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Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER, TRX40 AORUS XTREME User manual

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Conguring a RAID Set (X570 AORUS 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.UEFIRAIDConguration ....................................................................................... 3
1-2InstallingtheSATARAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem ..................................7
A.InstallingWindows ................................................................................................. 7
B.RebuildinganArray ................................................................................................ 8
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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SATA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.
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
(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.
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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:
Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).Under
Settings\IO Ports, set SATA Conguration\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.)
C. UEFI RAID Conguration
Step1:
InBIOSSetup,gotoBoot andsetCSM SupporttoDisabled(Figure2).SavethechangesandexitBIOSSetup.
Figure1
Figure2
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Step2:
Afterthesystemreboot,enterBIOSSetupagain.ThenentertheSettings\RAIDXpert2 Conguration Utility
sub-menu(Figure3).
Step3:
OntheRAIDXpert2CongurationUtilityscreen,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 DiskstoentertheSelect Physical Disksscreen.
Figure3
Figure4
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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.
Step5:
Aftersettingthecapacity,movetoCreate Arrayandpress<Enter>tobegin.(Figure6)
Figure5
Figure6
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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)
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7
Figure8
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1-2 Installing the SATA 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SATA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SATA
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 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 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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