Chapter 5 Appendix; Configuring A Raid Set - Gigabyte Z690 AORUS TACHYON User Manual

Chapter 5 Appendix
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Configuring a RAID Set

RAID Levels
RAID 0
Minimum
Number of Hard ≥2
Drives
Number of hard
Array Capacity drives * Size of the
smallest drive
Fault Tolerance No
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Prepare the correct number of hard drives
as indicated in the table above before configuring a RAID array.
•SATA hard drives or SSDs. To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives
with identical model and capacity.
•Windows setup disc.
•An Internet connected computer.
•A USB thumb drive.
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.
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array.
RAID 1 RAID 5
2
(Number of hard
Size of the smallest
drives -1) * Size of
drive
the smallest drive
Yes
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RAID 10
≥3 4
(Number of hard
drives/2) * Size of the
smallest drive
Yes Yes