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Eurocom P5 Pro User Manual

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Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode 6 - 11

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SATA RAID Setup Procedure - UEFA Disabled (Windows 8.1)

To configure your RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) system in Strip-
ing (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID 1) modes (see

Table 6 - 1, on page 6 - 3

) you will

require two identical hard disks or solid state drives.

You need to setup a RAID before installing your Windows 8.1 operating system, and
you will need to prepare the following in order to do so.
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• The Microsoft Windows 8.1 OS DVD.
• An attached external DVD drive.
• A hard disk installed in the Primary HDD bay and a second (identical) hard disk

installed in the Secondary HDD bay.
OR
Two Identical solid state drives.

• The Device Drivers & Utilities + User’s Manual disc.
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1.

Start-up your notebook computer and press to enter the BIOS.

2.

Go to the Boot menu, select UEFI Setting and press (see page

5 - 16

).

3.

Set UEFI Boot to “Disabled”.

4.

Press to exit the menu and go to the Advanced menu.

5.

Select SATA Mode (see page

5 - 10

), press and select “RAID Mode”.

6.

Press and to “Save Changes and Reset”.

7.

As the computer restarts press Ctrl + i to enter RAID configuration menu.

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