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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Nvidia nForce 430) ...................................................... |
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Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer ...................................................................... |
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Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup .................................. |
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Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ........................................................................................ |
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Making a SATA controller driver disk ..................................................................................... |
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Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation ......................................................... |
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Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 ...................................... |
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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Nvidia nForce 430)
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 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 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 refer to the motherboard user's manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector. Then connect the power connector from your 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-ATA-II 1 or Serial-ATA-II 2 under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled (Serial-ATAII-1 controls the SATAII0/1 connectors and Serial-ATAII-2 controls the SATAII2/3 connectors). If you wish to create RAID array, press ENTER on the 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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Integrated Peripherals
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On-Chip IDE Channel1 |
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IDE1 Conductor Cable |
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IDE2 Conductor Cable |
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USB Keyboard Support |
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USB Mouse Support |
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Onboard Audio Function |
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Onboard LAN Function |
[Auto] |
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Onboard LAN Boot ROM |
[Disabled] |
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Onboard 1394 Function |
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Onboard Serial Port 1 |
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Onboard Parallel Port |
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Parallel Port Mode |
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F10: Save |
ESC: Exit |
F1: General Help |
F5: Previous Values |
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Figure 1
In the SATAII RAID Config submenu, enable SATA-II RAID function. Then enable the SATA ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID. In the example in Figure 2, enable SATA-II 1 Primary/ Secondary RAID or SATA-II 2 Primary/Secondary RAID). (For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, set SATA-II 1 Primary/Secondary RAID to
Enabled).
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SATAII RAID Config
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x SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID |
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Enter: Select |
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F10: Save |
ESC: Exit |
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F5: Previous Values |
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Figure 2
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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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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Hard Disk Boot Priority
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hi: Move |
PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority |
F10: Save |
ESC: Exit |
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 you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 4).
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Hard Disk Boot Priority
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hi: Move |
PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority |
F10: Save |
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Step 3:
To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 5).
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Advanced BIOS Features
} Hard Disk Boot Priority |
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First Boot Device |
[CDROM] |
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Second Boot Device |
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Third Boot Device |
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Select Hard Disk Boot |
Boot Up Floppy Seek |
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Device Priority |
Password Check |
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higf: Move |
Enter: Select |
+/-/PU/PD: Value |
F10: Save |
ESC: Exit |
F1: General Help |
F5: Previous Values |
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults |
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Figure 5
Step 4:
Save and exit BIOS Setup.
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