Want to set up a RAID 5 but want to keep my already installed OS (Windows 10) on a separate SSD.

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Hi All!

Really hoping for a bit of help with setting this up for the first time. I have already installed an OS (Windows 10) on an SSD (Samsung 850 Evo 500GB) but have just bought 3 x Seagate Ironwolf 4TB to set up in a RAID 5 array. I have an Asus Sabertooth Z170s motherboard with Intel Skylake Core i7 6700K processor.

Some information I have looked at appears to imply that to set up a RAID on my new hard drives I need to either make my boot drive part of it, or to disconnect it when I set up the RAID or else it will become part of the RAID array. I guess I'm pretty confused, also, some of info I've looked at makes me wonder if all the SATA ports will become exclusively for use in the RAID set up.

As you all can probably tell, I'm a bit of a noob at this so any help would be fantastic, ideally a step by step walkthrough would be infinitely helpful.

Thanks everyone! :)
 
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Easy enough.
Use this https://www.amazon.com/multiplier-hardware-RAID0-CLONE-Controller/dp/B004JPUZWU
Connect your 3x 4TB to it, then connect this SPM393 to ONE of Mobo SATA port
Set a rotary switch to RAID5
Press and hold the recess "change" button while power on.
When you hear the beep release the button
Let your system boot.
Go to your Disk Manager, you will see an 8TB disk in your Disk Manager
Format and use it, that simple
Later on, you can add another 4TB as a hot-spare to your raid 5, just simply plug it to the remain open port of SPM393 - nothing else to set up
If a RAID member HDD failed, SPM393 will pickup the hot spare and rebuild the raid automatically.

Or you can use the RAID GUI to maintenance the raid including email...
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Easy enough.
Use this https://www.amazon.com/multiplier-hardware-RAID0-CLONE-Controller/dp/B004JPUZWU
Connect your 3x 4TB to it, then connect this SPM393 to ONE of Mobo SATA port
Set a rotary switch to RAID5
Press and hold the recess "change" button while power on.
When you hear the beep release the button
Let your system boot.
Go to your Disk Manager, you will see an 8TB disk in your Disk Manager
Format and use it, that simple
Later on, you can add another 4TB as a hot-spare to your raid 5, just simply plug it to the remain open port of SPM393 - nothing else to set up
If a RAID member HDD failed, SPM393 will pickup the hot spare and rebuild the raid automatically.

Or you can use the RAID GUI to maintenance the raid including email notification

SPM39 is a great little RAID controller for SOHO

 
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