ASRock X299 Extreme4 RAID Installation Guide - Page 6
Intel Rapid Storage Technology for PCIe Storage Use cases, Prerequisite
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1. 2. 3. Please use 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 two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size for each drive. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the 80GB-drive becomes 60GB, and the total storage capacity for this RAID 0 set is 120GB. You may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a new drive to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for data protection (the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the RAID 1 set is 60GB. Please verify the status of your hard disks before you set up your new RAID array. WARNING!! Please backup your data first before you create RAID functions. In the process you create RAID, the system will ask if you want to "Clear Disk Data" or not. It is recommended to select "Yes", and then your future data building will operate under a clean environment. Intel Rapid Storage Technology for PCIe Storage Use cases Prerequisite: * The PCIe Storage device must be attached to remapable PCIe slot or PCIe M.2 connector. * The PCIe Storage device must be AHCI-controller based. * System must be in RAID mode. * The system BIOS must use the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology UEFI drive option, Legacy OROM doesn't support PCIe storage function. 6