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Chapter 5
5-1 Configuring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
Minimum Number of
Hard Drives
Array Capacity
Fault Tolerance
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, 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 with a SATA hard drive.
& Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array.
https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/543/a520-raid.html
Appendix
RAID 0
≥2
Number of hard drives *
Size of the smallest drive
No
RAID 1
2
Size of the smallest drive
Yes
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RAID 10
4
(Number of hard drives/2) *
Size of the smallest drive
Yes
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