5.1.2Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration:

1.Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide.

2.Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.

3.Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

5.1.3Setting Jumpers

You must set the jumper settings of your motherboard to activate the embedded RAID utilities in the RAID controllers. The supported utilities are the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility.

To set the jumper settings for LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility, set the 3-pin RAID_SEL1 jumper to pins 1-2.

To set the jumper settings for Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility, set the 3-pin RAID_SEL1 jumper to pins 2-3.

For more information about the jumper settings of 3-pin RAID_SEL1, you may refer to the RAID configuration utility section on 2-22.

5.1.4Setting the RAID mode in BIOS

You must set the RAID mode in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before you can create a RAID set from the SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel® C222 chipset.

To do this:

1.Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2.Go to the Advanced Menu > SATA Configuration, then press <Enter>.

3.Set SATA Mode to [RAID].

4.Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

5.1.5RAID configuration utilities

Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk

drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel® C222 chipset.

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Chapter 5: RAID configuration