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Using UEFI to create a 2.2TB RAID, WARNING

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Using UEFI to create a 2.2TB RAID If you plan to create a RAID volume greater than 2.2TB, you can only manually create the RAID array in UEFI mode. The steps are described below. WARNING Create raid array will erase all the data stored on hard drives! Make sure to back up your files! There is no way to reverse the process! 1. Power on and press Delete key to enter BIOS Setup menu. 2. Press F7 to switch to Advanced mode from EZ mode. 3. Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals > SATA Mode and change setting to RAID Mode. 4. Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration > Windows 10 WHQL Support and change setting to Enabled. 5. Press F10 to save configuration and exit, and then reboot and press Delete key to enter BIOS Setup menu. 6. Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Array Management > Create Array sub-menu. 7. Select RAID Level for disk arrays. 8. Enter Select Physical Disks sub-menu, select member disks by changing the Physical Disk setting to Enabled. 9. Select Apply Changes to apply and go back to previous sub-menu. 10. Select Create Array to create the RAID volume. 90 RAID Configuration

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RAID Configuration
Using UEFI to create a 2.2TB RAID
If you plan to create a RAID volume greater than 2.2TB, you can only manually create
the RAID array in UEFI mode. The steps are described below.
WARNING
Create raid array will erase all the data stored on hard drives! Make sure to back up
your files! There is no way to reverse the process!
1.
Power on and press
Delete
key to enter BIOS Setup menu.
2.
Press
F7
to switch to
Advanced mode from EZ mode.
3.
Go to
BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals > SATA Mode
and
change setting to
RAID Mode
.
4.
Go to
BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration > Windows 10
WHQL Support
and change setting to
Enabled.
5.
Press
F10
to save configuration and exit, and then reboot and press
Delete
key to
enter BIOS Setup menu.
6.
Go to
BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Array
Management > Create Array
sub-menu
.
7.
Select
RAID Level
for disk arrays.
8.
Enter
Select Physical Disks
sub-menu, select member disks by changing the
Physical Disk setting to
Enabled
.
9.
Select
Apply Changes
to apply and go back to previous sub-menu.
10.
Select
Create Array
to create the RAID volume.