Gigabyte ICH5R User Manual
Table of Contents
Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH5R) ............................................................ 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
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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH5R)
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To set up SATA hard drive(s), you have to 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 diskette 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 controllers on your motherboard, you
may check the name of the SATA connector to identify the SATA controller for the connector.
For example, the SATA0_SB/SATA_SB connectors is controlled by the SATA controller on South-Bridge).
Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
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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 the Del key to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test).
To use the SATA controller, assure that the On-Chip SATA item under the Integrated Peripherals menu
is set to Auto or Manual. Set SATA RAID Function to Enabled if you want to create RAID (Figure
1). Set the option to Disabled if you do not want to create RAID.
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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Integrated Peripherals
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Step 2:
Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu and then choose the model
of the SATA hard drive onto which you want to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).
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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
after system restarts (Figure 3).
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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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