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RAID Setup Procedure
1.
Go to the operable computer and copy the f6mdflpy-x64 folder
from the location below (
D:
denotes your DVD drive) on the
Device Drivers & Uti User’s Manual
disc to the USB Flash
drive or external USB hard disk.
• D:\Options\Raid\F6\VMD\f6vmdflpy-x64\
2. Start-up your notebook computer and press
F2
to enter the
BIOS
and go to the
Setup Utility
.
3. Select the
Advanced
menu.
4. Select
VMD Mode
and select
Enabled
.
5. Press
F10
to
Save and Exit
and select <Yes>.
6. After the computer restarts press
F2
to enter the
BIOS
again and
go to the
Setup Utility
.
7. Go to
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology
(in the
Advanced
menu) and select
Create RAID Volume
.
8. You can now setup your RAID volume using the installed SSDs.
9. Select
Name
and type a name of your choice for your RAID
volume and select <Yes>.
10. Select
RAID Level
and choose the RAID Level required (see
) and press Enter.
• RAID 0 (Stripe)
• RAID 1 (Mirror)
11. Go to any of the disks listed under
Select Disks:
and select a
disk name.
12. Click on
X
to select the disk required.
13. You should select two identical SSDs to form your RAID volume.
14. 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
).
15. Select
Create Volume
(make sure you have selected your
disks).
16. The system will list your RAID volume.
17. Press
F10
to
Save and Exit
and select <Yes>, however note
below.
• Make sure the
Windows
OS (DVD) is in the attached DVD
drive or on a USB flash drive and as the computer starts up it
will automatically boot from the
Windows
OS DVD or USB
flash drive.
18. 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).
19. Click to select
Load Driver
when the “Where do you want to
install Windows?” screen appears.
20. Click
Browse
and browse to the location you copied the files to
on your USB Flash drive or external USB hard disk (
X:
denotes
your USB Flash drive or external USB hard disk):
• X:\f6vmdflpy-x64 (for Windows 64bit)
21. Select both driver names and click
Next
.
22. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the
Windows
operating system.
23. Install the
Windows
drivers (see
). Make sure you install
the
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
driver.
