Intel GA-8VM800PMD-775 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).

Step 1:

Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, select SATA Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu (Figure 1) and set this item to RAID (IDE by default). Set SATA Mode to IDE if you do not want to create RAID.

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Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel 0	[Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel 1	[Enabled]
OnChip Serial ATA	[Enabled]
SATA Mode	[IDE]
AC97 Audio	[Auto]
USB 1.1 Controller	[Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller	[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support	[Disabled]
USB Mouse Support	[Disabled]
Onboard H/W LAN	[Enabled]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM	[Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect	[Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1	[3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2	[2F8/IRQ3]
Onboard Parallel Port	[378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode	[SPP]
x EPP Mode Select	EPP1.7

Item Help

Menu Level

: 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

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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