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Chapter 3 Appendix
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
RAID Levels
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
• At least two SATA hard drives or M.2 SATA SSDs. (To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that
you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
• Windows setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• A USB thumb drive.
ConguringtheOnboardSATAController
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
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.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup
Makesuretocongure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 Chipset SATA Port Enable is enabled. Set SATA Mode to RAID. Then save the
settings and restart your computer.
2. Ifyouwanttocongure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Conguration
OnlyWindows1064-bitsupportsUEFIRAIDconguration.
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS and set 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Conguration
Utility sub-menu.
3. On the RAIDXpert2CongurationUtility screen, press <Enter> on Array Management to enter the Create
Array screen. Then, select a RAID level.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0(Stripe),RAID1(Mirror),
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.
4. On the Select Physical Disksscreen,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayandsetthem
to Enabled. Next, use the down arrow key to move to Apply Changes and press <Enter>. Then return to
thepreviousscreenandsettheArraySize,ArraySizeUnit,ReadCachePolicyandWriteCachePolicy.
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
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