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Prepare the following before setting up your serial ATA
hard disks in RAID mode:
• The
Microsoft Windows 7 OS
disc.
• The
Device Drivers & Uti User’s Manual
disc.
Note
: All hard disks in a RAID should be identical (the
same size and brand) in order to prevent unexpected sys-
tem behavior.
RAID Setup Procedure
Part I: BIOS
1.
Start-up your computer and press
F2
to enter the
BIOS
.
2.
Go to the
Advanced
menu, select
SATA Mode
and press
Enter.
3.
Select
RAID Mode
.
4.
Press
Esc
and go to the
Boot
menu.
5.
Set the
CD/DVD-ROM Drive
(make sure the
Microsoft
Windows OS
disc
is inserted) as the first device in the boot
order
from the
Boot
menu.
6.
Select
Save Changes and Reset
from the
Exit
menu (or press
F4
) and press Enter to exit the BIOS and reboot the computer.
Part II: Intel Matrix
1.
Press
Ctrl + i
to enter RAID configuration menu.
2.
Select
1.Create RAID Volume
and press Enter.
3.
Type the
RAID volume name
and then press Tab or Enter to
advance to the next field.
4.
Specify (use the up and down arrow keys) the
RAID level
(
RAID 0 or RAID 1 or Recovery
) and
then press Tab or Enter to advance to the next field.
5.
Press
Enter and the system will select the physical disks to use.
6.
Press Enter and select (if applicable) the Strip Size (best set to
default).
7.
Press Enter and select the Capacity size (best set to default).
8.
Press Enter to select
Create Volume
.
9.
Press Enter to create the volume, and confirm the selection by
pressing
Y
.
10. This will now return to the main menu.
11. Select
6.Exit
and press Enter, then press
Y
to exit the RAID
configuration menu.
12. Make sure the
Windows 7
OS DVD is in the DVD drive and as
the computer starts up it will automatically boot from the
Windows 7
OS DVD (you will be prompted to press a key to
boot from the DVD).
13. Press Enter to continue installing the operating system as
normal (see your
Windows
documentation if you need help on
installing the
Windows
OS).
14. Install the
Windows
drivers as per
Table 8 on page 22
. Make
sure you install the
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
).
Figure 2
RAID
Created