Gigabyte GA-Q270M-D3H - Chapter 3 Appendix; Configuring a RAID Set

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)
• AWindowssetupdisk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• A USB thumb drive.
ConguringSATAControllers
A. Installing hard drives
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. Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).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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.
RAID Levels
(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.
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.
Step:
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 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
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