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3. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press <Enter> on Create RAID Volume to enter the
Create RAID Volume
under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels supported include RAID
4. Under Select Disks item, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. Press the <Space> key
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
Enter the Intel
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Step:
1. After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which
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
4. Under Disks item, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. If only two hard drives are installed,
5. Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create Volume item to begin
<N> to cancel.
6. When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
BIOS utility, press <Esc> or select 6. Exit in MAIN MENU.
Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 8/7.
Installing Windows 8/7
As Windows 7 already include Intel
driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you
install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure system performance
and compatibility. To install Windows 8, refer to the steps below:
Step:
1. Copy the IRST folder under BootDrv in the driver disk to your USB thumb drive.
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.
3. Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are
as follows:
Windows 32-bit: \iRST\32Bit
Windows 64-bit: \iRST\64Bit
Select Disks.
Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels
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SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI
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