ASRock Rack C3758D4U-2TP Installation guide

Brand: ASRock Rack

Model: C3758D4U-2TP

Type: Installation guide

ASRock Rack C3758D4U-2TP is a high-performance 1U dual-socket server motherboard designed for mission-critical applications. It supports the latest Intel Xeon Scalable processors and offers a wide range of features to meet the demanding needs of enterprise environments.

With its eight DDR4 memory slots, the C3758D4U-2TP can support up to 1TB of memory, providing ample capacity for running memory-intensive applications. The motherboard also features six PCIe 4.0 slots, providing high-speed connectivity for graphics cards, network adapters, and other expansion cards.

For storage, the C3758D4U-2TP offers a variety of options, including eight SATA III ports, two M.2 slots, and an optional NVMe RAID card. This flexibility allows users to configure the motherboard to meet their specific storage needs.

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 C3758D4U-2TP Installation guide

ASRock Rack C3758D4U-2TP Installation guide

ASRock Rack C3758D4U-2TP Installation guide

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