MSI Z77A-G43 manual Introduction

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Intel RAID

Introduction

The mainboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drives as RAID sets.

SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are:

1.Supports 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s transfers with CRC error checking.

2.Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.

3.Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command.

Intel® RAID controller offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplex- ing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mir- rors) , Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.

RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spread- ing the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O perfor- mance.

RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and pro- vides enhanced read performance.

RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction informa- tion. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID.

RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created, and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these.

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison.

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data from a des- ignated Master drive to a designated Recovery drive. The size of the Master drive must be less than or equal to the size of the Recovery drive. When a Recovery volume is created, complete capacity of the Master drive will be used as the Master volume. Only one Recovery Volume can exist on a system. There are 2 methods of updating the data on the Master to the Recovery drive. They are Continuous Update Policy and On Request Update Policy.

Important

The least number of hard drives for RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery or Matrix mode is 2. The least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4. And the least number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3.

All the information/ volumes/ pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustra- tions in this appendix.

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Contents ZH77A-G43/ Z77A-G43 series MS-7758 v1.x MainboardRevision History Preface FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Bsmi EMI 聲明 Weee Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement Español Türkçe Contents Appendix a Realtek Audio Getting Started Packing Contents Optional AccessoriesAssembly Precautions ChapterMainboard Specifications Processor SupportForm Factor Connectors Quick Guide Connectors Reference Guide Back Panel Quick Guide LANHDMI+DVI DVI+VGA VGA+HDMI CPU Central Processing Unit Introduction to the LGA 1155 CPUCPU & Cooler Installation SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 SATA6 SATA5 Mainboard Hook Mounting Screw Holes JPWR2 ATX 8-pin Power Connector Power SupplyJPWR1 ATX 24-pin Power Connector Dual -Channel mode Population Rule MemoryInstalling Memory Modules PCI1~3 PCI Expansion Slot Expansion SlotsPCIE1~E4 PCIe Expansion Slot PCI Interrupt Request Routing Single Video Card InstallationVideo/ Graphics Cards AMD CrossFire Multi -GPU Technology Chapter Internal Connectors SATA1~6 Sata ConnectorsCPUFAN,SYSFAN1~4 Fan Power Connectors JFP1, JFP2 Front Panel Connectors JUSB3 USB 3.0 Expansion Connector USB 3.0 Bracket optionalJUSB1~2 USB 2.0 Expansion Connectors JCI1 Chassis Intrusion ConnectorJAUD1 Front Panel Audio Connector JTPM1 TPM Module ConnectorJCOM1 Serial Port Connector JLPT1 Parallel Port ConnectorJDLED3 Voice Genie Connector optional JTURBO1 MultiConnect Panel Connector optionalJumper JBAT1 Clear Cmos JumperBios Setup Overview Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot MenuEntering Boot device priority bar General Help OperationSub-Menu Settings System StatusAdvanced Pcie GEN3Hpet Occurred Boot Save & ExitEist Chapter Page MEMORY-Z Page ECO Installing Winki BrowserUtilities Page Updating the Bios with Live Update Security Realtek Audio Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation for WindowsSoftware Configuration Software panel overviewAuto popup dialog Hardware Default Setting Ix a AppendBackpanel audio jacks to 8-channel speakers diagram Intel RAID Introduction Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Ix B AppendXXX.X GB RAID array by using the upper arrow XXXX-XXXXXXXX Press Y key to accept the volume deletion XXXX-XXXXXXXX Recovery Volume Options Installing Driver Ix B Append Degraded RAID Array Main MenuIx B Append System Acceleration optional Ix B Append RST Synchronization optional Disk Port