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 Modeto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 Supportto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 Utilityscreen,press<Enter>onArray Managementto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 Disksto
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 Supportto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)
(c) 2012-2017 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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><i><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
spaceto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><i><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><i>=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><i><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><i><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
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Arrayssection,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Nexttoloadthe
driver.ThenselectAMD-RAID ControllerandclickNextto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 Devicessection,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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