GIGABYTE Z790 UD AC LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard - Manual (Page 38)

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Chapter 5 Appendix
5-1 Configuring a RAID Set
RAID Levels
RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10
Minimum
Number of Hard
Drives
≥2 2 ≥3 4
Array Capacity
Number of hard
drives * Size of the
smallest drive
Size of the smallest
drive
(Number of hard
drives -1) * Size of
the smallest drive
(Number of hard
drives/2) * Size of the
smallest drive
Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes Yes
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Prepare the correct number of hard drives
as indicated in the table above before configuring a RAID array.
• SATA hard drives or SSDs. To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives
with identical model and capacity.
• Windows setup disc.
• An Internet connected computer.
• A USB thumb drive.
Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with a SATA hard drive.
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Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array.
https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/927/intel700-raid.html