Chapter 3 Appendix
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
•
At least two SATA hard drives or SSDs.
(Note)
(To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use
two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
•
Windows setup disc.
•
Motherboard driver disc.
•
A USB thumb drive.
Configuring SATA Controllers
A. Installing hard drives
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:
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
RST Control PCIe
Storage Devices
item under
Settings\IO Ports\SATA And RST Configuration
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 Configuring a RAID Set
(Note)
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.
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. UEFI RAID Configuration
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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