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2.15 SATA Hard Drive RAID Support
In order to install an operating system onto a RAID volume, the RAID
option must be enabled in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be cre-
ated, and the F6 installation method must be used to load the Intel Rapid
Storage Technology driver during operating system setup.
Before you start, please make sure that two SATA hard drives have been
mounted in system. A USB floppy will be also required for some addi-
tional files.
Enable RAID in System BIOS
Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enable RAID in
the system BIOS.
1.
Click Del to enter the BIOS Setup program after the Power-On-
Self-Test (POST) memory test begins.
2.
Click the Integrated Peripherals menu.
3.
Click the OnChip IED Device menu.
4.
Switch the SATA Mode option to RAID to enable Intel RAID Tech-
nology.
5.
Click F10 to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup pro-
gram.
Create a RAID Volume
Use the following steps to create a RAID volume.
1.
When the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM status
screen appears during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to
enter the option ROM user interface.
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