Asus P4C800-E Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard user guide
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5.5.4 Creating a RAID Volume
To create a RAID 0 volume:
1. Select the option 1. Create RAID Volume from the Main menu, then
press <Enter>. The Create Array menu appears.
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HELP
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Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used
to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and
can not contain special characters.
Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility
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CREATE ARRAY MENU
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Name: RAID_Volume1
Stripe Size: 64KB
RAID Level: RAID0(Striping)
Capacity: 37.2GB
 Create Volume
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[ ]-Change
[TAB]-Next
[TAB]-Next
[ESC] Previous Menu
[ESC] Previous Menu
[Enter]-Select
[Enter]-Select
2. Type a name for your RAID volume using 1 to 16 characters (letters
and/or numbers, no special characters). Press <Enter>.
3. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the
RAID 0 array. Press <Enter> to make the selection.
The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default is 64 KB.
Select a stripe value from the following suggestions depending on your
planned drive usage.
16 KB - low disk usage
64 KB - typical disk usage
128 KB - performance disk usage
4. Highlight Create Volume then press <Enter> to create the array. Press
Y when a confirmation message appears.
Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N)
5. Scroll down to option 4. Exit and press <Enter> to exit the RAID
configuration utility. Press Y when a confirmation message appears.