Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 - 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) 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 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
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.
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 "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.