Asus P5LD-MR - Manual (Page 100)

5-2 Chapter 5: Driver installation
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when
creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.
2. Connect the SATA signal cables.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID
set(s). To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Main Menu, select IDE Configuration, then press <Enter>.
3. Select the item Configure SATA As, then press <Enter> to display the
configuration options.
4. Select RAID from the Configure SATA As item options, then press
<Enter>.
5. Select the item Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM, press <Enter>, then
select Enabled from the options.
6. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the
BIOS Setup.
5.1.4 RAID configuration utility
Depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating system, you
can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section “2.6 Jumpers” for
details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings.
Use the Intel
® Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,
or software RAID 5 under Windows ® 2000/2003 Server operating system.
Use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility to create a
RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 0+1 under Windows ® 2000/2003 Server or
Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system.
Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID
configuration utilities.