Eurocom X8 User Manual

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Modules

Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode 7 - 5

7

Note that the following setup procedure is for clean systems only (i.e. the system has
not
been previously setup in IDE/AHCI modes and is being changed to a RAID sys-
tem). If you are changing your system to RAID after having previously setup in an-
other mode see

“Changing The SATA Mode” on page 8 - 16

.

1. Go to the operable computer and insert a USB Flash drive or external USB HDD.

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 8.1 64bit = D:\Options\00_IRST\f6flpy\f6flpy-x64

4. Start-up your notebook computer and press <F2> to enter the BIOS.

5. Go to the Boot menu, select UEFI Setting and press <Enter> (see page

5 - 17

).

6. Set UEFI Boot to “Enabled”.

7. Press <Esc> to exit the menu and go to the Advanced menu.

8. Select SATA Mode (see page

5 - 10

), press <Enter> and select “RAID Mode”.

9. Press <F4> and <Yes> to “Save Changes and Reset”.

10. After 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>.

Figure 7 - 1

Create RAID Volume
(Advanced > Intel(R)

Rapid Storage

Technology

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