Seagate GA-8I945G Pro User manual

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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH7R) ........................................................... 2

(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer .......................................................................... 2

(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup .................................... 3

(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ............................................................................................. 5

(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk ........................................................................................................... 9

(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation ............................................................. 11

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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH7R)

"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller

To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.

(2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.

(3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.

(4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver.

(5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.

Before you begin

Please prepare:

(a) 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 with the SATA

controller, you may prepare only one hard drive.

(b) An empty formatted floppy disk.

(d) Driver CD for your motherboard.

(1) 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 3Gb/s port(s) on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to

the hard drive.

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(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup

You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and

set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s).

Step 1:

Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you

want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID

(Disabled by default). Then, set On-Chip SATA Mode to Manual or Auto (default) based on your

own requirements.

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.

Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]

On-Chip Secondard PCI IDE [Enabled]

SATA RAID/AHCI Mode [RAID]

x On-Chip SATA Mode Auto

x PATA IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave

SATA Port 0/2 Set to Ch.2 Master/Slave

SATA Port 1/3 Set to Ch.3 Master/Slave

USB Controller [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Azalia Codec [Auto]

Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled]

Onboard H/W GigaRAID [Enabled]

GigaRAID Function [RAID]

Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

G-Keyless Port [Enabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level`

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Step 2:

Later, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk

Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).

Figure 2

Step 4:

Save and exit BIOS Setup.

Figure 3

Step 3:

Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CD-ROM to boot from CD-ROM

after system restarts (Figure 3).

Hard Disk Boot Priority

1. SCSI-0 : Intel Volume0

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

KL: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

Item Help

Menu Level ``

Use <K> or <L> to

select a device, then

press <+> to move it

up, or <-> to move it

down the list. Press

<ESC> to exit this

menu.

Advanced BIOS Features

`Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDROM]

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Password Check [Setup]

# CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled]

No-Execute Memory Protect [Enabled]

CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Enabled]

CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) [Enabled]

CPU EIST Function (µù)[Enabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot

Device Priority

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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if

you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1:

After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message

which says "Press <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration utility" (Figure 4). Press CTRL+ I to enter the RAID

BIOS setup utility.

Figure 4

Step 2:

After you press CTRL+ I, the Create RAID Volume screen will appear (Figure 5).

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If you want to create RAID array, select Create RAID Volume in Main Menu and press ENTER.

Figure 5

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

RAID Volumes :

None Defined.

Physical Disks :

Port Driver Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk

Press <CTRL - I> to enter Configuration Utility

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ MAIN MENU ]

1.Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes :

None Defined.

Physical Disks :

Port Driver Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk

[KL]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

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Step 4:

Set the stripe block size (Figure 7). The KB is the standard unit of stripe block size. The stripe block size

can be set from 4KB to 128KB. After the setting, press ENTER to set array capacity.

Figure 7

Figure 6

Step 3:

After entering the Create Volume Menu screen, name the disk array with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be

special characters) under the Name item. When finished, press ENTER to select a RAID level (Figure

6). There are four RAID levels: RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5. Select a RAID level and press

ENTER.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model.

RAID0- Data striped across multiple physical drives for performance.

RAID1- Data mirrored across multiple physical drives for redundancy.

RAID10- Striped volume whose segments are RAID1 volumes. Requires

four hard drives. Functionally equivalent to RAID0+1.

RAID5- Data and parity striped across three or more physical drives

for performance and redundancy.

[KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

The following are typical values:

RAID0 - 128KB

RAID10- 64KB

RAID5 - 64KB

[KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

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Step 6:

When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press Y to create or N to cancel.

Figure 8

Step 5:

After setting all the items above, select Create Volume and press ENTER (Figure 8) to begin the creation

of the RAID array.

Figure 9

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Enter the volume capacity. The default value indicates the

maximum volume capacity using the selected disks. If less

than the maximum capacity is chosen, creation of a second

volume is needed to utilize the remaining space.

[KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume

[KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to creat this volume? (Y/N) :

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After the creation is completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/

VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, and disk capacity,

etc.

To exit the ICH7R RAID BIOS utility, press ESC in Main Menu.

Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system.

Delete RAID Volume

If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. Press

ENTER and follow on-screen instructions.

Figure 10

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes :

ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable

0 Volume0 RAID(Stripe) 128KB 223.6GB Normal Yes

Physical Disks :

Port Driver Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111.8GB Member Disk(0)

1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111.8GB Member Disk(0)

[KL]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes :

ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable

0 Volume0 RAID(Stripe) 128KB 223.6GB Normal Yes

Physical Disks :

Port Driver Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111.8GB Member Disk(0)

1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111.8GB Member Disk(0)

[KL]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R)- 9 -

Figure 11

Figure 12

(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk

To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drives on the ICH6R controller successfully, you need

to install required driver for the SATA controller during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drives

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. The instructions below explain how to copy the driver.

Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The

installation utility will appear automatically. Quit the installation utility first.

Step 2: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11).

Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 12).

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Figure 14

Figure 13

Step 5:

Insert an empty floppy disk and press 1 to select 7) Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager 32bit. Then it

will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk.

Step 6:

Press 0to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 14). You have copied the SATA driver

sucessfully.

Step 4:

Double-click MENU.exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 13 below will appear.

If you wish to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select 8) Intel(R) Matrix Storage

Manager 64bit.

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