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RAID

Settings

To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required.

1. Connect the Serial ATA drives.

2. Conﬁ gure Serial ATA in the AMI BIOS.

3. Conﬁ gure RAID in the RAID BIOS.

4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation.

5. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Drivers.

Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives

Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives.

Important:

1. Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the

data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS util-

ity.

2. Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID.

A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operat-

ing system. The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the

hard drives. Please give special attention to this warning because

there is no way of recovering back the data.

Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the AMI BIOS

1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the AMI

BIOS.

2. Conﬁ gure Serial ATA in the appropriate ﬁ elds.

3. Save the changes in the Save & Exit menu.

4. Reboot the system.

Step 3: Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS

When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the Intel RAID

BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simul-

taneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on

Serial ATA drives.

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