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[. . . ] 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Making a SATA controller driver disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Silicon Image Sil3114)
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. [. . . ] Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Ctrl+S> or <F4> to enter RAID utility"(Figure 4). Hit the CTRL+ S or F4 key(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 After you enter the RAID Configuration Utility, a screen similar to that below will appear (Figure 5). You can use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to highlight through choices. Highlight an item that you want to execute and press ENTER.
Figure 5
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SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114)
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Step 3: Create RAID set: Select Create RAID set and press ENTER, and the RAID type selection menu will appear (Figure 6). Use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID type that you want to create and press ENTER. The options include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID10, and SPARE DRIVE.
Figure 6 Step 4: After the selection of a RAID type, select Auto configuration or Manual configuration (Figure 7). If Auto configuration is selected, BIOS will automatically assign RAID member drives and set the chunk size of Striped Sets to 64KB. If Manual configuration is selected, you can manually change the chunk size (from 4K to 128K) and then assign the drives to be used in the RAID array.
Figure 7 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114) -6-
Step 5: After finishing all the settings of a RAID set and press ENTER, you should see the prompt "Are You Sure?" Press Y to confirm or N to cancel. After the configuration is completed, the lower screen will display the RAID set information, including RAID type and array size (Figure 8).
Figure 8 If you want to remove one or more RAID sets, select the Delete RAID set item (Figure 9) in Main Menu. Press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions to delete the RAID set.
Figure 9
After completing the configuration, press CTRL+E to exit the RAID Configuration Utility. Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. -7SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114)
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(4) Making a SATA controller driver disk
To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the Sil3114 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. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. The instructions below explain how to copy the driver. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation utility will appear automatically. [. . . ] "*" If you want to create a RAID array, select the item depends on the operating system that you want to install. (Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT4) - 11 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114)
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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 18
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. [. . . ]
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