Article ID: 000030542 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 09/12/2021

How to build a RAID Array in UEFI Mode with a Hardware Intel® RAID Controller?

Environment

Hardware Intel® RAID Controller cards

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Summary

Information about how to do the initial setup on an Intel® RAID Controller card.

Description

RAID BIOS Prompt during POST isn't available.

Resolution

Follow the below steps in order to get to the RAID array setup:

  1. Boot the system into the BIOS by pressing F2 during POST.
  2. Go to Advanced menu.
  3. Once in the Advanced tab, go to the PCI Configuration sub-menu.
  4. Go to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Option ROM Control (The Intel® RAID Controller/Module should be at the bottom of the page).
  5. Select your Intel® RAID Controller.
  6. Enter in the Main Menu.
  7. Go to Configuration Management.
  8. Create the Virtual Drive.