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How to install an operating system onto a RAID volume (F6 install

method)

In order to install an operating system onto a RAID volume, the RAID option

must be enabled in the system BIOS, a RAID volume must be created, and the

F6 installation method must be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage

Technology driver during operating system setup.

Note

The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows 7 or

Microsoft Windows 8.

Enable RAID in System BIOS

Use the instructions included with your motherboard to enable RAID in the system

BIOS.

1. Click F2 or Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program after the

Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory test begins.

2. Enetr the Advanced menu.

3. Click the Storage Configuration menu.

4. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option to RAID.

5. Click F10 to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program.

Create a RAID Volume

Use the following steps to create a RAID volume.

1. When the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM status screen appears

during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user

interface.

2. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press Enter.

3. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press Enter.

4. Unless you have selected RAID 1, use the up or down arrow keys to select

the strip size and press Enter.

5. Press Enter to select the physical disks.

6. Select the appropriate number of hard drives by using the up or down arrow

keys to scroll through the list of hard drives and press Space to select the

drive. When finished press Enter.