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XHD
With GIGABYTE XHD
(Note 1)
, users can quickly congure a RAID-ready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA
drive is added. All with a simple click of a button, XHD helps to enhance your hard drive read/write performance
without the need for complex and time-consuming congurations.
A. System Requirements
1. An Intel
®
Chipset motherboard supporting RAID
2. Intel
®
SATA controllers set to RAID mode
3. Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology utility installed
4. Intel
®
SATA controller driver installed
5. The new drive must have equal or greater capacity than the system drive.
B. Using XHD
Select XHD and click Create RAID 0 based on your need
(Note 2)
.
(Note 1) The XHD utility only supports the SATA connectors controlled by the Intel
®
Chipset.
(Note 2) Except for the operating system drive, all data on other hard drive will be deleted. Back up your data
before using the XHD utility.