Asus X99-M WS User Manual

ASUS X99-M WS
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Chapter 5
RAID support
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5.1 RAIDcongurations
The motherboard supports Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10,
and RAID 5 solution.
If you want to install a Windows
®
operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID
set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation.
Refer to section 5.2CreatingaRAIDdriverdiskfor details.
5.1.1 RAIDdenitions
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
conguration 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 conguration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and
higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 conguration 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 conguration you get all the benets of both
RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive
and three new drives for this setup.
Chapter 5: RAID Support

Asus X99-M WS Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Quad-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1866, 2666, 2800, 2133, 3000, 2400, 3200 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 2011-v3
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i7
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
LAN controller	Intel I218-LM, Intel I210-AT
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1150
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® X99
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI, 2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Cables included	USB, SATA
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020

Weight and Dimensions

Width	244 mm