Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 - RAID Configuration Methods; UEFI RAID Configuration; Legacy RAID ROM Configuration

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C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration
This mode supports Windows 8 64-bit installation only.
Create a RAID Array
Step 1:
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.
Step 2:
Restart your computer and press <F12> to enter the boot device conguration menu. Use the up or down
arrow key to select UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell. Press <Enter> to access. Follow the steps below and enter the
commands to access the RAID setup utility.
1. Enter drvcfg at Shell and press <Enter>:
Shell> drvcfg
2. When Drv [XX] Ctrl [XX] Lang [eng] appears, enter the following commands at Shell again:
Shell> drvcfg -s XX XX
XXs are the values shown in the brackets after Drv and Ctrl above, which may vary by hard drives.
Then press <Enter> to enter the RAID setup utility.
Step 3:
The Main Menu is the rst screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. Use the up or down arrow key
to select Logical Drive Main Menu and press <Enter>.
Step 4:
To create an array, press <Enter> on Logical Drive Create Menu.
Step 5:
Usable hard drives are listed on the Logical Drive Create Menu. Use the up or down arrow key to select the
hard drive to be included in the array and press the <Space> key. The selected hard drives will be marked with
[X]. Then move to Basic Setting and press <Enter>.
Step 6:
Use the up or down arrow key to move to and congure each required item in sequence.
After completing, press <Enter> on Start To Create. When the message "Are You Sure To Create Logical Drive?"
appears, press <Enter> to begin creating the RAID array or <Esc> to cancel.
When completed, a message which says "Successful To Create Logical Drive" will appear. Press <Enter> to
complete. Press <F10> to exit the RAID setup utility.
Delete an Array
To delete an array, select Logical Drive Delete Menu on the Logical Drive Main Menu and press <Enter> to
access. Then press <Enter> on Start To Delete. When the message "Are You Sure To Delete Logical Drive?"
appears, press <Enter> to delete or <Esc> to cancel.
C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array. 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> + <F> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. The Main Menu is the rst screen when you
enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. To create a new array, press <2> to enter the LDView/LDDeneMenu
window. To create an array, press <Ctrl> + <C> to access the LDDeneMenu. In the LDDeneMenu, use
the up or down arrow key to move to an item for further conguration. In the following procedure, we'll create
RAID 0 as an example.