I've never installed a raid system before but I've familiarized myself with the different setups. While reviewing my motherboard's BIOS I had some questions.
The software I am using recommended a Raid10 setup. I plan on putting the operating system on its own SSD and all other software/storage on the Raid10. Here are the parts I am using.
1 x ASRock EP2C602 SSI EEB Server Motherboard Dual LGA 2011 DDR3 1600/1333/1066
4 x WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX (Software and Storage)
1 x Intel DC S3510 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Enterprise Solid State Drive - OEM (OS Boot)
I haven't received all the parts for the build but I was reviewing the manual. I have 6 Intel ports (2 SATAIII and 4 SATAII) and I have 4 Marvel ports (All SATAIII). I can set the SATA mode for the Intel ports (IDE, RAID or AHCI). The Marvel port only show an enable/disable and a boot option. What SATA mode will the Marvel ports be in? What is the correct way to separate my SSD (OS boot) from my RAID, while leaving room for RAID expansion in the future? I also am not seeing an option to select the RAID mode I want, only RAID in general.
Thanks in advance for any help.
The software I am using recommended a Raid10 setup. I plan on putting the operating system on its own SSD and all other software/storage on the Raid10. Here are the parts I am using.
1 x ASRock EP2C602 SSI EEB Server Motherboard Dual LGA 2011 DDR3 1600/1333/1066
4 x WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX (Software and Storage)
1 x Intel DC S3510 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Enterprise Solid State Drive - OEM (OS Boot)
I haven't received all the parts for the build but I was reviewing the manual. I have 6 Intel ports (2 SATAIII and 4 SATAII) and I have 4 Marvel ports (All SATAIII). I can set the SATA mode for the Intel ports (IDE, RAID or AHCI). The Marvel port only show an enable/disable and a boot option. What SATA mode will the Marvel ports be in? What is the correct way to separate my SSD (OS boot) from my RAID, while leaving room for RAID expansion in the future? I also am not seeing an option to select the RAID mode I want, only RAID in general.
Thanks in advance for any help.