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SMART TOOL SMART TOOL is a convenient tool that can help you to create your Windows installation USB flash drive, and it can also create a super RAID. Main menu After installing and activating SMART TOOL, it will display a main menu for you to choose Smart Tool or SUPER RAID. Note that the SUPER RAID is only available when your system equipped with at least 3 hard-disk drives (1 system disk and 2 data disks). SMART TOOL Before you can create your Windows installation USB flash drive, you'll need to have your Windows Installation DVD or ISO file, and also have a minimum of a 8GB USB flash drive to create your installer. Be sure to backup files on the USB drive, this process will erase it. To create the Windows installation USB drive: Step1. Choose source folder y In the Source folder box, click Browse button and select the file from the dialog box. (This option will copy all Windows installation files.) Step2. Choose Storage device y Choose USB storage and select your USB flash drive in the drop-down list. In case the USB flash drive is not listed, click the Refresh Drive button. y If you want to install Windows on the PCIe M.2 RAID that was created by BIOS > M.2 Genie (please refer to BIOS Setup Section for details), select the RAID drvier version and then check the NVMe driver checkbox to copy iRST drivers to the USB flash drive. y Click Start. Important You can also create an installer ISO image file by selecting the ISO destination in Step2, and then burn it onto the DVD. However, this method does not support M.2 Genie. Software Description 73

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Software Description
SMART TOOL
SMART TOOL is a convenient tool that can help you to create your Windows installation
USB flash drive, and it can also create a super RAID.
Main menu
After installing and activating SMART TOOL, it will display a main menu for you to
choose
Smart Tool
or
SUPER RAID
. Note that the SUPER RAID is only available when
your system equipped with at least 3 hard-disk drives (1 system disk and 2 data disks).
SMART TOOL
Before you can create your Windows installation USB flash drive, you
’
ll need to have
your Windows Installation DVD or ISO file, and also have a minimum of a 8GB USB
flash drive to create your installer. Be sure to backup files on the USB drive, this
process will erase it.
To create the Windows installation USB drive:
Step1. Choose source folder
y
In the
Source folder
box, click
Browse
button and select the file from the dialog box.
(This option will copy all Windows installation files.)
Step2. Choose Storage device
y
Choose
USB storage
and select your USB flash drive in the drop-down list. In case
the USB flash drive is not listed, click the
Refresh Drive
button.
y
If you want to install Windows on the PCIe M.2 RAID that was created by
BIOS > M.2
Genie
(please refer to BIOS Setup Section for details), select the RAID drvier version
and then check the
NVMe driver
checkbox to copy iRST drivers to the USB flash drive.
y
Click
Start
.
Important
You can also create an installer ISO image file by selecting the
ISO destination
in
Step2, and then burn it onto the DVD. However, this method does not support
M.2
Genie
.