Z390 Extreme4- how to install 8 HDs

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   I bought the Z390 Extreme4 mobo so i could connect all 8 SATA HDs at once. But  it doesn't seem to be that straight forward. 
I am really struggling. All the HDs  are a different size: varying from 1 to 4 tb and of different brand: Samsung, WD, Toshiba. They have all different size partitions, and mostly different files on it.

How can i install them all?   

There will also be more then 26 partitions all together, just another problem i guess.  

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Elektra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2018 Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Elektra Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Z390 Extreme4- how to install 8 HDs Posted: 26 Jan 2019 at 7:21am
	I bought the Z390 Extreme4 mobo so i could connect all 8 SATA HDs at once. But it doesn't seem to be that straight forward. I am really struggling. All the HDs are a different size: varying from 1 to 4 tb and of different brand: Samsung, WD, Toshiba. They have all different size partitions, and mostly different files on it. How can i install them all? There will also be more then 26 partitions all together, just another problem i guess.

CopyThat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2018 Status: Offline Points: 102	Post Options Post Reply Quote CopyThat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jan 2019 at 2:37pm
	It should be OK. The MB has 6 Intel ports and 2 ASMedia ports. "6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 16), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug"

Elektra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2018 Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Elektra Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jan 2019 at 8:00pm
	But it isn't, only 4 ports can be used.... The hd in the other ports are not regocnised by bios. Needs there something to be installed?

ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8922	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2019 at 10:24am
	Dear Elektra, Thank you for choosing ASRock. Did you install the M.2 SSDs at Z390 Extreme4? The [M2_1], [SATA3_0 and SATA3_1] share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. The [M2_2], [SATA3_4 and SATA3_5] share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z390%20Extreme4/index.asp#Specification Thank you! Yours truly, ASRock TSD