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56268  Rev. 1.05  November 2021 

 

  AMD NVMe/SATA RAID Quick Start Guide for 

Windows Operating Systems 

 

 Chapter 3 

Pre-Installation Steps 

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[Public] 

3.4

 

Enable RAID for AMD Socket AM4-Compatible 
Processors 

Note: The steps to configure a system to RAID mentioned here are specific to AMD NDA BIOS 

based off the Insyde BIOS. The steps for other BIOS Vendors are different. 

1.

 

Press 

ESC

 to enter the 

System

 

BIOS

 setup page. 

2.

 

Select 

Setup

 

Utility

, then press 

Enter.

 

3.

 

In the BIOS setup: 

a.

 

Select the 

Advanced

 tab. 

b.

 

Select 

IDE Configuration

, then press 

Enter.

 

c.

 

Set 

SATA Configure

 

As

 to 

RAID

, then press 

Enter.

 

d.

 

Set Force 

RAID

 

Mode

 to 

Enabled

, then press 

Enter.

 

4.

 

In the BIOS setup: 

a.

 

Select the 

Boot

 tab. 

b.

 

Set 

Boot

 

Type

 to 

Dual

 or 

UEFI Boot Type

, then press 

Enter.

 

c.

 

Set 

EFI Device First

 to 

Enable

, then press 

Enter.

 

5.

 

In the BIOS setup: 

a.

 

Select the 

AMD

-

PBS

 tab. 

b.

 

Set 

NVMe RAID Mode

 to 

Enabled

, then press 

Enter.

 

6.

 

In the BIOS setup: 

a.

 

Select the AMD-CBS tab. 

b.

 

Select 

SATA Configuration Options

, then press 

Enter.

 

c.

 

Set 

SATA Controller

 to 

Enabled

, then press 

Enter.

 

d.

 

Set 

SATA Mode

 to 

RAID

, then press 

Enter.

 

7.

 

In the BIOS setup: 

a.

 

Select the 

AMD-CBS

 tab. 

b.

 

Select 

Promontory Common Options

, then press 

Enter.

 

c.

 

Select 

PT SATA Configuration Options

, then press 

Enter.

 

d.

 

Set 

PT SATA Port Enable to Enabled

, then press 

Enter.

 

e.

 

Set 

PT SATA Mode

 to 

RAID

, then press 

Enter.

 

8.

 

Save (

F10

) the settings, then restart the system.  

 

 

Summary of Contents for NVMe/SATA RAID

Page 1: ...Advanced Micro Devices Public AMD NVMe SATA RAID Quick Start Guide for Windows Operating Systems Publication 56268 Revision 1 05 Issue Date November 2021...

Page 2: ...ights is granted by this document Terms and limitations applicable to the purchase or use of AMD s products are as set forth in a signed agreement between the parties or in AMD s Standard Terms and Co...

Page 3: ...ssors 13 3 5 Enable RAID for FP6 Processors 14 Chapter 4 Create the Bootable Virtual Disk 15 4 1 RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility HII Mode for AMD Ryzen Desktop and Mobile Processors 15 4 1 1 Use Conf...

Page 4: ...RAID Quick Start Guide for Windows Operating Systems 56268 Rev 1 05 November 2021 4 Contents 6 1 2 Windows AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite 20 6 1 3 Windows AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite Installatio...

Page 5: ...November 2021 AMD NVMe SATA RAID Quick Start Guide for Windows Operating Systems List of Tables 5 Public List of Tables Table 1 System Requirements 7 Table 2 Information about Supported Configuration...

Page 6: ...on not to use SMR hard drives with AMD RAID systems August 2020 1 04 Remove Web GUI to just GUI Replaced 6 1 and 6 12 with 4 4 2 4 4 4 from the RAIDXpert2 UG In 6 1 3 removed list under step 4 removed...

Page 7: ...d Disk SSD Total 14 devices Support includes ATAPI DVD SATA drives SATA SSD drives M 2 SATA drives NVMe M 2 devices NVMe HHHL devices or NVMe U 2 devices The number of disks depends on the number type...

Page 8: ...ode on the system b This enables the loading of the AMD RAID UEFI driver 4 Initialize the disks using the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility HII or UEFI shell 5 Create arrays using the HII Configuration...

Page 9: ...quired for OS installation onto an AMD RAID bootable array 1 Power on the system 2 Locate and use a system that is running a Windows operating system and has a CD DVD drive or an I O port for removabl...

Page 10: ...n press Enter e Set Storage to UEFI then press Enter 4 In the BIOS setup a Select the Advanced tab b Select AMD CBS then press Enter c Select FCH Common Options then press Enter d Select SATA Configur...

Page 11: ...ot option filter to UEFI only then press Enter e Set Storage to UEFI then press Enter 4 In the BIOS setup a Select the Advanced tab b Select AMD CBS then press Enter c Select FCH Common Options then p...

Page 12: ...hen press Enter e Set SATA Controller to Enabled 5 In the BIOS setup a Select the Advanced tab then press Enter b Select the AMD CBS tab then press Enter c Select FCH Common Options then press Enter d...

Page 13: ...d Set Force RAID Mode to Enabled then press Enter 4 In the BIOS setup a Select the Boot tab b Set Boot Type to Dual or UEFI Boot Type then press Enter c Set EFI Device First to Enable then press Ente...

Page 14: ...ation support is restricted to Raid0 level only The steps to configure a system to RAID mentioned here are specific to AMD NDA BIOS based off the Insyde BIOS 1 Power on the system 2 Press ESC to enter...

Page 15: ...nfiguration Utility HII to Create a Bootable Virtual Disk 1 Power on the system a Press ESC to get into the Platform BIOS b Select Device Management then press Enter c Select RAIDXpert2 Configuration...

Page 16: ...e for the AMD Ryzen SP3 Series Processor 4 2 1 Use Configuration Utility HII to Create a Bootable Virtual Disk Note The steps to configure arrays in RAID mode mentioned here are specific to AMD NDA BI...

Page 17: ...ter completion of array creation save and reboot the BIOS 4 3 UEFI Mode 4 3 1 Use the Command Line to Create a Bootable Virtual Disk 1 At the system Power On Self Test POST screen press F7 F12 ESC or...

Page 18: ...RAID drivers rcbottom and rcraid are loaded a valid AMD RAID Virtual Disk displays 1 Power on the system 2 Create a bootable array see Chapter 4 3 Insert the Microsoft Windows operating system CD ROM...

Page 19: ...gate to the directory containing the saved AMD RAID drivers Select OK Select the AMD RAID Config Device rccfg inf driver from the list Select Next 9 Select Next at the Where do you want to install Win...

Page 20: ...D RAIDXpert2 and select the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite Desktop Application from the search results 3 Select Get 4 Sign in with your Microsoft account to finish downloading the application 5 After...

Page 21: ...ment Suite and GUI 21 Public 3 Install the AMD RAIDXpert2 setup exe by Open a command prompt must be run as Administrator Type cd C User User_Name Desktop For silent installation type setup exe For GU...

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