Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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... Intel Smart Response Technology Installation Guide This motherboard supports Intel Smart Response Technology. Boot system to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. For the new version RST... driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST... function, you want to use the full SSD as Cache device or only 20GB, and if you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID ...
... Intel Smart Response Technology Installation Guide This motherboard supports Intel Smart Response Technology. Boot system to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in Icon tray, lower right-hand corner of the screen. 4. For the new version RST... driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST... function, you want to use the full SSD as Cache device or only 20GB, and if you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to a RAID ...
RAID Installation Guide
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Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. 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. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation...
Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. 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. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation...
RAID Installation Guide
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You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 Guide to create RAID on this guide carefully according to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. 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. Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. 1.
You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 Guide to create RAID on this guide carefully according to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. 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. Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. 1.
RAID Installation Guide
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... improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will cause data damage or data loss. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Guide to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks...
... improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will cause data damage or data loss. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Guide to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks...
RAID Installation Guide
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... disk drive partition size without losing any data. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives.... This technology also allows you to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. A minimum of four hard disk drives is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. RAID 10 RAID 10 is required ...
... disk drive partition size without losing any data. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives.... This technology also allows you to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. A minimum of four hard disk drives is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. RAID 10 RAID 10 is required ...
RAID Installation Guide
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The RAID 5 configuration is best suited 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. Among the advantages of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. 5 RAID 5 RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives.
The RAID 5 configuration is best suited 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. Among the advantages of three identical hard disk drives 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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...may use two new drives, or use two new drives if you want to select "Yes", and then your hard disks before you create RAID functions. Please verify the status of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will operate under a clean environment. 6 WARNING!! If you use... smaller capacity hard disk will ask if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for this RAID 0 set up your data first before you create RAID, the system will be the base storage size. Please backup your new RAID array. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage...
...may use two new drives, or use two new drives if you want to select "Yes", and then your hard disks before you create RAID functions. Please verify the status of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will operate under a clean environment. 6 WARNING!! If you use... smaller capacity hard disk will ask if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for this RAID 0 set up your data first before you create RAID, the system will be the base storage size. Please backup your new RAID array. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage...
RAID Installation Guide
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...Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". B. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this document for instructions on your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on how to set RAID configuration. Set "SATA ... this feature is not available for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Follow the onscreen instruction to STEP4. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to [RAID] for all models A. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. otherwise, skip to complete the process. Enter ...
...Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". B. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this document for instructions on your USB storage device with RAID functions, please follow the procedures below. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on how to set RAID configuration. Set "SATA ... this feature is not available for Intel SATA2/SATA3 ports. Follow the onscreen instruction to STEP4. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to [RAID] for all models A. STEP 1: Set up UEFI. otherwise, skip to complete the process. Enter ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot CSM to 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 Windows...174; 8: Go to UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot to set the option SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk ...
... UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot CSM to 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 Windows...174; 8: Go to UEFI SETUP UTILITY Boot to set the option SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk ...
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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
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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 STEP 4: Key-in a a volume name and press , or simply press to accept the default name.
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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 . Create RAID Volume window appears. Press . Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . 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. Volume0 13
2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID volume then press . Create RAID Volume window appears. Press . Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . 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. Volume0 13
RAID Installation Guide
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...), use the up or down keys to set disk block size, press to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press . The default selection is 128 KB. Use the up or down arrow keys to 128 KB. performance disk usage After you can ... Size. low disk usage •64 KB - The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. •8/16 KB - You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your...
...), use the up or down keys to set disk block size, press to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press . The default selection is 128 KB. Use the up or down arrow keys to 128 KB. performance disk usage After you can ... Size. low disk usage •64 KB - The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. •8/16 KB - You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your...
RAID Installation Guide
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Please note that you want to configure RAID functions after you are only allowed to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. If you set up. After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you install OS. If you want to complete the setup of RAID. Press to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16
Please note that you want to configure RAID functions after you are only allowed to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. If you set up. After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you install OS. If you want to complete the setup of RAID. Press to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16
RAID Installation Guide
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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 3.
RAID Installation Guide
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... or Windows® 8 64-bit. 4. 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: ..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode Windows® 7 / 8 does not support HDD...
... or Windows® 8 64-bit. 4. 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: ..\i386\Win7_Intel.. 64-bit: ..\AMD64\Win7-64_Intel.. Installing Windows® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode Windows® 7 / 8 does not support HDD...
RAID Installation Guide
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page, please click "Load Driver". Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. Then choose the directory you want to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. Continue to install Windows?" select "Browse" to find the RAID driver. Start Windows® Installation.
page, please click "Load Driver". Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. Then choose the directory you want to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. Continue to install Windows?" select "Browse" to find the RAID driver. Start Windows® Installation.
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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...simple and intuitive. By seamlessly storing copies of data on each drive simultaneously, speeding up data protection can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can fail without data loss or system downtime. When using one or multiple hard drives, users can reduce the power ... and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 Starting with Link Power Management (LPM), which can take advantage of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. When the failed drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed, data fault tolerance is improved through Native Command Queuing...
...simple and intuitive. By seamlessly storing copies of data on each drive simultaneously, speeding up data protection can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can fail without data loss or system downtime. When using one or multiple hard drives, users can reduce the power ... and Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive. 1 Starting with Link Power Management (LPM), which can take advantage of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. When the failed drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed, data fault tolerance is improved through Native Command Queuing...