherboard driver disk.

5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller

A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer

Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.

(Note ) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.
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