Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER RAID Setup Guide

Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER Manual

Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER manual content summary:

  • Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER | RAID Setup Guide - Page 1
    Configuring a RAID Set (Z590 Series) Configuring SATA Controllers 2 A. Installing hard drives...2 B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup 3 C. UEFI RAID Configuration...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A.
  • Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER | RAID Setup Guide - Page 2
    or an Internet connected computer. •• 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. (Note 1) Skip
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    RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration. Then save the settings and restart your computer (Figure 1). 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
  • Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER | RAID Setup Guide - Page 4
    Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press 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 . Then, select a RAID level (Figure 3). RAID levels supported include
  • Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER | RAID Setup Guide - Page 5
    setting the capacity, move to Create Volume and press to begin. (Figure 5) Figure 5 After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Under RAID Volumes you can see the new RAID volume. To see more detailed information, press on the volume to
  • Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATER | RAID Setup Guide - Page 6
    Delete RAID Volume To delete a RAID array, press on the volume to be deleted on the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. After entering the RAID VOLUME INFO screen, press on Delete to enter the Delete screen. Press on Yes (Figure 7). Figure 7 - 6 -
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    the IRST folder under Boot in the driver disc to your USB thumb drive. Method 2: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA Preinstall driver file on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to your USB thumb drive
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    into your optical drive. On the Xpress Install screen, select Intel® Rapid Storage Technology to install and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When completed, restart the system. Method 2: Launch the GIGABYTE APP Center. On the "Not Installed\New Drivers" screen, select
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    been enabled. Step 4: If you want to accelerate the system drive, you can select specific folders, files, or applications to accelerate using the Intel® Optane™ Memory Pinning function. (The Optane™ memory used must have at least 32 GB capacity.) •• An Optane™ memory cannot be used to accelerate
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    one.) Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Restart your computer. While in the operating system, launch the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management utility from the Start menu. Step 1: Go to the Manage menu and click Rebuild to another disk in Manage Volume
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Configuring a RAID Set (Z590 Series)
Configuring SATA Controllers
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A. Installing hard drives
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B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
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C. UEFI RAID Configuration
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Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System
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Installing Intel
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Optane
Memory and Storage Management
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A. Enabling an Intel
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Optane
Memory
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B. Rebuilding an Array
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