The utility available on the Intel World Wide Web site provides a simple method for creating a bootable CD-ROM that will automatically update your BIOS. The Iflash BIOS update files can also be extracted locally to your hard drive and copied to a bootable USB flash drive or other bootable USB media. The Iflash Memory update utility allows you to: • Update the BIOS and Intel Management Engine in flash memory • Update the language section of the BIOS NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide CAUTION Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly. 1. Uncompress the BIOS update file and copy the .BIO file, IFLASH.EXE, and .ITK file (optional) to a bootable USB flash drive or other bootable USB media. 2. Configure the BIOS or use the F10 option during POST to boot to the USB device. 3. Manually run the IFLASH.EXE file from the USB device and manually update the BIOS. Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS update; however, if an interruption occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Due to BIOS size and recovery requirements, a CD-R with the .BIO file in the root directory will be required. Related Links: For more information about updating the Intel Desktop Board BIOS or recovering from a BIOS update failure, go to: 4 Configuring for RAID Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology NOTE Intel Matrix Storage Technology requires Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP operating system and SATA hard drives. 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 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 . Creating Your RAID Set 1. Upon re-boot, you will see the following Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM status message on the screen: Press to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Press 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 . 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 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 . 5. Select the strip size, if necessary, and press . 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 . 7. Finally, press to Create Volume. 8. Exit the Option ROM user interface by pressing or going to the EXIT option in the MAIN MENU. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 1. Begin Windows Setup by booting from the Windows installation CD. 2. At the beginning of Windows Setup, press to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert the diskette that contains the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver in a USB floppy disk drive. Refer to for information on supported USB floppy disk drives. Install the Intel® ICH10R SATA RAID Controller driver. 3. Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers. 4. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer CD included with your Desktop Board or after downloading it from the Internet at The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to manage the RAID configuration. Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA drive to RAID without reinstalling the operating system, when a second SATA hard drive is added to the system. Follow the steps described above in: "Configuring the BIOS" and "Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software." Once additional SATA drives have been added to the system, open the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to a RAID setup. Configuring for RAID Configuring for External RAID Using Marvell* Storage Technology Configuring the BIOS 1. Assemble your system and attach two External SATA hard drives to the Desktop Board’s two back panel eSATA connectors. 2. Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing the key after the Pow...
