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4.4.5Marvell RAID utilityThe onboard Marvell SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller allows you to create a RAID 0 or

RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. Refer to Chapter 2 of your motherboard user manual for the exact location of the Marvell SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector.

To enter the Marvell utility, press <Ctrl> + <M> during POST.

All exisiting data on the hard disk drives will be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. Ensure that you have back up all your data in your hard disk drives before making any change to the drive status.

Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topology

Information

 

 

HBA 0: Marvell 0

Vendor ID

:

1B4B

├ Virtual Disks

Device ID

:

9130

└ Free Physical Disks

Revision ID

:

B1

 

├ PD 0: ST3160812AS

BIOS Version

:

1.0.0.1028

 

└ PD 8: ST3160812AS

Firmware Version:

2.2.0.1105

 

 

 

PCIe Speed Rate :

5.0Gbps

 

 

 

Configure SATA as:

AHCI Mode

 

Help

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Marvell RAID on chip controller.

ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return

Create a RAID Array1.Move the selection bar to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press <Enter>.2.Select Configuration Wizard and press <Enter>.

Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure->Select free disks

 

 

HBA 0: Marvell 0

Port ID

:

0

 

├ Virtual Disks

PD ID

:

0

 

└ Free Physical Disks

Type

:

SATA PD

* ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS

Status

:

Unconfigured

 

└ PD 8: ST3160812AS

Size

:

152626MB

 

 

Feature Support :

MCQ 3G 48Bits

 

 

Current Speed

:

3G

 

 

Model

:

ST3160812AS

 

 

Serial

:

9LS0F4HL

 

 

FW Version

:

3.AAE

 

Help

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Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array.

ENTER: Operation SPACE: Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return

3.Press <Space> to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array.

An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected hard drive. After selecting all the drives needed for the RAID array, press <Enter> to continue.

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