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Install the RAID driver and operating system, Installing the Operating System

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C. UEFI RAID Configuration Steps: 1. In BIOS Setup, go to Boot and set CSM Support to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. 2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Settings\IO Ports\RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility sub-menu. 3. On the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility screen, press on Array Management to enter the Create Array screen. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 (the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Next, press on Select Physical Disks to enter the Select Physical Disks screen. 4. On the Select Physical Disks screen, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and set them to Enabled. Next, use the down arrow key to move to Apply Changes and press . Then return to the previous screen and set the Select CacheTagSize, Read Cache Policy and Write Cache Policy. 5. Move to Create Array and press to begin. 6. After completing, you'll be brought back to the Array Management screen. Under Manage Array Properties you can see the new RAID volume and information on RAID level, array name, array capacity, etc. Install the RAID driver and operating system With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system. Installing the Operating System As some operating systems already include RAID driver, you do not need to install separate RAID driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you install all required drivers from the GIGABYTE APP Center to ensure system performance and compatibility. If the operating system to be installed requires that you provide additional RAID driver during the OS installation process, please refer to the steps below: Step 1: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the AMD RAID Preinstall Driver file on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to your USB thumb drive. Step 2: Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. Select AMD-RAID Bottom Device first and click Next to load the driver. Then select AMD-RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver. Finally, continue the OS installation. && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array. https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/313/am4-raid.html?m=sw - 39 -

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Install the RAID driver and operating system
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
Installing the Operating System
As some operating systems already include RAID driver, you do not need to install separate RAID driver
during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you install
all required drivers from the GIGABYTE APP Center to ensure system performance and compatibility. If the
operating system to be installed requires that you provide additional RAID driver during the OS installation
process, please refer to the steps below:
Step 1:
Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the
AMD RAID Preinstall
Driver
file on the
Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI
page, unzip the file and copy the files to your USB
thumb drive.
Step 2:
Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you
to load the driver appears, select
Browse
.
Step 3:
Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. Select
AMD-RAID Bottom Device
first
and click
Next
to load the driver. Then select
AMD-RAID Controller
and click
Next
to load the driver. Finally,
continue the OS installation.
C. UEFI RAID Configuration
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to
Boot
and set
CSM Support
to
Disabled
. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the
Settings\IO Ports\RAIDXpert2
Configuration Utility
sub-menu.
3. On the
RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility
screen, press <Enter> on
Array Management
to enter the
Create
Array
screen. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 (the
selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Next, press <Enter> on
Select
Physical Disks
to enter the
Select Physical Disks
screen.
4. On the
Select Physical Disks
screen, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and set them
to
Enabled
. Next, use the down arrow key to move to
Apply Changes
and press <Enter>. Then return
to the previous screen and set the
Select CacheTagSize
,
Read Cache Policy
and
Write Cache Policy
.
5. Move to
Create Array
and press <Enter> to begin.
6. After completing, you'll be brought back to the
Array Management
screen. Under
Manage Array Properties
you can see the new RAID volume and information on RAID level, array name, array capacity, etc.
&
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array.
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