1.Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays.

2.Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s primary Serial ATA connector (SATA1).

3.Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk.

4.Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s secondary Serial ATA connector (SATA2).

5.Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard disk.

6.Connect the Serial ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

7.Proceed to section 5.4.2 “Entering VIA® Tech RAID BIOS Utility” for the next procedure.

3.3.2 Entering VIA® Tech RAID BIOS Utility

1.Boot-up your computer.

2.During POST, press <Tab> to enter VIA RAID configuration utility. The following menu options will appear.

The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.XX

Create Array

Delete Array

Create/Delete Spare

Select Boot Array

Serial Number View

Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/Disk Status ,  : Move to next item Enter: Confirme the selection ESC : Exit

Channel

 

Drive Name

Array Name

Mode

Size(GB)

Status

Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXX

 

xxxxx

xxx.xx

Hdd

Serial_Ch1

Master

XXXXXXXXXX

 

xxxxx

xxx.xx

Hdd

On the upper-right side of the screen is the message and legend box. The keys on the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu options. The message describes the function of each menu item. The following lists the keys found in the legend box with their corresponding functions.

F1

:

View Array/Disk Status

↑ , ↓

:

Move to the next item

Enter

:

Confirm the selection

ESC

:

Exit

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