ASRock Rack H97M WS Installation guide

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® 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8

/864-bit/7/764-bitWithRAIDFunctions .............7

 2.4 ConguringaRAIDarray .........................................8

2.4.1 ConguringaRAIDarrayUsingUEFISetupUtility ...... 9

2.4.2 ConguringaPCIESSDRAIDArrayUsingUEFI

SetupUtility ................................................................. 13

2.4.3 Conguring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

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

containsacompletecopyofthedataintheother

driveifonedrivefails.

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.

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.

Intel Rapid Storage Technology for PCIe Storage Use cases

Prerequisite:

*ThePCIeStoragedevicemustbeattachedtoremapablePCIeslotor

PCIeM.2connector.

*ThePCIeStoragedevicemustbeAHCI-controllerbased.

*SystemmustbeinRAIDmode.

*ThesystemBIOSmustusetheIntel®RapidStorageTechnologyUEFI

driveoption,LegacyOROMdoesn’tsupportPCIestoragefunction.

2.3 Installing Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8

/ 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions

IfyouwanttoinstallWindows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit /8 / 8

64-bit / 7/764-bitOSonyourSATA/SATA2/SATA3HDDs

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

STEP 1: Setting the BIOS RAID Items

After installing the hard disk drives, please set the necessary

RAIDitemsintheBIOSbeforesettingyourRAIDconguration.

Bootyour system,and press<F2> keyto enterBIOSsetup

utility.Goto Advanced Storage Configuration and set

SATA Mode Selection to[RAID].Press <F10>tosavethe

congurationchangesandexitsetup.

STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer

EasyRAIDInstallercancopytheRAIDdriverfromasupport

CDtoyourUSBstoragedevicewithjustonesimpleclickin

UEFIsetup.Pleasenotethatthisfeatureisnotavailableforall

models.

A.PluginyourUSBashdriveintoaUSBport.

B.EnterUEFISETUPUTILITYToolandhighlight“Easy

RAIDInstaller”.Press[Enter]toconrmtheselection.

C.Followtheonscreeninstructiontocompletetheprocess.

STEP 3: Set RAID conguration

Pleaserefertop.8-17ofthisdocumentforinstructionsonhow

tosetRAIDconguration.

STEP 4: Install Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-

bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on your system.

2.4 Conguring a RAID array

YoucancongureaRAIDarrayusingeitherUEFISetup

UtilityorIntel®RAIDBIOSsetuputility,dependingontheHDD

capacityandtheOSyouareinstalling.Pleaserefertothetable

belowtochoosethecorrespondingRAIDUtility.

OS Windows 7

HDD Capacity Over 2.2 TB Under 2.2 TB

Ultra Fast Boot Not supported Not supported

Option ROM Setting

UEFI SETUP UTILITY\Boot\

CSM [Launch Storage

OpROM policy] = [UEFI only]

n/a

Required RAID Utility UEFI Setup Utility Intel® RAID BIOS setup utility

OS Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8

HDD

Capacity Over 2.2 TB Under 2.2

TB Over 2.2 TB Under 2.2

Ultra Fast

Boot Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled

Option ROM

Setting n/a n/a

UEFI SETUP UTILITY\

Boot\CSM [Launch

Storage OpROM policy]

= [UEFI only]

n/a

Required

RAID Utility

UEFI Setup

Utility

UEFI Setup

Utility

UEFI Setup

Utility

Intel® RAID

BIOS setup

utility

2.4.1 Conguring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility

STEP 1:

EntertheUEFISetupUtilitybypressing<F2>or<Del>right

afteryoupoweronthecomputer.

STEP 2:

Go to Boot CSM and set Launch Storage OpROM policy

to[UEFIonly].

STEP 3:

Go to Advanced Storage Conguration and set SATA

Mode Selectionto[RAID],thenpress<F10>tosavethe

congurationchangesandexitsetup.ThenEnterIntel(R)

Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page.

STEP 4:

SelecttheoptionCreate RAID Volumeandpress<Enter>.

STEP 5:

Key-inaavolumenameandpress<Enter>,orsimplypress

<Enter>toacceptthedefaultname.

STEP 6:

SelectyourdesiredRAID Levelandpress<Enter>.

STEP 7:

SelecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayand

press<Enter>.

STEP 8:

SelectastripesizefortheRAIDarrayandpress<Enter>.

STEP 9:

Select Create Volumeandpress<Enter>tostartcreatingthe

RAIDarray.

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

ontheRAIDvolumeinfopageandpress<Enter>.

 *PleasenotethattheUEFIscreenshotsshowninthis

installationguideareforreferenceonly.Theactualscreen

maydifferbymodelontheRAIDvolumeinfopageandpress

<Enter>.

2.4.2 Conguring a PCIE SSD RAID Array Using UEFI

Setup Utility

Caution:

PleaseuseidenticalPCIESSDsthatarethesametypeand

volume.

STEP 1:

EntertheUEFISetupUtilitybypressing<F2>or<Del>right

afteryoupoweronthecomputer.

STEP 2:

Go to Advanced Storage Conguration and set SATA

Mode Selection to [RAID] and set Launch Storage OpROM

policyto[UEFIonly],thenadjusttheM.2slotsthatyou’ve

installedPCIESSDsto[Enabled].Press<F10>tosavethe

congurationchangesandexitsetup.

STEP 3:

EnterIntel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page.

STEP 4:

SelecttheoptionCreate RAID Volumeandpress<Enter>.

STEP 5:

Key-inaavolumenameandpress<Enter>,orsimplypress

<Enter>toacceptthedefaultname.

STEP 6:

SelectyourdesiredRAID Levelandpress<Enter>.

STEP 7:

SelecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayand

press<Enter>.

STEP 8:

SelectastripesizefortheRAIDarrayandpress<Enter>.

STEP 9:

Select Create Volumeandpress<Enter>tostartcreatingthe

RAIDarray.

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

ontheRAIDvolumeinfopageandpress<Enter>.

 *PleasenotethattheUEFIscreenshotsshowninthis

installationguideareforreferenceonly.Theactualscreen

maydifferbymodelontheRAIDvolumeinfopageandpress

<Enter>.

2.4.3 Conguring 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>.

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 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.

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

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

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

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