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GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« on: December 31, 2016, 05:45:58 pm »
Hello,

I have a GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 and I want to know if it is possible to use my Samsung 950 Pro M.2 for my OS and 3 WD Red Hard-Drives as a RAID5 for storage?  I want to use the RAID to store large video files.

I am able to create the raid using UEFI   RAID   Configuration in the manual but it won't boot to my USB drive so I can install an windows 10.  What am i doing wrong?

I haven't built a new computer in a few years and things have changed and this is my first time trying to setup a RAID so I apologize if I don't know what I am doing.

I am desperate can someone please explain what I have to do I will be eternally grateful.

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Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2017, 02:05:06 pm »
Do you have it booting to the USB drive? Is the USB drive setup as a Bootable drive?
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Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2017, 04:32:18 pm »
I believe his USB is his W10 install media. 

bobhacks,
Are you able to select the USB drive as a one time boot device?
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Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2017, 04:15:06 am »
Do you have it booting to the USB drive? Is the USB drive setup as a Bootable drive?


I did make usb bootable using rufus.  According to Chapter 3 of the manual to  change CSM Support to Disabled.
When I enable it, I am able to able to get it to boot to USB.

In the past I have used boot sequence to choose what order to boot but I can't change it in bios under bios feature.


The area I circled in blue is there I should see the boot option for USB right?


I just want to know am I doing it right. I followed the steps in chapter 3 and created the raid. So all I have to do is just boot in USB and I should be able to install windows right?


Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2017, 04:17:08 am »
I believe his USB is his W10 install media. 

bobhacks,
Are you able to select the USB drive as a one time boot device?



In the section I circled blue I should be able to see the USB drive right?

I even hit f12 but I couldn't see USB drive but when I enable CSM Support I can boot to USB but with it disabled I can't.

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Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2017, 06:36:21 pm »
I assumed that your boot device was your install media??  If it was windows 10 created by the media creation tool, it should support UEFI boot...  if it is not present, unless CSM Support is enabled, then this indicates (to me) that your boot media is not UEFI compliant...  am I incorrect here???  dmdilks...   what do you think?
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Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2017, 05:20:58 am »
I assumed that your boot device was your install media??  If it was windows 10 created by the media creation tool, it should support UEFI boot...  if it is not present, unless CSM Support is enabled, then this indicates (to me) that your boot media is not UEFI compliant...  am I incorrect here???  dmdilks...   what do you think?

Ok you are correct I did not setup my windows 10 USB correctly in Rufus, but now when I get to the screen to choose what drive to install windows on to I don't see my m.2 SSD. All I can see is the RAID I created. Why can't is see the m.2?

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Re: GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 RAID question
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2017, 08:53:51 pm »
I'd ensure my install media was UEFI compliant, and second, I'd supply SATA controller pre-install driver (F6 method) in order for the windows installer to see the m.2 drive connected to the 170 controller.   
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