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	Table of Contents
Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Silicon Image Sil3112) .............................................		2
(1)	Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system .............................................................................	2
(2)	Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup ....................................	3
(3)	Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS .............................................................................................	5
(4)	Making a SATA controller driver disk ..........................................................................................	8
(5)	Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation ............................................................	10

Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Silicon Image Sil3112)

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)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 with the SATA controller, you may prepare only one hard drive.

(b)An empty formatted floppy disk.

(c)Windows XP/2000 setup disk.

(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 controller on your motherboard, you may check the name of the SATA connnector to identify the SATA controlller for the connector. For example, SATA0_SII/SATA1_SII is controlled by the Sil3112 controller). Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.

"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller

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(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).

Step 1:

Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS Setup menu, go to Integrated Peripherals and assure that Onboard H/W SATA is enabled. If you want to create RAID, set the Serial ATA Function item to RAID (RAID by default) (Figure 1). Change the Serial ATA Function item to BASE if you do not want to create RAID.

Integrated Peripherals

: Move	Enter: Select	+/-/PU/PD: Value	F10: Save	ESC: Exit	F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values		F6: Fail-Safe Defaults		F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 1

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show 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 .

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Gigabyte GA-8TRS350MT, GA-8INXP, GA-8TRX330-L, GA-7N400 PRO, GA-8I875 ULTRA Manual

Step 2:

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 want to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Figure 2

Step 3:

Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CD-ROM to boot from CD-ROM drive after system restarts (Figure 3).

Advanced BIOS Features

: Move	Enter: Select	+/-/PU/PD: Value	F10: Save	ESC: Exit	F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values		F6: Fail-Safe Defaults		F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 3

Step 4:

Save and exit BIOS Setup.

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