DFI BL600-DR User Manual page 126

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RAID
Settings
To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required.
1. Connect the Serial ATA drives.
2. Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS.
3. Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS.
4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation.
5. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility.
Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives
Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives.
Important:
1. Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the
2. Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID.
Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the Award BIOS
1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Award
BIOS.
2. Configure Serial ATA in the appropriate fields.
3. Save the changes in the Save & Exit Setup menu.
4. Reboot the system.
Step 3: Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS
When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the Intel RAID
BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simul-
taneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on
Serial ATA drives.
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data cables otherwise you won't be able to enter the RAID BIOS util-
ity.
A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operat-
ing system. The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the
hard drives. Please give special attention to this warning because
there is no way of recovering back the data.