Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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...RST function, you use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. After clicking OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST GUI will refresh to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. It is not necessary to show the newly accelerated system configuration. * Intel...either Start Menu or by step instructions below. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to accelerate AND the SSD in the near future. Complete initial...
...RST function, you use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. After clicking OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST GUI will refresh to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. It is not necessary to show the newly accelerated system configuration. * Intel...either Start Menu or by step instructions below. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to accelerate AND the SSD in the near future. Complete initial...
RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions 7 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 8 2.5 Configuring a RAID array 8 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility....... 8 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS....... 13 3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode 18 1 Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than...
Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions 7 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 8 2.5 Configuring a RAID array 8 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility....... 8 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS....... 13 3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode 18 1 Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than...
RAID Installation Guide
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1. This section will guide you how 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. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. Guide to create RAID on this guide carefully according to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts.
1. This section will guide you how 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. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. Guide to create RAID on this guide carefully according to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts.
RAID Installation Guide
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...second drive. It provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. 2. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of RAID, and the guide to the entire system since it does not ... model and capacity when creating a RAID set. WARNING!! This section will cause data damage or data loss. RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA...
...second drive. It provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. 2. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of RAID, and the guide to the entire system since it does not ... model and capacity when creating a RAID set. WARNING!! This section will cause data damage or data loss. RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA...
RAID Installation Guide
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... any data. This technology also allows you to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. This configuration has the same fault tolerance as mirroring alone. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. RAID 10 RAID 10 is required for fault-tolerance as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. 4 A minimum...
... any data. This technology also allows you to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. This configuration has the same fault tolerance as mirroring alone. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. RAID 10 RAID 10 is required for fault-tolerance as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. 4 A minimum...
RAID Installation Guide
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Among the advantages of three identical hard disk drives for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for this setup. 5 RAID 5 RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives.
Among the advantages of three identical hard disk drives for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for this setup. 5 RAID 5 RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives.
RAID Installation Guide
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... 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. city and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for each drive. For example, if ...one hard disk has an 80GB storage capa- Please backup your new RAID array. 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size for ...
... 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. city and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for each drive. For example, if ...one hard disk has an 80GB storage capa- Please backup your new RAID array. 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size for ...
RAID Installation Guide
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STEP 1: Set up UEFI. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this step only if you want to your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on your ... document for instructions on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just one simple click in your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Please refer to [RAID] for all models A. otherwise, skip to complete the process. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on...
STEP 1: Set up UEFI. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this step only if you want to your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on your ... document for instructions on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just one simple click in your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Please refer to [RAID] for all models A. otherwise, skip to complete the process. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on...
RAID Installation Guide
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...enter BIOS setup utility. Boot your RAID configuration. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring a RAID array You can configure a RAID array using either UEFI Setup Utility... or Intel® RAID BIOS setup utility. 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility STEP 1: For ...
...enter BIOS setup utility. Boot your RAID configuration. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring a RAID array You can configure a RAID array using either UEFI Setup Utility... or Intel® RAID BIOS setup utility. 2.5.1 Configuring a RAID array Using UEFI Setup Utility STEP 1: For ...
RAID Installation Guide
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STEP 2: Enter Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page. STEP 3: Select the option Create RAID Volume and press . 9
STEP 2: Enter Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology in Advanced page. STEP 3: Select the option Create RAID Volume and press . 9
RAID Installation Guide
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STEP 4: Key-in a a volume name and press , or simply press to accept the default name. STEP 5: Select your desired RAID Level and press . 10
STEP 4: Key-in a a volume name and press , or simply press to accept the default name. STEP 5: Select your desired RAID Level and press . 10
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STEP 6: Select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and press . STEP 7: Select a stripe size for the RAID array and press . 11
STEP 6: Select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and press . STEP 7: Select a stripe size for the RAID array and press . 11
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If you want to start creating the RAID array. STEP 8: Select Create Volume and press to delete a RAID volume, select the option Delete on the RAID volume info page and press . 12
If you want to start creating the RAID array. STEP 8: Select Create Volume and press to delete a RAID volume, select the option Delete on the RAID volume info page and press . 12
RAID Installation Guide
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2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID volume then press . Press . Volume0 13 Then, the Intel RAID Utility - In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your computer. Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . Create RAID Volume window appears.
2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID volume then press . Press . Volume0 13 Then, the Intel RAID Utility - In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your computer. Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . Create RAID Volume window appears.
RAID Installation Guide
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... values range from 8 KB to set disk block size, press to 128 KB. Volume0 Volume0 If you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to select the stripe size for your RAID level. performance disk usage After you can select Strip Size. Use the up or down arrow keys to... select your desired RAID Level. low disk usage •64 KB - Press , and then you set disk Capacity. 14 The...
... values range from 8 KB to set disk block size, press to 128 KB. Volume0 Volume0 If you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to select the stripe size for your RAID level. performance disk usage After you can select Strip Size. Use the up or down arrow keys to... select your desired RAID Level. low disk usage •64 KB - Press , and then you set disk Capacity. 14 The...
RAID Installation Guide
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Please note that you are only allowed to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you want to complete the setup of RAID. If you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. If you install OS. Press to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16 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 Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you want to complete the setup of RAID. If you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. If you install OS. Press to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16 After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you set up.
RAID Installation Guide
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3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup you may start installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS as usual. 17
3. Installing Windows® on a HDD under 2TB in RAID mode After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup you may start installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS as usual. 17
RAID Installation Guide
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... Windows® 7 / 8 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit OS Press to launch boot menu at system POST and ...; 8 64-bit. Please make sure to boot. 18 STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit...
... Windows® 7 / 8 does not support HDD's larger than 2TB. After the UEFI and RAID BIOS setup, please follow the steps below. STEP 2: Install Windows® 7 64-bit / 8 64-bit OS Press to launch boot menu at system POST and ...; 8 64-bit. Please make sure to boot. 18 STEP 1: Copy Intel® RAID drivers into a USB flash disk You can download the drivers from ASRock's website and unzip the files into a USB flash disk or copy the files from ASRock's motherboard support CD. (Please copy the files under the following directory: 32 bit...
RAID Installation Guide
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Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. Start Windows® Installation. Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" Continue to find the RAID driver. page, please click "Load Driver". When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19
Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. Start Windows® Installation. Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" Continue to find the RAID driver. page, please click "Load Driver". When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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...and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 Through AHCI, storage performance is easily restored. AHCI also delivers longer battery life with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of disk intensive retrieval applications such as well. Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take advantage of enhanced... desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using more than one or more additional hard drives, any one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Intel Rapid Storage Technology provides benefits to drive load balancing, even systems with Link Power Management (LPM), which ...
...and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 Through AHCI, storage performance is easily restored. AHCI also delivers longer battery life with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of disk intensive retrieval applications such as well. Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take advantage of enhanced... desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using more than one or more additional hard drives, any one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Intel Rapid Storage Technology provides benefits to drive load balancing, even systems with Link Power Management (LPM), which ...