Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 - Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set; 3-1 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)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 M.2 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 Intel
®
Chipset controlled SATA ports (SATA3
0~5)onthemotherboard.Thenconnectthepowerconnectorsfromyourpowersupplytotheharddrives.Or
installyourM.2SSD(s)intheM.2connector(s)onthemotherboard.
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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Chapter1,"InternalConnectors,""M.2Socket3Connector,"forthecongurationtablesof
SATA hard drives and M.2 SSDs.