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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 create a RAID set, follow the steps below:
A. Install SATA hard drive(s) or SSDs in your computer.
B. Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.
C. Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS.
D. Install the RAID driver and operating system.
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
At least two SATA hard drives or SSDs
•
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 hard drives
Install the hard drives/SSDs in the Intel
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
≥2
Size of the smallest
drive
No
(Note 1)
(Note 2)
Chipset controlled connectors on the motherboard. Then connect
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RAID 1
2
(Number of hard
drives -1) * Size of
the smallest drive
Yes
(to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you
(Note 3)
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RAID 5
≥3
(Number of hard
drives/2) * Size of the
smallest drive
Yes
Configuring a RAID Set
RAID 10
4
Yes
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