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... 4-17 Chapter 5: RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-8 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 Appendices Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4
... 4-17 Chapter 5: RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-8 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 Appendices Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4
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... chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: RAID support This chapter describes the RAID configurations. vii How this guide This user guide contains the information you have been added by your dealer. Where to find more information Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2.
... chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: RAID support This chapter describes the RAID configurations. vii How this guide This user guide contains the information you have been added by your dealer. Where to find more information Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2.
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...HDMI, DVI, RGB port - Integrated Graphics Processor - Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List) for details. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for Intel® CPU support list. Go to the BIOS Setup to 3 displays simultaneously - Supports Intel® ... 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI Express slots * The PCIe x16 slot shares bandwidth with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel® Rapid Start Technology 12 support - Supports up to change the settings. H87-PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Graphics Multi-GPU support Storage LGA1150 socket for Intel...
...HDMI, DVI, RGB port - Integrated Graphics Processor - Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List) for details. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for Intel® CPU support list. Go to the BIOS Setup to 3 displays simultaneously - Supports Intel® ... 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI Express slots * The PCIe x16 slot shares bandwidth with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel® Rapid Start Technology 12 support - Supports up to change the settings. H87-PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Graphics Multi-GPU support Storage LGA1150 socket for Intel...
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DRAM LED H87-PRO H87-PRO DRAM LED 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® H87 chipset. SATA6G_1 SATA6G_2 GND RSATA_TXP1 ...RSATA_RXP6 GND GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND H87-PRO SATA6G_4 SATA6G_3 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND H87-PRO SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors Chapter 1 ASUS H87-PRO 1-17 DRAM LED The DRAM LED checks the...
DRAM LED H87-PRO H87-PRO DRAM LED 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® H87 chipset. SATA6G_1 SATA6G_2 GND RSATA_TXP1 ...RSATA_RXP6 GND GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND H87-PRO SATA6G_4 SATA6G_3 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND H87-PRO SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors Chapter 1 ASUS H87-PRO 1-17 DRAM LED The DRAM LED checks the...
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...and backward compatibility with USB 2.0. We recommend you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to [RAID Mode]. Chapter 1 1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction With an installed USB 3.0 module, you to install the related driver to [AHCI Mode... (20-1 pin USB3_12) This connector allows you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to 5Gbps, faster charging time for details. 2. H87-PRO USB3_12 H87-PRO USB3.0 Front panel connector • The USB 3.0 module is purchased separately. •...
...and backward compatibility with USB 2.0. We recommend you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to [RAID Mode]. Chapter 1 1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction With an installed USB 3.0 module, you to install the related driver to [AHCI Mode... (20-1 pin USB3_12) This connector allows you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to 5Gbps, faster charging time for details. 2. H87-PRO USB3_12 H87-PRO USB3.0 Front panel connector • The USB 3.0 module is purchased separately. •...
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... options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Hot Plug (SATA6G_1~SATA6G_6 [Yellow]) This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection item to [AHCI] or [RAID], and allow you to report warning messages during the POST. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. Configuration...[Auto] This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection item to [AHCI] or [RAID], and allow you to enable the PCH to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial...
... options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Hot Plug (SATA6G_1~SATA6G_6 [Yellow]) This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection item to [AHCI] or [RAID], and allow you to report warning messages during the POST. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. Configuration...[Auto] This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection item to [AHCI] or [RAID], and allow you to enable the PCH to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial...
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... DVD. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click an item to install The AHCI/RAID Driver The Manual menu contains menu contains items to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Chapter 4: Software support Software... and 32-bit/64-bit Windows® 8 operating systems (OS). • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS H87-PRO 4-1 Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. Install the necessary drivers to open driver disk. Click an item to use the devices. Click an icon...
... DVD. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click an item to install The AHCI/RAID Driver The Manual menu contains menu contains items to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Chapter 4: Software support Software... and 32-bit/64-bit Windows® 8 operating systems (OS). • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS H87-PRO 4-1 Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. Install the necessary drivers to open driver disk. Click an item to use the devices. Click an icon...
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.... Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5.1.1 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 RAID 5 configuration is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to a second drive. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-1 Use four new hard...
.... Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5.1.1 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 RAID 5 configuration is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to a second drive. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-1 Use four new hard...
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... power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to [RAID Mode]. 4. Connect a SATA power cable to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Set the SATA Mode item to... RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Refer to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, ...
... power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to [RAID Mode]. 4. Connect a SATA power cable to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Set the SATA Mode item to... RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Refer to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, ...
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... ROM - Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Create RAID Volume 4. Acceleration Options 3. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-3 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility: 1. Reset Disks to display the utility main menu. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section...
... ROM - Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Create RAID Volume 4. Acceleration Options 3. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-3 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility: 1. Reset Disks to display the utility main menu. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section...
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... volume [ HELP ] Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to create, and then press . 4. The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - The SELECT DISKS screen appears: Port Drive Model...ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3 ST3160812AS [ SELECT DISKS ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 Size Status 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to include in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-...
... volume [ HELP ] Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to create, and then press . 4. The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - The SELECT DISKS screen appears: Port Drive Model...ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3 ST3160812AS [ SELECT DISKS ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 Size Status 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to include in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-...
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...ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-5 A small triangle marks the selected drive. The available stripe size values range from 4KB to the CREATE VOLUME menu. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . ...item is selected, press . The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. The following are typical values: • RAID 0: 128KB • RAID 10: 64KB • RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly...
...ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-5 A small triangle marks the selected drive. The available stripe size values range from 4KB to the CREATE VOLUME menu. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . ...item is selected, press . The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. The following are typical values: • RAID 0: 128KB • RAID 10: 64KB • RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly...
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...and press . WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. (This does not apply to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Chapter 5 5-6 Chapter 5: RAID support To delete a RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. The following screen appears: Name Volume0 [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Level Drives RAID0(Stripe) 2 Capacity... DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to non-RAID. Deleting a RAID set Be cautious when deleting a RAID set : 1. You will reset the disks to delete, and then press . Use the up/down arrow key to select ...
...and press . WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. (This does not apply to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Chapter 5 5-6 Chapter 5: RAID support To delete a RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. The following screen appears: Name Volume0 [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Level Drives RAID0(Stripe) 2 Capacity... DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to non-RAID. Deleting a RAID set Be cautious when deleting a RAID set : 1. You will reset the disks to delete, and then press . Use the up/down arrow key to select ...
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... Are you sure you want to create a RAID driver disk. 7. From the utility main menu, select 5. Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Boot your computer. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-7 You have to use a USB floppy ...disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Exit, and then press .
... Are you sure you want to create a RAID driver disk. 7. From the utility main menu, select 5. Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Boot your computer. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS H87-PRO 5-7 You have to use a USB floppy ...disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Exit, and then press .
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... to the root path of the device you've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to open the RAID driver folder. 5. Click OK. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to the USB flash drive. Select ...to avoid a computer virus infection. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS:...
... to the root path of the device you've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to open the RAID driver folder. 5. Click OK. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to the USB flash drive. Select ...to avoid a computer virus infection. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS:...