Chapter 3 Configuring A Raid Set; Configuring Sata Controllers - Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER User Manual

Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
Minimum Number of
Hard Drives
Array Capacity Number of hard drives *
Size of the smallest drive
Fault Tolerance
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
A. Install hard drive(s) in your computer.
B. Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.
C. Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS
D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system
Before you begin
At least two SATA hard drives or SSDs
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use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
A Windows setup disk.
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Motherboard driver disk.
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A USB thumb drive.
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3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers
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.
(Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.
(Note 2) 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 3) Refer to "Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2, and SATA connectors.
RAID 0 RAID 1
≥2
Size of the smallest drive
No
(Note 1)
(to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you
(Note 2)
(Note 3)
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RAID 10
2
(Number of hard drives/2) *
Size of the smallest drive
Yes Yes
Configuring a RAID Set
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