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2-8 Save & Exit
 &Save & Exit Setup
 Press  on this item and select Yes. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup 
program. Select No or press  to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
 &Exit Without Saving
 Press  on this item and select Yes. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made 
in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Select No or press  to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
 &Load Optimized Defaults
 Press  on this item and select Yes to load the optimal BIOS default...

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BIOS Setup   

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Chapter	3	 Configuring	SATA	Hard	Drive(s)
3-1	 Configuring	SATA 	Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA 
port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard driv\
e.
(Note	1)	 Skip	this	step	if	you	do	not	want	to	 create	RAID	array	on	the	SATA	controller.
(Note	2)	 Required	when	the	SATA 	controller	is	set	to	AHCI	or	RAID...

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The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. 
The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the moth\
erboard 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	 Self-Test).	Go	
to Peripherals\SATA 	Configuration,...

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C-1.	UEFI	RAID	Configuration
Only	Windows	8.1/8	64-bit	supports	UEFI	RAID	configuration.
Step 1:
In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never 
(Figure	2).	Save	the	changes	and	exit	BIOS	Setup.
Step 2:
After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology 
sub-menu	(Figure	3).	
Figure 2
Figure 3
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Step 3:
On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press  on Create RAID Volume to enter the Create 
RAID Volume	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,	RAID	 10,	and	 RAID	 5	(the	 selections	 available	depend	on	the	 number	 of	the	 hard	 drives	 being	installed). 	
Next, use the down arrow key to move to Select...

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Step 5:
After setting the capacity, move to Create Volume	and	press		to	begin.	(Figure	6)
After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Under RAID Volumes 
you can see the new RAID volume. To see more detailed information, press  on the volume  to check 
for	information	on	RAID	level,	stripe	block	size,	array	name,	and	array	capacity,	etc.	(Figure	7)
Figure 6
Figure 7
Configuring	SATA	Hard	Drive(s)  

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Delete RAID Volume
To delete a RAID array, press  on the volume to be deleted on the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology 
screen. After entering the RAID VOLUME INFO screen, press  on Delete to enter the Delete screen. 
Press  on Yes	(Figure	8).	
Figure 8
Configuring	SATA	Hard	Drive(s)  

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C-2.	Configuring	Legacy	RAID	ROM
Enter the Intel®	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.
Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look fo\
r a message which says 
"Press	 	 to	enter	 Configuration	 Utility"	(Figure	 9).	Press	 	 +		 to	enter	 the	RAID	 Configuration	 Utility.
Figure 9
Step 2:
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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	 11).	RAID	 levels	
supported	 include	RAID	0,	RAID	 1,	RAID	 10,	and	 RAID	 5	(the	 selections	 available	depend	on	the	 number	 of	the	
hard	drives	being	installed).	Press		to	proceed.
Step 4:
Under Disks item, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. If only two hard...