ASROCK C216 WS Quick start guide

Brand: ASROCK

Model: C216 WS

Category: Disk arrays

Type: Quick start guide

ASROCK C216 WS is a motherboard that supports Intel Xeon CPUs and has four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. It integrates a RAID controller that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and Intel Rapid Storage functions. This means you can combine multiple hard disk drives into one logical unit for improved performance or data protection. With Intel Rapid Storage technology, you can create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives, even change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data.

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 ..............................5

 2.3 InstallingWindows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With

RAIDFunctions ........................................................6

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 2.4 SettingtheBIOSRAIDItems ...................................7

 2.5 ConguringtheIntelRAIDBIOS ..............................7

 2.6 DeletingRAIDVolumes ..........................................11

1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation

1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation

IntelC216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.ForSATA

installationguide,pleaserefertoSerialATA(SATA)HardDisks

Installationof“UserManual”inthesupportCD.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pro-

vides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.

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

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit

With RAID Functions

IfyouwanttoinstallWindows

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: Set up UEFI.

A.EnterUEFISETUPUTILITYAdvancedscreen

 StorageConguration.

 B.Set“SATAModeSelection”to[RAID]forSATA2_2to

 SATA2_5andSATA3_0andSATA3_1ports.

STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID

conguration.

Before youstart toconfigure theRAID function,you need

tocheck the installation guide inthe Support CD forproper

configuration.PleaserefertothedocumentintheSupport

CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID

Conguration”, which is located in the folder at the following

path:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 3: Install Windows

8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit on your

system.

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2.4 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. Highlight Advanced and press <Enter>, then the main

interfaceofBIOSsetuputilitywillappear.Pleasesettheoption

Congure SATA as to [RAID]. Save your change before you

exitBIOSsetup.

2.5 Conguring the 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.

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

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.

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8/16KB-lowdiskusage

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64KB-typicaldiskusage

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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.

2.6 Deleting RAID Volumes

 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 C216 WS Quick start guide

Brand: ASROCK

Model: C216 WS

Category: Disk arrays

Type: Quick start guide

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