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C-1.	UEFI	RAID	ConfigurationThis mode supports Windows 8.1 64-bit installation only.To  configure  UEFI  RAID,  you  need  to  prepare  a  USB  flash  drive  using  FAT  32  file  format  and  copy  all  files (including the UEFI RAID utility rcadm.efi) in the \BootDrv\UEFI RAID Utility folder in your motherboard driver disk to the flash drive. Then follow the steps below.Steps:In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS	Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.Running	the	UEFI	RAID	UtilityRestart your computer and press  to enter the boot device configuration menu. Use the up or down arrow key to select your USB flash drive which is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. Then press  to access the screen as shown in Figure 3. To run the UEFI RAID utility, enter the following commands.You can enter the commands at Shell or fsx: level (x represents the disk number for your USB flash drive).Checking Disk InformationTo see the hard drive information, enter the following commands and press . You will see CONTROLLER LIST and DISK LIST displayed on the screen. rcadm -M -qaCreating a RAID ArrayTo create a RAID array, refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press . When succeeded, the message which says "created successfully" will appear.
Example	1:	Create	a	RAID	0	array	with	Drive	0	and	Drive	1	and	the	array	size	is	40	GB. rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40000("C"=Create a array, "r0"=RAID 0, d 0 1=Drive 0 and Drive 1, "s 40000"=Size of 40 GB; to use the maximum size allowed, do not enter "s x0000")
Example	2:	Create	a	RAID	5	array	with	Drive	1~4	and	the	array	size	is	75	GB.
 rcadm -C -r5 -d 1 2 3 4 -s 75000
("C"=Create a array, "r5"=RAID 5, d 1 2 3 4=Drive 1~4, "s 75000"=Size of 75 GB)
After you create the array, you can enter the "rcadm -M -qa" commands to see the array information. In addition 
to the CONTROLLER 	LIST	and DISK LIST information, you will see ARRAY LIST information displayed on 
the screen, too.
Deleting an ArrayTo delete an array, enter the following commands and press .  rcadm -D -a 1("D"=Delete a array, "a 1"=Array 1, to delete all arrays, enter "a *")When prompted to confirm, enter YES to delete or NO to cancel, and then press .
To exit the UEFI RAID utility, enter "exit" and press .
C-2.	Configuring	Legacy	RAID	ROMEnter the legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration.Steps:After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press  to enter RAID Option ROM Utility". Press  +  to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.Creating a RAID Array1. To	create	a	new	array,	press		on	the	Create Array option.  
						

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2. The selection bar will move to the Disks section on the right of the screen. Select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive and press \
. The selected hard drive will be shown in green. To use all of the hard drives, simply press  to select all.  Then press  and the selection bar will move to the User Input section on the left bottom of the screen. (Figure 10)3. First, select a RAID mode and press . The selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed. Then follow the on-screen instructions to specify the array size. You can select All available space to use the maximum size allowed or use the up or down arrow key to adjust the size and press .4. Select a caching mode. Options include Read/Write, Read Only, and None. Then press  to proceed.5. Finally,  a  message  which  says  "Confirm  Creation  of Array"  will  appear.  Press   to  confirm  or    to return to the previous screen.   To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press  and then press  to confirm.Deleting an ArrayThe Delete Array(s) menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments.1. Select Delete Array(s) in the Main Menu and press .2. In the Arrays section, press the  key on the array you want to delete and then press  to proceed.3. When prompted to confirm, press  to continue the deletion or  to cancel.
Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.
Installing	the	SATA	RAID/AHCI	Driver	and	Operating	SystemWith the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating s\
ystem.A.	Installing	the	Operating	System(The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.)Step 1:You need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Use an alternative system to copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Copy the Hw8_A88 folder under BootDrv in the driver disk.Step 2:Boot from the Windows 8.1 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you to load the driver appears, select Browse.Step 3:Then browse to the USB flash drive and select the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are as follows:RAID driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8_A88\RAID\x86 RAID driver for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8_A88\RAID\x64 AHCI driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W8 AHCI driver for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8_A88\AHCI\W864A  For Windows 7, browse to the Hw7_A88 folder.Step 4:
When a screen appears, select AMD-RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS 
installation. 
B. Installing Windows XP (32-bit)Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from a floppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Refer to the methods below .
Method A: •For the AMD A68H, copy all files in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder to your floppy disk.Method B:Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk.  
						

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 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the BootDrv folder. A Command Prompt window will open. 3: 3: Insert the blank formatted disk (if you're using a USB floppy disk drive, make sure it is designated as drive A). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press . For the AMD A68H, select 6)	hseries	AHCI/RAIDfor	XP.Your system will then automatically copy the driver files to the floppy disk. Press any key to exit when finished.
Refer to the following for installing the driver during the Windows setu\
p process.Step 1:Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press  as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." A screen will then appear asking you to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Press .Step 2:Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press .
Step 3:
On the next screen, press  to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can proceed 
with the Windows XP installation.
 •Before  installing  the  drivers,  first  install  the  operating  system.  (The  following  instructions  use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.) •After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on the top-right corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.)
After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install.
3-2 Drivers Installation
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