GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B450 AORUS ELITE User Manual

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
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.
RAID Levels
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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GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B450 AORUS ELITE Specifications

General

Brand	GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY
Model	B450 AORUS ELITE
Category	Motherboard
Language	English