Installing The Raid Driver And Operating System - Gigabyte Z590 Series Manual

Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System

With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
As some operating systems already include RAID driver, you do not need to install separate RAID driver during
the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you install all
required drivers from the motherboard driver disc using "Xpress Install" or from the GIGABYTE APP Center to
ensure system performance and compatibility. If the operating system to be installed requires that you provide
additional RAID driver during the OS installation process, please refer to the steps below:
Step 1:
Method 1: Copy the IRST folder under Boot in the driver disc to your USB thumb drive.
Method 2: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA
Preinstall driver file on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to
your USB thumb drive.
Step 2:
Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you
to load the driver appears, select Browse.
Step 3:
Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. When a screen as shown in Figure 1
appears, select Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller and click Next to load the driver and
continue the OS installation.
Figure 1
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