Asus STRIX X470-F GAMING Configuration Guide

RAID

Conguration
Guide

Motherboard

E13828
First Edition
January 2018

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Contents

About this guide ......................................................................................................... iv

Chapter 1: Intel® RAID Configuration

1.1 Intel® RAID configurations ........................................................................ 1-5

1.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 1-5

1.1.2 Installing storage devices ............................................................ 1-5

1.1.3 Intel

1.1.4 Intel

1.1.5 Intel

1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk .................................................................... 1-20

1.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows

Chapter 2: AMD RAID Configuration

2.1 RAID configurations .................................................................................. 2-1

2.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 2-1

2.1.2 Installing storage devices ............................................................ 2-2

2.1.3 RaidXpert2 Conguration Utility in UEFI BIOS ........................... 2-2

2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk ...................................................................... 2-6

2.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows

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Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS .......................... 1-6

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Virtual Raid on CPU in UEFI BIOS .................................. 1-10

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Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility ................ 1-16

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About this guide

This guide contains information that you need to create RAID congurations. You can create
different RAID congurations based on your motherboard chipset and software.

The screenshots in this guide are for reference only. The screenshots may vary with

models, but the congurations steps are similar.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following parts:

• Chapter1:Intel

This chapter describes the Intel
to create Intel® RAID congurations.

• Chapter2:AMDRAIDConfiguration

This chapter describes the AMD RAID congurations and lists the setup procedures to
create AMD RAID congurations.

Where to find more information

The ASUS website (www.asus.com) provides updated information on ASUS hardware and
software products.

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RAID Configuration

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RAID congurations and lists the setup procedures

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Chapter 1: Intel® RAID Conguration

Intel® RAID Conguration

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1.1 Intel® RAID configurations

If your motherboard supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology, you can create RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 congurations.

Please refer to your motherboard’s user manual for details on the actual supported RAID

congurations.

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If you want to install a Windows
set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation.
Refer to section 1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for details.

1.1.1 RAID definitions

RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in

parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a
sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access
and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to
a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications
to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID

conguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system.

Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive

must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives.

Among the advantages of RAID 5 conguration include better HDD performance, fault
tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 conguration is best suited for

transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and
other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data)

having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 conguration you get all the benets
of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing

drive and three new drives for this setup.

operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID

1.1.2 Installing storage devices

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives and PCIE SSD storage devices. For
optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating
a disk array.

Refer to Chapter 2 in your motherboard’s user manual for details on installing storage
devices to your motherboard.

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1.1.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS

To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

Refer to Chapter 3 in your motherboard’s user manual for details on entering and
navigating through the BIOS Setup.

2. Go to Advanced > PCH Storage Configuration, then set SATA Mode Selection to
[Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration (RAID)].

Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at
RAID mode together.

3. Congure additional settings for your storage device and RAID conguration:

• If you are using SATA storage devices, no additional settings are required.

• If you are using onboard M.2 cards, go to Advanced > PCH Storage

• If you are using Hyper M.2 cards or PCIE SSDs, go to Advanced > CPU

4. Go to Boot > CSM (Compatibility Support Module), then set Launch CSM to

5. Save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup, then enter the BIOS Setup again.

6. Go to the Advanced > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology to display the Intel

Please proceed to next step.

Configuration, then set all the corresponding M.2 PCIE Storage RAID Support
to [Enabled].

Storage Configuration, then set all the corresponding PCIE slots to [Hyper M.2
X16] or [PCIE X4 SSD Card] accordingly.

The Hyper M.2 card is purchased separately.

[Disabled].

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Rapid Storage Technology menu.

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Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

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1. From the Intel
press <Enter>. The following screen appears:

2. When the Name item is selected, enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press <Enter> to select the RAID level to
create, and then press <Enter>.

4. Under Select Disks, press <Enter> and select X for the disks you want to include in
the RAID set.

Rapid Storage Technology menu, select Create RAID Volume and

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5. When the Strip Size item is selected, press <Enter> to select strip size for the RAID

array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available strip size

values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:

- RAID 0: 128 KB

- RAID 10: 64 KB

- RAID 5: 64 KB

We recommend a lower strip size for server systems, and a higher strip size for

multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

6. When the Capacity (MB) item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you
want and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

7. When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter> to create the RAID volume
and return to the Intel

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Rapid Storage Technology menu.

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