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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 Serial ATA hard disks 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 Serial ATA hard disks 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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... memory modules, ensure that you have updated your motherboard drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS support website. ROG SupremeFX S1220A 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Dual Headphone Amplifiers - Intel® Z370 Chipset: - 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports ( ...at back panel) * Supports 3A power output Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN- SupremeFX Shielding Technology - Sonic Radar III - ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING specifications summary Storage Audio USB LAN Intel® Z370 Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology support - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 1 x...
... memory modules, ensure that you have updated your motherboard drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS support website. ROG SupremeFX S1220A 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Dual Headphone Amplifiers - Intel® Z370 Chipset: - 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports ( ...at back panel) * Supports 3A power output Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN- SupremeFX Shielding Technology - Sonic Radar III - ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING specifications summary Storage Audio USB LAN Intel® Z370 Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology support - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 1 x...
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Please refer to change without notice. ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS Features Manageability 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors support additional 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 x USB 2.0 ports 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ... F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information WfM2.0, DMI3.0, WOL by PME, PXE Support DVD contents Operating system support Form factor Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 10 64-...
Please refer to change without notice. ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS Features Manageability 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors support additional 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 x USB 2.0 ports 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ... F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information WfM2.0, DMI3.0, WOL by PME, PXE Support DVD contents Operating system support Form factor Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 10 64-...
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ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 1-21 Chapter 1 14. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is purchased ... is detached from the power supply. Addressable RGB header (4-1 pin ADD_HEADER) This connector is for individually addressable RGB WS2812B LED strips with embedded WS2811LED driver ICs. ® ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING EXTREME ADD header The addressable RGB header supports WS2812B addressable RGB LED strips (5V/Data/ Ground), with the 5V header on the motherboard. •...
ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 1-21 Chapter 1 14. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is purchased ... is detached from the power supply. Addressable RGB header (4-1 pin ADD_HEADER) This connector is for individually addressable RGB WS2812B LED strips with embedded WS2811LED driver ICs. ® ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING EXTREME ADD header The addressable RGB header supports WS2812B addressable RGB LED strips (5V/Data/ Ground), with the 5V header on the motherboard. •...
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... hard disk drives. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. Configuration options: [On] [Off] Chapter 3 ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 3-17 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SATA Mode Selection...
... hard disk drives. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. Configuration options: [On] [Off] Chapter 3 ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 3-17 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SATA Mode Selection...
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... system temperature/power status, and allows you set the Fast Boot to [Enabled]. For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Disable the CSM to accelerate the boot speed. Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot... menu The Boot menu items allow you to go back to its normal boot speed. [Enabled] Allows your system to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Fast Boot [Disabled] Allows your system to go to change the fan settings. Launch CSM [Auto...
... system temperature/power status, and allows you set the Fast Boot to [Enabled]. For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Disable the CSM to accelerate the boot speed. Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot... menu The Boot menu items allow you to go back to its normal boot speed. [Enabled] Allows your system to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Fast Boot [Disabled] Allows your system to go to change the fan settings. Launch CSM [Auto...
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...items that you want to launch. The number of PCI-E/PCI expansion devices that you want to launch. Chapter 3 ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 3-21 Configuration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you want to boot. The number of devices installed in Safe Mode, press after... Boot settings and manage its keys to protect the system from the available devices. Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Boot from Storage Devices This item allows you to select the type of devices that appears on the screen depends on the number...
...items that you want to launch. The number of PCI-E/PCI expansion devices that you want to launch. Chapter 3 ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 3-21 Configuration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you want to boot. The number of devices installed in Safe Mode, press after... Boot settings and manage its keys to protect the system from the available devices. Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Boot from Storage Devices This item allows you to select the type of devices that appears on the screen depends on the number...
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...storage capacity. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard...disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Refer to section 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 ... configuration you have to the entire system. Chapter 4 ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 4-1
...storage capacity. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard...disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Refer to section 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 ... configuration you have to the entire system. Chapter 4 ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 4-1
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...Chapter 4 4-10 Chapter 4: RAID Support Exit, and then press . From the utility main menu, select 5. Insert the support USB drive with RAID driver into the USB port, and then click Browse. 3. Click OK. 4. Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the ...Click the name of the device you've inserted, go 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 the corresponding OS version. To set up a Windows® UEFI operating system under RAID mode, ensure ...
...Chapter 4 4-10 Chapter 4: RAID Support Exit, and then press . From the utility main menu, select 5. Insert the support USB drive with RAID driver into the USB port, and then click Browse. 3. Click OK. 4. Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the ...Click the name of the device you've inserted, go 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 the corresponding OS version. To set up a Windows® UEFI operating system under RAID mode, ensure ...