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C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM
Enter the Intel
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legacyRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray.Skipthisstepandproceedwiththe
installationofWindowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration.
Steps:
1. After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which
says"Press<Ctrl-I>toenterCongurationUtility".Press<Ctrl>+<I>toentertheRAIDCongurationUtility.
2. Afteryoupress<Ctrl>+<I>,theMAIN MENUscreenwillappear.IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDarray,select
Create RAID Volume in MAIN MENUandpress<Enter>.
3. After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be
specialcharacters)undertheNameitemandpress<Enter>.Then,selectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupported
includeRAID0,RAID1,Recovery,RAID10,andRAID5(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberof
theharddrivesbeinginstalled).Press<Enter>toproceed.
4. Under Disksitem,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarray.Ifonlytwoharddrivesareinstalled,
they will be automatically assigned to the array. Set the stripe block size if necessary. The stripe block size can
besetfrom4KBto128KB.Onceyouhaveselectedthestripeblocksize,press<Enter>.
5. Enterthearraycapacityandpress<Enter>.Finallypress<Enter>ontheCreate Volume item to begin creating
theRAIDarray.Whenpromptedtoconrmwhethertocreatethisvolume,press<Y>toconrmor<N>tocancel.
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arraycapacity,etc.ToexittheRAIDBIOS
utility,press<Esc>orselect6. Exit in MAIN MENU.
Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
Installing the Operating System
As some operating systems already include Intel
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SATARAID/AHCIdriver,youdonotneedtoinstallseparate
RAID/AHCIdriverduringtheWindowsinstallationprocess.Aftertheoperatingsystemisinstalled,werecommend
that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure system
performance and compatibility. If the operating system to be installed requires that you provide additional SATA
RAID/AHCIdriverduringtheOSinstallationprocess,pleaserefertothestepsbelow:
1. Copy the RSTe_f6_iaStorA_winxxxfolder(dependingonyourOSversion)undertheBoot/RSTe folder in
the driver disk to your USB thumb drive.
2. Boot from the Windows setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting
you to load the driver appears, select Browse.
3. Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the folder that you previously copied.
4. When a screen appears, select Intel Chipset SATA RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and
continue the OS installation.
4. Under Select Disksitem,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarray.Pressthe<Space>keyonthe
harddrivestobeselected(selectedharddrivesaremarkedwith"X").Thensetthestripeblocksize.Thestripe
block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB. Once you have selected the stripe block size, set the volume capacity.
5. After setting the capacity, move to Create Volumeandpress<Enter>tobegin.
6. After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Under RAID
VolumesyoucanseethenewRAIDvolume.Toseemoredetailedinformation,press<Enter>onthevolume
tocheckforinformationonRAIDlevel,stripeblocksize,arrayname,andarraycapacity,etc.
PleasevisitGIGABYTE'swebsitefordetailsonconguringaRAIDarray.
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