Gigabyte X670 AORUS ELITE AX Installation guide

X670 AORUS ELITE AX
Gigabyte
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Gigabyte
Model
X670 AORUS ELITE AX
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Installation guide

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Conguring a RAID Set (AMD X670/B650 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RAIDDriverandOperatingSystem .....................................................7
A.InstallingtheOperatingSystem .............................................................................. 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RAIDdriverandoperatingsystem
Before you begin
•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disc.
•AnInternetconnectedcomputer.
•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the"InternalConnectors"sectionoftheuser'smanualfortheinstallationnoticesfortheM.2,
andSATAconnectors.
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Figure1
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 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.)
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2
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.
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Step2:
Afterthesystemreboot,enterBIOSSetupagain.ThenentertheSettings\IO Ports\RAIDXpert2 Conguration
Utility sub-menu(Figure3).
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).OptionsincludeRAIDABLE(Note),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4
(Note) If you want to install the operating system onto a single drive/SSD rst, select RAIDABLE mode.
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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 Changesand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5
Step5:
Aftersettingthecapacity,movetoCreate Arrayandpress<Enter>tobegin.(Figure6)
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)
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(s)toentertheDeletescreen.Thenset
Conrm toEnabledandpress<Enter>onYes(Figure8).
Figure8
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1-2 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System
WiththecorrectBIOSsettings,youarereadytoinstalltheoperatingsystem.
A. Installing the Operating System
AssomeoperatingsystemsalreadyincludeRAIDdriver,youdonotneedtoinstallseparateRAIDdriverduring
theWindowsinstallationprocess.Aftertheoperatingsystemisinstalled,werecommendthatyouinstallall
requireddriversfromtheGIGABYTEControlCentertoensuresystemperformanceandcompatibility.Ifthe
operatingsystemtobeinstalledrequiresthatyouprovideadditionalRAIDdriverduringtheOSinstallation
process,pleaserefertothestepsbelow:
Step1:
GotoGIGABYTE'swebsite,browsetothemotherboardmodel'swebpage,downloadtheAMD RAID Preinstall
DriverleontheSupport\Download\SATA RAID/AHCIpage,unziptheleandcopythelestoyourUSB
thumbdrive.
Step2:
BootfromtheWindowssetupdisc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.SelectAMD-RAID Bottom Devicerst
andclickNexttoloadthedriver.ThenselectAMD-RAID ControllerandclickNexttoloadthedriver.Finally,
continuetheOSinstallation.
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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.
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OK.
Step4:
You cancheckthecurrentprogressin the Active
Volumessectiononthebottomorleftofthescreen.
Step5:
Thenrebuild is complete when the Task State
columnshows"COMPLETED."
Step1:
Right-clickontheRAIDXpert2icononthedesktop
andthenselectRun as administratortolaunchthe
AMD RAIDXpert2utility.
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Gigabyte X670 AORUS ELITE AX Installation guide

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