Greetings,
I just built new system with Gigabyte Z170x-UD5 TH with SM951 in M.2 Socket. Loaded Win7x64 successfully (in AHCI mode) to M.2 (as main OS boot drive) from internal DVD but now want to add Raid array with addition of 2 OCZ SSD drives (256 Gb each).
What is the best way to accomplish this without compromising Win7 OS load? I have read some about EZ Raid utility but there was not enough info that I could find that convinced me it would not destroy my Win7 install. If I switch mode to Raid, then I fear that after the array is built, I will not be able to boot OS from my M.2 drive. I was not able to determine if there is a way for the M.2 to operate in AHCI (for Win7 OS boot) and for the other two drives to operate in Raid mode. My IRST drivers appear to have loaded successfully from the Gigabyte utility disk but raid must be initiated in BIOS.
Any assistance is appreciated!
I just built new system with Gigabyte Z170x-UD5 TH with SM951 in M.2 Socket. Loaded Win7x64 successfully (in AHCI mode) to M.2 (as main OS boot drive) from internal DVD but now want to add Raid array with addition of 2 OCZ SSD drives (256 Gb each).
What is the best way to accomplish this without compromising Win7 OS load? I have read some about EZ Raid utility but there was not enough info that I could find that convinced me it would not destroy my Win7 install. If I switch mode to Raid, then I fear that after the array is built, I will not be able to boot OS from my M.2 drive. I was not able to determine if there is a way for the M.2 to operate in AHCI (for Win7 OS boot) and for the other two drives to operate in Raid mode. My IRST drivers appear to have loaded successfully from the Gigabyte utility disk but raid must be initiated in BIOS.
Any assistance is appreciated!
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