Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-DS2 User Manual page 31

Creating a RAID Array
1. To create a new array, press <Enter> on the Create Array option.
The selection bar will move to the Disks section on the right of the screen. Select the hard drives to be
2.
included in the RAID array. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive and press <Insert>. The
selected hard drive will be shown in green. To use all of the hard drives, simply press <A> to select all. Then
press <Enter> and the selection bar will move to the User Input section on the left bottom of the screen.
3. First, select a RAID mode and press <Enter>. The selections available depend on the number of the hard
drives being installed. Then follow the on-screen instructions to specify the array size. You can select All
available space to use the maximum size allowed or use the up or down arrow key to adjust the size
and press <Enter>.
4. Select a caching mode. Options include Read/Write, Read Only, and None. Then press <Enter> to proceed.
5.  F inally,amessagewhichsays"ConfirmCreationofArray"willappear.Press<C>toconfirmor<Esc>to
return to the previous screen. When completed, you will see the new array on the main screen. To exit the
RAIDBIOSutility,press<Esc>andthenpress<C>toconfirm.
Deleting an Array
The Delete Array(s) menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments.
1. Select Delete Array(s) in the Main Menu and press <Enter>.
2. In the Arrays section, press the <Insert> key on the array you want to delete and then press <Enter> to proceed.
3. Whenpromptedtoconfirm,press<C>tocontinuethedeletionor<Esc>tocancel.
Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
A. Installing Windows 8/7
(The following instructions use Windows 8 as the example operating system.)
Step 1:
You need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Use an alternative system to copy
theSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromthemotherboarddriverdisktoaUSBflashdrive.CopytheHw8_A88 folder
under BootDrv in the driver disk.
Step 2:
Boot from the Windows 8 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting
you to load the driver appears, select Browse.
Step 3:
ThenbrowsetotheUSBflashdriveandselectthelocationofthedriver.Thelocationsofthedriversareasfollows:
RAID driver for Windows 8 32-bit: Hw8_A88\RAID\x86
RAID driver for Windows 8 64-bit: Hw8_A88\RAID\x64
AHCI driver for Windows 8 32-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W8
AHCI driver for Windows 8 64-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W864A
For Windows 7, browse to the Hw7_A88 folder.
Step 4:
Select AMD-RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation.
B. Installing Windows XP (32-bit)
BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBfloppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerfirstbecauseyouneedtoinstall
theSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromafloppydiskthatcontainsthedriverduringtheOSinstallation.Withoutthe
driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver from
themotherboarddriverdisktoafloppydisk.Refertothemethodsbelow.
Method A:
• FortheAMDA78,copyallfilesinthe\BootDrv\Hxpfoldertoyourfloppydisk.
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