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This mode supports Windows 8.1/8 64-bit installation only.
Steps:
In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set OS Type to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never. Save the
changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Running the UEFI RAID Utility
as shown in Figure 3. To run the UEFI RAID utility, enter the following commands.
You can enter the commands at Shell or fsx:x
Checking Disk Information
To see the hard drive information, enter the following commands and press <Enter>. You will see CONTROLLER
LIST and DISK LIST displayed on the screen.
rcadm -M -qa
Creating a RAID Array
To create a RAID array, refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press <Enter>. When
succeeded, the message which says "created successfully" will appear.
Example 1: Create a RAID 0 array with Drive 0 and Drive 1 and the array size is 40 GB.
rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40000
s x0000
Example 2: Create a RAID 5 array with Drive 1~4 and the array size is 75 GB.
rcadm -C -r5 -d 1 2 3 4 -s 75000
After you create the array, you can enter the "rcadm -M -qa" commands to see the array information. In addition
to the CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST information, you will see ARRAY LIST information displayed on the
screen, too.
Deleting an Array
To delete an array, enter the following commands and press <Enter>.
rcadm -D -a 1
YES to delete or NO to cancel, and then press <Enter>.
To exit the UEFI RAID utility, enter "exit" and press <Enter>.
Steps:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which
says "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM Utility". Press <Ctrl> + <R> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.
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