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M.2 PCIe SSD RAID, Creating a M.2 PCIe SSD RAID Volume

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M.2 PCIe SSD RAID You can create M.2 PCIe SSD RAID volume with UEFI BIOS. Creating a M.2 PCIe SSD RAID Volume 1. Access the BIOS setup 2. Switch to Advanced Mode by pressing F7 key. 3. Go to SETTINGS > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration. 4. Set Windows 8.1/10 WHQL Support to Enabled. 5. Go to SETTINGS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals. Setting\Advanced\Integrated Peripherals SATA Configuration SATA Mode M2_1 Pcie Storage Remapping M2_2 Pcie Storage Remapping [RAID Mode] [Enabled] [Enabled] 6. Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode. 7. Set both M2_1 Pcie Storage Remapping and M2_2 Pcie Storage Remapping to Enabled. 8. Press F10 to save and exit and then press the Enter key to select Yes. 9. Reboot the system and access the BIOS setup again. 10. Switch to Advanced Mode by pressing F7 key. 11. Go to SETTINGS > Advanced > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology. 12. Select Create RAID Volume and press Enter key. ...\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\ Create RAID Volume Create RAID Volume Name: RAID Level: Volume1 [RAID0(Stripe)] Select Disks: PCIe, XXXXX XXXXXXXX-XXXX, XXXGB [X] PCIe, XXXXX XXXXXXXX-XXXX, XXXGB [X] Strip Size: Capacity (MB): [XXKB] XXXXXX Create Volume 13. Enter in a volume name. 14. Select the RAID level. 15. Use Space key to select the both PCIe SSDs. 16. If creating RAID 0, select the Strip Size; it is recommended that it be left at the default value. 17. Go to the Create Volume field and press Enter. 86 RAID Configuration

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RAID Configuration
M.2 PCIe SSD RAID
You can create M.2 PCIe SSD RAID volume with UEFI BIOS.
Creating a M.2 PCIe SSD RAID Volume
1.
Access the BIOS setup
2.
Switch to
Advanced Mode
by pressing
F7
key.
3.
Go to
SETTINGS > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration.
4.
Set
Windows 8.1/10 WHQL Support
to
Enabled
.
5.
Go to
SETTINGS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals.
Setting\Advanced\Integrated Peripherals
SATA Configuration
SATA Mode
[RAID Mode]
M2_1
Pcie Storage Remapping
[Enabled]
M2_2
Pcie Storage Remapping
[Enabled]
6.
Set
SATA Mode
to
RAID Mode
.
7.
Set both
M2_1 Pcie Storage Remapping
and
M2_2 Pcie Storage Remapping
to
Enabled.
8.
Press
F10
to save and exit and then press the
Enter
key to select
Yes
.
9.
Reboot the system and access the BIOS setup again.
10.
Switch to
Advanced Mode
by pressing
F7
key.
11.
Go to
SETTINGS > Advanced > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology.
12.
Select
Create RAID Volume
and press
Enter
key.
...\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\
Create RAID Volume
Create RAID Volume
Name:
Volume1
RAID Level:
[RAID0(Stripe)]
Select Disks:
PCIe, XXXXX XXXXXXXX-XXXX, XXXGB
[X]
PCIe, XXXXX XXXXXXXX-XXXX, XXXGB
[X]
Strip Size:
[XXKB]
Capacity (MB):
XXXXXX
Create Volume
13.
Enter in a volume name.
14.
Select the RAID level.
15.
Use
Space
key to select the both PCIe SSDs.
16.
If creating RAID 0, select the Strip Size; it is recommended that it be left at the
default value.
17.
Go to the
Create Volume
field and press
Enter
.