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Chapter 3: Software support

1. Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays.

2. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s primary Serial

ATA connector (SATA1).

3. Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk.

4. Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s

secondary Serial ATA connector (SATA2).

5. Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard

disk.

6. Connect the Serial ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

7. Proceed to section 5.4.2 “Entering VIA

®

Tech RAID BIOS Utility” for the next

procedure.

3.3.2 Entering VIA

®

Tech RAID BIOS Utility

1.

Boot-up your computer.

2.

During POST, press <Tab> to enter VIA RAID configuration utility.
The following menu options will appear.

Channel

Drive Name

Array Name

Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master

XXXXXXXXXX

xxxxx xxx.xx

Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master

XXXXXXXXXX

xxxxx xxx.xx

Hdd

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.XX

Create Array

Delete Array

Create/Delete Spare

Select Boot Array
Serial Number View

Create a RAID array with
the hard disk attached to
VIA IDE controller

F1

: View Array/Disk Status

,

: Move to next item

Enter: Confirme the selection
ESC

: Exit

On the upper-right side of the screen is the message and legend box. The keys on
the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu options. The
message describes the function of each menu item. The following lists the keys
found in the legend box with their corresponding functions.

F1

:

View Array/Disk Status

,

:

Move to the next item

Enter :

Confirm the selection

ESC

:

Exit

The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown is for reference only.
What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.

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