Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2 Manual

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With  GIGABYTE eXtreme  Hard  Drive  (X.H.D)  (Note  1),	users	 can	quickly	 configure	 a	RAID-ready  system  for  RAID  0  when  a  new  SATA  drive  is  added.  For  a  RAID  0  array  that  al -
ready exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand 
its  capacity.  All  with  a  simple  click  of  a  button,  X.H.D  helps  to  enhance  your  hard  drive 
read/write	 performance	 without	the	need	 for	complex	 and	time-consuming...

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4-9 Cloud OC
Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclock -
ing via virtually any Internet-connected device, such as a smart phone, iPhone, note -
book PC, etc. By simply connecting to an Internet browser via LAN, wireless LAN, or 
Bluetooth
 (Note 2) and logging in to the Cloud OC server, you can easily access three major functions of Cloud 
OC, including Tuner (system tweaking), System Info (system monitoring), and Control\
 (system status...

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4-10 TouchBIOS
TouchBIOS	 allows	you	to	configure	 your	BIOS	 settings	 in	Windows	 environment	 with	a	click	 of	your	 mouse	and a touch of your screen.
The TouchBIOS Interface
Button Information Table
ButtonDescription ButtonDescription
Allows you to change CPU ratio, BCLK, memory 
speed, Vcore and memory voltages.
Allows	you	to	configure	 Integrated	 Peripherals	
settings. 
Allows  you  to  configure  Advanced  BIOS  Fea-
tures.Allows  you  to  configure  Power  Management...

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Chapter 5 Appendix
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) 
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
 A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. 
	B.	 Configure	SATA 	controller	mode	in	BIOS 	Setup.
	C.	 Configure	a	RAID	array	in	RAID	BIOS. (Note 1)
 D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. 
Before you begin
Please prepare:
 • At  least  two  SATA  hard  drives  (to  ensure  optimal  performance,  it  is  recommended  that  you  use  two  hard...

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The  BIOS  Setup  menus  described  in  this  section  may  differ  from  the  exact  settings  for  your  moth
-
erboard.  The  actual  BIOS  Setup  menu  options  you  will  see  shall  depend  on  the  motherboard  you 
have and the BIOS version.
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Make	sure	to	configure	the	SATA 	controller	mode	correctly	in	system	BIOS	Setup.
Step 1: 
Turn  on  your  computer  and  press    to  enter  BIOS  Setup  during  the  POST  (Power-On...

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C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
Enter	the	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.		
Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which 
says	"Press	 	 to	enter	 Configuration	 Utility"	(Figure	 2).	Press	 	 +		 to	enter	 the	RAID	 Configura-
tion Utility.
Figure 2
Step 2:
After you press...

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Step 3: 
After  entering  the 
CREATE  VOLUME  MENU  screen,  enter  a  volume  name  with  1~16  letters  (letters  cannot 
be  special  characters)  under  the  Name  item  and  press  . Then,  select  a  RAID  level  (Figure  4).  RAID 
levels  supported  include  RAID  0,  RAID  1,  Recovery,  RAID  10,  and  RAID  5  (the  selections  available  depend 
on the number of the hard drives being installed). Press  to pro\
ceed.
Step 4:
Under  Disks item, select the hard drives to be...

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Step 5:
Enter the array capacity and press . Finally press  on the Create Volume item to begin creat-
ing	the	 RAID	 array.	 When	 prompted	 to	confirm	 whether	 to	create	 this	volume,	 press		to	confirm	 or		 to	
cancel (Figure 6).
When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in\
 the  DISK/VOLUME INFORMA-
TION section, including the RAID level, stripe block size, array name, and a\
rray capacity, etc. (Figure 7) 
To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press  or select...

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Recovery Volume Options
Intel Rapid Recover Technology provides data protection by allowing users to easily restore data and system 
operation  using  a  designated  recovery  drive.  With  the  Rapid  Recovery  Technology,  which  employs  RAID  1 
functionality, users can copy the data from the master drive to the recovery drive; if needed, the data on the 
recovery drive can be restored back to the master drive.
Before you begin:
 • The recovery drive must have equal or greater capacity...