GUID Partition Table (GPT) whitepaper

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to GUID Partition Table (GPT) .......................................................................1
1.1 What is a GPT disk?........................................................................................................1
1.2 Why do we need GPT?....................................................................................................1
1.3 What’s a GPT Disk benefits?...........................................................................................1
1.4 Which OS support GPT? .................................................................................................2
2. Install an OS into GPT Disk on Intel HWR Array ...............................................................3
2.1 Preparation ......................................................................................................................3
2.2 RAID and BIOS Configuration .........................................................................................3
2.2.1 Plan A: RAID Configuration by EFI RAID BIOS Console (Recommended).............3
2.2.2 Plan B: RAID Configuration by RAID BIOS Console ...............................................9
2.3 OS Installation ...............................................................................................................12
3. Look up the GPT Disk Properties .....................................................................................17
4. Backup ................................................................................................................................18