Altos G5450 Installation Configuration Guide 92Configuring Onboard SATA RAIDThis section briefly shows how to create RAID1 with onboard SATA RAIDfunction.Enabling onboard SATA RAIDTo configure onboard SATA RAID, you have to enable the onboard SATA RAIDin BIOS first.5. Press F2 during the POST to enter the BIOS6. After you entering the BIOS, select Advanced -> I/O Device Configuration-> NV RAID Configuration7. Change the setting of NV RAID Configuration from Disabled to Enabled.8. After you changing the setting of NV RAID Configuration, you will see allthe SATA port listed separately.9. Change the setting of each port which you want to use for RAID formDisabled to Enabled.10. Press F10 and select Yes to save the setting and exit the BIOS.Entering Onboard SATA RAID Configuration UtilityTo enter the onboard SATA RAID configuration utility, press F10 when you seeMediaShield ROM BIOS 6.77 during POST.Note. You have to install at least one SATA HDD to the onboard SATAcontroller in the system or you cannot see the MediaShield ROM BIOS 6.77during POST.Creating a RAID1 Volume1. After you entering the configuration utility, Use the arrow key ↑↓ tochange the RAID Mode to Mirroring.2. Use the arrow key ← → to move the HDD from Free Disks to Array Disks.3. Press F7 to finish the RAID creation.4. Press Y to clear the data on disks.5. Now you will see the RAID volume listed on screen. You can press Ctrl-Xto exit and start to install OSAssigning a Hot Spare DiskYou don’t need to configure the Hot Spare Disk for the onboard SATA RAID. Ifyou have a HDD is not configured and marked as free, the HDD will be used asHot Spare Disk. When there is a HDD failed, the HDD marked as free will beused to rebuild the RAID automatically.APPENDIX A: ONBOARDSATA RAID CREATION
