User manual Gigabyte, model GA-870A-UD3
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1. Under the RAID Mode section, press the key to select RAID 0. 2. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is the default. 3. Under the Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive. 4. Press the key or to change the Assignment option to Y. This action adds the drive to the disk array. The Drv section will show the number of disks assigned. 5. Press + keys to save the information. The message in Figure 6 will appear. Press to input the array name. If you do not input the array name, the default array name will be used. Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit. If you do not input any LD name, the default LD name will be used. Figure 6 6. When the next message appears, press + to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option. Fast Initialization option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks. Figure 7 7. Then, the message in Figure 8 will appear. Press + to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maximum capacity. 8. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to LD View Menu where you will see the newly- created array. 9. Press to return to Main Menu and press again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility. Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity... Figure 8 View Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments option in the Main Menu displays whether the attached hard drives are assigned to a disk array or are unassigned. Under the Assignment column, drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as Free if unassigned. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View Drives Assignments ] Port:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB) Assignment 01:00 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89 Extent 1 79.82 LD 1-1 02:00 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.2 Extent 1 80.02 LD 1-2 [ Keys Available ] [h] Up [i] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+H] Secure Erase [ESC] Exit Figure 9 Delete an Array The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion. 1. To delete an array, press <3> in the Main Menu to enter the Delete LD Menu. Then highlight the array you wish to delete and press the key or the + keys. 2. The View LD Defination Menu will appear (as shown in Figure 10) showing which drives are assigned to this array. Press + if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort. 3. When the array is deleted, the screen will return to Delete LD Menu. Press to return to Main Menu. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View LD Defination Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 GBT RAID 0 2 80 Stripe Block: 64 KB Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Port:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB) 01:00 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89 02:00 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.02 Press Ctrl-Y to delete the data in the disk! or press any other key to abort... [ Keys Available ] [ Keys Available ] Figure 10 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2/JMicron JMB362 SATA Controller 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. See the table below for the SATA controllers and their corresponding SATA ports. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In BIOS Setup, go to Integrated Peripherals. To enable RAID, see the table below for configuring different SATA Controllers for RAID. Controller Connectors BIOS Settings GIGABYTE GSATA2_6/7 Set Onboard GSATA/IDE Ctrl to Enabled SATA2 Set Onboard GSATA/IDE Mode to RAID/IDE JMicron eSATA ports Set Onboard ESATA controller to Enabled JMB362 Set Onboard ESATA Mode to RAID CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help Menu Level . OnChip SATA Controller [Enabled] OnChip SATA Type [Native IDE] x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type IDE x OnChip SATA RAID5 Support Enabled OnChip SATA3.0 Suuport [Enabled] Onboard GSATA/IDE Ctrl [Enabled] Onboard GSATA/IDE Mode [RAID/IDE] Onboard ESATA controller [Enabled] Onboard ESATA Mode [RAID] Onboard LAN Function [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] } SMART LAN [Press Enter] Onboard Audio Function [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled] Onboard USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Controllers [Enabled] USB Legacy Funct...
