Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-H User Manual page 30

C-1. UEFI RAID Configuration
This mode supports Windows 8.1/8 64-bit installation only.
To configure UEFI RAID, you need to prepare a USB flash drive using FAT 32 file format and copy all files
(including the UEFI RAID utility rcadm.efi) in the \BootDrv\UEFI RAID Utility folder in your motherboard driver
disk to the flash drive. Then follow the steps below.
Steps:
In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never.
Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Running the UEFI RAID Utility
Restart your computer and press <F12> to enter the boot device configuration menu. Use the up or down arrow
key to select your USB flash drive which is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. Then press <Enter> to access the screen
as shown in Figure 3. To run the UEFI RAID utility, enter the following commands.
You can enter the commands at Shell or fsx: level (x represents the disk number for your USB flash drive).
Checking Disk Information
To see the hard drive information, enter the following commands and press <Enter>. You will see CONTROLLER
LIST and DISK LIST displayed on the screen.
rcadm -M -qa
Creating a RAID Array
To create a RAID array, refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press <Enter>. When
succeeded, the message which says "created successfully" will appear.
Example 1: Create a RAID 0 array with Drive 0 and Drive 1 and the array size is 40 GB.
rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40000
("C"=Create a array, "r0"=RAID 0, d 0 1=Drive 0 and Drive 1, "s 40000""=Size of 40 GB; to use the maximum
size allowed, do not enter "s x0000")
Example 2: Create a RAID 5 array with Drive 1~4 and the array size is 75 GB.
rcadm -C -r5 -d 1 2 3 4 -s 75000
("C"=Create a array, "r5"=RAID 5, d 1 2 3 4=Drive 1~4, "s 75000"=Size of 75 GB)
After you create the array, you can enter the "rcadm -M -qa" commands to see the array information. In addition
to the CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST information, you will see ARRAY LIST information displayed on the
screen, too.
Deleting an Array
To delete an array, enter the following commands and press <Enter>.
rcadm -D -a 1
("D"=Delete a array, "a 1"=Array 1, to delete all arrays, enter "a *")
When prompted to confirm, enter YES to delete or NO to cancel, and then press <Enter>.
To exit the UEFI RAID utility, enter "exit" and press <Enter>.
C-2. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM
Enter the legacy RAID BIOS 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:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which
says "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM Utility". Press <Ctrl> + <R> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.
Creating a RAID Array
1. To create a new array, press <Enter> on the Create Array option.
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