Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
Table of Contents
Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: ULi M1573) .............................................................. 2
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system ............................................................................. 2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup .................................... 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS ............................................................................................. 5 Making a SATA controller driver disk ........................................................................................ 13 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation ............................................................ 15
Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: ULi M1573)
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. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard.
(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (ULi M1573) -2-
(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). In the BIOS Setup menu, go to the Integrated Peripherals menu and assure that the OnChip Serial ATA Controller is enabled. If you want to create RAID, set OnChip Serial ATA Controller to Enabled (Enabled by default). Set OnChip Serial ATA Controller to Disabled if you do not want to create RAID.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Azalia Controller Front Panel Type OnChip Serial ATA Controller Onboard H/W LAN On-Chip Primary IDE On-Chip Secondary IDE On-Chip USB 1.1 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support On-Chip USB 2.0 Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] Item Help Menu Level
: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F10: Save
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
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.
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Step 2: Later, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu and then choose the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you want to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. Bootable Add-in Cards 2. SCSI1 ST3120026AS 3. SCSI0 ST3120026AS Item Help Menu Level Use < > or < > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press to exit this menu.
: Move
PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
Figure 2 Step 3: Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from CD-ROM after system restarts (Figure 3).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check [Press Enter] [CDROM] [Hard Disk] [ZIP] [Setup] Item Help Menu Level Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority
: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F10: Save
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 3 Step 4: Save and exit BIOS Setup. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (ULi M1573) -4-
(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, the following information will appear on screen (Figure 4). Press CTRL+A to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.
ULi RAID BIOS V1.09 (M5287) (c) ULi Electronics Inc. 2005, All Rights Reserved. Indentifying IDE drives .o.o.x.x Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None SATA 1 SATA 1 120034 MB 120034 MB
Press Ctrl-A to enter ULi RAID BIOS setup utility ...
Figure 4
Step 2: After pressing CTRL+A, the RAID BIOS Setup Utility screen will appear (Figure 5). You can press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to highlight through options and select an item that you want to execute.
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2005 ULi Electronics Inc. www.uli.com.tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring SPACE : Select Create JBOD for integrated Capacity , : Moving Cursor Stripe Size 16K Enter : Select & Finish Delete RAID Settings & Partition ESC : Exit Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array Drive Model Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None Capacity RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C : Mode SATA 1 SATA 1 Capacity 120034 MB 120034 MB RAID Array/Type
RAID Type
Stripe Size
RAID Name
Figure 5
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There are three major areas in the RAID BIOS setup screen: Main Menu, Drive Select Menu and RAID Array List. (Figure 6) Main Menu
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2005 ULi Electronics Inc. www.uli.com.tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring SPACE : Select Create JBOD for integrated Capacity , : Moving Cursor Stripe Size 16K Enter : Select & Finish Delete RAID Settings & Partition ESC : Exit Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array Drive Model Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None Capacity RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C : Mode SATA 1 SATA 1 Capacity 120034 MB 120034 MB RAID Array/Type
RAID Type
Stripe Size
RAID Name
1. Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance
Figure 6
RAID Array List
Drive Select Menu
Press ENTER on the Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance item. An "S" flash cursor appears at Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 0. Use SPACEBAR to select the desired drive for RAID 0. Then the flash cursor changes to an "s" flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID 0. (Figure 7)
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2005 ULi Electronics Inc. www.uli.com.tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring SPACE : Select Create JBOD for integrated Capacity , : Moving Cursor Stripe Size 16K Enter : Select & Finish Delete RAID Settings & Partition ESC : Exit Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array Select Stripe Drives Drive Model S Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS s Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None Capacity RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C : Mode SATA 1 SATA 1 Capacity 120034 MB 120034 MB RAID Array/Type
RAID Type
Stripe Size
RAID Name
Figure 7 Press SPACEBAR to select the second drive. The prompt "Data on RAID Drives will be deleted (Y/ N)?" appears after two drives are properly assigned. Press Y and then some necessary information will be written to the drives, which will destroy the original data in the drives. Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID 0. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (ULi M1573) -6-
Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, space and underscore. (Figure 8)
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2005 ULi Electronics Inc. www.uli.com.tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring SPACE : Select Create JBOD for integrated Capacity , : Moving Cursor Stripe Size 16K Enter : Select & Finish Delete RAID Settings & Partition ESC : Exit Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array Input RAID Name (8 characters) : ULi_RAID Drive Model Mode SATA 1 S Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 s Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None Capacity RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C : RAID Type Capacity 120034 MB 120034 MB RAID Array/Type
Stripe Size
RAID Name
Figure 8 After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows up at RAID Array List. (Figure 9)
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2005 ULi Electronics Inc. www.uli.com.tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring SPACE : Select Create JBOD for integrated Capacity , : Moving Cursor Stripe Size 16K Enter : Select & Finish Delete RAID Settings & Partition ESC : Exit Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array Drive Model Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None Capacity 240 GB Mode SATA 1 SATA 1 Capacity 120034 MB 120034 MB RAID Array/Type RAID A/0 RAID A/0
RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :
RAID Type 0
Stripe Size 16K
RAID Name ULi_RAID
Figure 9 To create a RAID 0 Array, you can select the stripe block size manually. The Stripe Size is effective for RAID 0. You can choose a stripe size from 64KByte, 32KByte, 16KByte(default), 8KByte and 4KByte. If you use RAID 0 for most A/V editing applications or files, 64KByte is recommended.
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2. Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability
Press ENTER on the Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability item. An "M" flash cursor appears at Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first (source) drive for RAID 1. Use SPACEBAR to select the desired drive for RAID 1. Then the flash cursor changes to an "m" flash cursor for the user to choose the second (target) drive for RAID 1. (Figure 10)
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2005 ULi Electronics Inc. www.uli.com.tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring SPACE : Select Create JBOD for integrated Capacity , : Moving Cursor Stripe Size 16K Enter : Select & Finish Delete RAID Settings & Partition ESC : Exit Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array Select Mirror Drives Drive Model M Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS m Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None Capacity RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C : Mode SATA 1 SATA 1 Capacity 120034 MB 120034 MB RAID Array/Type
RAID Type
Stripe Size
RAID Name
Figure 10 Press SPACEBAR to select the second drive. The prompt "Create RAID 1 (Y/N)?" appears after two drives are properly assigned. Press Y, and then some necessary information will be written to the drives, which will destroy the original data in the drives. It is recommended to use new drives to create RAID 1. If existing drive is to be used, back up all necessary data before creating RAID 1.
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Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, space and underscore. Lastly a prompt message "Duplicate Data from M to m (Y/N)?" asks whether to do drive copy. The source and target drives are indicated by "M" and "m" in Drive Select Menu respectively. Pressing Y will duplicate the data in source drive to the target drive. Make sure the source drive is the correct one. If you press N, then the data is inconsistent in two drives. (Figure 11)
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2005 ULi Electronics Inc. www.uli.com.tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 M ...
