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Table of Contents
Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: nVIDIA nForce4 SLI) ...................................................2
(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer ...................................................................... 2
(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup .................................. 2
(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ........................................................................................6
(4) Making a SATA controller driver disk ..................................................................................... 9
(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation ......................................................... 11
(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 ...................................... 14
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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: nVIDIA nForce4 SLI)
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.
(2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.
(3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.
(4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver.
(5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.
Before you begin
Please prepare:
(a) 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 o ne h ard driv e.
(b) An empty formatted floppy disk.
(c) Wind ows XP/2000 s etup disk.
(d) Driver CD for your motherboard.
(1) 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(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, you
may r efer to the mother board user's manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector. Then
connect the power connector from yo ur power supply to the hard drive.
(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)/RAID array.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In the
example in Figure 1, make sure that Serial-ATAII 1 or Serial-ATAII 2 under the Integrated Peripherals
menu is enabled (Serial-ATAII1 controls the SATAII0/1 connec tors and Serial-ATAII2 contro ls the
SATAI I2/3 connect ors). If you wish to create RAID array, press ENTER on the IDE/SATAII RAID
Config item to enter the submenu .
"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.
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IDE/SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto]
IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]
Serial-ATAII 1 [Enabled]
Serial-ATAII 2 [Enabled]
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
Onboard LAN2 Function [Auto]
Onboard SATAII/IDE3 [Enabled]
Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode [BASE]
Onboard 1394b Function [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Function [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
i-Lock [Enabled]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
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F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals
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Figure 1
In the IDE/SATAII RAID Config submenu, enable IDE/SATAII RAID function. Then enable the SATA
ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID. In the example in Figure 2, enable SATAII 1 Primary/
Secondary RAID or SATAII 2 Primary/Secondary RAID). (For example, if you wish to create RAID
with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, set SATAII 1 Primary/Secondary RAID to
Enabled).
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IDE/SATAII RAID function [Enabled]
IDE Primary Master RAID [Disabled]
IDE Primary Slave RAID [Disabled]
IDE Secndry Master RAID [Disabled]
IDE Secndry Slave RAID [Disabled]
SATAII 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]
SATAII 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]
SATAII 2 Primary RAID [Enabled]
SATAII 2 Secondary RAID [Enabled]
IDE/SATAII R AID Config
Item Help
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F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 2
The BIOS Setup menu s d escribed in this section may not show th e e xact settings for your
motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard
you have and th e BIOS version.
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Step 2:
If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu.
In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you wish
to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. You should see a screen similar to Figure 3 below.
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3. Bootable Add-in Cards
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Hard Disk Boot Priority
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Use <h> or <i > to
select a device, then
press <+> to move it
up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.
Figure 3
After configuring the SATA controller mode in system BIOS, if you wish to create RAID, save the settings
and exit. Then go to RAID BIOS (refer to page 6) to configure the RAID array. After finished, re-enter the
system BIOS Setup to set hard disk boot priority before OS installation. Select Hard Disk Boot Priority
under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the RAID
array onto which yo u wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 4).
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2. Bootable Add-in Cards
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Item Help
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Use <h> or <i > to
select a device, then
press <+> to move it
up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.
hi: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit
Figure 4
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Step 3:
To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features
menu to CD-ROM (Figure 5).
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} Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
First Boot Device [CDROM]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
ROM Boot Priority [PROMISE]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
CPU Hyper-Threading
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function [Enabled]
Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled]
Intel Onscreen Branding [Enabled]
Init Display First [PEG]
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F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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Advanced BIOS Features
[Enabled]
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Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
Figure 5
Step 4:
Save and exit BIOS Setup.
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