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Configuring a RAID Set (X570 AORUS Series)

RAID Levels .....................................................................................................................21-1ConfiguringSATAControllers ....................................................................................2

A.InstallingSATAharddrive(s)inyourcomputer ....................................................... 2B.ConfiguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup .................................................. 3C.UEFIRAIDConfiguration ....................................................................................... 3

1-2InstallingtheSATARAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem ..................................7A.InstallingWindows ................................................................................................. 7B.RebuildinganArray ................................................................................................ 8

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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).UnderSettings\IO Ports, setSATA Configuration\SATA Mode toRAID (Figure1).Then save the settingsandrestartyourcomputer.(IfyouwanttouseNVMePCIeSSDstoconfigureRAID,makesuretosetNVMe RAID modetoEnabled.)

C. UEFI RAID ConfigurationStep1:InBIOSSetup,gotoBoot andsetCSM SupporttoDisabled(Figure2).SavethechangesandexitBIOSSetup.

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Step2:Afterthesystemreboot,enterBIOSSetupagain.ThenentertheSettings\RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility sub-menu(Figure3).

Step3:OntheRAIDXpert2ConfigurationUtilityscreen,press<Enter>onArray Management toenter theCreate Arrayscreen.Then,selectaRAIDlevel(Figure4).RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,RAID1,andRAID10(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Next,press<Enter>onSelect Physical DiskstoentertheSelect Physical Disksscreen.

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Step4:OntheSelect Physical Disksscreen,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarrayandsetthemtoEnabled.Next,usethedownarrowkeytomovetoApply Changesandpress<Enter>(Figure5).ThenreturntothepreviousscreenandsettheArray Size,Array Size Unit,Read Cache PolicyandWrite Cache Policy.

Step5:Aftersettingthecapacity,movetoCreate Arrayandpress<Enter>tobegin.(Figure6)

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Aftercompleting,you'llbebroughtbacktotheArray Managementscreen.UnderManage Array Properties youcanseethenewRAIDvolumeandinformationonRAIDlevel,arrayname,arraycapacity,etc.(Figure7)

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."