Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) and Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) on HP EliteDesk and EliteOne 705 Business PCs Using AMD Array Management Software (RAIDXpert2)

6. Select the partition for the OS to be installed and click Next.

The OS will install.

Failure to install and enumerate the RAID driver after enabling the RAID controller (with or without creating a volume)

will result in a Windows boot failure (blue screen) for inaccessible boot device.

WARNING: The PCI Device ID of the mass storage controller changes after changing the BIOS “SATA Emulation” Computer

Setup option. Changing SATA Emulation from AHCI mode to RAID mode is the equivalent of connecting the hard drives to

a new add-on RAID storage controller. The installed operating system on the hard drive is unaware of this new mass

storage controller. If the operating system does not have the RAID drivers installed, the operating system will fail to

boot.

Additional technical information will be provided in the future for customers who want to add RAID SW image

deployment capabilities.

AMD Array Management Software (RAIDXpert2)

This section of the paper focuses on how to configure RAID using AMD Array Management Software (RAIDXpert2).

Java Runtime Environment

RAIDXpert2 will install JRE 1.4 on your system unless you already have JRE versions 1.3.0 or 1.4.

Console Software Installation

The RAIDdriver softpaq also provides the AMD RAIDXpert2 utility, which you can install by running the setup.exe

program provided.

Log-in to RAIDXpert2

1. Double-click on the RAIDXpert2 icon on your desktop.

2. When the opening screen appears, type admin in the Username field. Type admin in the Password field. Note:

The RAIDXpert2 login and password are case sensitive.

3. Select the preferred language.