Gigabyte GA-8I915P-G (rev. 2.x) [5/18] 3 configuring raid set in raid bios

IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID)- 5 -

(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID setup utility to create RAID set on the GigaRAID controller. Skip this step and proceed

to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1:

If you have attached hard drives to the GigaRAID controller correctly, after the Power-On Self Test (POST)

memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, the GigaRAID BIOS will detect the

drives attached and show the following screen.

Figure 4

After entering the GigaRAID Setup Utility, you should see a screen similar to Figure 5 below.

Navigate the GigaRAID Setup Utility: You can use Number keys 1 to 5 to select the item you need.

Auto Configuration [1]: It will guide you to set an array and this is the simplest and fastest way to

create your first array.

Define RAID [2]: To manually create an array, press 2 to enter the Define RAID menu.

Delete RAID [3]: To delete existing RAID set, press 3 to enter the Delete RAID menu.

Rebuild RAID [4]: To rebuild RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 set, press 4 to enter the Rebuild RAID menu.

RAID Card Configuration [5]: To check information about the RAID controller and current hard drive

status, press 5 to enter the RAID Card Configuration screen.

Figure 5