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Installing RAID Driver

New Operating System Installation

The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows 10 x64 bit

Editions or newer operating system.

1. During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install

Windows click on Load driver button to install a third party RAID driver.

2. When prompted, insert the USB flash drive with Intel RAID Drivers and then click

Browse.

 To make an Intel RAID Drivers USB flash drive. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the

optical drive. Copy all the contents in \\Storage\Intel\16.x\f6flpy-x64

3. Navigate to the directory containing the saved Intel RAID drivers, then click OK.

4. Select the (iaStorAC.inf) driver, click Next.

5. You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should

continue.

6. Leave the disk/ USB drive in the computer until the system reboots itself. Windows

setup will need to copy the files after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows

setup starts copying files.

Installing Intel

Rapid Storage Technology Software

1. As previously mentioned, enable Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in BIOS.

2. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive.

3. Click the Select to choose what happens with this disc pop-up notification, then

select Run DVDSetup.exe to open the installer. If you turn off the AutoPlay feature

from the Windows Control Panel, you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe

from the root path of the MSI Driver Disc.

4. Under the Drivers/Software tab, check the Intel RAID Drivers check-box.

5. Click the Install button.

6. When prompt you to restart, click OK button to finish.

7. Restart your computer and enter the Windows operating system.

8. Double-click the Intel

Rapid Storage Technology icon to open the Intel

Rapid

Storage Technology software.

RAID Conﬁguration

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MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK Specifications

General

Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z390
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Number of mounting holes	9
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Unbuffered memory	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3733, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4200, 4266, 4300, 4400 MHz
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	3
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
Wi-Fi	No
LAN controller	Intel I211-AT, Intel I219V
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Cables included	SATA
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	6.1
BIOS memory size	128 Mbit
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	2.8