ASRock H270 Pro4 RAID Installation Guide
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- ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 1
Functions 7 2.4 Configuring a RAID array 8 2.4.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility....... 9 2.4.2 Configuring a PCIE SSD RAID Array Using UEFI Setup Utility 13 2.4.3 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS....... 18 3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 2
Hard Disks Installation Intel chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage. Please read the RAID configurations in this guide carefully according to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. You - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 3
of RAID This motherboard adopts Intel southbridge chipset that integrates 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 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 4
Intel Rapid Storage The Intel Rapid Storage technology supported allows you to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions on each - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 5
RAID 5 RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing, relational - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 6
It is recommended to select "Yes", and then your future data building will operate under a clean environment. Intel Rapid Storage Technology for PCIe . * The system BIOS must use the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology UEFI drive option, Legacy OROM doesn't support PCIe storage function. 6 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 7
ASRock Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device with just one simple click in UEFI UEFI SETUP UTILITY Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". Press [Enter] to confirm the selection C. Follow the onscreen instruction - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 8
RAID array using either UEFI Setup Utility or Intel® RAID BIOS setup utility, depending on the HDD capacity and the OS you are installing. Please refer to the table below to choose the corresponding RAID Utility. OS HDD Capacity Ultra Fast Boot Over 2.2 TB Not supported Windows 7 Under 2.2 TB Not - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 9
Utility by pressing or right after you power on the computer. STEP 2: Go to Boot CSM and set Launch Storage OpROM policy to [UEFI only]. STEP 3: Go to Advanced Storage Configuration and set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID], then press to save the configuration changes and exit setup - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 10
STEP 5: Key-in a a volume name and press , or simply press to accept the default name. STEP 6: Select your desired RAID Level and press . 10 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 11
STEP 7: Select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and press . STEP 8: Select a stripe size for the RAID array and press . 11 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 12
. If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the option Delete on the RAID volume info page and press . *Please note that the UEFI screenshots shown in this installation guide are for reference only. The actual screen may differ by model on the RAID volume info page and press . 12 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 13
you power on the computer. STEP 2: Go to Advanced Storage Configuration and set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID] and set Launch Storage OpROM policy to [UEFI only], then adjust the M.2 slots that you've installed PCIE SSDs to [Enabled]. Press to save the configuration changes and exit setup. 13 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 14
STEP 3: Enter Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page. STEP 4: Select the option Create RAID Volume and press . 14 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 15
STEP 5: Key-in a a volume name and press , or simply press to accept the default name. STEP 6: Select your desired RAID Level and press . 15 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 16
STEP 7: Select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and press . STEP 8: Select a stripe size for the RAID array and press . 16 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 17
. If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the option Delete on the RAID volume info page and press . *Please note that the UEFI screenshots shown in this installation guide are for reference only. The actual screen may differ by model on the RAID volume info page and press . 17 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 18
2.4.3 Configuring a RAID array Using 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 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 19
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. Volume0 Volume0 If you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to select the stripe - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 20
Volume0 After setting up Capacity, please press . Volume0 Press under the Create Volume item. The utility prompts a confirmation message as below. Volume0 20 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 21
that you are only allowed to create one RAID partition at a time under BIOS RAID environment. If you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you install OS. If you want to delete a RAID volume, please select the - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 22
3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup you may start installing Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS as usual. 22 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 23
You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit: ..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 64-bit - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 24
"Load Driver". Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; select "Browse" to find the RAID driver. Then choose the directory you have copied in the first step. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. Continue to install the OS by following the instructions. 24 - ASRock H270 Pro4 | RAID Installation Guide - Page 25
driver/utilities. If you encounter this problem, you will need to follow the instructions below to fix this problem. Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 10 64-bit: A. Please request the hotfix KB2505454 through this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/ B. After installing Windows
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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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10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 64-bit
/ 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions
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2.4
Configuring a RAID array
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2.4.1
Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility
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2.4.2
Configuring a PCIE SSD RAID Array Using UEFI
Setup Utility
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2.4.3
Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS
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3.
Installing Windows
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on a HDD under 2TB in RAID
mode
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Installing Windows
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on a HDD larger than 2TB in
RAID mode
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