Gigabyte B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 RAID Setup Guide - Page 7

Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system. If you want to install an operating system on a RAID volume, you need to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. Refer to the steps below: Step 1: Method 1: Copy the IRST folder under Boot in the driver disc to your USB thumb drive. Method 2: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA 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. When a screen as shown below appears, select Intel RST VMD Controller 467F and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 7 -