Gigabyte GA-IMB370TN - Chapter 3 Appendix; Configuring a RAID Set

Chapter 3 Appendix
Beforeyoubegin,pleasepreparethefollowingitems:
• AtleasttwoSATAharddrivesorSSDs.
(Note)
(To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you
use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
• 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.
2. TocongureUEFIRAID,followthestepsin"C-1."ToenterthelegacyRAIDROM,referto"C-2"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.
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
RAID Levels
(Note) 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.
RAID 0 RAID 1
Minimum
Number of Hard
Drives
≥2 2
Array Capacity
Number of hard drives
* Size of the smallest
drive
Size of the smallest
drive
Fault Tolerance No Yes
C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS and set Windows 8/10 Features to Windows 8/10 and CSM Support to Disabled.
Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology sub-menu.
3. On the Intel(R)RapidStorageTechnologymenu,press<Enter>onCreate RAID Volume to enter the Create RAID
Volume screen. Enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and
press<Enter>.Then,selectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0andRAID1(theselectionsavailable
depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Next, use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks.
4. Under Select Disksitem,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarray.Pressthe<Space>key
ontheharddrivestobeselected(selectedharddrivesaremarkedwith"X").Thensetthestripeblocksize.
The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB. Once you have selected the stripe block size, set the
volume capacity.
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