RAID Setup Procedure
(SATA HDDs/SSDs)
1. Start-up your notebook computer and
press F2 to enter the BIOS.
2. Go to the Boot menu, select UEFI
Setting and press Enter.
3. Set UEFI Boot to "Enabled".
4. Press Esc to exit the menu and go to the
Advanced menu.
5. Select SATA Mode, press Enter and
select "Intel RST Premium...".
6. Press F4 and <Yes> to "Save Changes
and Reset".
7. After the computer restarts press F2 to
enter the BIOS again.
8. Go to Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology (in the Advanced menu)
and press Enter.
9. Select Create RAID Volume and press
Enter.
10. You can now setup your RAID volume
using any two installed disks.
11. Go to Name: and press Enter.
12. Type a name of your choice for your
RAID volume and press Enter.
Figure 3 - Name the RAID Volume (Ad-
vanced > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Tech-
nology)
13. Go to RAID Level: and press Enter.
14. Choose the RAID Level required (see
Table 2 on page
8) and press Enter.
• RAID 0 (Stripe)
• RAID 1 (Mirror)
15. Go to any of the disks listed under Select
Disks: and select a disk name and press
Enter.
16. Move the cursor down (use the arrow
keys) onto X (or select the disk required)
and press Enter.
Figure 4 - Select Disks
17. You should select two identical disks to
form your RAID volume.
18. If you have selected RAID 0 (Stripe) then
you can adjust the "Strip Size" to your
requirements (It is recommended that
you set the "Strip Size" to 128KB).
19. Go to Create Volume and press Enter.
20. The RAID volume will then be created
and the RAID information will be
displayed under Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology (in the Advanced menu).
21. Press Esc to exit the menu.
22. Press F4 and <Yes> to "Save Changes
and Reset", however ensure that the
condition in the bulleted point below
is met before doing so.
• Make sure the Windows 10 OS DVD
is in the attached DVD drive, as the
computer starts up it will automatically
boot from the Windows 10 OS DVD
(you will be prompted to press a key to
boot from the DVD).
23. Click Next > Install Now to continue
installing the operating system as normal
(see your Windows documentation if you
need help on installing the Windows OS).
24. Follow the on-screen instructions to
install the Windows 10 operating system.
25. Install the Windows drivers (see
page
33). Make sure you install the
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
driver.
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