Gigabyte X570 UD - Chapter 3 Appendix; Configuring a RAID Set

Chapter 3 Appendix
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
• At least two SATA hard drives or SSDs.
(Note)
(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 thumb drive.
ConguringtheOnboardSATAController
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Install the hard drives/SSDs in the SATA/M.2 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:
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Under
Chipset, set SATA Mode to RAID. Then save the settings and restart your computer. (If you want to use NVMe
PCIeSSDstocongureRAID,makesuretosetNVMe RAID mode to Enabled.)
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
RAID Levels
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 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
Minimum Number of
Hard Drives
≥2 2 4
Array Capacity Number of hard drives *
Size of the smallest drive
Size of the smallest drive (Number of hard drives/2) *
Size of the smallest drive
Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes
(Note) AnM.2PCIeSSDcannotbeusedtosetupaRAIDsetwithaSATAharddrive.
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