Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING - Installing SATA Hard Disks for RAID; Accessing Intel RST in UEFI BIOS

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Chapter 4: RAID Support
Chapter 4
4.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
ThemotherboardsupportsSerialATAharddiskdrives.Foroptimalperformance,install
identicaldrivesofthesamemodelandcapacitywhencreatingadiskarray.
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. InstalltheSATAharddisksintothedrivebays.
2. ConnecttheSATAsignalcables.
3. ConnectaSATApowercabletothepowerconnectoroneachdrive.
4.1.3 Intel
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Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS
To enter the Intel
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RapidStorageTechnologyinUEFIBIOS:
1. EntertheBIOSSetupduringPOST.
2. GototheAdvanced menu > PCH Storage Configuration,thenpress<Enter>.
3. SettheSATAControllerModeSelectionitemto[Intel RST Premium With Intel
Optane System Acceleration (RAID)].
4. GototheBoot menu > CSM (Compatibility Support Module) > Launch CSM, then
set the item to [Disabled].
5. SaveyourchangesandexittheBIOSSetup,thenentertheBIOSSetupagain.
6. GototheAdvanced menu > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology,thenpress<Enter>
to display the Intel
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RapidStorageTechnologymenu.
RefertoChapter3fordetailsonenteringandnavigatingthroughtheBIOSSetup
Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at
RAIDmodetogether.