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Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration
1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation ..............................2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................2
2. GuidetoRAIDConfigurations ...........................................3
2.1 Introduction of RAID .................................................3 2.2 RAIDConfigurationPrecautions ..............................6
2.3 InstallingWindows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8 /864-bit/7/764-bitWithRAIDFunctions .............7
2.4 ConfiguringaRAIDarray .........................................8
2.4.1 ConfiguringaRAIDarrayUsingUEFISetupUtility ...... 9
2.4.2 ConfiguringaRAIDarrayUsingIntelRAIDBIOS ...... 13
3. InstallingWindows®onaHDDunder2TBinRAID mode ..................................................................17
4. InstallingWindows®onaHDDlargerthan2TBin RAID mode ..................................................................18
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1. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation
1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks InstallationIntelchipsetsupportsSerialATA(SATA)harddiskswithRAIDfunctions,includingRAID0,RAID1,RAID5,RAID10andIntelRapidStorage.PleasereadtheRAIDconfigurationsinthisguidecarefullyaccordingtotheIntelsouthbridgechipsetthatyourmotherboardadopts.YoumayinstallSATAharddisksonthismotherboardforinternalstoragedevices.ThissectionwillguideyouhowtocreateRAIDonSATAports.
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2. GuidetoRAIDConfigurations
2.1 Introduction of RAIDThismotherboardadoptsIntelsouthbridgechipsetthatinte-gratesRAIDcontrollersupportingRAID0/RAID1/IntelRapidStorage/RAID10/RAID5functionwithfourindependentSe-rialATA(SATA)channels.ThissectionwillintroducethebasicknowledgeofRAID,andtheguidetoconfigureRAID0/RAID1/IntelRapidStorage/RAID10/RAID5settings.
RAIDTheterm“RAID”standsfor“RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks”,whichisamethodcombiningtwoormoreharddiskdrivesintoonelogicalunit.Foroptimalperformance,pleaseinstallidenticaldrivesofthesamemodelandcapacitywhencreatingaRAIDset.
RAID 0 (Data Striping)RAID0iscalleddatastripingthatoptimizestwoidenticalharddiskdrivestoreadandwritedatainparallel,interleavedstacks.Itwillimprovedataaccessandstoragesinceitwilldoublethedatatransferrateofasinglediskalonewhilethetwoharddisksperformthesameworkasasingledrivebutatasustaineddatatransferrate.
WARNING!!AlthoughRAID0functioncanimprovetheaccessperformance,it doesnotprovideany fault tolerance.Hot-PluganyHDDsoftheRAID0Diskwillcausedatadamageordataloss.
RAID 1 (Data Mirroring)RAID1iscalleddatamirroringthatcopiesandmaintainsanidenticalimageofdatafromonedrivetoaseconddrive.Itprovidesdataprotectionandincreasesfaulttolerancetotheentiresystemsincethediskarraymanagementsoftwarewilldirectallapplicationstothesurvivingdriveasitcontainsacompletecopyofthedataintheotherdriveifonedrivefails.
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Intel Rapid StorageTheIntelRapidStoragetechnologysupportedallowsyoutocreateaRAID0andRAID1setusingonlytwoidenticalharddiskdrives.TheIntelRapidStoragetechnologycreatestwopartitionsoneachharddiskdrivetocreateavirtualRAID0andRAID1sets.Thistechnologyalsoallowsyoutochangetheharddiskdrivepartitionsizewithoutlosinganydata.
RAID 10RAID10isastripedconfigurationwithRAID1segmentswhosesegmentsareRAID1arrays.ThisconfigurationhasthesamefaulttoleranceasRAID1,andhasthesameoverheadforfault-toleranceasmirroringalone.RAID10achieveshighinput/outputratesbystripingRAID1segments.Insomeinstances,aRAID10configurationcansustainmultiplesimul-taneousdrivefailure.Aminimumoffourharddiskdrivesisrequiredforthissetup.
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RAID 5RAID5stripesbothdataandparityinformationacrossthreeormoreharddiskdrives.AmongtheadvantagesofRAID5confi-gurationincludebetterHDDperformance,faulttolerance,andhigherstoragecapacity.TheRAID5configurationisbestsui-tedfortransactionprocessing,relationaldatabaseapplications,enterpriseresourceplanning,andotherbusinesssystems.Useaminimumofthreeidenticalharddiskdrivesforthissetup.
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1. PleaseusetwonewdrivesifyouarecreatingaRAID0(striping)arrayforperformance.ItisrecommendedtousetwoSATAdrivesofthesamesize.Ifyouusetwodrivesofdifferentsizes,thesmallercapacityharddiskwillbethebasestoragesizeforeachdrive.Forexample,ifoneharddiskhasan80GBstoragecapa-cityandtheotherharddiskhas60GB,themaximumstoragecapacityforthe80GB-drivebecomes60GB,andthetotalstoragecapacityforthisRAID0setis120GB.
2. Youmayusetwonewdrives,oruseanexistingdriveandanewdrivetocreateaRAID1(mirroring)arrayfordataprotection(thenewdrivemustbeofthesamesizeorlargerthantheexistingdrive).Ifyouusetwodrivesofdifferentsizes,thesmallercapacityharddiskwillbethebasestoragesize.Forexample,ifoneharddiskhasan80GBstoragecapacityandtheotherharddiskhas60GB,themaximumstoragecapacityfortheRAID1setis60GB.
3. PleaseverifythestatusofyourharddisksbeforeyousetupyournewRAIDarray.
WARNING!! PleasebackupyourdatafirstbeforeyoucreateRAIDfunctions. IntheprocessyoucreateRAID,thesystemwillaskifyouwant to“ClearDiskData”ornot.Itisrecommendedtoselect“Yes”, andthenyourfuturedatabuildingwilloperateunderaclean environment.
Intel Rapid Storage Technology for PCIe Storage Use cases Prerequisite:*ThePCIeStoragedevicemustbeattachedtoremapablePCIeslotorPCIeM.2connector.*ThePCIeStoragedevicemustbeAHCI-controllerbased.*SystemmustbeinRAIDmode.*ThesystemBIOSmustusetheIntel®RapidStorageTechnologyUEFIdriveoption,LegacyOROMdoesn’tsupportPCIestoragefunction.
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2.3 Installing Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions
IfyouwanttoinstallWindows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit /8 / 8 64-bit / 7/764-bitOSonyourSATA/SATA2/SATA3HDDswithRAIDfunctions,pleasefollowtheproceduresbelow.
STEP 1: Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing theharddisk drives, please set thenecessary
RAIDitemsintheBIOSbeforesettingyourRAIDconfiguration.Boot your system,andpress<F2> key to enterBIOSsetuputility.GotoAdvanced Storage ConfigurationandsettheoptionSATA Mode Selection to [RAID].Press<F10> key tosaveyourchangebeforeyouexitBIOSsetup.
STEP 2: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer EasyRAIDInstallercancopytheRAIDdriverfromasupportCDtoyourUSBstoragedevicewithjustonesimpleclickinUEFIsetup.Pleasenotethatthisfeatureisnotavailableforallmodels.
A.PluginyourUSBflashdriveintoaUSBport.B.EnterUEFISETUPUTILITYToolandhighlight“Easy
RAIDInstaller”.Press[Enter]toconfirmtheselection.C.Followtheonscreeninstructiontocompletetheprocess. STEP 3: Set RAID configuration Pleaserefertop.8-17ofthisdocumentforinstructionsonhow
tosetRAIDconfiguration. 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.
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2.4 Configuring a RAID array YoucanconfigureaRAIDarrayusingeitherUEFISetup
UtilityorIntel®RAIDBIOSsetuputility,dependingontheHDDcapacityandtheOSyouareinstalling.PleaserefertothetablebelowtochoosethecorrespondingRAIDUtility.
OS Windows 7
HDD Capacity Over 2.2 TB Under 2.2 TB
Ultra Fast Boot Not supported Not supported
Option ROM SettingUEFI 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 TBUnder 2.2 TB
Over 2.2 TBUnder 2.2 TB
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
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2.4.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility
STEP 1: EntertheUEFISetupUtilitybypressing<F2>or<Del>right
afteryoupoweronthecomputer.
STEP 2: Go to Boot CSM andsettheoption Launch Storage
OpROM policyto[UEFIonly].
STEP 3: EnterIntel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page.
STEP 4: SelecttheoptionCreate RAID Volumeandpress<Enter>.
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STEP 5: Key-inaavolumenameandpress<Enter>,orsimplypress
<Enter>toacceptthedefaultname.
STEP 6:
SelectyourdesiredRAID Levelandpress<Enter>.
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STEP 7: SelecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayand
press<Enter>.
STEP 8:
SelectastripesizefortheRAIDarrayandpress<Enter>.
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STEP 9: Select Create Volumeandpress<Enter>tostartcreatingthe
RAIDarray.
IfyouwanttodeleteaRAIDvolume,selecttheoptionDelete ontheRAIDvolumeinfopageandpress<Enter>.
*PleasenotethattheUEFIscreenshotsshowninthisinstallationguideareforreferenceonly.TheactualscreenmaydifferbymodelontheRAIDvolumeinfopageandpress<Enter>.
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2.4.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your computer.Wait until you see theRAIDsoftware
promptingyoutopress<Ctrl+I>.
Press<Ctrl+I>.Then, the IntelRAIDUtility -Create RAID Volumewindowappears.
IntheCreateVolumeMenu,underNameitem,pleasekey-inauniquenamewith1-16lettersforyourRAIDvolumethenpress<Enter>.
Volume0
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Use theupor downarrowkeys to select your desiredRAID Level.YoumayselectRAID0(Stripe),RAID1(Mirror),RAID5orRAID10foryourRAIDlevel.Press<Enter>,andthenyoucan select Strip Size.
If you selectedRAID0 (Stripe), use theupor downkeys toselectthestripesizeforyourRAID0arraythenpress<Enter>.Theavailablevaluesrangefrom8KBto128KB.Thedefaultselection is128KB.Thestripvalueshouldbechosenbasedontheplanneddriveusage.
•8/16KB-lowdiskusage •64KB-typicaldiskusage •128KB-performancediskusage After you set disk block size, press<Enter> to set disk
Capacity.
Volume0
Volume0
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AftersettingupCapacity,pleasepress<Enter>.
Press<Enter>under theCreate Volume item.Theutility
promptsaconfirmationmessageasbelow.
Volume0
Volume0
Volume0
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Press<Y>tocompletethesetupofRAID.
Afterthecompletion,youwillseethedetailedinformationabouttheRAIDthatyousetup.
Pleasenote that youareonly allowed to createoneRAIDpartitionata timeunderBIOSRAIDenvironment. Ifyouwantto createanextraRAIDpartition, pleaseuse theRAIDutilityunderWindowsenvironmenttoconfigureRAIDfunctionsafteryouinstallOS.
IfyouwanttodeleteaRAIDvolume,pleaseselecttheoptionDelete RAID Volume, press<Enter>, and then follow theinstructionsonthescreen.
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3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode
After theUEFI andRAIDBIOSsetup youmay startinstallingWindows® 10 / 10 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OSasusual.
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4. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode
Windows® 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 doesnotsupportHDD’slargerthan
2TB.PleasemakesuretouseWindows® 7 64-bit, Windows®
8 64-bit, Windows® 8.1 64-bit or Windows® 10 64-bit.
AftertheUEFIandRAIDBIOSsetup,pleasefollowthestepsbelow.
STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk
You candownload thedrivers fromASRock'swebsiteandunzipthefilesintoaUSBflashdiskorcopythefilesfromASRock'smotherboardsupportCD. (Pleasecopythefilesunderthefollowingdirectory:
32bit:..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit:..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 8.1 64-
bit / / 10 64-bit OS Press<F11>tolaunchbootmenuatsystemPOSTand
choosetheitem“UEFI:<Opticaldiskdrive>“toboot.
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StartWindows® Installation.When you see “WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”page,pleaseclick“LoadDriver”.
Plug theUSB flashdisk into yourUSBport; select“Browse” to find theRAIDdriver.Then choose thedirectoryyouhavecopiedinthefirststep.
Please keep theUSB flashdisk installeduntil thesystem's first reboot.Continue to install theOSbyfollowingtheinstructions.
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IfyouinstallWindows® 10 64-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 64-bit onalargeharddisk(ex.Diskvolume>2TB),itmaytakemoretimetobootintoWindows®or installdriver/utilities. Ifyouencounterthisproblem,youwillneedtofollowtheinstructionsbelowtofixthisproblem.
Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 10 64-bit:A.PleaserequestthehotfixKB2505454throughthislink: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505454/B.AfterinstallingWindows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 10 64-bit, install thehotfixkb2505454.(Thismaytakealongtime;>30mins.)C.Rebootyoursystem.(Itmaytakeabout5minutestoreboot.)D.Windows®willinstallthishotfixthenrebootbyitself.E.Pleasestarttoinstallmotherboarddriversandutilities.