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Appendix, 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set

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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 10 4 (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 SATA SSD. (To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). •• A Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Configuring SATA Controllers A. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in the SATA/M.2 connectors on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives. B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup. Steps: 1. Turn on your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Under Chipset, ensure APU SATA Port Enable and Chipset SATA Port Enable are enabled. Set SATA Mode to RAID. Then save the settings and restart your computer. 2. If you want to configure UEFI RAID, follow the steps in "C-1." To enter the legacy RAID ROM, save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Refer to "C-2" for more information. The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. C-1. UEFI RAID Configuration Only Windows 10 64-bit supports UEFI RAID configuration. Step: 1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS and set Windows 10 Features to Windows 10 and CSM Support to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. 2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Peripherals\RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility sub-menu. 3. On the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility screen, press on Array Management to enter the Create Array screen. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 (the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Next, press on Select Physical Disks to enter the Select Physical Disks screen. - 34 -

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Chapter 3
Appendix
3-1
Configuring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 10
Minimum Number of
Hard Drives
≥2
2
4
Array Capacity
Number of hard drives *
Size of the smallest drive
Size of the smallest drive
(Number of hard drives/2) *
Size of the smallest drive
Fault Tolerance
No
Yes
Yes
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
•
At least two SATAhard drives or M.2 SATASSD. (To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that
you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
•
A Windows setup disk.
•
Motherboard driver disk.
•
A USB thumb drive.
Configuring SATA Controllers
A. Installing hard drives
Install the hard drives/SSDs in the SATA/M.2 connectors on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors
from your power supply to the hard drives.
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.
Steps:
1.
Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test).
Under
Chipset
, ensure
APU SATA Port Enable
and
Chipset SATA Port Enable
are enabled. Set
SATA
Mode
to
RAID
. Then save the settings and restart your computer.
2.
If you want to configure UEFI RAID, follow the steps in "C-1." To enter the legacy RAID ROM, save the
settings and exit BIOS Setup. Refer to "C-2" for more information.
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard.
The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and
the BIOS version.
C-1. UEFI RAID Configuration
Only Windows 10 64-bit supports UEFI RAID configuration.
Step:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to
BIOS
and set
Windows 10 Features
to
Windows 10
and
CSM Support
to
Disabled
.
Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the
Peripherals\RAIDXpert2 Configuration
Utility
sub-menu.
3. On the
RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility
screen, press <Enter> on
Array Management
to enter the
Create
Array
screen. Then, select a RAID level. RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 (the
selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Next, press <Enter> on
Select
Physical Disks
to enter the
Select Physical Disks
screen.
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