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Chapter 5 RAID
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Chapter 9 RAID
Step 3: Create a RAID Volume
1. When the Intel
®
RST option ROM status screen displays during POST, press <Ctrl> and
<I> simultaneously to enter the option ROM user interface.
2. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
3. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press <Enter>.
4. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the strip size and press <Enter>.
5. Press <Enter> to select the physical disks.
6. Use the up or down arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives and press <Space>
to select the drive.
7. Press <Enter>.
8. Select the volume size and press <Enter>. You must select less than one hundred percent
of the available volume space to leave space for the second volume.
9. Press <Enter> to create the volume.
10. At the prompt, press <Y> to confirm volume creation.
11. Select 4: Exit and press <Enter>.
12. Press <Y> to confirm exit.
Note:
These steps are cited from the Intel
®
Support site, “Set Up a System with Intel
®
Matrix RAID Technology” (Article ID: 000005789).
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/000005789.html
Step 3-1: Create a RAID Volume if the Boot Type is UEFI
If the boot type is set to UEFI, RAID volume creation will be different. Please use the following
steps to create RAID volumes. To set the boot type, enter the Insyde BIOS and go to “Boot”
>”Boot type”.
1. Go to the “Advanced” menu of the Insyde BIOS.
2. The “Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology” menu appears. Enter this menu.
3. The screen displays all available drives. Select “Create RAID volume” to create a RAID
volume”.
4. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press <Enter>.
5. Use the up or down arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives and press <Space>
to select the drive.
6. Press <Enter>.
7. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the strip size and press <Enter>.
8. Enter the volume size and press <Enter>.
9. At the prompt, press <Y> to confirm volume creation.
