&&Save Profiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile. You can create up to 8 profiles and save as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. Press to complete. Or you can select Select File in HDD/USB/FDD to save the profile to your storage device. &&Load Profiles If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this function to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before, without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings. First select the profile you wish to load and then press to complete. You can select Select File in HDD/USB/FDD to input the profile previously created from your storage device or load the profile automatically created by the BIOS, such as reverting the BIOS settings to the last settings that worked properly (last known good record). - 51 - Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) Chapter 3 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) RAID Levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Minimum Number of Hard Drives .2 2 .3 .4 Array Capacity Number of hard drives * Size of the smallest drive Size of the smallest drive (Number of hard drives -1) * Size of the smallest drive (Number of hard drives/2) * Size of the smallest drive Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes Yes To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. B. Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup. C. Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS (Note 1) D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system (Note 2) Before you begin ••At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. ••Windows 8/7/XP setup disk. ••Motherboard driver disk. ••A USB flash drive ••A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) ••An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) - 52 - B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Ensure OnChip SATA Channel is enabled under Peripherals. To enable RAID for the SATA3 0/1/2/3 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID. To enable RAID for the SATA3 4/SATA3 5 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type to As SATA Type. Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from 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. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press to enter RAID Option ROM Utility" (Figure 2). Press + to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. RAID Option ROM Version 3.3.1540.17 (c) 2011 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. No Array is defined.. Press to enter RAID Option ROM Utility... Figure 2 Step 2: Main Menu (Figure 3) To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press <1> to enter the View Drive Assignments window. To create an array, press <2> to enter the LD View/LD Define Menu window. To delete an array, press <3> to enter the Delete LD Menu window. To view controller settings, press <4> to enter the Controller Configuration window. Option ROM Utility (c) 2011 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments........................... [ 1 ] LD View/ LD Define Menu...................... [ 2 ] Delete LD Menu....................................... [ 3 ] Controller Configuration............................ [ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit Figure 3 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) Create a RAID Array To create a new array, press <2> to enter the LD View Menu window (Figure 4). To create an array, press to access the LD Define Menu. Option ROM Utility (c) 2011 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ LD View Menu ] < There is no any LD > [ Keys Available ] [h] Up [i] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Define LD [Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exi...
