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.
Configuring 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. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.
Steps:
1.
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 Configuration
, 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
Use RST
Legacy OROM
item under
Settings\IO Ports\SATA And RST Configuration
to
Disabled
and
RST Control
PCIe Storage Devices
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. If you want
to use NVMe PCIe SSDs to configure RAID, make sure to set
NVMe RAID mode
to
Enabled
.
2.
To use the EZ RAID feature, follow the steps in "C-1." To configure UEFI RAID, follow the steps in "C-2." To
enter the legacy RAID ROM, refer to "C-3" for more information. Finally, save the settings and exit BIOS Setup.
3-1 Configuring a RAID Set
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.
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
C-1. Using EZ RAID
GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with the EZ RAID feature, allowing you to quickly configure a RAID
array with simplified steps.
Steps:
1. After restarting the computer, enter the BIOS Setup and go to
Settings
. Press <Enter> on the
EZ RAID
item.
Select the type of hard drives you use for RAID in the
Type
tab and then press <Enter>.
2. Go to the
Mode
tab to 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). Then press <Enter> to
move to the
Create
tab. Click
Proceed
to begin.
(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.
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