Gigabyte GA-K8NS, GA-K8NSC-939, GA-K8NE, GA-K8N ULTRA-9, GA-K8NS ULTRA-939 User Manual

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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: nVIDIA nForce4-4X; nVIDIA nForce3 250/Ultra; nVIDIA

nForce2 MCP RAID) ..................................................................................................................... 2

(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer .......................................................................... 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

(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 ........................................ 13

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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 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 check the name of the SATA connector to identify the SATA controller for the connector. For example, SATA0_SB/SATA_SB is controlled by the SATA controller on South-Bridge.) 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 Set up and set BI OS boot sequence for the SATA hard driv e(s).

Step 1: Turn on your computer and press D el to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, selec t IDE F unction Setu p under the Integr ated Peri pherals menu and t hen press ENTER (Figure 1). Change the SATA Primary Master RAID and SATA Secondary Master RAID items to Enabl ed (Disabled by default) (Figure 2). Skip this step and leave the two items to Disabled by default if you do not want to create RAID.

IDE Function Setup [Press En ter] On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [En abled] On-C hip Seco ndary PCI IDE [En abled] USB Host Con troller [V1 .1+V2.0] USB Keybo ard Support [Dis abled] USB Mouse Support [Dis abled] Serial-ATA 2(In tern al PHY) [En abled] AC97 Audio [Au to] On-C hip LAN(nVIDIA) [Au to] Onbo ard Serial ATA [Enabled] Serial ATA Function [RAID] Onbo ard 1394 [En abled] Onboard LAN Contro l [En abled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Dis abled] Onbo ard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IR Q4] Onbo ard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IR Q3] Onbo ard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previou s Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 1 (This BI OS setup sc reen is c aptured from GA-K8N SNXP-939, BI OS ver.: D24)

The BIOS Setup menus described in this s ection may not show the exact s ettings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you hav e and the BIOS version.

IDE RAID [En abled] IDE Channel 0 Master RAID [Dis abled] IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID [Disabled] IDE Channel 1 Master RAID [Dis abled] IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID [Disabled] SAT A Primary Master RAID [Enabled] SAT A Secndry Master R AID [En abled]

Integrated Peripherals

IDE Function Setup

Item Help Menu Level}

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previou s Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Step 2: Lat er, select Hard Disk Boot Prio rity under t he Advanced B IOS Featur es menu. In the H ard Disk Boot Pri ority submenu, s elect the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 3).

1. CH2 M. : S_AT A1-ST3120026AS

2. CH3 M. : S_AT A2-ST3120026AS

3. Bootab le Add-in Cards

hi: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help Menu Level }}

Use <h> or <i > to select a device, then pres s <+> to move it up, o r <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this men u.

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Step 3: Set Fi rst Bo ot Device under the Advanced BIOS Featu res menu to C DROM t o boot from CD-ROM drive after system restarts (Figure 4).

} Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDR OM] Secon d Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Bo ot Device [CDR OM] Boot Up Floopy Seek [Dis abled] Password Check [Setup] Flexib le AGP 8X [Auto] Init Disp lay First [AGP]

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help Menu Level}

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previou s Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Step 4: Sav e and exit BIOS Setup.

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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter t he R AID BIOS setup utility to c onfigure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1: After the POST m emory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look f or a message whic h says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 5). Hit the F10 key to ent er the RAID BIOS setup utility.

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup u tility ...

Figure 5

Step 2： The D efine a New Array screen is the firs t option screen when you enter the NVID IA RAID setup utility. (Figure 6). You can press the TAB key t o highlight through options. The f ollowing below is an example of RAI D 0 array creation.

Step 3: In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or D OWN ARROW key to selec t a RAID m ode. The supported RAI D modes inc lude Mirroring (def ault ), Striping, Stripe Mirroring, and Spanning.

Step 4: If RAI D 0 is selected, y ou can m anually set the striping block size. In the St riping Block field, us e the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set t he Striping Block size. The KB is the s tandard unit of Striping Block size. We recommend you leaving it to the default setting--Optimal (64K). The size range is from 4K to 128K.

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