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.
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14. Go to Name: and press Enter (see
Figure 3 on page
9).
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
Table 2 on page
8) and 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.
19. Move the cursor down (use the arrow
keys) onto X (or select the disk required)
and press Enter (see
Figure 4 on page
9).
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 com-
puter 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 (see
page
33). Make sure you install the
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
driver.