GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY X570S AORUS MASTER, User Manual

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- 63 - Configuring a RAID Set
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
A. Install hard drive(s) in your computer.
B.
Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.
C. Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS
(Note 1)
D. Install the RAID driver and operating system
Before you begin
• 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 disk.
•
An Internet connected computer.
• A USB thumb drive.
3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Install the hard drives/SSDs in the SATA/M.2 connectors on the motherboard. Then connect the power
connectors from your power supply to the hard drives.
RAID Levels
RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
Minimum Number of
Hard Drives
≥2 2 4
Array Capacity Number of hard drives *
Size of the smallest drive
Size of the smallest drive (Number of hard drives/2) *
Size of the smallest drive
Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes
Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
(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.