User manual GIGABYTE GA-8I875

[. . . ] If you do not want to create RAID with the SATA controller, you may prepare only one hard drive. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard (If there are more than one SATA controllers on your motherboard, you may check the name of the SATA connector to identify the SATA controller for the connector. For example, the SATA0_SB/SATA_SB connectors is controlled by the SATA controller on South-Bridge). [. . . ] Exit: The Exit selection allows users to exit the Intel SATA RAID utility. Figure 5 - 5 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION: The DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section displays information about existing hard drives and RAID array. Create RAID Volume in the Main Menu and press ENTER to enter CREATE ARRAY MENU (Figure 6). (If the installed hard drives has previously created RAID array, please back up the data and remove the RAID array before creating new array). The sequence of RAID array creation Please set the options below one by one: I. Name: This option allows users to name their RAID array(s) with up to 16 characters (do not use special characters). RAID Level: This option allows users to select a RAID mode. Use UP or DOWN ARROW key to select RAID mode. The supported RAID modes include RAID0 (Stripe) and RAID1(Mirror). Strip Size: This option is to set stripe size for RAID 0 set. Create Volume: After the configuration of all the options above, the light bar will stop in Create Volume. Follow the on-screen instructions to press ENTER and then Y to confirm your selection. This action completes the creation of RAID array. 7 Figure 6 SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) - 6 - Upon completion, you will return to the Main Menu. You should see the created RAID set in the DISK/ VOLUME INFORMATION section and other information about RAID mode, stripe size, drive model, and drive capacity. Figure 7 If you want to delete an existing RAID array, you may select 2. After the DELETE RAID ARRAY screen appears, press Del to confirm the deletion or ESC to abort. To exit the Serial ATA-RAID Configuration Utility, press ESC in Main Menu. Now you can proceed with the installation of SATA driver and operating system. - 7 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard disk on the ICH5R controller successfully, you need to install required driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk 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. [. . . ] Then you will be asked to select the SATA controller on your motherboard. Figure 13 SATA Hard Drive Configurations ( Intel ICH5R) - 10 - Step 3: In the next screen, you should see the driver you copied to the floppy disk. Use the arrow keys to select Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller (Figure 14) and press ENTER. Then it will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. Figure 14 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD. [. . . ]