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3. 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. UEFI RAID Configuration
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to Boot and set CSM Support to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Settings\IO Ports\Intel(R) Rapid Stor-
age Technology sub-menu.
3. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press <Enter> on Create RAID Volume to enter the Cre-
ate RAID Volume 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). Next,
use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks.
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-3. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM
You'll need a discrete graphics card to enter the legacy RAID ROM utility. Enter the Intel
setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating
system for a non-RAID configuration.
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to Boot and set CSM Support to Enabled and Storage Boot Option Control to Legacy.
Next, go to Settings\IO Ports\SATA And RST Configuration and make sure Use RST Legacy OROM
is set to Enabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. After the POST memory test begins and before
the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration
Utility". Press <Ctrl> + <I> to enter the RAID Configuration 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 confirm whether to create this volume, press <Y> to confirm
or <N> to cancel.
6. When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMA-
TION 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.
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array.
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