6.1.1Installing hard disks

The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

Installing Parallel ATA hard disks

To install IDE hard disks for a RAID configuration:

1.Set the jumpers of each hard disk as Master/Master or Slave/Slave.

2.Install the hard disks into the drive bays.

3.Connect the HDD signal cables.

4.Connect a 4-pin power cable to the power connector on each drive.

Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks

To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:

1.Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.

2.Connect the SATA signal cables.

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

Refer to the RAID controllers user manual on the support CD for detailed information on RAID configurations.

6.1.2RAID configuration utility

You can create a RAID set using the utility embedded in each RAID controller. For example, you can use the NVIDIA® RAID Utility if you installed SATA hard disk drives on the SATA connectors supported by the NVIDIA CK-04 Southbridge. Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to enter the RAID configuration utility.

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