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RAID Configuration
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
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 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.