An upgrade key module is connected to the Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) connector on the system board. See Hardware locations.
M.2 solid-state drives are installed in your computer.
Consists of at least two M.2 solid-state drives
Supported strip size: 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 KB
Better performance without fault tolerance
Consists of two M.2 solid-state drives
Improved reading performance and 100% redundancy
Consists of four M.2 solid-state drives
Supported strip size: 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, or 64 KB
Consists of at least three M.2 solid-state drives
Supported strip size: 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 KB
Better performance and fault tolerance
Available only on some models of upgrade key modules
Start the Setup Utility program. See Starting the Setup Utility program.
Select and press Enter.
Select each menu item and press Enter. Then, select Enabled and press Enter.
Select an occupied M.2 solid-state drive slot as you need and press Enter. Then, select VMD and press Enter.
To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard settings), select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.
Start the Setup Utility program again. See Starting the Setup Utility program.
Select and press Enter.
Select All Intel VMD Controllers and press Enter.
Select Create Volumes and press Enter.
Name: You can use the default name Volume0 or type a preferred name for the RAID volume.
RAID0
RAID1
RAID10
RAID5
Select Disks: Select an M.2 solid-state drive and press Enter. Then, select X and press Enter to add it to a group.
Stripe Size (if applicable): Select a stripe size and press Enter.
Capacity: Customize the capacity of the RAID volume. The default RAID volume is the largest value.
Select Create Volume and press Enter to create a RAID volume.
To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard settings), select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.
Start the Setup Utility program. See Starting the Setup Utility program.
Select and press Enter.
Select RAID Volumes and press Enter.
Select a RAID volume and press Enter to view the detailed information.
Start the Setup Utility program. See Starting the Setup Utility program.
Select and press Enter.
Select Intel VROC Mananged Volumes and press Enter.
Under Volume Actions, select Delete and press Enter.
When prompted, select Yes and press Enter to confirm the deletion of the selected RAID volume.
To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard settings), select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.