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P8SCT User's Manual

Conﬁ guring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID (The Native Mode)

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

(*Note: If it is the ﬁ rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load Opti-

mized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings . Once in the "Exit" settings,

Scroll down to select the item- "Load Optimized Default settings" and press the

<Enter> key. Select "OK" to conﬁ rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load

the default settings for the BIOS.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Advanced" in the BIOS.

4. Scroll down to the item-"Advanced Chipset Control" and press the <Enter> Key

to select this option.

5. Select the item- "On-Chip Serial ATA", and press the <Enter> Key. When the

sub-menu appears, select the item-"Enhanced Mode".

6. Scroll up to the item- "SATA Mode", and press the <Enter> Key to select this

option. When the sub-menu appears, select the item-"RAID".

7. Tap "Esc" and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the "Exit" menu.

Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

8. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

SATA Operate Modes

You can select from the following modes: Auto, Combined, Enhanced, and SATA

Only Mode. The number of devices supported by these modes are listed below:

*SATA Only: The maximum of 4 devices are supported (4 SATA)

*Auto Mode: The maximum of 6 devices supported (4 SATA + 2 IDE)

*Enhanced Mode: The maximum of 6 devices supported (4 SATA + 2 IDE)

*Combined Mode: The maximum of 4 devices supported (2 SATA + 2 IDE)