User Manual

PleasevisitGIGABYTE'swebsitefordetailsonconguringaRAIDarray.
Install 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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 location of the drivers is as
follows:
\Hw10\RAID\x64
4. Select AMD-RAID Bottom DevicerstandclickNext to load the driver. Then select AMD-RAID Controller
and click Next to load the driver. Finally, continue the OS installation.
C.UEFIRAIDConguration
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to Boot and set CSM Support to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Settings\RAIDXpert2 Conguration
Utility sub-menu.
3. On the RAIDXpert2CongurationUtilityscreen,press<Enter>on Array Management to enter the Create
Arrayscreen.Then,selectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,RAID1,andRAID10(the
selectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Next,press<Enter>onSelect
Physical Disks to enter the Select Physical Disks screen.
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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