Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
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... use the full SSD as Cache device or only 20GB, and if you intend to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in the near future. It is not necessary to accelerate AND the SSD in Icon ...OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST GUI will update the new version RST driver in RAID ROM. Boot system to show the newly accelerated system configuration. * Intel® will refresh to desktop,...5. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. You can find the UI setup instruction ...
... use the full SSD as Cache device or only 20GB, and if you intend to build RAID 0 or RAID 1 in the near future. It is not necessary to accelerate AND the SSD in Icon ...OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST GUI will update the new version RST driver in RAID ROM. Boot system to show the newly accelerated system configuration. * Intel® will refresh to desktop,...5. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. You can find the UI setup instruction ...
RAID Installation Guide
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...® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. 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...
...® on a HDD larger than 2TB in RAID mode 17 4. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. 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...
RAID Installation Guide
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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. 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. 1.
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. 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. 1.
RAID Installation Guide
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...which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one drive to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Although RAID 0 function can improve the access performance, it will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will introduce the basic...fault tolerance to the entire system since it does not provide any HDDs of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set. Guide to RAID Configurations 2.1 Introduction of RAID, and the guide to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate. This section ...
...which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one drive to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Although RAID 0 function can improve the access performance, it will improve data access and storage since the disk array management software will introduce the basic...fault tolerance to the entire system since it does not provide any HDDs of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set. Guide to RAID Configurations 2.1 Introduction of RAID, and the guide to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate. This section ...
RAID Installation Guide
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... change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data. RAID 10 RAID 10 is required for fault-tolerance as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. 4 In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. A minimum of... four hard disk drives is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. This configuration has the same fault tolerance as mirroring...
... change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data. RAID 10 RAID 10 is required for fault-tolerance as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. 4 In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. A minimum of... four hard disk drives is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. This configuration has the same fault tolerance as mirroring...
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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... drive and a new drive to use two drives of the same size. WARNING!! It is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. Please use two new drives if you use two SATA drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base...array for data protection (the new drive must be of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size for the RAID 1 set is 120GB. 2. city and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for each drive. Please backup your data first...
... drive and a new drive to use two drives of the same size. WARNING!! It is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. Please use two new drives if you use two SATA drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base...array for data protection (the new drive must be of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size for the RAID 1 set is 120GB. 2. city and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for each drive. Please backup your data first...
RAID Installation Guide
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...STEP 1: Set up UEFI. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to confirm the selection C. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this feature is not available for all models A. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY... Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". Press [Enter] to [RAID] for instructions on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just one simple click in UEFI setup. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY...
...STEP 1: Set up UEFI. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to confirm the selection C. STEP 3: Use ASRock Easy RAID Installer Follow this feature is not available for all models A. Easy RAID Installer can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB flash drive into a USB port B. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY... Tool and highlight "Easy RAID Installer". Press [Enter] to [RAID] for instructions on your SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs with just one simple click in UEFI setup. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY...
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 ...set the option SATA Mode Selection to enter BIOS setup utility. Press key to save your change before setting your system, and press key to [RAID]. Go to Advanced Storage Configuration and set "Launch Storage OpROM policy" to disable "CSM".
... 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 ...set the option SATA Mode Selection to enter BIOS setup utility. Press key to save your change before setting your system, and press key to [RAID]. Go to Advanced Storage Configuration and set "Launch Storage OpROM policy" to disable "CSM".
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 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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Create RAID Volume window appears. Volume0 13 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 . Then, the Intel RAID Utility - Press . 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID volume then press .
Create RAID Volume window appears. Volume0 13 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 . Then, the Intel RAID Utility - Press . 2.5.2 Configuring a RAID array Using Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID volume then press .
RAID Installation Guide
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You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your RAID 0 array then press . low disk usage •64 KB - Press , and then you set disk block size, press to set disk Capacity. 14 The default ... usage. •8/16 KB - performance disk usage After you can select Strip Size. Volume0 Volume0 If you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to select the stripe size for your RAID level. typical disk usage •128 KB - Use the up or down arrow keys to select your desired...
You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your RAID 0 array then press . low disk usage •64 KB - Press , and then you set disk block size, press to set disk Capacity. 14 The default ... usage. •8/16 KB - performance disk usage After you can select Strip Size. Volume0 Volume0 If you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up or down keys to select the stripe size for your RAID level. typical disk usage •128 KB - Use the up or down arrow keys to select your desired...
RAID Installation Guide
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If you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. 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. Press to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16 If you install OS. After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you set up.
If you want to create an extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment. 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. Press to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 16 If you install OS. 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. 4. 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. 4. 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; Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" page, please click "Load Driver". Continue to find the RAID driver. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 Start Windows® Installation. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step.
Plug the USB flash disk into your USB port; Then choose the directory you want to install Windows?" page, please click "Load Driver". Continue to find the RAID driver. select "Browse" to install the OS by following the instructions. 19 Start Windows® Installation. Please keep the USB flash disk installed until the system's first reboot. When you see "Where do you have copied in the first step.
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
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... of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Intel Rapid Storage Technology provides benefits to six drives in a RAID 0 configuration, data can have additional protection against data loss in the event of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Through AHCI, storage performance is easily restored. AHCI also delivers longer battery life with...
... of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Intel Rapid Storage Technology provides benefits to six drives in a RAID 0 configuration, data can have additional protection against data loss in the event of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Through AHCI, storage performance is easily restored. AHCI also delivers longer battery life with...