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Configuring a RAID Set (X570 Series)
RAID Levels .....................................................................................................................21-1ConfiguringSATAControllers ....................................................................................2
A.InstallingSATAharddrive(s)inyourcomputer ....................................................... 2B.ConfiguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup .................................................. 3C.UEFIRAIDConfiguration ....................................................................................... 4
1-2InstallingtheSATARAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem ..................................8A.InstallingWindows ................................................................................................. 8B.RebuildinganArray ................................................................................................ 9
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To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:A. Installharddrive(s)inyourcomputer.B. ConfigureSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup.C. ConfigureaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS(Note1)D. InstalltheSATARAID/AHCIdriverandoperatingsystem
Before you begin • AtleasttwoSATAharddrivesorSSDs(Note2)(toensureoptimalperformance,itisrecommendedthatyou
usetwoharddriveswithidenticalmodelandcapacity).(Note3) • AWindowssetupdisk. • Motherboarddriverdisk. • AUSBthumbdrive.
1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computerInstall the hard drives/SSDs in theSATA/M.2 connectors on themotherboard.Then connect the powerconnectorsfromyourpowersupplytotheharddrives.
RAID LevelsRAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
MinimumNumberofHardDrives ≥2 2 4
ArrayCapacity Numberofharddrives*Sizeofthesmallestdrive
Sizeofthesmallestdrive (Numberofharddrives/2)*Sizeofthesmallestdrive
FaultTolerance No Yes Yes
(Note1) SkipthisstepifyoudonotwanttocreateRAIDarrayontheSATAcontroller.(Note2) AnM.2PCIeSSDcannotbeusedtosetupaRAIDseteitherwithanM.2SATASSDoraSATAharddrive.(Note3) Referto"InternalConnectors,"fortheinstallationnoticesfortheM.2,andSATAconnectors.
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TheBIOSSetupmenusdescribedinthissectionmaydifferfromtheexactsettingsforyourmotherboard.TheactualBIOSSetupmenuoptionsyouwillseeshalldependonthemotherboardyouhaveandtheBIOSversion.
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS SetupMakesuretoconfiguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.Step:Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).UnderChipset, setSATA ModetoRAID(Figure1).Thensavethesettingsandrestartyourcomputer.(IfyouwanttouseNVMePCIeSSDstoconfigureRAID,makesuretosetNVMe RAID modetoEnabled.)
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C. UEFI RAID ConfigurationStep1:InBIOSSetup,gotoBIOS andsetCSM SupporttoDisabled(Figure2).SavethechangesandexitBIOSSetup.
Step2:After thesystem reboot,enterBIOSSetupagain.Thenenter thePeripherals\RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility sub-menu(Figure3).
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Step3:OntheRAIDXpert2ConfigurationUtilityscreen,press<Enter>onArray Management toenter theCreate Arrayscreen.Then,selectaRAIDlevel(Figure4).RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,RAID1,andRAID10(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Next,press<Enter>onSelect Physical DiskstoentertheSelect Physical Disksscreen.
Step4:OntheSelect Physical Disksscreen,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayandsetthemtoEnabled.Next,usethedownarrowkeytomovetoApply Changesandpress<Enter>(Figure5).ThenreturntothepreviousscreenandsettheArray Size,Array Size Unit,Read Cache PolicyandWrite Cache Policy.
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Step5:Aftersettingthecapacity,movetoCreate Arrayandpress<Enter>tobegin.(Figure6)
Aftercompleting,you'llbebroughtbacktotheArray Managementscreen.UnderManage Array Properties youcanseethenewRAIDvolumeandinformationonRAIDlevel,arrayname,arraycapacity,etc.(Figure7)
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Delete RAID VolumeTo delete aRAID array, select the array to be deleted on theRAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility\Array Management\Delete Array screen.Press<Enter>onDelete Array to enter theDelete screen.Then setConfirm toEnabledandpress<Enter>onYes(Figure8).
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1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating SystemWiththecorrectBIOSsettings,youarereadytoinstalltheoperatingsystem.
A. Installing Windows AssomeoperatingsystemsalreadyincludeSATARAID/AHCIdriver,youdonotneedtoinstallseparateRAID/AHCIdriverduringtheWindowsinstallationprocess.Aftertheoperatingsystemisinstalled,werecommendthatyouinstallallrequireddriversfromthemotherboarddriverdiskusing"XpressInstall"toensuresystemperformanceandcompatibility.IftheoperatingsystemtobeinstalledrequiresthatyouprovideadditionalSATARAID/AHCIdriverduringtheOSinstallationprocess,pleaserefertothestepsbelow:
Step1:CopytheHw10 folderunderthe\BootDrvfolderinthedriverdisktoyourUSBthumbdrive.
Step2:BootfromtheWindowssetupdiskandperformstandardOSinstallationsteps.Whenthescreenrequestingyoutoloadthedriverappears,selectBrowse.
Step3:InserttheUSBthumbdriveandthenbrowsetothelocationofthedriver.Thelocationofthedriverisasfollows:Windows64-bit:\Hw10\RAID\x64
Step4:WhenascreenasshowninFigure1appears,selectAMD-RAID Bottom DevicefirstandclickNexttoloadthedriver.ThenselectAMD-RAID ControllerandclickNexttoloadthedriver.Finally,continuetheOSinstallation.
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B. Rebuilding an ArrayRebuildingistheprocessofrestoringdatatoaharddrivefromotherdrivesinthearray.Rebuildingappliesonlytofault-tolerantarrayssuchasRAID1andRAID10arrays.Toreplacetheolddrive,makesuretouseanewdriveofequalorgreatercapacity.TheproceduresbelowassumeanewdriveisaddedtoreplaceafaileddrivetorebuildaRAID1array.
Whileintheoperatingsystem,makesuretheChipsetandRAIDdrivershavebeeninstalledfromthemotherboarddriverdisk.Thendouble-clicktheRAIDXpert2icononthedesktoptolaunchtheRAIDutility.
Step1:EntertheloginIDandpassword(default:"admin"),andthenclickSubmittolaunchAMD RAIDXpert2.
Step2:In theDisk Devices section, left-clickyourmousetwiceonthenewly-addedharddrive.
Step3:Onthenextscreen,selectAssign as Global Spare andclickConfirm.
Step4:Duringtherebuildprocess,youcanselectthearraythat is being built (displayed in red) in theActive Volumessectiontocheckthecurrentprogress.
Step5:Then rebuild is complete when theTask State columnshows"COMPLETED."