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Chapter 5
Appendix
5-1
Confguring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
Please visit GIGABYTE's website
or details on con
guring a RAID array.
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
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 be
ore 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 set up a RAID set either with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA
hard drive.
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Refer to "Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
