Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS - Chapter 3 Appendix; 3-1 Configuring A Raid Set

Chapter 3 Appendix
C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration
OnlyWindows10/8.164-bitsupportsUEFIRAIDconguration.
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features 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,RAID1,Recovery,
RAID10,andRAID5(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Next,
use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks.
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
• At least two SATA hard drives. (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ash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.
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.
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.
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
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
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.
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