ASRock SATA Hard Disk Installation and RAID Configuration Guide

About this manual

The guide walks you through installing SATA hard disks on the motherboard, connecting data and power cables to the primary and secondary SATA ports, and creating a bootable SATA driver diskette using the ASRock Support CD. Detailed step‑by‑step instructions cover each connection and the required BIOS/POST actions.

It also describes the RAID features built into the SiS south‑bridge chipset, including RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD. Precautions for each RAID mode, how to use the SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility, and the steps to finish Windows 2000/XP installation on a RAID array are provided.

What's inside

• SATA Hard Disk Installation
• Creating SATA Driver Diskette
• RAID Overview
• RAID Configuration Precautions
• RAID 0 Configuration
• RAID 1 Configuration
• JBOD Configuration
• Windows 2000/XP Installation

Specifications

Frequently asked questions

How do I create an SATA driver diskette?

Insert the ASRock Support CD, press F11 during POST, select the CD‑ROM as the boot device, then follow the prompts to format and copy the SATA drivers to a floppy disk.

Which RAID configurations are supported by this motherboard?

The motherboard supports RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), and JBOD (just a bunch of drives).