Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - Legacy RAID ROM Configuration; Installing SATA RAID;AHCI Driver & OS

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.
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.
Step:
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,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 Windows 7 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. To install Windows 8.1/8, refer to the steps below. Step:
1. Copy the IRST folder under BootDrv in the driver disk to your USB thumb drive.
2. Boot from the Windows 8.1/8 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 location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are
as follows:
 Windows32-bit:\iRST\32Bit
 Windows64-bit:\iRST\64Bit
4. When a screen as shown, select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID
Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation
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