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UEFI mode and use the UEFI-HII utility to create RAID volumes as shown in this document. Then, switch the
mode back to Legacy BIOS mode to install OS. The RAID volumes created in UEFI Mode are persistent and
are usable in Legacy BIOS as well.
Note: Installing OS in UEFI mode, will partition the drive to GPT mode. If you switch the boot mode to
Legacy after installing the OS, your operating system will not be bootable. Because legacy BIOS expects the
OS to be installed on an MBR partition. Remember to use right partition corresponding to your boot mode.
3.3.2 Profiles and NVMe support
Broadcom RAID controllers support SAS, SATA and NVMe drives. However, at the time of this writing,
SAS/SATA and NVME cannot be supported simultaneously. The drive type support is set by the profile
chosen for the card. For example,
 Profile ID#10 is the default and supports SAS/SATA only.
 Profile ID#11 and ID#13 can support NVMe.
The Profiles cannot be switched dynamically. The system need to be rebooted every time after the profile is
changed, for the new profile to take effect.