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X570S GAMING X

Gigabyte X570S GAMING X, X570 AORUS XTREME, X570S AERO G, X570S AORUS ELITE, X570S AORUS ELITE AX, X570S AORUS MASTER, X570S AORUS PRO AX, X570S UD, X570SI AORUS PRO AX Installation guide

  • Hello! I've reviewed the user manual for the GIGABYTE X570 Series RAID Set. This document provides instructions on setting up RAID configurations, including the installation of SATA hard drives, configuring the SATA controller, performing UEFI RAID setups, and the installation of RAID drivers. It also covers array rebuilding. I’m here to assist you with any questions you might have about these procedures and features.
  • What RAID levels are supported?
    How many hard drives are needed for RAID 1?
    What is the default login ID and password for the RAID utility?
    Can I use an M.2 PCIe SSD to configure RAID?
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Conguring a RAID Set (X570 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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RAID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disc.
•Motherboarddriverdiscor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"InternalConnectors,"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 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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\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).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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.
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 to enter theDelete screen.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 Windows
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motherboarddriverdiscusing"XpressInstall"orfromtheGIGABYTEAPP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:
Method1:CopytheHw10 folderunderthe\BootDrvfolderinthedriverdisctoyourUSBthumbdrive.
Method2: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.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.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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