Chapter 5 Appendix; 5-1 Configuring A Raid Set - Gigabyte Z790 AORUS PRO X User Manual

Chapter 5
5-1 Configuring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
Minimum
Number of Hard
Drives
Number of hard
Array Capacity drives * Size of the
Fault Tolerance
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.
https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/1054/intel700-refresh-raid.html
Appendix
RAID 0
≥2
Size of the smallest
smallest drive
No
RAID 1
2
(Number of hard
drives -1) * Size of
drive
the smallest drive
Yes
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RAID 5
≥3
(Number of hard
drives/2) * Size of the
smallest drive
Yes
RAID 10
4
Yes