Super C9Z790-CG/-CGW User's Manual
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Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology
This submenu is available only when Advanced > VMD setup menu > "Enabled VMD
controller" feature is set to Enabled and the changes have been applied by clicking Save
& Exit.
Intel(R) RST 19.0.0.5428 RST VMD Driver
Create RAID Volume
This submenu will only appear when VMD controller is enabled and the root port of the
storage device for RAID array has been mapped under VMD. The mapped storage de-
vices will appear in the Non-RAID Physical Disks list. For information on VMD congura-
tions, please refer to the "VMD Setup menu" feature.
Name
Enter a unique name for the RAID volume. The name must not contain space at the
beginning or backslash and must be under 16 characters. The default is Volume0.
RAID Level
Select the desired RAID level for the RAID volume. The options are RAID0 (Stripe),
RAID1 (Mirror), RAID5 (Parity), and RAID10 (RAID0+1). The RAID level(s) displayed is
(are) based on the number of disks connected to the system.
Select Disks
To select a desired RAID disk, select X from the drop-down list. Repeat this step to
select all the desired disks for the RAID volume. For RAID0/RAID1/RAID5/RAID10, the
minimum number of disks required is two/two/three/four respectively.
RAID Setting Minimum Number of Disks Required
RAID 0 Two
RAID 1 Two
RAID 5 Three
RAID 10 Four
Note: It is supported to mix CPU-attached and PCH-attached M.2 PCIe SSDs to cre-
ate a RAID volume. However, it is not supported to mix M.2 PCIe SSD(s) and SATA
storage device(s) to create a RAID volume.
Strip Size (Available for RAID0/RAID5/RAID10 Only)
Select the desired RAID strip size for your RAID volume. The options vary according the
RAID level you select.