Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare - Chapter 3 Configuring A Raid Set; Configuring SATA Controllers

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Conguring a RAID Set
Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet
To create a RAID set, follow the steps below:
A. InstallSATAharddrive(s)orSSDsinyourcomputer.
B. CongureSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup.
C. CongureaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS.
(Note1)
D. InstalltheSATARAID/AHCIdriverandoperatingsystem.
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
• At least two SATA hard drives or SSDs
(Note2)
(to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you
usetwoharddriveswithidenticalmodelandcapacity).
(Note3)
• A Windows setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• A USB thumb drive.
RAID Levels
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers
A. Installing hard drives
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. Or install your M.2/U.2 SSD.
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
(Note1) SkipthisstepifyoudonotwanttocreateRAIDarrayontheSATAcontroller.
(Note2) AnM.2PCIeSSDoranU.2SSDcannotbeusedtosetupaRAIDseteitherwithanM.2SATASSD
or a SATA hard drive.
(Note3) Referto"1-9InternalConnectors,"fortheinstallationnoticesfortheU.2,M.2,SATAExpress,and
SATA connectors.