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BIOS Setup
3.2 Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS
The Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and man-
age RAID on Serial ATA drives.
Important:
Before you run the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility, make sure
“Sil3114 S-ATA Control” in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of
the Award BIOS is configured properly.
After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have
been detected, the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS status message screen
will appear. Press the <Ctrl-S> or <F4> key to enter the utility.
The utility allows you to build a RAID system using Serial ATA
(SATA) hard drives.
3.3 Selecting the First Boot Device During POST
The system board comes with a built-in program which you can
conveniently run during POST to select the device you want to
boot first; without having to enter the BIOS utility.
When you power-on the computer, press <Print Scrn> after the
memory test. The “Boot Menu” screen will appear. Select the de-
vice you want to boot first then press <Enter>. POST will then
continue with its test routines and boot up from the device you
have selected awhile ago.
Take note - the setting will not be stored in the CMOS RAM of
the firmware hub. The program is specially convenient when you
want to boot a device for certain purposes at that particular
time. The next time you boot up the computer and skip the
“Boot Menu” program, the system will boot according to the set-
tings in the BIOS.