Asus P5BV-M User Manual

5-2 Chapter 5: RAID conguration
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration. For optimal
performance, install indentical drives of the same model and capacity when
creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID conguration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the
system user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive
and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
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
from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the
Intel
®
ICH7R Southbridge chip. To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the
Main Menu
, select
IDE Conguration
, then press <Enter>.
3. Set the
ATA/IDE Configuration
item to [Enhanced Mode], then press
<Enter>.
4. Set the
Congure SATA as
item to [RAID].
5. 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 conguration 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 4.2 Jumpers for details on the
RAID_SEL1 jumper settings.
Use the
LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility
to create a RAID 0 and
RAID 1 under Windows
®
2000/2003 Server/XP or Red Hat
®
Enterprise ver. 3.0
operating system.
Use the
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 under
Windows
®
2000/2003 Server/XP operating system.
Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID conguration
utilities.

Asus P5BV-M Specifications

General

Brand	Asus
Model	P5BV-M
Category	Motherboard
Language	English