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Chapter 3 Appendix

3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet

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

Connect the SATA signal cables to SATA hard drives and the SATA ports on the motherboard. Then connect the

power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives. Or install your M.2/U.2 SSD(s) in the connector(s)

on the motherboard.

B.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup

MakesuretoconguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.FortheBIOSSetupmenus,

refertoChapter2,"BIOSSetup,""IntegratedPeripherals."

Steps:

1. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Go

to Peripherals\SATAConguration, make sure SATA Controller(s)isenabled.TocreateRAID,setSATA

Mode Selection to RAID.IfyoudonotwanttocreateRAID,setthisitemtoIDE or AHCI.

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.

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.

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

(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"1-8InternalConnectors,"forthesupportedcongurationswiththeU.2,M.2,SATAExpress,

and SATA connectors.

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