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Chapter 5 Appendix

5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)

To congure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.

B. Congure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.

C. Congure a RAID array in RAID BIOS.

(Note 1)

D. Make a oppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP.

(Note 2)

E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system.

(Note 2)

Before you begin

Please prepare:

• At least 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, you may prepare only one

hard drive.

• An empty formatted oppy disk.

• Windows Vista/XP setup disk.

• Motherboard driver disk.

5-1-1 Conguring Intel P55 SATA Controllers

A. 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 on the motherboard. If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to

"Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on this

motherboard, the SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, and SATA2_4 ports are supported by P55 Chip-

set.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.

(Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array.

(Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode.

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