AMD GA-M61VME-S2 user manual Enabled Menu Level

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(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup

You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array.

Step 1:

Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In the example in Figure 1, make sure that NV Serial-ATA 1 under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled. If you wish to create RAID array, press ENTER on the Serial-ATA RAID Config item to enter the submenu .

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Integrated Peripherals

Serial-ATA RAID Config		[Press Enter]		Item Help
On-Chip IDE Channel0		[Enabled]		Menu Level
On-Chip MAC Lan		[Auto]
NV Serial-ATA 1		[Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode		[Enabled]
USB Memory Type		[SHADOW]
Onboard Audio Function		[Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM		[Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1		[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2		[2F8/IRQ3]
Onboard Parallel Port		[378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode		[SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA		3
On-Chip USB		[V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support		[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support		[Disabled]
Legacy USB Storage detect		[Enabled]
: Move	Enter: Select	+/-/PU/PD: Value	F10: Save	ESC: Exit	F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values		F6: Fail-Safe Defaults		F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 1

In the Serial-ATA RAID Config submenu, enable NV SATA RAID function. Then enable the SATA ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID. In the example in Figure 2, enable NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID). (For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, set NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID to Enabled).

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Serial-ATA RAID Config

	NV SATA RAID function		[Enabled]		Item Help
x	NV SATA 1 Primary RAID		[Enabled]		Menu Level
x	NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID		[Enabled]
	: Move	Enter: Select	+/-/PU/PD: Value	F10: Save	ESC: Exit	F1: General Help
	F5: Previous Values		F6: Fail-Safe Defaults		F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 2

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version.

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