Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-DS2 User Manual - Page 30

C-2. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM, Windows 8 Features, CSM Support, Running the UEFI RAID Utility

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Step: In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set OS Type to Windows 8 Features and CSM Support to Never. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. Running the UEFI RAID Utility Restart your computer and press to enter the boot device configuration menu. Use the up or down arrow key to select your USB flash drive which is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. Then press to access the screen. To run the UEFI RAID utility, enter the following commands. You can enter the commands at Shell or fsx: level (x represents the disk number for your USB flash drive). Checking Disk Information To see the hard drive information, enter the following commands and press . You will see CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST displayed on the screen. rcadm -M -qa Creating a RAID Array To create a RAID array, refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press . When succeeded, the message which says "created sucessfully" will appear. Example 1: Create a RAID 0 array with Drive 0 and Drive 1 and the array size is 40 GB. rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40000 ("C"=Create a array, "r0"=RAID 0, d 0 1=Drive 0 and Drive 1, "s 40000"=Size of 40 GB; to use the maximum size allowed, do not enter "s x0000") Example 2: Create a RAID 5 array with Drive 1~4 and the array size is 75 GB. rcadm -C -r5 -d 1 2 3 4 -s 75000 ("C"=Create a array, "r5"=RAID 5, d 1 2 3 4=Drive 1~4, "s 75000"=Size of 75 GB) After you create the array, you can enter the "rcadm -M -qa" commands to see the array information. In addition to the CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST information, you will see ARRAY LIST information displayed on the screen, too. Deleting an Array To delete an array, enter the following commands and press . rcadm -D -a 1 ("D"=Delete a array, "a 1"=Array 1, to delete all arrays, enter "a *") When prompted to confirm, enter YES to delete or NO to cancel, and then press . To exit the UEFI RAID utility, enter "exit" and press . C-2. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM Enter the legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration. Steps: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Press + to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion. - 30 -

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Step:
In BIOS Setup, go to
BIOS Features
and set
OS Type
to
Windows 8 Features
and
CSM Support
to
Never
.
Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
Running the UEFI RAID Utility
Restart your computer and press <F12> to enter the boot device configuration menu. Use the up or down arrow
key to select your USB flash drive which is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. Then press <Enter> to access the screen.
To run the UEFI RAID utility, enter the following commands.
You can enter the commands at
Shell
or
fsx:
level (
x
represents the disk number for your USB flash drive).
Checking Disk Information
To see the hard drive information, enter the following commands and press <Enter>. You will see CONTROLLER
LIST and DISK LIST displayed on the screen.
rcadm -M -qa
Creating a RAID Array
To create a RAID array, refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press <Enter>. When
succeeded, the message which says "created sucessfully" will appear.
Example 1: Create a RAID 0 array with Drive 0 and Drive 1 and the array size is 40 GB.
rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40000
(
"C"
=
Create a array, "r0"=RAID 0, d 0 1=Drive 0 and Drive 1, "s 40000"=Size of 40 GB; to use the maximum
size allowed, do not enter "
s x0000
")
Example 2: Create a RAID 5 array with Drive 1~4 and the array size is 75 GB.
rcadm -C -r5 -d 1 2 3 4 -s 75000
(
"C"
=
Create a array, "r5"=RAID 5, d 1 2 3 4=Drive 1~4, "s 75000"=Size of 75 GB)
After you create the array, you can enter the "rcadm -M -qa" commands to see the array information. In addition
to the CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST information, you will see ARRAY LIST information displayed on the
screen, too.
Deleting an Array
To delete an array, enter the following commands and press <Enter>.
rcadm -D -a 1
(
"D"
=
Delete a array, "a 1"=Array 1, to delete all arrays, enter "a *")
When prompted to confirm, enter
YES
to delete or
NO
to cancel, and then press <Enter>.
To exit the UEFI RAID utility, enter "exit" and press <Enter>.
C-2. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM
Enter the legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation
of Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration.
Steps:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Press <Ctrl> + <R> to enter
the RAID BIOS setup utility.
Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the
array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.