ASRock Rack W790D8UD-1L1N2T/BCM Installation guide

Brand: ASRock Rack

Model: W790D8UD-1L1N2T/BCM

Type: Installation guide

ASRock Rack W790D8UD-1L1N2T/BCM is a server motherboard designed for high-performance computing, virtualization, and storage applications. It features the latest Intel® Xeon® W-3400 and W-2400 processors, offering exceptional performance and scalability. With eight DDR5 memory slots, it supports up to 1TB of memory capacity, enabling you to handle demanding workloads and large datasets. The motherboard also provides ample storage options with four PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and two PCIe 5.0 x8 slots, allowing you to connect high-speed storage devices and expand your system's capabilities.

Guide to SATA Hard Disks

Installation and RAID Conguration

1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation ..............................2

1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................2

2. GuidetoRAIDCongurations ...........................................3

2.1 Introduction of RAID .................................................3

 2.2 RAIDCongurationPrecautions ..............................6

 2.3 InstallingWindows®OSWithRAIDFunctions .........7

 2.4 ConguringaRAIDarrayUsingIntelRAIDBIOS ....8

1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation

1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation

IntelchipsetsupportsSerialATA(SATA)harddiskswithRAID

functions,includingRAID0,RAID1,RAID5,RAID10andIntel

RapidStorage.PleasereadtheRAIDcongurationsinthis

guidecarefullyaccordingtotheIntelsouthbridgechipsetthat

yourmotherboardadopts.YoumayinstallSATAharddiskson

thismotherboardforinternalstoragedevices.Thissectionwill

guideyouhowtocreateRAIDonSATAports.

2. GuidetoRAIDCongurations

2.1 Introduction of RAID

ThismotherboardadoptsIntelsouthbridgechipsetthatinte-

gratesRAIDcontrollersupportingRAID0/RAID1/IntelRapid

Storage/RAID10/RAID5functionwithfourindependentSe-

rialATA(SATA)channels.Thissectionwillintroducethebasic

knowledgeofRAID,andtheguidetocongureRAID0/RAID

1/IntelRapidStorage/RAID10/RAID5settings.

RAID

Theterm“RAID”standsfor“RedundantArrayofIndependent

Disks”,whichisamethodcombiningtwoormoreharddisk

drivesintoonelogicalunit.Foroptimalperformance,please

installidenticaldrivesofthesamemodelandcapacitywhen

creatingaRAIDset.

RAID 0 (Data Striping)

RAID0iscalleddatastripingthatoptimizestwo

identicalharddiskdrivestoreadandwritedata

inparallel,interleavedstacks.Itwillimprovedata

accessandstoragesinceitwilldoublethedata

transferrateofasinglediskalonewhilethetwo

harddisksperformthesameworkasasingle

drivebutatasustaineddatatransferrate.

WARNING!!

AlthoughRAID0functioncanimprovetheaccessperformance,

it does not provide any fault tolerance. Hot-Plug any HDDs of

theRAID0Diskwillcausedatadamageordataloss.

RAID 1 (Data Mirroring)

RAID1iscalleddatamirroringthatcopiesand

maintainsanidenticalimageofdatafromone

drivetoaseconddrive.Itprovidesdataprotection

andincreasesfaulttolerancetotheentiresystem

sincethediskarraymanagementsoftwarewill

directallapplicationstothesurvivingdriveasit

Intel Rapid Storage

TheIntelRapidStoragetechnologysupportedallowsyouto

createaRAID0andRAID1setusingonlytwoidenticalhard

diskdrives.TheIntelRapidStoragetechnologycreatestwo

partitionsoneachharddiskdrivetocreateavirtualRAID0

andRAID1sets.Thistechnologyalsoallowsyoutochange

theharddiskdrivepartitionsizewithoutlosinganydata.

RAID 10

RAID10isastripedcongurationwithRAID1segments

whosesegmentsareRAID1arrays.Thiscongurationhasthe

samefaulttoleranceasRAID1,andhasthesameoverhead

forfault-toleranceasmirroringalone.RAID10achieveshigh

input/outputratesbystripingRAID1segments.Insome

instances,aRAID10congurationcansustainmultiplesimul-

taneousdrivefailure.Aminimumoffourharddiskdrivesis

requiredforthissetup.

RAID 5

RAID5stripesbothdataandparityinformationacrossthreeor

moreharddiskdrives.AmongtheadvantagesofRAID5con-

gurationincludebetterHDDperformance,faulttolerance,and

higherstoragecapacity.TheRAID5congurationisbestsui-

tedfortransactionprocessing,relationaldatabaseapplications,

enterpriseresourceplanning,andotherbusinesssystems.Use

aminimumofthreeidenticalharddiskdrivesforthissetup.

2.2 RAID Congurations Precautions

1. PleaseusetwonewdrivesifyouarecreatingaRAID

0(striping)arrayforperformance.Itisrecommended

tousetwoSATAdrivesofthesamesize.Ifyouuse

twodrivesofdifferentsizes,thesmallercapacityhard

diskwillbethebasestoragesizeforeachdrive.For

example,ifoneharddiskhasan80GBstoragecapa-

cityandtheotherharddiskhas60GB,themaximum

storagecapacityforthe80GB-drivebecomes60GB,

andthetotalstoragecapacityforthisRAID0setis

120GB.

2. Youmayusetwonewdrives,oruseanexistingdrive

andanewdrivetocreateaRAID1(mirroring)array

fordataprotection(thenewdrivemustbeofthe

samesizeorlargerthantheexistingdrive).Ifyou

usetwodrivesofdifferentsizes,thesmallercapacity

harddiskwillbethebasestoragesize.Forexample,

ifoneharddiskhasan80GBstoragecapacityand

theotherharddiskhas60GB,themaximumstorage

capacityfortheRAID1setis60GB.

3. Pleaseverifythestatusofyourharddisksbeforeyou

setupyournewRAIDarray.

WARNING!!

  PleasebackupyourdatarstbeforeyoucreateRAIDfunctions.

  IntheprocessyoucreateRAID,thesystemwillaskifyouwant

  to“ClearDiskData”ornot.Itisrecommendedtoselect“Yes”,

  andthenyourfuturedatabuildingwilloperateunderaclean

  environment.

2.3 Installing Windows® OS With RAID Functions

IfyouwanttoinstallWindows®OSonyourSATAHDDswith

RAIDfunctions,pleasefollowtheproceduresbelow.

STEP 1: Set up UEFI.

A.EnterUEFISETUPUTILITYAdvancedscreen

StorageConguration.

 B.Set“SATAModeSelection”to[RAID].

STEP 2: Set RAID conguration.

Pleaserefertop.8-11ofthisdocumentforinstructionsonhow

tosetRAIDconguration.

STEP 3: Install Windows® OS on your system.

2.4 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID

BIOS

Reboot your computer. Wait until you see the RAID software

promptingyoutopress<Ctrl+I>.

 Press<Ctrl+I>.Then,theIntelRAIDUtility-Create RAID

Volumewindowappears.

 IntheCreateVolumeMenu,underNameitem,pleasekey-ina

uniquenamewith1-16lettersforyourRAIDvolumethenpress

<Enter>.

 Use the up or down arrow keys to select your desired RAID

Level.YoumayselectRAID0(Stripe),RAID1(Mirror),RAID

5orRAID10foryourRAIDlevel.Press<Enter>,andthenyou

can select Strip Size.

If you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to

selectthestripesizeforyourRAID0arraythenpress<Enter>.

Theavailablevaluesrange from 8KBto128 KB.Thedefault

selection is 128 KB. The strip value should be chosen based

ontheplanneddriveusage.

•8/16KB-lowdiskusage

•64KB-typicaldiskusage

•128KB-performancediskusage

 Afteryousetdiskblocksize,press<Enter>tosetdisk

Capacity.

 AftersettingupCapacity,pleasepress<Enter>.

Press<Enter>undertheCreate Volumeitem.Theutility

promptsaconrmationmessageasbelow.

 Press<Y>tocompletethesetupofRAID.

Afterthecompletion,youwillseethedetailedinformationabout

theRAIDthatyousetup.

 PleasenotethatyouareonlyallowedtocreateoneRAID

partitionatatimeunderBIOS RAID environment. Ifyouwant

to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility

underWindowsenvironmenttocongureRAIDfunctionsafter

youinstallOS.

 Ifyouwant todeleteaRAIDvolume,pleaseselecttheoption

Delete RAID Volume,press<Enter>,andthenfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

ASRock Rack W790D8UD-1L1N2T/BCM Installation guide