ASUS ESC2000 Personal SuperComputer User Manual

ASUS ESC2000

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The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration. 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 configuration:

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.

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

®

 ICH10R chipset. To do this:

1.  Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2.  Go to the 

Main Menu > IDE Configuration, then press <Enter>.

3.  Set 

Configure SATA as 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.

Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set 

using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the 

MegaRAID Software RAID Setup Utility or the Intel

 Matrix Storage Manager if 

you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by 

the Intel

®

 ICH10R chipset.

Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration 

utility.