Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3P User Manual page 83

4-9 4-9 eXtreme eXtreme
read/write performance without the need for complex and time-consuming congurations. The following procedure read/write performance without the need for complex and time-consuming congurations. The following procedure
details the steps to set up a RAID-ready system and congure it for RAID 0. details the steps to set up a RAID-ready system and congure it for RAID 0.
A. Setting Up a RAID-Ready System A. Setting Up a RAID-Ready System
Step 1: Congure the system BIOS Step 1: Congure the system BIOS
Enter the system BIOS Setup program, set Enter the system BIOS Setup program, set
menu to menu to Enabled to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers. Enabled
Step 2: Install the RAID driver and Step 2: Install the RAID driver and
The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. Before installing the operating system, you have to load the The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. Before installing the operating system, you have to load the
SATA controller driver rst. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup SATA controller driver rst. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup
process. (For more details, refer to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) process. (For more details, refer to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." )
Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy
After installing After installing
button to automatically install all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D button to automatically install all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D
tion Software screen to tion Software screen to
B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
1. 1.
Click Click Auto to automatically and quickly set up a RAID 0 array. Auto
2. 2.
Click Click Manual Manual to access the Intel Matrix Storage Console, with which you can build a RAID 0,
other supported RAID array depending on other supported RAID array depending on
3. 3.
Click Click Cancel Cancel to exit the X.H.D utility.
(Note 1) (Note 1) The X.H.D utility only The X.H.D utility only
(Note (Note 2) 2) It is recommended that It is recommended that bef
hardware damage or lost of data. hardware damage or lost of data.
(Note 3) (Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array,
later using the later using the
Hard Hard Drive Drive
With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
ready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that al- ready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that al-
ready exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand ready exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand
its capacity. All with a simple click of a button, X.H.D helps to enhance your hard drive its capacity. All with a simple click of a button, X.H.D helps to enhance your hard drive
to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers.
operating system operating system
the operating the operating system, insert system, insert
individually install the individual ly install the
T T o o automatically automatically set set
to automatically and quickly set up a RAID 0 array.
To To manually manually set set up up a a
to access the Intel Matrix Storage Console, with which you can build a RAID 0,
Exits Exits the the X.H.D X.H.D utility: utility:
to exit the X.H.D utility.
supports the SA supports the
before you run the X.H.D utility, back up all of your data to avoid risk of ore you run the X.H.D utility, back up all of your data to avoid risk of
Auto function. Auto function.
(X.H.D) (X.H.D)
eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the
the the motherboard driver motherboard driver
X.H.D utility later. X.H.D utility later.
(Note 2) (Note 2)
Instructions: Instructions:
Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added hard- Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added hard-
drive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID-ready drive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID-ready
system drive. (To add a new hard drive into a RAID 0 ar- system drive. (To add a new hard drive into a RAID 0 ar-
ray that's been created earlier, make sure the new drive is ray that's been created earlier, make sure the new drive is
greater than or equal to greater than or equal to
up up a a RAID RAID 0 0 array: array:
(Note 3) (Note 3)
RAID RAID array: array: : :
your needs and hardware components. your needs and hardware components.
SATA TA controller controllers integrated in s integrated in
you'll not be able to automatically set up a RAID 0 array you'll not be able to automatically set up a RAID 0 array
- - 8 8 3 3 - -
(Note 1) (Note 1)
, users can quickly congure a RAID- , users can quickly congure a RAID-
under the Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals
disk. You can disk. You can click the click the Xpress Install All Xpress Install All
utility. Or utility . Or you can go you can go
the biggest drive in the the biggest drive in the
the Intel Chipset. the Intel Chipset.
U U
to the Applica- to the Applica-
array array. ) . )
RAID 1, or RAID 1, or
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