GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M, GA-K8VT890-9 Quick Start Manual

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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R) ................................................2

(1) Ins talling SATA hard drive(s) in your comput er......................................................................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 SATA D river Disk ...................................................................................................10

(5) Inst alling SATA controller driver during OS installation .........................................................12

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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R)

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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) Tw o SAT A hard drives (to ensure opt imal performance, it is recom mended that you use two hard

drives with identical model and capac ity). If y ou do not w ant to create RAID with the SATA

controller, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) W indows XP/2000 setup disk . (d) Driver CD for your mot herboard.

(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 mot herboard. (If there are more than one SATA controller on your mot herboard, you may check the name of the SATA connector to identify the SATA controller for the connector. For example, SAT A0_SB/ SATA_SB is controlled by t he SATA controller on Sout h-Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply t o the hard drive.

"*" Skip this st ep if you do not w ant 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 m ake s ure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for t he SATA hard drive(s). Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, select SATA Mode under t he Integ rated Per ipherals menu (Figure 1) and set this item to RAID (RAID by default). Set SAT A Mo de to IDE if you do not want to creat e RAID.

IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled] OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled] SATA Mode [RAID] AC97 Audio [Auto] VIA Onboard LAN [Enabled] USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled] Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled] Onboard H/W Serial ATA [Enabled] Serial ATA Function [RAID] GigaBit LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] On-Chip LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]

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

F5: Previou s 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 Periph erals

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Item Help Menu Level}

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Step 2: Lat er, select Hard Disk Boot Pr iority under t he Ad vanced BIOS Features menu. I n the Hard Disk Boot Pr iority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install Microsoft Window s 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 > o r <i > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

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Step 3: Se t F i rs t B o ot D e v ic e u n de r t he A d va n c e d B I O S Fe a t u r es m e n u t o C D RO M t o b o o t fr o m C D- R O M aft er s ystem restarts (Figure 3).

} Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDROM] Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Boot Up Floopy Seek [Disabled] Password Check [Setup] Flexible AGP 8X [Auto] Init Display First [AGP]

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help Menu Level}

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: Gen eral 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 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: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, the following information will appear on screen (Figure 4). Press the TAB key to enter the VT8237 Serial ATA RAI D BIOS conf iguration utility.

Scan Devices, Please wait... Press <Tab> key into User Window! Serial_Ch0 Master : ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master : ST3120026AS

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Step 2: In t he VT 8237 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen (Figure 5), you can us e the UP or DOW N ARR OW key to highlight through choic es. H ighlight an item that you want to execute and press ENTER.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

u Create Array

u Delete Array

u Create/Delete Spare

u Select Boot Array

u Serial Number View

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status h, i : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

Figure 5

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