Asus RS520-X5/PS8 - Manual (Page 101)

ASUS RS520-X5/PS8 6-3
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating
a disk array.
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set
from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel ®
6321ESB Southbridge chip. To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Main Menu > IDE Configuration > S-ATA Configuration, then
press <Enter>.
3. Set the SATA Controller Mode Option item to [Enhanced], then press
<Enter>.
4. Set the SATA RAID Enable item to [Enabled].
5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS
Setup.
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using
the utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the Intel ® Matrix
Storage Manager if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA
connectors supported by the Intel ® 6321ESB Southbridge.
You may use the LSI1068 SAS Configuration Utility if you installed SAS hard
disk drives to the mini-SAS connector(s) supported by the LSI1068 PCI-X SAS
controller.
Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use each RAID configuration
utility.