1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation ..............................2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................2 2. Guide to RAID Configurations ...........................................3 2.1 Introduction of RAID .................................................3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions ..............................6 2.3 Installing Windows ® 10 64-bit With RAID Functions.7 2.4 Configuring a RAID array .........................................8 2.4.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility ...... 9 2.4.2 Configuring a PCIE SSD RAID Array Using UEFI Setup Utility................................................................. 13 2.4.3 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS ...... 18 3. Installing Windows ® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode ..................................................................22 4. Installing Windows ® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode ..................................................................23
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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration
1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation ..............................2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................2
1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks InstallationIntelchipsetsupportsSerialATA(SATA)harddiskswithRAIDfunctions,includingRAID0,RAID1,RAID5,RAID10andIntelRapidStorage.PleasereadtheRAIDconfigurationsinthisguidecarefullyaccordingtotheIntelsouthbridgechipsetthatyourmotherboardadopts.YoumayinstallSATAharddisksonthismotherboardforinternalstoragedevices.ThissectionwillguideyouhowtocreateRAIDonSATAports.
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2. GuidetoRAIDConfigurations
2.1 Introduction of RAIDThismotherboardadoptsIntelsouthbridgechipsetthatinte-gratesRAIDcontrollersupportingRAID0/RAID1/IntelRapidStorage/RAID10/RAID5functionwithfourindependentSe-rialATA(SATA)channels.ThissectionwillintroducethebasicknowledgeofRAID,andtheguidetoconfigureRAID0/RAID1/IntelRapidStorage/RAID10/RAID5settings.
Intel Rapid Storage Technology for PCIe Storage Use cases Prerequisite:*ThePCIeStoragedevicemustbeattachedtoremapablePCIeslotorPCIeM.2connector.*ThePCIeStoragedevicemustbeAHCI-controllerbased.*SystemmustbeinRAIDmode.*ThesystemBIOSmustusetheIntel®RapidStorageTechnologyUEFIdriveoption,LegacyOROMdoesn’tsupportPCIestoragefunction.
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2.3 Installing Windows® 10 64-bit With RAID Functions
STEP 1: Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing theharddisk drives, please set thenecessary
RAIDitemsintheBIOSbeforesettingyourRAIDconfiguration.Boot your system,andpress<F2> key to enterBIOSsetuputility.Go toAdvanced Storage Configuration and set SATA Mode Selection to [RAID].Press<F10> to save theconfigurationchangesandexitsetup.
STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer EasyRAIDInstallercancopytheRAIDdriverfromasupportCDtoyourUSBstoragedevicewithjustonesimpleclickinUEFIsetup.Pleasenotethatthisfeatureisnotavailableforallmodels.
STEP 2: Go to Advanced Storage Configuration and set SATA
Mode Selection to [RAID] and set Launch Storage OpROM policyto[UEFIonly],thenadjusttheM.2slotsthatyou’veinstalledPCIESSDsto[Enabled].Press<F10>tosavetheconfigurationchangesandexitsetup.
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STEP 3: EnterIntel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page.
Use theupor downarrowkeys to select your desiredRAID Level.YoumayselectRAID0(Stripe),RAID1(Mirror),RAID5orRAID10foryourRAIDlevel.Press<Enter>,andthenyoucan select Strip Size.
If you selectedRAID0 (Stripe), use theupor downkeys toselectthestripesizeforyourRAID0arraythenpress<Enter>.Theavailablevaluesrangefrom8KBto128KB.Thedefaultselection is128KB.Thestripvalueshouldbechosenbasedontheplanneddriveusage.
•8/16KB-lowdiskusage •64KB-typicaldiskusage •128KB-performancediskusage After you set disk block size, press<Enter> to set disk
STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk
You candownload thedrivers fromASRock'swebsiteandunzipthefilesintoaUSBflashdiskorcopythefilesfromASRock'smotherboardsupportCD. (Pleasecopythefilesunderthefollowingdirectory:
32bit:..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit:..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. STEP 2: Install Windows® 10 64-bit OS Press<F11>tolaunchbootmenuatsystemPOSTand
choosetheitem“UEFI:<Opticaldiskdrive>“toboot.
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StartWindows® Installation.When you see “WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”page,pleaseclick“LoadDriver”.
Plug theUSB flashdisk into yourUSBport; select“Browse” to find theRAIDdriver.Then choose thedirectoryyouhavecopiedinthefirststep.
Please keep theUSB flashdisk installeduntil thesystem's first reboot.Continue to install theOSbyfollowingtheinstructions.