User manual GIGABYTE 8S648FXP-RZ

[. . . ] 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Making a SATA controller driver disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Ctrl>+<S> to enter Setup Menu or <ESC> to skip waiting" (Figure 4). Hit CTRL+S to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. If you cannot enter the RAID BIOS correctly, assure that your SATA drives are properly installed. Figure 4 Step 2 Press CTRL+S. The SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility - Disk Status window appears (refer to Figure 5). To create RAID, press R to enter the RAID Setup utility. Figure 5 -5- SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Step 3: In the RAID Setup screen, press A if you want to create RAID array (Figure 6). Figure 6 Step 4: Then, use number keys 1~3 to select a RAID mode: (1)JBOD, (2)RAID 0, or (3)RAID 1 and then press ENTER (Figure 7). The following is an example of RAID 0 creation. Figure 7 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) -6- Step 5: If RAID 0 is selected, you'll have to decide whether you want the RAID array to be created automatically or manually (Figure 8). Press 1 to select <1> Auto Create or 2 to select <2> Manual Create. (We recommend selecting Auto Create to most users. ) Figure 8 Step 6: When the next message appears, press Y if you wish to proceed to map and stripe all current data and future data to the RAID disks. Otherwise press N to perform striping on future data only. Then press ENTER (Figure 9). Figure 9 -7- SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Upon completion, you should see the RAID array in the Current Created Raid section in the RAID Setup screen (Figure 10). Figure 10 To exit the current menu, press Q. When the "Do You Want to Save changes?" message appears (Figure 11), press Y and then ENTER to confirm. Figure 11 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) -8- Deleting RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID array, simply press D while you are in the window below (Figure 12). Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you wish to delete and press ENTER. Finally, when the "Are you sure to delete this RAID?" message appears, press Y to confirm your selections. Figure 12 Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. -9- SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the SiS 964 controller successfully, you need to install required driver for the SATA controller during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. [. . . ] Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. The driver installation will be finished in about one minute. Figure 20 - 13 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen as below. It indicates that you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. [. . . ]