ASRock Z77 Extreme6 RAID Installation Guide
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- ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 1
Installation 2 2. Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 6 2.4 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 6 2.5 Setting the BIOS RAID Items - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 2
that your motherboard adopts. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. For SATA installation guide, please refer to Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation of "User Manual" in the support CD. This section will guide you how to create RAID on SATA ports. 2 - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. This section will introduce the basic knowledge of RAID, and the guide to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. RAID - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 4
RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. This technology also allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data. RAID 10 RAID 10 - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 5
two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for performance. It is recommended to use two SATA drives of the same size. If you use becomes 60GB, and the total storage capacity for this RAID 0 set is 120GB. 2. You may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 6
64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 7
"RAID Installation Guide" to set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 driver diskette containing the Intel® RAID driver - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 8
of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 9
set the option Configure SATA as to [RAID]. Save your change before you exit BIOS setup. 2.6 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your computer. Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . Press . Then, the Intel RAID Utility - Create RAID Volume window appears - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 10
Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your RAID volume then press . Use the up or down arrow keys to select your desired RAID Level. You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your RAID level. Press , and then you can select Strip Size - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 11
for your RAID 0 array then press . The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default selection is 128 KB. The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. •8/16 KB - low disk usage •64 KB - typical disk usage •128 KB - performance disk usage After you set disk - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 12
Press under the Create Volume item. The utility prompts a confirmation message as below. Press to complete the setup of RAID. After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you set up. 12 - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 13
extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you install OS. 2.7 Deleting RAID Volumes If you want to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 13
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Guide to SATA Hard Disks
Installation and RAID Configuration
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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation
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1.1
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
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Guide to RAID Configurations
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2.1
Introduction of RAID
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2.2
RAID Configuration Precautions
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2.3
Installing Windows
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7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
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Vista
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64-bit With RAID Functions
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Installing Windows
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XP / XP 64-bit
With RAID Functions
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Setting the BIOS RAID Items
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Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS
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Deleting RAID Volumes
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