Bios Configuration; Using The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option Rom To Create, Delete, And Reset Raid Volumes - MSI E7230 Master-FA4R User Manual

MS-9618 ATX Server Board
The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system
BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix Stroage
Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS
disk services. Please use <Ctrl> + <I> keys to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA"
status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-
On Self Test). Also, you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS (please refer to
BIOS items On-Chip Serial ATA <Enhanced> & SATA Mode as <RAID> for details)
to create, delete and reset RAID volumes.
Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM to Create,
Delete, and Reset RAID Volumes
The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility
stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the
following message will appear for a few seconds:
MSI Reminds You...
The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in the following example might
be different from your system.
After the above message shows, press <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to enter
the RAID Configuration Utility.
MSI Reminds You...
The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or
if you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an
existing system to RAID.
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BIOS Configuration