Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology requires two steps. The first is configuring the BIOS for RAID and then creating the RAID set using the RAID configuration utility.

Configuring the BIOS:

1. Assemble your system and attach two or more SATA hard drives to the SATA connectors
2. Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing <F2> after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory tests begin
3. Go to Advanced > Drive Configuration > Configure SATA as; ensure that RAID is selected
4. Then save your settings by pressing <F10>

Creating the RAID Set:

1. Upon re-boot, you will see the following Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM status message on the screen: Press <Ctrl-I> to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Press <Ctrl-I> and enter the RAID Configuration Utility.
2. In the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Main Menu, select option #1: Create RAID Volume. Enter a volume name (using English alphanumeric ASCII characters) and press <Enter>
3. Use the arrow keys to select RAID 0 or RAID 1 (if only two SATA drives are available), RAID 5 and RAID 10 (these options will only appear if three or four SATA drives are installed respectively). Press <Enter> once you have selected the RAID LEVEL.
4. Select the drives to be used in the RAID array (only if there are more than two drives available) and press <Enter>.
5. Select the strip size, if necessary, and press <Enter>.
6. Enter the size of the volume (if you enter less than the maximum volume size, you can then create a second RAID array on the remaining portion of your volume) and press <Enter>.
7. Finally, press <Enter> to Create Volume.
8. Exit the Option ROM user interface by pressing <Esc> or going to the EXIT option in the MAIN MENU.

This applies to:

Intel® Workstation Board WX58BP