Abit IC7-MAX3 Dual-Boot BIOS settings

[pegleg]

Back in 2004 (with acknowledgement and thanks to a "steveg47" posting on the Abit USA Forums) I managed to successfully configure & boot Win XP from my RAID 0 array via the Intel OnChip SATA.

Unfortunately, I don't have sufficient postings on this Hexus forum to qualify for a link showing the BIOS settings I used re. the above so I've added the data below.

The problem I have is what other BIOS changes do I now need to make to enable a dual-boot setup with Win XP on the RAID 0 array and Win 7 which I've just installed (for testing purposes prior to building a new rig) on a separate IDE/PATA HDD?

Any advise would be much appreciated and apologies if this issue has already been covered and I've missed it.

Thanks

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ABIT USA Forums
IC7 MAX3 Serial ATA Raid or Silicon Serial ATA

Posting By:

steveg47
Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2003
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Posts: 450

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Here are some bios configs to check.. These configs will allow u to config RAID and boot from the Intel sata:

ADVANCED BIOS FRATURES

Hyper-Threading Technology -> Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test -> Enabled
Hard Disk Boot Priority <Enter>
1. Bootable Add-in Device
- Bootable Add-In Device -> On Chip SATA RAID
- HDD Change Message -> Disabled
First Boot Device -> Hard Disk
Second Boot Device -> Floppy
Third Boot Device -> CDRom
Boot Other Device -> Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive -> Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek -> Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status -> On
Security Option -> Setup
x APIC Mode -> Enabled
- MPS Version Ctrl For OS -> 1.4
OS Select For DRAM > 64mb -> Non-OS2
Report No FDD For OS ->No
Delay IDE Initial (secs) -> 2
PCI Card Support for SMBus -> Disabled
Intel OnScreen Branding -> Disabled
Disable Unused PCI Clock -> Yes

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INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

ONChip IDE-1 DEVICE
IDE Bus Master -> Enabled
ONChip IDE-1 Controller -> Enabled
-Master Drive PIO MODE -> Auto
-Slave Drive PIO MODE -> Auto
-Master Drive ULTRA DMA -> Auto
-Slave Drive ULTRA DMA -> Auto
ONChip IDE-2 DEVICE -> Enabled
-Master Drive PIO MODE -> Auto
-Slave Drive PIO MODE -> Auto
-Master Drive ULTRA DMA -> Auto
-Slave Drive ULTRA DMA -> Auto

*** ONChip Serial ATA Settings ***
OnChip Serial ATA Mode -> RAID
-SATA Raid ROM -> Enabled
x OnChip Serial ATA -> Enhanced Mode
x - Serial ATA 1 Mode -> IDE-3 Master
- Serial ATA 2 Mode -> IDE-4 Master

OnChip PCI Device
OnChip USB Controller -> Enabled
- USB 2.0 Controller -> Enabled
- USB Keyboard Support Via -> OS
- USB Mouse Support Via -> OS

OnChip Audio Controller -> Disabled (my setting not "steveg47" which had Enabled)
OnChip Lan Controller -> Enabled
- LAN Boot ROM -> Disabled

Super IO Device
OnBoard FDD Controller -> Enabled

OnBoard PCI Device
IEEE 1394 Controller -> Disabled (my setting not "steveg47" which had Enabled)
Serial ATA Controller -> Enabled
- SATA Raid ROM -> Disabled

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[BUFF]

you just to need to choose on boot priority which drive to boot from (either RAID or the IDE).
Some of the BIOS had a shortcut key to allow you to do this easily but I never ran an IC7 so I'm not sure if it does.

[12in Below]

Exactly... thats the easiest way to do it.
***remove this for win 7***1. Bootable Add-in Device
***and change this to the HDD with the OS you want to boot to instead of the RAID "On Chip"***- Bootable Add-In Device -> On Chip SATA RAID... other than that is if you have the PATA drive with win 7 on a PCI/Raid card and then i think you also need to change this
OnChip Serial ATA Mode -> RAID **to PCI CARD*** that option might be in the "-Master Drive PIO MODE -> Auto" but i don't have my board in front of me to check, but if you look around on the advanced bios page the options for "Bootable Add-in Device to PCI CARD" instead of On chip SATA or RAID SATA. hope that helps... just msg back if need more.