Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array.
C-2. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM
Enter the legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation
of Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration.
Step:
1. After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which
says "Press <Ctrl-R> to Configure". Press <Ctrl> + <R> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.
2. To create a new array, press <Enter> on the Create Array option.
3. The selection bar will move to the
Disks
section on the right of the screen. Select the hard drives to be
included in the RAID array. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive and press <Insert>. The
selected hard drive will be shown in green. To use all of the hard drives, simply press <A> to select all. Then
press <Enter> and the selection bar will move to the
User Input
section on the left bottom of the screen.
4.
First, select a RAID mode and press <Enter>. The selections available depend on the number of the hard drives
being installed. Then follow the on-screen instructions to specify the array size. You can select
All available
space
to use the maximum size allowed or use the up or down arrow key to adjust the size and press <Enter>.
5.
Select a caching mode. Options include Read/Write, Read Only, and None. Then press <Enter> to proceed.
6.
Finally, a message which says "Confirm Creation of Array" will appear. Press <C> to confirm or <Esc> to
return to the previous screen.
7.
When completed, you will see the new array on the main screen. To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press <Esc>
and then press <C> to confirm.
Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
Installing the Operating System
As some operating systems already include SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RAID/
AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend
that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure system
performance and compatibility. If the operating system to be installed requires that you provide additional SATA
RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation process, please refer to the steps below:
1. Copy the
Hw10
folder under the
\Boot
folder in the driver disk to your USB thumb drive.
2.
Boot from the Windows setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting
you to load the driver appears, select
Browse
.
3. Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are
as follows:
Windows 64-bit: \Hw10\RAID\x64
4. Select
AMD-RAID Bottom Device
first and click
Next
to load the driver. Then select
AMD-RAID Controller
and click
Next
to load the driver. Finally, continue the OS installation.
4. On the
Select Physical Disks
screen, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and set them
to
Enabled
. Next, use the down arrow key to move to
Apply Changes
and press <Enter>. Then return to
the previous screen and set the
Array Size
,
Array Size Unit
,
Read Cache Policy
and
Write Cache Policy
.
5. After setting the capacity, move to
Create Array
and press <Enter> to begin.
6. After completing, you'll be brought back to the
Array Management
screen. Under
Manage Array Properties
you can see the new RAID volume and information on RAID level, array name, array capacity, etc.
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