User manual ASUS P7P55D-E PRO SPECIFICATIONS

[. . . ] 13 Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Silicon Image Sil3114) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Enable SATA controller in BIOS Setup (3) Configure SATA hard drives in RAID BIOS (4) Configure hard drive boot priority in BIOS Setup (5) Make a SATA controller driver disk (6) Install SATA controller driver during OS installation Before you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use hard drives with identical model and capacity). (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, you may check the name of the SATA connector to identify the SATA controller for the connector. [. . . ] If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, you may check the name of the SATA connector to identify the SATA controller for the connector. For example, SATA0_SII/SATA1_SII is controlled by the Sil3114 controller. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114) -2- (2) Enabling SATA controller in BIOS Setup Assure that the SATA controller is enabled in system BIOS Setup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS Setup menu, go to Integrated Peripherals and assure that SATA RAID-5 Function (Figure 1) is enabled. Please note that SATA RAID-5 Function is to enable or disable the Sil3114 controller. To set either RAID or non-RAID mode (or single hard drive), you MUST enter the Sil3114 RAID BIOS utility. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F5: Previous Values F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help Figure 1 The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show 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 . -3- SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å (3) Configuring SATA hard drives in RAID BIOS To configure either RAID or non-RAID boot drive/data drive or single hard drive, you MUST enter the the Sil3114 SATA RAID BIOS setup utility. After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Ctrl+S> or <F4> to enter RAID utility"(Figure 2). If you cannot enter the RAID BIOS , assure that your SATA drives are properly installed. Figure 2 While you are in the RAID BIOS, you should see a screen similar to that below (Figure 3). SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114) - 10 - (5) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the Sil3114 controller successfully, you need to install required driver for the SATA controller during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 15). Figure 15 Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named MENU. exe (Figure 16). Figure 16 - 11 - SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114) Ác Åé ¤¤ ¤å Step 4: Double-click MENU. exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 17 below will appear. Figure 17 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk. Select the Sil3114 Raid5 item by pressing the corresponding letter (Figure 18). Important You MUST select the Sil3114 Raid5 item no matter which RAID mode you created. If you wish to set up a non-RAID configuration (or single hard drive), you must select Sil3114 Raid5, too. After selecting Sil3114 Raid5, your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Figure 18 Selecting Sil3114 or Sil3114 Raid from the menu will result in the failure to install operating system during OS installation. Step 6: Press 0 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). [. . . ] If you wish to set up a non-RAID configuration (or single hard drive), you must select Sil3114 Raid5, too. After selecting Sil3114 Raid5, your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Figure 18 Selecting Sil3114 or Sil3114 Raid from the menu will result in the failure to install operating system during OS installation. Step 6: Press 0 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). You have copied the SATA driver successfully. Figure 19 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (Sil3114) - 12 - (6) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 20). [. . . ]