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Chapter 3 Appendix

3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet

RAID Levels

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SATA/M.2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. Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).

Under Chipset, ensure Chipset SATA Port Enable is enabled. Set SATA Mode to RAID. Then save the

settingsandrestartyourcomputer.(IfyouwanttouseNVMePCIeSSDstocongureRAID,makesureto

set NVMe RAID mode to Enabled.)

2. IfyouwanttocongureUEFIRAID,followthestepsin"C-1."ToenterthelegacyRAIDROM,savethe

settings and exit BIOS Setup. Refer to "C-2" for more information.

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.

C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration

Steps:

1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS and set CSM Support to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.

2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Peripherals\RAIDXpert2Conguration

Utility sub-menu.

3. On the RAIDXpert2CongurationUtilityscreen,press<Enter>on Array Management to enter the Create

Array screen. Then, select a RAID level.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0(Stripe),RAID1(Mirror),

andRAID10(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Next,press

<Enter>onSelect Physical Disks to enter the Select Physical Disks screen.

4. On the Select Physical Disksscreen,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayandsetthem

to Enabled. Next, use the down arrow key to move to Apply Changesandpress<Enter>.Thenreturnto

the previous screen and set the Array Size, Array Size Unit, Read Cache Policy and Write Cache Policy.

5. After setting the capacity, move to Create Arrayandpress<Enter>tobegin.

RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10

Minimum Number of

HardDrives

≥2 2 4

Array Capacity Number of hard drives *

Sizeofthesmallestdrive

Sizeofthesmallestdrive (Number of hard drives/2) *

Sizeofthesmallestdrive

Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes

(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.

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