Gigabyte Z590 GAMING X AX - Chapter 3 Technical 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 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:
Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).Goto
Settings\IOPorts\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. Then save the
settingsandrestartyourcomputer.Note:WhenusingaPCIeSSD,makesuretosettheRST Control PCIe
Storage Devices item under Settings\IOPorts\SATAAndRSTConguration 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.
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
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
(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.
C.UEFIRAIDConguration
Steps:
1. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Settings\IO Ports\Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology sub-menu.
2. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technologymenu,press<Enter>onCreate RAID Volume to enter the
Create RAID Volume screen. Enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters)
under the Nameitemandpress<Enter>.Then,selectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,
RAID1,RAID10,andRAID5(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeing
installed). Next, use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks.
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.
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