Prepare the following before setting up your serial ATA
hard disks in RAID mode:
1. The Microsoft Windows 8 OS disc.
2. A hard disk installed in the Primary HDD bay.
3. A second (identical) hard disk installed in the Secondary HDD
bay.
4. The Device Drivers & Utilities + User's Manual disc.
5. A USB flash drive.
6. An operable computer (to copy files from the Device Drivers &
Utilities + User's Manual disc to the USB flash drive).
Note: All hard disks in a RAID should be identical (the
same size and brand) in order to prevent unexpected sys-
tem behavior.
RAID Setup Procedure
Before setting up the system you will need to copy a driver
folder (on the Device Drivers & Utilities + User's Manual
disc) to a USB flash drive or external USB hard disk.
However you will need to go to an operable computer and
copy the driver folder to a USB flash drive or external
USB hard disk.
1. Go to the operable computer and insert a USB flash drive or
external USB hard disk.
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 or external USB hard disk.
• Windows 8 64bit
D:\Options\RAID\f6flpy-x64
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4.
Start-up your notebook computer and press <F2> to enter the
BIOS.
5.
Go to the Boot menu, select OS Select and press <Enter>.
6.
Set OS Select to "Windows 8" and 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 "RAID Mode".
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>.
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)/Recovery
18. Go to any of the disks listed under Select Disks: and select a
disk name and press <Enter>.
Figure 2
Name the RAID
Volume (Ad-
vanced > Intel(R)
Rapid Storage
Technology)
Table 2 on page
5) and