Gigabyte Z690 UD AX DDR4 - Chapter 5 Appendix; Configuring a RAID Set

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Chapter 5 Appendix
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on conguring a RAID array.
5-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
RAID Levels
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Prepare the correct number of hard drives
as indicated in the table above before conguring a RAID array.
• SATA hard drives or SSDs. To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives
with identical model and capacity.
• Windows setup disc.
• An Internet connected computer.
• A USB thumb drive.
An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with a SATA hard drive.
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