User Manual
Table Of Contents
- GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 Motherboard Layout
- Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
- 1-1 Installation Precautions
- 1-2 Product Specifications
- 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler
- 1-4 Installing the Memory
- 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card
- 1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration
- 1-7 Back Panel Connectors
- 1-8 Onboard Buttons and Switches
- 1-9 Changing the Operational Amplifier
- 1-10 Internal Connectors
- Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
- Chapter 3 Appendix
Chapter 3 Appendix
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
Beforeyoubegin,pleasepreparethefollowingitems:
• 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)
• A Windows setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• A USB thumb drive.
ConguringSATAControllers
A. Installing hard drives
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.
B.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup
MakesuretoconguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.FortheBIOSSetupmenus,
refertoChapter2,"BIOSSetup,""Peripherals."
Steps:
1. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Go
to Peripherals\SATAConguration, make sure SATA Controller(s)isenabled.TocreateRAID,setSATA
Mode Selection to RAID.
2. IfyouwanttocongureUEFIRAID,followthestepsin"C-1."ToenterthelegacyRAIDROM,savethe
settingsandexitBIOSSetup.Referto"C-2"formoreinformation.
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.UEFIRAIDConguration
OnlyWindows10/8.164-bitsupportsUEFIRAIDconguration.
Steps:
1. In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8/10 Features to Windows 8/10 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\Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology sub-menu.
3. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology menu, press <Enter> on Create RAID Volume to enter the Create
RAID Volume screen. Enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the
Nameitemandpress<Enter>.Then,selectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,RAID1,
RAID Levels
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
(Note1) AnM.2PCIeSSDcannotbeusedtosetupaRAIDseteitherwithanM.2SATASSDoraSATAhard
drive.
(Note 2) RefertoChapter1,"InternalConnectors,""M.2Socket3Connector,"forthecongurationtablesof
SATA hard drives and M.2 SSDs.
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