Chapter 5 Appendix; Configuring A Raid Set - Gigabyte Z690 A ELITE AX D4 V2 User Manual

Chapter 5
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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.
• Refer to "Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array.
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