Gigabyte W480 VISION W - Chapter 3 Appendix; 3-1 Configuring A Raid Set

Chapter 3 Appendix
(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 "Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
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)
• Windows setup disc.
• Motherboard driver disc.
• 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. 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. Note: When
using a PCIe SSD, make sure to set the Use RST Legacy OROM item under Peripherals\SATA And RST
Conguration to Disabled and RST Control PCIe Storage Devices to Manual. Then depending the M.2
connector you use, set the corresponding PCIe Storage Dev on Port XX item to RST Controlled. Finally,
save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. (If you want to use NVMe PCIe SSDs to congure RAID, make sure
to set NVMe RAID mode to Enabled.)
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.
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
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
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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