Asus RS300-E10-PS4 [129/164] Installing hard disk drives

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ASUS RS300-E10 Series

6.1.3 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 Intel

C242 chipset.

To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Chipset Menu > PCH-IOConguration > SATAAndRSTeConguration,

then press <Enter>.

3. Set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID].

4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance,

install identical 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.