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Update BIOS to support RAID mode with 2.2TB

AMD SB950 RAID firmware version 3.2.1540.6

AMD FM1 RAID firmware version 3.2.1540.45

Please follow the SOP to set RAID mode with 2.2TB HDD on AMD

platform since that is AMD chipset limitation.1. Boot system then go to BIOS setup menu2. Set “SATA Mode” item to "RAID" mode3. Set “Board SATA RAID ROM” from Legacy ROM to “UEFI DRIVER” then save BIOS.

3. After system reboot, press F11 to enter boot menu. Select UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell then press “Enter” key

4. Type command as … drvcfg then press “Enter” key

5. Type command as the picture what you see Standard command: “drvcfg –s xx yy” then press “Enter” key xx = Drv[xx] yy = Ctrl[yy]

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6. Select “+ Logical Drive Main Menu” then press “Enter” to enter RAID Setup Utility.

7. Select “+ Logical Drive Create Menu” then press “Enter” key.

8. Select “+ Usable Physical Drive List” then press “Enter” key.

9. Mark “X” on chosen HDDs to build RAID by Enter or Space key.

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10. Select “- LD Name”, and type the name (EX. RAIDtest) for the RAID configuration.

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11. Select “+ Ld Size Setting” then press “Enter” key.

12. Set desired Ld size. Ld size [0] = Use Max Ld size. When done, select “+ Start To Create” then press “Enter” key.

13. Press “Enter” key to confirm the Ld size for RAID mode.

14. Press “Enter” key to continue build RAID mode or press “ESC” to ignore.

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15. Select “+ Logical Drive List Menu” to check the RAID mode if it is successful

16. If you see the name you type for the HDD that means the RAID mode is built

17. Press “F10” key then press “Enter” key to exit the AMD RAID setup utility

18. Press “Enter” key to restart the system, then continue OS installation.

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Please follow the below steps to delete RAID setting

1.Please type the same command (drvcfg) to enter control panel:

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2. Please enter Logical Drive Main Menu:

3. Enter Logical Drive Delete Menu.

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4. Please press “Enter”.

5. Start To Delete.

6. Please press “Enter”.

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7. Successful to delete RAID Driver.

8. The RAID driver already been deleted.

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FAQ: Q:When selecting the installed device, the RAID 0 disk divided to 2 parts.

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A: To solve the problem, the HDD should be converted to GPT format.

STEP:1.Press  “Shift + F10 “2.Command: diskpart ( to  Run diskpart )

List disk  ( to show all the disks )Select disk  0Convert gpt(convert disk 0 to GPT format. Also convert other RAID disks to GPT format by

selecting disk 1,2,3… ).ExitExit

3. Back to previous installed device selection and refresh.

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