Asus STRIX X470-F GAMING Configuration Guide
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First Edition
January 2018
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Contents
About this guide.......................................................................................................... iv
Chapter 1: Intel® RAID Configuration
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Intel® RAID configurations......................................................................... |
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RAID definitions........................................................................... |
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Installing storage devices............................................................ |
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Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS.......................... |
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Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in UEFI BIOS................................... |
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Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility................. |
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Creating a RAID driver disk..................................................................... |
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Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® ................................. |
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Chapter 2: AMD RAID Configuration
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RAID configurations................................................................................... |
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RAID definitions........................................................................... |
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Installing storage devices............................................................ |
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RaidXpert2 Configuration Utility in UEFI BIOS............................ |
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Creating a RAID driver disk....................................................................... |
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Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® ................................... |
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About this guide
This guide contains information that you need to create RAID configurations. You can create different RAID configurations based on your motherboard chipset and software.
The screenshots in this guide are for reference only. The screenshots may vary with models, but the configurations steps are similar.
How this guide is organized
This guide contains the following parts:
•Chapter 1: Intel® RAID Configuration
This chapter describes the Intel® RAID configurations and lists the setup procedures to create Intel® RAID configurations.
•Chapter 2: AMD RAID Configuration
This chapter describes the AMD RAID configurations and lists the setup procedures to create AMD RAID configurations.
Where to find more information
The ASUS website (www.asus.com) provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products.
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Intel® RAID Configuration 1
1.1Intel® RAID configurations
If your motherboard supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology, you can create RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configurations.
Please refer to your motherboard’s user manual for details on the actual supported RAID configurations.
If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID 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.
1.1.1RAID 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 configuration 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 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration 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 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.
1.1.2Installing 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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1.1.3Intel® 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.Configure additional settings for your storage device and RAID configuration:
•If you are using SATA storage devices, no additional settings are required.
Please proceed to next step.
•If you are using onboard M.2 cards, go to Advanced > PCH Storage Configuration, then set all the corresponding M.2 PCIE Storage RAID Support to [Enabled].
•If you are using Hyper M.2 cards or PCIE SSDs, go to Advanced > CPU 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.
4.Go to Boot > CSM (Compatibility Support Module), then set Launch CSM to [Disabled].
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® Rapid Storage Technology menu.
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Chapter 1: Intel® RAID Configuration |
Creating a RAID set
To create a RAID set:
1.From the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu, select Create RAID Volume and 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.
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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® Rapid Storage Technology menu.
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Chapter 1: Intel® RAID Configuration |
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