RAID Setup Procedure (PCIe SSDs)
1.
Go to the operable computer and insert a USB flash drive.
2.
Insert the Device Drivers & Utilities + User's Manual disc into
the CD/DVD drive of the operable computer.
3.
Copy the f6flpy-x64 folder from the location below (D: denotes
your DVD drive) on the Device Drivers & Utilities + User's
Manual disc to the USB flash drive.
• D:\Options\RAID\f6flpy-x64
4.
Start-up your notebook computer and press F2 to enter the
BIOS.
5.
Go to the Boot menu, select UEFI Setting and press Enter.
6.
Set UEFI Boot to "Enabled".
7.
Press Esc to exit the menu and go to the Advanced menu.
8.
Select SATA Mode, press Enter and select "Intel RST
Premium".
9.
Press F4 and <Yes> to "Save Changes and Reset".
10. After the computer restarts press F2 to enter the BIOS again.
11. Go to Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (in the Advanced
menu) and press Enter.
12. Select Create RAID Volume and press Enter.
13. You can now setup your RAID volume using any two installed
disks.
14. Go to Name: and press Enter (see
15. Type a name of your choice for your RAID volume and press
Enter.
16. Go to RAID Level: and press Enter.
17. Choose the RAID Level required (see
press Enter.
• RAID 0 (Stripe)
• RAID 1 (Mirror)
18. Go to any of the disks listed under Select Disks: and select a
disk name and press Enter.
Figure 3 on page
8).
Table 1 on page
7) and
19. Move the cursor down (use the arrow keys) onto X (or select the
disk required) and press Enter (see
20. You should select two identical disks to form your RAID volume.
21. 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).
22. Go to Create Volume and press Enter.
23. The RAID volume will then be created and the RAID information
will be displayed under Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (in
the Advanced menu).
24. Press Esc to exit the menu.
25. Press F4 and <Yes> to "Save Changes and Reset", however
ensure that the two conditions in the bulleted points below
are met before doing so.
• Make sure the Windows 10 OS DVD is in the DVD drive and
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).
• Make sure your USB flash drive is attached to one of the USB
ports on the computer.
26. 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).
27. A prompt will appear to ask you to Load Driver.
28. Click Browse and browse to the location you copied the files to
on your USB flash drive (X: denotes your USB flash drive):
• X:\f6flpy-x64
29. Click Next.
30. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Windows 10
operating system.
31. Install the Windows drivers as per
sure you install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
driver (see
page
35).
Figure 4 on page
8).
Table 7 on page
34. Make
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