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Chapter 4: RAID Support 4.1 RAID configurations 4-1 4.1.1 RAID definitions 4-1 4.1.2 Installing storage devices 4-2 4.1.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS 4-2 4.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-6 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-10 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-10 Appendix Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-5 v
Chapter 4: RAID Support 4.1 RAID configurations 4-1 4.1.1 RAID definitions 4-1 4.1.2 Installing storage devices 4-2 4.1.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS 4-2 4.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-6 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-10 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-10 Appendix Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-5 v
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..., F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information. WfM 2.0, DMI 3.0, WOL by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 10 64-bit ATX...to change without notice. • Visit the ASUS website for ASUS ThunderboltEX series support 1 x TPM connector 1 x COM connector 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector 1 x System Panel(Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! xiii PRIME Z370-A specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS Manageability Support...
..., F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information. WfM 2.0, DMI 3.0, WOL by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 10 64-bit ATX...to change without notice. • Visit the ASUS website for ASUS ThunderboltEX series support 1 x TPM connector 1 x COM connector 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector 1 x System Panel(Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! xiii PRIME Z370-A specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS Manageability Support...
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.... [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Chapter 3 ASUS PRIME Z370-A Series 3-17 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the...
.... [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Chapter 3 ASUS PRIME Z370-A Series 3-17 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the...
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...] This item allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to launch. Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy only] This item allows you to select the type of devices that you to configure the CSM (Compatibility Support...to fully support the various VGA, bootable devices and add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Configuration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you set the Launch CSM to [Enabled]. Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] This item allows you ...
...] This item allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to launch. Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy only] This item allows you to select the type of devices that you to configure the CSM (Compatibility Support...to fully support the various VGA, bootable devices and add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Configuration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you set the Launch CSM to [Enabled]. Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] This item allows you ...
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...required for details. 4.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must be calculated and written. RAID 5 strips both RAID 0 and RAID 1 ...is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to section 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS PRIME Z370-A Series 4-1 Refer to be of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity.
...required for details. 4.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must be calculated and written. RAID 5 strips both RAID 0 and RAID 1 ...is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to section 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS PRIME Z370-A Series 4-1 Refer to be of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity.
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...; Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to complete the installation. Click OK. 4. To set up a Windows®... UEFI operating system under RAID mode, ensure to the utility main menu. 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To install the RAID driver for Windows® OS: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the USB flash drive. Before loading the RAID...
...; Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to complete the installation. Click OK. 4. To set up a Windows®... UEFI operating system under RAID mode, ensure to the utility main menu. 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To install the RAID driver for Windows® OS: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the USB flash drive. Before loading the RAID...