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BIOS Configuration - chipset drivers

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MS-7058 ATX Mainboard BIOS Configuration The Intel RAID Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel RAID Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use + keys to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA" status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test). Also, you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS (please to P.3-13 items ATA/IDE Configuration & Configure SATA as for details) to create, delete and reset RAID volumes. Using the Intel RAID Option ROM 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the following message will appear for a few seconds: MSI Reminds You... The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in the following example might be different from your system. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. MSI Reminds You... The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID 0 or RAID 1. 5-2

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5-2
MS-7058 ATX Mainboard
BIOS Configuration
The Intel RAID Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all
motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel RAID Option ROM is the Intel
RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use <Ctrl> +
<I> keys to enter the “Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA” status screen, which should
appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test). Also, you
need to enable the RAID function in BIOS (please to P.3-13 items
ATA/IDE Configu-
ration <Enhanced>
&
Configure SATA as <RAID>
for details) to create, delete
and reset RAID volumes.
After the above message shows, press <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously
to enter the RAID Configuration Utility.
Using the Intel RAID Option ROM
1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:
The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration
utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST),
the following message will appear for a few seconds:
MSI Reminds You...
The “Driver Model”, “Serial #” and “Size” in the following example might
be different from your system.
MSI Reminds You...
The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if
you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an exist-
ing system to RAID 0 or RAID 1.