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Step 5:
Enter the array capacity and press . Finally press  on the Create Volume item to begin creating 
the  RAID  array.  When  prompted  to  confirm  whether  to  create  this  volume,  press    to  confirm  or    to 
cancel (Figure 6).
When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION 
section, including the RAID level, stripe block size, array name, and ar\
ray capacity, etc. (Figure 7)
To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press  or select...

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Delete RAID Volume
To  delete  a  RAID  array,  select Delete  RAID  Volume  in MAIN  MENU  and  press  .  In  the DELETE 
VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press . 
When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure 8), press  to confi\
rm or  to abort.
Figure 8
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Deleting a volume will reset the disks to...

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5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA 
port on the motherboard. The Marvell 88SE9172 SATA controllers control the onboard GSATA3 6/7 and eSATA 
connectors. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard driv\
e.
B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the...

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Figure 2
Step 2: 
Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Figure 3
C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to the installation of 
Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration.  
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which 
says "Press + to enter BIOS Setup or  to continue" (Figure 3). Press  +  to enter 
the RAID setup utility....

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On the main screen of the RAID setup utility (Figure 4), use the left \
or right arrow key to move through tabs. 
Figure 4
ENTER/SPACE: Select, ESC: Back/Exit
Adapter 0 
[ Adapter ][ Devices ][   RAID   ]
Vendor ID Device ID: 1B4B:91A2BIOS Version:    1.0.1.0025PCI Slot:     00IRQ Number:   0ARaid Mode:      RAID0 RAID1
Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 
Figure 5
Create a RAID Array:
Step 1: On the main screen, press  on the RAID tab. Then the RAID Config menu...

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Figure 6
Step 2: The next screen displays the two hard drives you installed. Press  or  on the two hard 
drives respectively to add them into the RAID array. Selected hard drives are marked with an asterisk (Figure 
6). Then press  on NEXT. 
ENTER/SPACE: Select, ESC: Back/Exit
[ Adapter][ Devices]
Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 
[  RAID  ]
RAID Config
     Port   Disk Name       Size   Max Speed   Status   * S1   SATA: WDC WD800JD-22LSA0    76.3GB   SATA 3Gb/s...

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NEXT: 6. After completing the settings above, move to NEXT and press  to begin creating the array. 
When prompted to confirm, press  to confirm or  to cancel (Figure\
 8). 
[ Adapter][ Devices]
Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 
[  RAID  ]
Create the VD?[Y]
RAID Config
     Port   Disk Name       Size   Max Speed   Status  * S0   SATA: WDC WD800JD-22LSA0    76.3GB   SATA 3Gb/s   FREE  * S1   SATA: WDC WD800JD-22LSA0    76.3GB   SATA 3Gb/s   FREE    NEXT...

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Delete the RAID Array:
To deleted the existing array, press  on the RAID tab and select Delete VD. When the Delete VD menu 
appears, press  on the array to select it and then press  on NEXT. When prompted, press  to 
confirm (Figure 10). When the message "Do you want to delete the VD's MBR?" appears, press  to clear 
the MBR or press other keys to ignore. 
Figure 10
[ Adapter][ Devices]
Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 
[  RAID  ]
Create the VD?[Y]
RAID...

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5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating s\
ystem.
A. Installing Windows 7/Vista
(The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating syst\
em.)
Step 1:
Boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When you arrive at the 
"Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, select Load Driver.
Step 2: 
Insert  the  motherboard  driver  disk...

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Figure 3
B. Installing Windows XP (For the Marvell 88SE9172) (Note)
Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to install 
the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from a floppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. Without the 
driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver from 
the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Refer to the methods below\
.
Method A:
For...