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C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration

Only Windows 10/8.1 64-bit supports UEFI RAID conguration.

Steps:

1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8/10 Features to Windows 8/10 and CSM Support

to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.

2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage

Technology sub-menu.

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Before you begin, please prepare the following items:

• At least two SATA hard drives or M.2 SSDs

(Note 1)

. (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that

you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).

(Note 2)

• Windows setup disk.

• Motherboard driver disk.

• A USB ash drive.

ConguringtheOnboardSATAController

A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer

Connect the SATA signal cables to SATA hard drives and the SATA ports on the motherboard. Then connect the

power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives. Or install your M.2 SSD(s) in the M.2 connector(s)

on the motherboard.

B.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup

Make sure to congure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup. For the BIOS Setup menus,

refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals."

Steps:

1. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Go

to Peripherals\SATAConguration, make sure SATA Controller(s) is enabled. To create RAID, set SATA

Mode Selection to RAID.

2. If you want to congure UEFI RAID, follow the steps in "C-1." To enter the legacy RAID ROM, save the

settings and exit BIOS Setup. Refer to "C-2" for more information.

3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet

RAID Levels

RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10

Minimum

Number of Hard

Drives

≥2 2 ≥3 ≥4

Array Capacity Number of hard

drives * Size of the

smallest drive

Size of the smallest

drive

(Number of hard

drives -1) * Size of

the smallest drive

(Number of hard

drives/2) * Size of the

smallest drive

Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes Yes

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard.

The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and

the BIOS version.

(Note 1) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to set up a RAID set either with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard

drive.

(Note 2) Refer to Chapter 1, "Internal Connectors," "M.2 Socket 3 Connector," for the conguration tables of

SATA hard drives and M.2 SSDs.

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