Eurocom X8 User Manual

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Modules

Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode 7 - 5

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 to enter the BIOS.

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

5 - 17

6. Set UEFI Boot to “Enabled”.

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

8. Select SATA Mode (see page

5 - 10

), press and select “RAID Mode”.

9. Press and to “Save Changes and Reset”.

10. After computer restarts press to enter the BIOS again.

11. Go to Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (in the Advanced menu) and press

12. Select Create RAID Volume and press .

Figure 7 - 1

Create RAID Volume
(Advanced > Intel(R)

Rapid Storage

Technology