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RAID Setup Procedure
(SATA HDDs/SSDs)
1.
Start-up your notebook computer and
press
F2
to enter the
BIOS
.
2.
Go to the
Boot
menu, select
UEFI
Setting
and press Enter.
3.
Set
UEFI Boot
to “
Enabled
”.
4.
Press
Esc
to exit the menu and go to the
Advanced
menu.
5.
Select
SATA Mode
, press Enter and
select “
RAID Mode
”.
6.
Press
F4
and <Yes> to “
Save Changes
and Reset
”.
7.
After the computer restarts press
F2
to
enter the
BIOS
again.
8.
Go to
Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology
(in the
Advanced
menu)
and press Enter.
9.
Select
Create RAID Volume
and press
Enter.
10. You can now setup your RAID volume
using any two installed disks.
11. Go to
Name:
and press Enter.
12. Type a name of your choice for your
RAID volume and press Enter.
Figure 2
- Name the RAID Volume (Ad-
vanced > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Tech-
nology)
13. Go to
RAID Level
: and press Enter.
14. Choose the RAID Level required (see
) and press Enter.
• RAID 0 (Stripe)
• RAID 1 (Mirror)
15. Go to any of the disks listed under
Select Disks:
and select a disk name
and press
Enter.
16. Move the cursor down (use the arrow
keys) onto
X
(or select the disk required)
and press Enter.
17. You should select two identical disks to
form your RAID volume.
18. If you have selected
RAID 0 (Stripe)
then you can adjust the “
Strip Size”
to
your requirements (It is recommended
that you set the “Strip Size” to
128KB
).
19. Go to
Create Volume
and press Enter.
20. The RAID volume will then be created
and the RAID information will be
displayed under
Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology
(in the
Advanced
menu).
21. Press
Esc
to exit the menu.
22. Press
F4
and <Yes> to “
Save Changes
and Reset
”.
23. Make sure the
Windows 10
OS DVD is
in the attached DVD drive and as the
computer starts up it will automatically
boot from the
Windows 10
OS DVD
(you will be prompted to press a key to
boot from the DVD).
24. Click
Next
>
Install Now
to continue
installing the operating system as
normal (see your
Windows
documentation if you need help on
installing the
Windows
OS).
25. Follow the on-screen instructions to
install the
Windows 10
operating system.
26. Install the
Windows
drivers as per
. Make sure you
install the
Intel® Rapid Storage
Technology (IRST)
Figure 3
- Select Disks
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