Gigabyte B450M GAMING Installation guide

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Conguring a RAID Set (B450 Series)

RAID Levels .....................................................................................................................2

1-1ConguringSATAControllers .................................................................................... 2

A.InstallingSATAharddrive(s)inyourcomputer ....................................................... 2

B.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup .................................................. 3

C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration .................................................................................... 4

C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM .......................................................................... 8

1-2InstallingtheRAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem ..........................................12

A.InstallingWindows ............................................................................................... 12

B.RebuildinganArray .............................................................................................. 13

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To congure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

A. Installharddrive(s)inyourcomputer.

B. CongureSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup.

C. CongureaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS(Note1)

D. InstalltheRAID/AHCIdriverandoperatingsystem

Before you begin

•AtleasttwoSATAharddrivesorSSDs(Note2)(toensureoptimalperformance,itisrecommendedthatyou

usetwoharddriveswithidenticalmodelandcapacity).(Note3)

•AWindowssetupdisk.

•Motherboarddriverdisk.

•AUSBthumbdrive.

1-1 Conguring 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 Levels

RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10

MinimumNumberof

HardDrives ≥2 2 4

ArrayCapacity Numberofharddrives*

Sizeofthesmallestdrive

Sizeofthesmallestdrive (Numberofharddrives/2)*

Sizeofthesmallestdrive

FaultTolerance No Yes Yes

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Step2:

IfyouwanttocongureUEFIRAID,followthestepsin"C-1."ToenterthelegacyRAIDROM,savethesettings

andexitBIOSSetup.Referto"C-2"formoreinformation.

TheBIOSSetupmenusdescribedinthissectionmaydifferfromtheexactsettingsforyourmotherboard.

TheactualBIOSSetupmenuoptionsyouwillseeshalldependonthemotherboardyouhaveand

theBIOSversion.

B. Conguring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup

MakesuretoconguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.

Step1:

Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).Under

Chipset, ensureChipset SATA Port Enableisenabled.SetSATA ModetoRAID(Figure1).Thensavethe

settingsandrestartyourcomputer.(IfyouwanttouseNVMePCIeSSDstocongureRAID,makesuretoset

NVMe RAID modetoEnabled.)

Figure1

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C-1. UEFI RAID Conguration

OnlyWindows1064-bitsupportsUEFIRAIDconguration.

Step1:

InBIOSSetup,gotoBIOS andsetCSM SupporttoDisabled(Figure2).SavethechangesandexitBIOSSetup.

Step2:

Afterthesystem reboot, enterBIOSSetupagain.ThenenterthePeripherals\RAIDXpert2 Conguration

Utility sub-menu(Figure3).

Figure2

Figure3

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Step3:

OntheRAIDXpert2 Conguration Utilityscreen,press<Enter>onArray ManagementtoentertheCreate Array

screen.Then,selectaRAID level(Figure4).RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,RAID1,andRAID10(theselections

availabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Next,press<Enter>onSelect Physical Disksto

entertheSelect Physical Disksscreen.

Step4:

OntheSelect Physical Disksscreen,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayandsetthemto

Enabled.Next,usethedownarrowkeytomovetoApply Changesandpress<Enter>(Figure5).Thenreturn

tothepreviousscreenandsettheArray Size,Array Size Unit,Read Cache PolicyandWrite Cache Policy.

Figure4

Figure5

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Step5:

Aftersettingthecapacity,movetoCreate Arrayandpress<Enter>tobegin.(Figure6)

Aftercompleting,you'llbebroughtbacktotheArray Managementscreen.UnderManage Array Properties

youcanseethenewRAIDvolumeandinformationonRAIDlevel,arrayname,arraycapacity,etc.(Figure7)

Figure6

Figure7

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Delete RAID Volume

To delete a RAID array, select thearraytobedeletedon the RAIDXpert2 Conguration Utility\Array

Management\Delete Array screen. Press <Enter>on Delete Array to enterthe Delete screen.Thenset

Conrm toEnabledandpress<Enter>onYes(Figure8).

Figure8

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C-2. Conguring Legacy RAID ROM

EnterthelegacyRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray.Skipthisstepandproceedwiththeinstallation

ofWindowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration.

Steps:

InBIOSSetup,gotoBIOS andsetCSM SupporttoEnabled.SavethechangesandexitBIOSSetup.Afterthe

POSTmemorytestbeginsandbeforetheoperatingsystembootbegins,lookforamessagewhichsays"Press

<Ctrl-R>toCongure"(Figure9).Press<Ctrl>+<R>toentertheRAIDBIOSsetuputility.

Figure9

AMD-RAID Controller BIOS (8.1.0-00046)

Press <CTRL-R> to Conﬁgure.

* BIOS defaults restored. *

1--Legacy, 999GB, Normal (NA)

2--Legacy, 999GB, Normal (NA)

Figure10

Creating a RAID Array

Tocreateanewarray,press<Enter>ontheCreate Arrayoption.(Figure10)

Disks

Available Keys

AMD-RAID Array Conﬁguration (Build: 8.1.0-00046)

Creates an array from the connected disks

Arrays

0-00, 79GB, Ready

1-01, 79GB, Ready

Main Menu

License Level: 10

<h><f><g>=Choose, <Esc>=Back

<Enter>=Select Menu Item

Initialize Disk(s)

Create Array

Delete Array(s)

Swap Two Arrays

Manage Hot Spare(s)

View Disk Details

View Array Details

Rescan All Channels

Controller Options

Continue to Boot

Available Keys

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TheselectionbarwillmovetotheDiskssectionontherightofthescreen.Selecttheharddrivestobeincluded

intheRAIDarray.Usetheupordownarrowkeytoselectaharddriveandpress<Insert>.Theselectedhard

drivewillbeshowningreen.Tousealloftheharddrives,simplypress<A>toselectall.Thenpress<Enter>

andtheselectionbarwillmovetotheUser Inputsectionontheleftbottomofthescreen.(Figure11)

Figure11

Figure12

First,selectaRAIDmodeandpress<Enter>.Theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrives

beinginstalled.Thenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstospecifythearraysize.YoucanselectAll available

spacetousethemaximumsizeallowedorusetheupordownarrowkeytoadjustthesize(Figure12)and

press<Enter>.

AMD-RAID Array Conﬁguration (Build: 8.1.0-00046)

RAID0: Stripe set - distributes space across disks for higher performance

Arrays

Create Array

<h><f><g>=Choose, <Esc>=Back

<Enter>=Select Menu Item

0-02, 999GB, Ready

1-03, 999GB, Ready

User Input

Disks

Disks: 0, 1

Type: RAID 0

Select Array Type to Create

RAID5 RAID10N

RAID0 RAID1N

RAID1 Volume

RAID10 RAIDABLE

RAID50

Available Keys

AMD-RAID Array Conﬁguration (Build: 8.1.0-00046)

Arrays

Create Array

<PAGEUP><h><PAGEDOWN>=Change Size

<Enter>=Complete, <Esc>=Go Back

0-02, 999GB, Ready

1-03, 999GB, Ready

User Input

Disks

Disks: 0, 1

Type: RAID 0

Total Size: 1.9TB

Choose Size to Make Array

Size Chosen: All available space

DOS Size: 1.8TB

Exactly: 1,999, 286, 304, 768

Available Keys

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Figure13

Selectacachingmode.OptionsincludeRead/Write,ReadOnly,andNone.Thenpress<Enter>toproceed.

Finally,amessagewhichsays"ConrmCreationofArray"willappear.Press<C>toconrmor<Esc>toreturn

tothepreviousscreen.

Whencompleted,youwillseethenewarrayonthemainscreen(Figure14).ToexittheRAIDBIOSutility,press

<Esc>andthenpress<C>toconrm.

Figure14

Disks

Available Keys

AMD-RAID Array Conﬁguration (Build: 8.1.0-00046)

Creates an array from the connected disks

Arrays

0-02, 999GB, Online

1-03, 999GB, Online

Main Menu

License Level: 10

<h><f><g>=Choose, <Esc>=Back

<Enter>=Select Menu Item

Initialize Disk(s)

Create Array

Delete Array(s)

Swap Two Arrays

Manage Hot Spare(s)

View Disk Details

View Array Details

Rescan All Channels

Controller Options

Continue to Boot

1----RAID0, 1.9TB, Normal(R/W)

AMD-RAID Array Conﬁguration (Build: 8.1.0-00046)

Arrays

Create Array

<h><f><g>=Choose, <Esc>=Back

<Enter>=Select Menu Item

0-02, 999GB, Ready

1-03, 999GB, Ready

User Input

Disks: 0, 1

Type: RAID 0

Total Size: 1.9TB

Cachin Mode: Read/Write

Read and Write-back Caching. (Some data may be lost in a crash)

Select Caching Mode

Read/Write

Read Only

None

Available Keys

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Deleting an Array

TheDelete Array(s)menuoptionallowsfordeletionofdiskarrayassignments.

1.SelectDelete Array(s)intheMain Menuandpress<Enter>.

2.IntheArrayssection,pressthe<Insert>keyonthearrayyouwanttodeleteandthenpress<Enter>to

proceed.

3. Whenpromptedtoconrm(Figure15),press<C>tocontinuethedeletionor<Esc>tocancel.

Figure15

Deletinganexistingdiskarraycouldresultinlossofdata.Recordallarrayinformationincludingthe

arraytype,thediskmembers,andstripeblocksizeincaseyouwishtoundoadeletion.

Disks

Available Keys

AMD-RAID Array Conﬁguration (Build: 8.1.0-00046)

Arrays

0-00, 79GB, Online

1-01, 79GB, Online

Main Menu

License Level: 10

Initialize Disk(s)

Create Array

Delete Array(s)

Swap Two Arrays

Manage Hot Spare(s)

View Disk Details

View Array Details

Rescan All Channels

Controller Options

Continue to Boot

1---RAID0, 1.9TB, Normal(R/W)

Available Keys

All data on the selected array(s), along

with the array<s) themselves will be lost!

Are you sure you want to continue?

Press <C> to continue, <Esc> to cancel

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1-2 Installing the RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

WiththecorrectBIOSsettings,youarereadytoinstalltheoperatingsystem.

A. Installing Windows

AssomeoperatingsystemsalreadyincludeRAID/AHCIdriver,youdonotneedtoinstallseparateRAID/AHCI

driverduringtheWindowsinstallationprocess.Aftertheoperatingsystemisinstalled,werecommendthatyou

installallrequireddriversfromthemotherboarddriverdiskusing"XpressInstall"toensuresystemperformance

andcompatibility.IftheoperatingsystemtobeinstalledrequiresthatyouprovideadditionalRAID/AHCIdriver

duringtheOSinstallationprocess,pleaserefertothestepsbelow:

Step1:

CopytheHw10 folderunderthe\BootDrvfolderinthedriverdisktoyourUSBthumbdrive.

Step2:

BootfromtheWindowssetupdiskandperformstandardOSinstallationsteps.Whenthescreenrequestingyou

toloadthedriverappears,selectBrowse.

Step3:

InserttheUSBthumbdriveandthenbrowsetothelocationofthedriver.Thelocationofthedriverisasfollows:

Windows64-bit:\Hw10\RAID\x64

Step4:

WhenascreenasshowninFigure1appears,selectAMD-RAID Bottom DevicerstandclickNexttoloadthe

driver.ThenselectAMD-RAID ControllerandclickNexttoloadthedriver.Finally,continuetheOSinstallation.

Figure1

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B. Rebuilding an Array

Rebuildingistheprocessofrestoringdatatoaharddrivefromotherdrivesinthearray.Rebuildingapplies

onlytofault-tolerantarrayssuchasRAID1andRAID10arrays.Toreplacetheolddrive,makesuretousea

newdriveofequalorgreatercapacity.Theproceduresbelowassumeanewdriveisaddedtoreplaceafailed

drivetorebuildaRAID1array.

Whileintheoperatingsystem,makesuretheChipsetandRAIDdrivershavebeeninstalledfromthemotherboard

driverdisk.Thendouble-clicktheRAIDXpert2icononthedesktoptolaunchtheRAIDutility.

Step1:

EntertheloginIDandpassword(default:"admin"),

andthenclickSubmittolaunchAMD RAIDXpert2.

Step2:

IntheDisk Devicessection,left-click yourmouse

twiceonthenewly-addedharddrive.

Step3:

Onthenextscreen,selectAssign as Global Spare

andclickConrm.

Step4:

Duringtherebuildprocess,youcanselectthearray

thatisbeingbuilt(displayedinred) in the Active

Volumessectiontocheckthecurrentprogress.

Step5:

Thenrebuild is complete when the Task State

columnshows"COMPLETED."

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