Gigabyte Ga-z97x-gaming 5 Manual

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Step 5:
Enter the array capacity and press . Finally press  on the Create Volume item to begin creating 
the	RAID	 array.	 When	 prompted	 to	confirm	 whether	 to	create	 this	volume,	 press		to	confirm	 or		 to	
cancel	(Figure	13).
When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION 
section,	including	the	RAID	level,	stripe	block	size,	array	name,	and	array	capacity,	etc.	(Figure	14)
To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press  or select 6. Exit in MAIN...

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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 than the master d\...

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Figure 17
Step 3:
Press  under the Select Disks item. In the SELECT DISKS box, press  on the hard drive you want 
to	use	 for	the	 master	 drive	and	press	 	 on	the	 hard	 drive	 you	want	 to	use	 for	the	 recovery	 drive.	(Make	 sure	
the	recovery	 drive	has	equal	 or	larger	 capacity	 than	the	master	 drive.)	Then	press	 	 to	confirm	 (Figure	17).
Step 4:
Under Sync, select Continuous or On Request	(Figure	 18).	When	 set	to	Continuous, changes made to the 
data on the master drive will be...

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Delete RAID Volume
To delete a RAID array, select Delete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press . In the DELETE 
VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press . 
When	prompted	to	confirm	your	selection	(Figure	19),	press		to	confirm	or		to	abort.
Figure 19
Acceleration Options
This	option	 allows	 you	to	view	 the	status	 of	your	 accelerated	 drive/volume	 (Figure	20)	created	 using	the	Intel®  
IRST utility. In case you are unable to run the Intel®...

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3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating s\
ystem.
A. Installing the Operating System
As Windows 7 already include Intel® SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI 
driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you 
install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure...

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B. Rebuilding an ArrayRebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays. The procedures below assume a new drive is	added	 to	replace	 a	failed	 drive	to	rebuild	 a	RAID	 1	array.	 (Note:	 The	new	 drive	 must	have	 equal	 or	greater	capacity	than	the	old	one.)
Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Restar\
t your computer.
 •Enabling...

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 •Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System
While in the operating system, make sure the chipset driver has been ins\
talled from the motherboard driver 
disk. Then launch the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility from the desktop.
Step 1:
Go to the Manage menu and click Rebuild to 
another disk in Manage Volume. 
The Status item on the left of the screen displays 
the rebuild progress.
Step 2:
Select a new drive to rebuild the RAID and click 
Rebuild. 
Step 3:
After the RAID 1 volume...

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Step 2:Go to the Manage menu of the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility and click Recover data in Manage Volume.
The Status item on the left of the screen displays 
the rebuild progress. 
Step 3:
Click Yes to begin the data recovery. 
Step 4:
After the recovery volume is completed, the Status 
will display as Normal.
 •Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery Volume only)When two hard drives are set to Recovery Volume in Update on Request mode, you can restore the master...

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4-1 Chipset Drivers
Chapter 4  Drivers 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...

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4-2 Application Software
This page displays the apps that GIGABYTE develops and some free softwar\
e. You can select the apps you 
want and click the Install  icon to begin the installation.
4-3 Information
This page provides detailed information on the drivers on the driver dis\
k. The Contact page provides contact 
information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter. You can click the URL on this page to link to the GIGA-
BYTE	website	to	check	more	information	on	the	GIGABYTE	headquarter	or	worldwide...