Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup, English

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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 BIOS Setup, go to Integrated Periperals --> Serial-ATA RAID Config (Figure 1).

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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 Controller		[All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Moed		[Enabled]
Onboard Audio Function		[Auto]
SMART LAN		[Press Enter]
Onboard 1394		[Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM		[Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1		[3F8/IRQ4]
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

Ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled (Figure 2). Then enable the SATA controller/channel with hard disks that you want to use for RAID (NV SATA 1 controls the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors; NV SATA 2 controls the SATAII3 and SATAII4 connectors. For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors, ensure that NV SATA 1 Primary RAID and NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID are enabled (Figure 2).

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Serial-ATA RAID Config

NV SATA RAID function		[Enabled]		Item Help
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID		[Enabled]		Menu Level
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID		[Enabled]
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID		[Enabled]
NV SATA 2 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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