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Install Sil3132 SATA Driver (AL8) E-3
BIOS Setup for SATA RAID
(AL8)
The Silicon Serial ATA controller supports
RAID 0/1.
RAID Configuration Utility
Menu
Main Menu
Reboot your system. Press <CTRL> + <S> or
<F4> key while booting up the system to enter
the BIOS setting menu. The main menu of
BIOS Setting Utility appears as shown below:
To select the option in this menu, you may:
• Press <↑↓> (up, down arrow) to choose
the option you want to confirm or to
modify.
• Press <Enter> to confirm the selection.
• Press <Esc> to return to previous menu.
• Press <Ctrl-E> to exit the RAID
configuration utility.
Option 1
Create RAID set
This item allows you to create a RAID array.
After you had selected the function from the
main menu, press the <Enter> key to enter the
sub menu as shown below:
• Array Mode:
This item allows you to select the appropriate
RAID mode for the desired array. There are two
modes to choose. When you choose a “Striped”
or “Mirrored” RAID set, the utility will ask
“Are You Sure?” before the Creating RAID
process. Press <Y> to confirm.
NOTE: It is highly recommended to attach hard
disks with the same model in reaching the
RAID performance.
RAID 0: This item is recommended for high
performance usage. Requires at least 2 disks.
RAID 1: This item is recommended for data
security usage. Requires at least 2 disks.
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