GIGABYTE GA-K8U, GA-K8U-939 Quick Start Manual

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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: ULi M1689)...................................................................2

(1) Ins talling SATA hard drive(s ) in your system.........................................................................2

(2) Conf iguring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup ..................................3

(3) Conf iguring RAID set in RAID BIOS ........................................................................................5

(4) Mak ing a SAT A controller driver disk ................................................................................... 11

(5) Inst alling SATA controller driver during OS installation .........................................................13

Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: ULi M1689)

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 opt imal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard

drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create R AID w ith the SATA

controller, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driv er C D for your motherboard.

(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system

Attach one end of the SATA signal cable t o the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard (If there are more t han one SATA controller on your motherboard, you may check the name of t he SATA c onnector to identify the SATA controller for t he connec tor. For example, SATA0_SII/SATA1_SII is controlled by t he Sil3112 controller). Then connect the power connec tor from your power supply to the hard drive.

"*" Skip this st ep if you do not want t o 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 BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s). Step 1: Turn on your computer and press D el to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In the BI OS Setup menu, go to t he Integrated Peri pherals menu and assure that the OnC hip SATA is enabled. If you want to create R AID, set OnChip SATA Mode to RAID (RAID by default). Set OnChip SATA Mode to IDE if you do not want to create RAID.

OnChip Audio [Enabled] OnChip SATA [Enabled] OnChip SATA Mode [RAID] On-Chip Primary IDE [Enabled] On-Chip Secondary IDE [Enabled] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled] USB 1.1 Con troller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Su pport [Disabled] USB Mouse Sup port [Disabled] USB 2.0 Con troller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] UART Mode Select [Normal]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [PRINTER] Game Port Address [201] Midi Port Address [Disabled]

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

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard. The act ual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version.

Integrated Peripherals

Figure 1

Item Help Menu Level}

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Step 2: Later, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under t he Advanced BIOS Features menu and then choose the model of t he SATA hard drive onto whic h you want to install Microsoft Windows 2000/ XP (Figure 2).

1. SCSI-0 : ST3120026AS

2. SCSI-1 : ST3120026AS

3. Bootable 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 press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down th e list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

Figure 2

Step 3: Set First Boot Device under the Advan ced BIOS Featu res menu to CDROM to boot from C D-ROM after sys tem restarts (Figure 3).

} Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDROM] Second Boo t Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Password Check [Setup ]

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help Menu Level}

higf: 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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(3) Configuring RAID set in R AID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utilit y to configure a RAID array. Sk ip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1: Af ter the POST m emory t est begins and before the operating system boot begins, the following inf ormation will appear on screen (Figure 4). Press CTR L+A t o enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.

Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Press Ctrl-A to enter ALi RAID BIOS setup utility ...

Figure 4

Step 2: After pressing C TRL+A, t he RAID BIOS Setup Util ity sc reen will appear (Figure 5). You can press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to highlight through options and s elect an item that you want to execute.

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 64K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebu ild RAID Array

SPACE: Select h, i : Moving Cursor Enter : Select & Fin ish ESC : Exit

Chan nel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Chan nel 2 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array /Typ e

Capacity R AID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

Figure 5

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