Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII FORMULA User Manual

ROG MAXIMUS XII FORMULA
3-5
Chapter 3
3.6 RAID configurations
The motherboard comes with the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology that supports RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 configuration.
For more information on configuring your RAID sets, please refer to the RAID
Configuration Guide which you can find at https://www.asus.com/support.
RAID 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.

Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII FORMULA Specifications

General

Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium G
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 2933, 3000, 3200, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3733, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4266, 4400, 4500, 4600, 4700, 4800 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, PCI Express, SATA
Parallel processing technology support	-
Number of SATA connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.1
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z490
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	2
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm