GA-EX58-UD3R - Hardware

5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 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. On this motherboard, the GSATA2_0 and GSATA2_1 ports are supported
by the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply
to the hard drive.
B. Enabling the SATA controllers and configuring hard drive mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to enable the SATA controllers and configure hard drive mode 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, ensure that Onboard SATA/IDE Device is enabled. Then set Onboard
SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID/IDE (Figure 1). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE
or AHCI, depending on your need.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode
[Disabled]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
[Disabled]
USB 1.0 Controller
[Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Function
[Disabled]
USB Mouse Function
[Disabled]
USB Storage Function
[Enabled]
Azalia Codec
[Auto]
Onboard H/W 1394
[Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN
[Enabled]
Green LAN
[Disabled]
SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM
[Disabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Device
[Enabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
[RAID/IDE]
Onboard Serial Port 1
[3F8/IRQ4]
Item Help
Menu Level
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Step 2:
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Figure 1
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your
motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard
you have and the BIOS version.
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