Chapter 5 Appendix; Configuring A Raid Set - Gigabyte Z690M DS3H DDR4 User Manual

Chapter 5 Appendix
5-1 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