Raid Configuration; Using Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Option Rom - MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION User Manual

RAID Configuration

Below are the different types of a RAID.
RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives.
Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly
improves I/O performance.
RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and
provides enhanced read performance.
RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction
information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance.
RAID 10 uses four hard drives to create a combination of RAID 0 and 1 by forming a
RAID 0 array from two RAID 1 arrays.
RAID level comparison
Minimum # drives
Data protection
Read performance
Write performance
Capacity utilization
Using Intel
First, you need to set the SATA mode to RAID in BIOS to create, delete and reset
RAID volumes. To enter the IRST Option ROM, reboot and press Ctrl + I keys to enter
the IRST Option ROM during the POST, the following window will appear.
Important
The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if you are
reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID.
RAID Configuration
100
RAID 0
2
None
Excellent
Excellent
100%
®
Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION
[
RAID Volumes :
None defined.
Physical Devices :
Port Device Model Serial #
1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[ ↑↓] - Select
RAID 1 RAID 5
2 3
Excellent Excellent
OK Good
Good OK
50% 67%~(1-1/n)
[ MAIN MENU ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
4. Recovery Volume Options
5. Acceleration Options
6. Exit
]
Size Type/Status (Vol ID)
XXX.XGB
XXX.XGB
[ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu
RAID 10
4
Excellent
OK
Good
50%
Non-RAID Disk
Non-RAID Disk