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Chapter 3 Appendix
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
RAID Levels
RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10
Minimum Number
ofHardDrives
≥2 2 ≥3 4
Array Capacity
Number of hard
drives*Sizeofthe
smallest drive
Sizeofthesmallest
drive
(Number of hard
drives-1)*Sizeof
the smallest drive
(Number of hard
drives/2)*Sizeofthe
smallest drive
Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes Yes
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
• AtleasttwoSATAharddrivesorSSDs.
(Note 1)
(To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you
use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
(Note 2)
• Windowssetupdisk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• A USB thumb drive.
ConguringtheOnboardSATAController
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Installtheharddrives/SSDsintheIntel
®
Chipset controlled connectors on the motherboard. Then connect the
power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives.
B.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup
MakesuretoconguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.
Steps:
1. Go to Peripherals\SATAAndRSTConguration, make sure SATA Controller(s) is enabled. To create
RAID,setSATA Mode Selection to Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration. Then
savethesettingsandrestartyourcomputer.Note:WhenusingaPCIeSSD,makesuretosettheUSE RST
Legacy OROM item under Peripherals\SATAAndRSTConguration to Disabled. Then depending the
M.2 connector you use, set the corresponding PCIe Storage Dev on Port XX item to RST Controlled.
2. TousetheEZRAIDfeature,followthestepsin"C-1."TocongureUEFIRAID,followthestepsin"C-2."To
enterthelegacyRAIDROM,referto"C-3"formoreinformation.Finally,savethesettingsandexitBIOSSetup.
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard.
The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and
the BIOS version.
(Note1) AnM.2PCIeSSDcannotbeusedtosetupaRAIDseteitherwithanM.2SATASSDoraSATAharddrive.
(Note 2) Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
C-1. Using EZ RAID
GIGABYTEmotherboardsprovideyouwiththeEZ RAIDfeature,allowingyoutoquicklycongureaRAID
arraywithsimpliedsteps.
Steps:
1. After restarting the computer, enter the BIOS Setup and go to Peripherals.Press<Enter>ontheEZ RAID
item.SelectthetypeofharddrivesyouuseforRAIDintheTypetabandthenpress<Enter>.
2. Go to the ModetabtoselectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,RAID1,RAID10,andRAID
5(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Thenpress<Enter>to
move to the Create tab. Click Proceed to begin.
3. After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Under RAID
VolumesyoucanseethenewRAIDvolume.Toseemoredetailedinformation,press<Enter>onthevolume
tocheckforinformationonRAIDlevel,stripeblocksize,arrayname,andarraycapacity,etc.
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