Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX (rev. 2.1) [28/32] C 1 uefiraidconfiguration

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C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration

This mode supports Windows 10/8.1/7 64-bit installation only.

Step 1:

In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never.

Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.

Step 2:

Restart your computer and press <F12> to enter the boot device conguration menu. Use the up or down arrow

key to select UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell and press <Enter>. Follow the steps below and enter the commands to

access the RAID setup utility.

1. Enter drvcfg at Shell and press <Enter>:

Shell> drvcfg

2. When Drv [XX] Ctrl [XX] Lang [eng] appears, enter the following commands at Shell again:

Shell> drvcfg -s XX XX

(XXs are the values shown in the brackets after Drv and Ctrl above, which may vary by hard drives.)

Then press <Enter> to enter the RAID setup utility.

Step 3:

The Main Menu is the rst screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. Use the up or down arrow key

to select Logical Drive Main Menu and press <Enter>.

Step 4:

To create an array, press <Enter> on Logical Drive Create Menu.

Step 5:

Usable hard drives are listed on the Logical Drive Create Menu. Use the up or down arrow key to select the

hard drive to be included in the array and press the <Space> key. The selected hard drives will be marked with

[X]. Then move to Basic Setting and press <Enter>.

Step 6:

Use the up or down arrow key to move to and congure each required item in sequence.

After completing, press <Enter> on Start To Create. When the message "Are You Sure To Create Logical Drive?"

appears, press <Enter> to begin creating the RAID array or <Esc> to cancel.

When completed, a message which says "Successful To Create Logical Drive" will appear. Press <Enter> to

complete. Press <F10> to exit the RAID setup utility.

C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array. Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID

array on the SATA controller.

Steps:

After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which

says "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM Utility". Press <Ctrl> + <F> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.

Create a RAID Array

To create a new array, press <2> to enter the LD View Menu window. To create an array, press <Ctrl+C> to

access the LDDeneMenu.

In the LDDeneMenu, use the up or down arrow key to move to an item for further conguration.