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Appendix, 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set

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&& Boot Override Allows you to select a device to boot immediately. Press on the device you select and select Yes to confirm. Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device. && Save Profiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile. You can create up to 8 profiles and save as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. Press to complete. Or you can select Select File in HDD/FDD/USB to save the profile to your storage device. && Load Profiles If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this function to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before, without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings. First select the profile you wish to load and then press to complete. You can select Select File in HDD/FDD/USB to input the profile previously created from your storage device or load the profile automatically created by the BIOS, such as reverting the BIOS settings to the last settings that worked properly (last known good record). Chapter 3 Appendix 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set RAID Levels Minimum Number of Hard Drives Array Capacity Fault Tolerance RAID 0 ≥2 Number of hard drives * Size of the smallest drive No RAID 1 2 Size of the smallest drive Yes RAID 5 RAID 10 ≥3 ≥4 (Number of hard drives -1) * Size of the smallest drive Yes (Number of hard drives/2) * Size of the smallest drive Yes Before you begin, please prepare the following items: •• At least two SATA hard drives or M.2 SSDs (Note 1) (To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Connect the SATA signal cables to SATA hard drives and the SATA ports on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives. Or install your M.2 SSD(s) in the M.2 connector(s) on the motherboard. (Note 1) Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with SATA drive(s). (Note 2) Refer to Chapter 1, "Internal Connectors," "M.2 Socket 3 Connector," for the configuration tables of SATA hard drives and M.2 SSDs. - 32 -

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&
Boot Override
Allows you to select a device to boot immediately. Press <Enter> on the device you select and select
Yes
to confirm. Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device.
&
Save Profiles
This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile. You can create up to 8 profiles and
save as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. Press <Enter> to complete. Or you can select
Select File in
HDD/FDD/USB
to save the profile to your storage device.
&
Load Profiles
If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this function
to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before, without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS
settings. First select the profile you wish to load and then press <Enter> to complete. You can select
Select
File in HDD/FDD/USB
to input the profile previously created from your storage device or load the profile
automatically created by the BIOS, such as reverting the BIOS settings to the last settings that worked
properly (last known good record).
Chapter 3
Appendix
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
At least two SATA hard drives or M.2 SSDs
(Note 1)
(To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that
you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
(Note 2)
Windows setup disk.
Motherboard driver disk.
A USB thumb drive.
Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Connect the SATA signal cables to SATA hard drives and the SATA ports on the motherboard. Then connect the
power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives. Or install your M.2 SSD(s) in the M.2 connector(s)
on the motherboard.
3-1
Configuring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
(Note 1) Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with SATA drive(s).
(Note 2) Refer to Chapter 1, "Internal Connectors," "M.2 Socket 3 Connector," for the configuration tables of
SATA hard drives and M.2 SSDs.
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
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