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Step 3: Create a RAID Volume
1. When the Intel RST option ROM status screen displays during POST, press <Ctrl> and
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<I> simultaneously to enter the option ROM user interface.
2. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
3. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press <Enter>.
4. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the strip size and press <Enter>.
5. Press <Enter> to select the physical disks.
6. Use the up or down arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives and press <Space>
to select the drive.
7. Press <Enter>.
8. Select the volume size and press <Enter>. You must select less than one hundred percent
of the available volume space to leave space for the second volume.
9. Press <Enter> to create the volume.
10. At the prompt, press <Y> to confirm volume creation.
11. Select 4: Exit and press <Enter>.
12. Press <Y> to confirm exit.
Note:
These steps are cited from the Intel
Matrix RAID Technology" (Article ID: 000005789).
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/000005789.htm
Chapter 5 RAID
Suppot site, "Set Up a System with Intel
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Chapter 5
Step 4: Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Utility
The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Utility can be installed from within Windows. It allows
RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will
also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information. The user interface, tray icon
service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and/
or SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage
subsystem.
1. Insert the provided DVD into an optical drive.
2. Click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology Utility" on the main menu.
3. Setup is ready to install
the utility. Click Next.
4. Read the license agree-
ment and click "I accept
the terms in the License
Agreement." Then, click
Next.
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