Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME - 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 RAID 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 disc.
• Motherboard driver disc.
• 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 "Internal Connectors" for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.