Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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... Start Menu or by step instructions below. It is not necessary to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST function, you just need to set the... pop-up menu appears, chose which SSD you wish to use as the Cache device, which HDD you wish to Accelerate, if you want to [RAID Mode]. For all required drivers, including RST storage driver version 10.5 or later. 2. You MUST have both the HDD you want to use Enhanced ...
... Start Menu or by step instructions below. It is not necessary to a RAID mode system, then install all performance testing, chose "Maximized" mode. 7. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST function, you just need to set the... pop-up menu appears, chose which SSD you wish to use as the Cache device, which HDD you wish to Accelerate, if you want to [RAID Mode]. For all required drivers, including RST storage driver version 10.5 or later. 2. You MUST have both the HDD you want to use Enhanced ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. 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 Guide...
... Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. 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 Guide...
RAID Installation Guide
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Guide to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. 1. Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 This section will guide you how to create RAID on this guide carefully according 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.
Guide to the Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. 1. Please read the RAID configurations in this motherboard for internal storage devices. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 This section will guide you how to create RAID on this guide carefully according 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.
RAID Installation Guide
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... drive to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate. 2. RAID The term "RAID" stands for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which 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. For optimal performance, please install identical...
... drive to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate. 2. RAID The term "RAID" stands for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks", which 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. For optimal performance, please install identical...
RAID Installation Guide
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... each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. 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 RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. Intel Rapid Storage The Intel...
... each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. 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 RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. Intel Rapid Storage The Intel...
RAID Installation Guide
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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 this setup. 5 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.
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 this setup. 5 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.
RAID Installation Guide
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... may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a new drive to use two new drives if you set is recommended to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for data protection (the new drive must be of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will operate under a clean environment....hard disk has an 80GB storage capa- If you want to select "Yes", and then your data first before you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for this RAID 0 set is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. city and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity ...
... may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a new drive to use two new drives if you set is recommended to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for data protection (the new drive must be of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will operate under a clean environment....hard disk has an 80GB storage capa- If you want to select "Yes", and then your data first before you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for this RAID 0 set is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. city and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity ...
RAID Installation Guide
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...UEFI setup. Press [Enter] to complete the process. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB; STEP 2: Set RAID configuration. Follow the onscreen instruction to confirm the selection C. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64...-bit OS on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. A. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this step only if you want to install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 ...
...UEFI setup. Press [Enter] to complete the process. 2.3 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit With RAID Functions If you use a HDD larger than 2TB; STEP 2: Set RAID configuration. Follow the onscreen instruction to confirm the selection C. STEP 4: Install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64...-bit OS on your USB flash drive into a USB port B. A. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this step only if you want to install Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... 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 Windows® 8: Go to UEFI SETUP...
... 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 Windows® 8: Go to UEFI SETUP...
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
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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
RAID Installation Guide
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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 STEP 6: Select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array and press .
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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 . Then, the Intel RAID Utility - Volume0 13 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . Press . In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your computer. Create RAID Volume window appears.
2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID volume then press . Then, the Intel RAID Utility - Volume0 13 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press . Press . In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your computer. Create RAID Volume window appears.
RAID Installation Guide
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...usage •64 KB - The default selection is 128 KB. You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your RAID 0 array then press . typical disk usage •128 KB - Press , and then you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to select the stripe size for... your RAID level. Volume0 Volume0 If you can select Strip Size. Use the up...
...usage •64 KB - The default selection is 128 KB. You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your RAID 0 array then press . typical disk usage •128 KB - Press , and then you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to select the stripe size for... your RAID level. Volume0 Volume0 If you can select Strip Size. Use the up...
RAID Installation Guide
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Please note that you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you are only allowed to complete the setup of RAID. Press to create one RAID partition at a time under BIOS RAID environment. If you want 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 install OS. If you set up.
Please note that you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you are only allowed to complete the setup of RAID. Press to create one RAID partition at a time under BIOS RAID environment. If you want 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 install OS. If 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 ...® 7 64-bit 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...
... 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 ...® 7 64-bit 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...
RAID Installation Guide
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When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. page, please click "Load Driver". Continue to install Windows?" Start Windows® Installation. 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 Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; select "Browse" to find the RAID driver.
When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step. page, please click "Load Driver". Continue to install Windows?" Start Windows® Installation. 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 Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; select "Browse" to find the RAID driver.
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... loss or system downtime. By seamlessly storing copies of a hard drive failure. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with an external drive. When the failed drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed... even systems with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage simple and intuitive. Starting with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of faster boot times and data reads. Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take advantage of three fault-tolerant...
... loss or system downtime. By seamlessly storing copies of a hard drive failure. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with an external drive. When the failed drive is removed and a replacement hard drive is installed... even systems with version 9.5, a brand new user interface makes creating and managing your storage simple and intuitive. Starting with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of faster boot times and data reads. Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take advantage of three fault-tolerant...