Chapter 3 Appendix; 3-1 Configuring A Raid Set - Gigabyte B450 GAMING X User Manual

Chapter 3 Appendix
3-1 Configuring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
Minimum Number of
Hard Drives
Array Capacity Number of hard drives *
Size of the smallest drive
Fault Tolerance
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
• At least two SATA hard drives or SSDs
use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
• Windows setup disk.
• Motherboard driver disk.
• A USB thumb drive.
Configuring 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. 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 Chipset SATA Port Enable is enabled. Set SATA Mode to RAID. Then save the
settings and restart your computer. (If you want to use NVMe PCIe SSDs to configure RAID, make sure to
set NVMe RAID mode to Enabled.)
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
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 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(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.
(Note 1) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to set up a RAID set either with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive.
(Note 2) Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
RAID 0 RAID 1
≥2
Size of the smallest drive
No
(to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you
(Note 1)
(Note 2)
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RAID 10
2
(Number of hard drives/2) *
Size of the smallest drive
Yes Yes
4